Ice climatology

Ice Climatology is a long-term view of ice conditions observations and measurements over a given geographic water region. It can be used to identify averages, trends and record conditions.

It is very important to monitor and archive sea ice conditions of Canadian waters every year. The Canadian Ice Service Archive (CISA) has been used to determine the average conditions for each year, as well as for determining the record maximum or minimum ice extent (coverage) over the years.

In this section, you will find:

• Canadian ice publications
• Ice climate normals
  
• Ice coverage records
• Reference maps

You can also generate your historical bargraphs using the latest IceGraph Tool 2.0.

Related links

• East coast average water currents
• Arctic water depth map
• Great Lakes average water currents
• Great Lakes water depth map
• Arctic average water currents
• East coast water depth map
• Definitions of 30-year ice climate normals chart types