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Winters too warm to skate? Citizen‐science reported variability in availability of outdoor skating in Canada
Author(s) -
Robertson Colin,
McLeman Robert,
Lawrence Haydn
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/cag.12225
Subject(s) - citizen science , geography , speed skating , key (lock) , climate change , climate science , physical geography , ecology , biology , engineering , simulation , botany
Key Messages Citizen scientists have contributed thousands of reports of skating conditions in Canada. Variability in reported “skateability” is evident across 10 Canadian cities and the temperature‐skating relationship varies across Canada. Climate modelling scenarios suggest significant declines in opportunities for outdoor skating across Canada.