Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Riddell, J.T.F.
Originator: Moktan, H.
Originator: Jean, G.
Publication Date: 201406
Title: Average annual groundwater recharge in the Edmonton-Calgary Corridor (GIS data, ASCII grid format)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2014-0001
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications/DIG/ZIP/DIG_2014_0001.zip
Description:
Abstract:

This GIS dataset depicts an estimate of average annual groundwater recharge in the Edmonton-Calgary corridor based on hydrological water budget analysis using climate and hydrometric data from Environment Canada, the Water Survey of Canada, and Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development.

This average annual groundwater recharge grid was generated to assist in building steady-state numerical groundwater flow models for large regions within the Edmonton-Calgary Corridor.

Purpose:
To provide boundary conditions for numerical groundwater simulations in the Edmonton-Calgary Corridor.
Supplemental Information: In English
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 1971
Ending Date: 2000
Currentness Reference: 1971-2000 Alberta Climate Normals
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: Irregular
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -115.450078
East Bounding Coordinate: -112.106388
North Bounding Coordinate: 53.985463
South Bounding Coordinate: 50.892723
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: none
Theme Keyword: geology
Theme Keyword: gis data
Theme Keyword: hydrogeology
Theme Keyword: hydrology
Theme Keyword: recharge
Theme Keyword: water resources
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus:
Place Keyword: 82o
Place Keyword: 82p
Place Keyword: 83a
Place Keyword: 83b
Place Keyword: 83g
Place Keyword: 83h
Place Keyword: alberta
Place Keyword: calgary
Place Keyword: canada
Place Keyword: edmonton
Place Keyword: edmonton calgary corridor
Access Constraints: Public
Use Constraints:
Acknowledgement of the Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta Geological Survey as the originator/source of this information is required as described in the Open Government License - Alberta.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Position: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy Regulator
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-1927
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact Electronic Mail Address: AGS-Info@aer.ca
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy Regulator
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Riddell, J.T.F.
Originator: Moktan, H.
Originator: Jean, G.
Publication Date: 2014
Title: Regional Hydrology of the Edmonton-Calgary Corridor, Alberta
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
Series Information:
Series Name: Open File Report
Issue Identification: OFR 2014-02
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Other Citation Details: ISBN: 978-1-4601-0116-2
Data Quality Information:
Logical Consistency Report:
The average annual groundwater recharge indicates the quantity of annual groundwater recharge in mm per unit area. The data are ArcGIS grid format. Grid cells with no data are assigned the value -9999.
Completeness Report:
We used geostatistical techniques and watershed-based analysis to derive the water budget components that are combined to generate this derivative dataset. Environment Canada Climate normals (1971-2000) were used to ensure a consistent timeframe to normalize the data used for the analysis.
Lineage:
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Energy Resources Conservation Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Slattery, S.R.
Originator: Lyster, S.
Originator: Barker, A.A.
Publication Date: 20110224
Title: Bedrock Topography of the Edmonton-Calgary Corridor, Alberta (GIS data, ASCII grid format)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2010-0023
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Source Scale Denominator: 0
Type of Source Media: CD-ROM
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 1971
Ending Date: 2000
Source Currentness Reference: ground condition
Source Citation Abbreviation: bedrock topography surface
Source Contribution: bedrock topography surface
Process Step:
Process Description:

The grid of annual groundwater recharge in the Edmonton-Calgary Corridor was created by generating gridded data for the water budget variables including annual precipitation, annual actual evapotranspiration and sublimation, and runoff using geostatistical interpolation techniques of hydroclimatic point data available from Environment Canada.

The steady-state water balance method used equates recharge to be precipitation minus actual evapotranspiration and sublimation minus annual runoff volume from a defined drainage basin. Residual mapping in ArcGIS was used to calculate this equation across the study area.

Process Date: 2013
Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Raster
Raster Object Information:
Raster Object Type: Grid Cell
Row Count: 3424
Column Count: 2213
Vertical Count: 1
Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Planar:
Map Projection:
Map Projection Name: Transverse Mercator
Transverse Mercator:
Scale Factor at Central Meridian: 0.999200
Longitude of Central Meridian: -115.000000
Latitude of Projection Origin: 0.000000
False Easting: 500000.000000
False Northing: 0.000000
Planar Coordinate Information:
Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: row and column
Planar Distance Units: metres
Coordinate Representation:
Abscissa Resolution: 100.000000
Ordinate Resolution: 100.000000
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-Major Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222
Entity and Attribute Information:
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview: Data represent the average annual groundwater recharge to the study area in mm/year.
Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Position: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy Regulator
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-1927
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact Electronic Mail Address: AGS-Info@aer.ca
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Distribution Liability:
The Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta Geological Survey (AER/AGS) licenses this information under the Open Government License - Alberta. Any references to proprietary software in our documentation, and/or any use of proprietary data formats in our releases, do not constitute endorsement by the AER/AGS of any manufacturer's product.
Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20140305
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Position: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy Regulator
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-1927
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact Electronic Mail Address: AGS-Info@aer.ca
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Access Constraints: none
Metadata Use Constraints: none