Forest Change Data Catalogue

The Forest Climate Change Data Catalogue is a collection of data sets that are relevant to the Canadian forest sector under a changing climate. Created by Canadian Forest Service scientists, these data sets include static maps, raw data, and interactive maps that cover all of Canada. Data themes include drought, fire, climate and tree distribution; multiple climate scenarios are projected to the year 2100. The data sets will be periodically updated as new information becomes available.

Data Type # of records
Raw Data 245
Static Maps 130
Interactive Products 5


Title Description Data Type
Climate Moisture Index (CMI) Historical and projected drought indicator data Raw Data
Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Historical drought indicator data Raw Data
Soil Moisture Index (SMI) Historical and projected drought indicator data Raw Data
Fire season start Historical and projected fire season start date data Raw Data
Fire season end Historical and projected fire season end date data Raw Data
Fire season length Historical and projected fire season length data Raw Data
Annual area burned Historical and projected annual area burned data Raw Data
Number of large fires Historical and projected number of large fires data Raw Data
Six climate variables using CanESM2 model Projections using the CanESM2 model of historical and future climate conditions downscaled to a 10 km grid Raw Data
Six climate variables using CESM1-CAM5 model Projections using the CESM1-CAM5 model of historical and future climate conditions downscaled to a 10 km grid Raw Data
Six climate variables using HadGEM2 model Projections using the HadGEM2 model of historical and future climate conditions downscaled to a 10 km grid Raw Data
Six climate variables using MIROC-ESM model Projections using the MIROC-ESM model of historical and future climate conditions downscaled to a 10 km grid Raw Data
Forest Ecumene A database of the importance of the forest industry to the economy of a region Raw Data
Growing season length Historical and projected growing season length data Raw Data
Annual precipitation Historical and projected annual precipitation data Raw Data
Percent change in annual precipitation Historical and projected percent change in annual precipitation data Raw Data
Summer temperature Historical and projected summer temperature data Raw Data
Change in summer temperature Historical and projected change in average summer temperature data Raw Data
Winter temperature Historical and projected winter temperature data Raw Data
Change in winter temperature Historical and projected change in average winter temperature data Raw Data