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References and Links has information on the map sources, bibliographic references and links to related Web sites.
List of References and Links:
Map Sources
The Atlas maps are composed of several layers of which there are two broad categories: thematic and base layers. Find below a description of each of the map layers. The layer source is included in the metadata.
Thematic Map Layers
- Major Hurricanes that Affected Canada
- Disaster Database, Emergency Preparedness Canada, 1999.
Base Map Layers
- Atlas of Canada Framework Layers
- Base map components are features that provide a geographic context for the thematic data shown on Atlas of Canada maps. These features include rivers, lakes, administrative boundaries, populated places, roads and rail lines. All of the Atlas of Canada base map components are available for immediate free download in five scales and in a number of data exchange formats. The 1:7 500 000 and the 1:1 000 000 scale data are the primary base frameworks used for all Atlas of Canada 6th Edition online maps. You can download Atlas of Canada data from this Web page on GeoGratis.
References
Andrews, Jeanne (ed.). 1993. Flooding: Canada Water Book. Cat. No. En37-96/1993E. Ottawa: Ecosystem Sciences and Evaluation Directorate, Economics and Conservation Branch, Environment Canada.
Farndon, John. 1992. How the earth works. Pleasantville, New York: The Reader's Digest Association Inc.
National Geographic Society. 1993. Exploring your World, the Adventure of Geography. Prepared by the Society's Special Publications Division. Washington, D.C.
Phillips, David. 1990. The Climates of Canada. Cat. No. En56-1/1990E. Ottawa: Environment Canada.
Phillips, David. 1993. The Day Niagara Falls Ran Dry ! : Canadian weather facts and trivia. Toronto: Key Porter.
Web Sites
Federal Government
- Government of Canada. Public Safety
- The Public Safety Portal is your one-window entry to all public safety information from the Government of Canada.
Other
- Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
- Canada’s property and casualty insurers founded the Institute in 1998. ICLR is a coordinated effort to reduce disaster losses involving member insurance companies, The University of Western Ontario and other partners.
- United States Government. Department of Commerce. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory. Hurricane Research Division.
- The Hurricane Research Division (HRD) is a part of the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML). We are engaged in advancing the basic physical understanding and improving the forecasts of hurricanes and tropical meteorological systems.
- United States Government. Department of Commerce. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. National Severe Storms Laboratory
- The mission of the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) is to enhance the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) capabilities to provide accurate and timely forecasts and warnings of hazardous weather events (such as blizzards, ice storms, flash floods, tornadoes, lightning.)
- United States Government. Department of Commerce. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Tropical Prediction Center. National Hurricane Center
- The National Hurricane Center (NHC) maintains a continuous watch on tropical cyclones from 15 May in the eastern Pacific and 1 June in the Atlantic through November 30. The Center prepares and issues forecasts, watches and warnings within text advisories and graphical products.
