CAN_WEQ

Canada glacier mass balance summaries spreadsheet, units and column descriptions

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Variables

DATASET CODE

Label:
Definition: CODE REPRESENTING GLACIER MASS BALANCE SUMMARY DATASET - Glacier name plus 'WEQ'
Type: Nominal
Missing values: None specified

GLACIER

Label:
Definition: NAME OF GLACIER WHERE MEASUREMENT WAS MADE
Type: Nominal
Missing values: None specified

STAKE

Label:
Definition: Unique number for each stake on glacier
Type: Nominal
Missing values: None specified

PERIOD COVERED

Label:
Definition: LENGTH OF PERIOD MEASURED (EITHER YEAR, WINTER, SUMMER OR A PART OF A SEASON)
Type: Nominal
Missing values: None specified

START_DATE

Label:
Definition: BEGINNING DATE OF DATA MEASUREMENT
Type: Date/time
Date format: MM/DD/YYYY
Missing values: None specified

END_DATE

Label:
Definition: ENDING DATE OF DATA MEASUREMENT
Type: Date/time
Date format: MM/DD/YYYY
Missing values: None specified

WEQ

Label:
Definition: TOTAL MASS IN TERMS OF WATER EQUIVALENT (SUM OF ICE WEQ AND SNOW WEQ; ICE DENSITY = 0.9g/Cm3)
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: Cm3/Cm2
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: 0
Precision: 0.1
Missing values:
- NULL = None given

WEQ_STD_DEV

Label:
Definition: STANDARD DEVIATION OF WEQ
Type: Physical quantity
Unit: CmWEQ
Maximum: Not specified
Minimum: Not specified
Precision: Not specified
Missing values:
- NULL = None given

COMMENTS

Label:
Definition: NOTES ON WATER EQUIVALENT MEASUREMENTS
Type: Nominal
Missing values: None specified

GLSTKID

Label:
Definition: CODE FROM GLACIER / STAKE/ DATE OF COORDINATE MEASUREMENT (TO BE USED FOR GIS MAPPING)
Type: Nominal
Missing values: None specified

FILE NAME

Label:
Definition: RAW DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION
Type: Nominal
Missing values: None specified

Data Source Details

Header lines:

27

Orientation:

Column

Quote character:

"

Field delimiter:

,

Record delimiter:

\n

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