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Bottom water samples for particulate organic matter (POM) carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) stable isotopic composition in Baffin Bay, Nunavut
Amundsen ScienceBottom water (20 L per station) was collected at 11 stations in Baffin Bay using the CCGS Amundsen’s rosette system. Water was filtered aboard the vessel into glass microfiber (GF-F) filters for Carbon and Nitrogen stable isotopic composition analysis. These…
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Mesozooplankton abundance, distribution and composition in the northern Baffin Bay: ArcticNet 2005-2018
Amundsen ScienceTwo samplers fitted with 200 µm to 500 µm mesh nets were used for zooplankton collection on the 2005 to 2011 and 2013 to 2018 ArcticNet's oceanographic missions onboard the NGCC Amundsen. One was a metallic structure with 4 nets of 1 m2 mouth aperture (2x2…
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Thyasirid bivalve collection from around Baffin Island, Nunavut
Amundsen ScienceThyasirid bivalves were collected by sieving sediments collected using box cores aboard the Amundsen, from 2015 to 2017, around Baffin Island and at Saglek Bank. Specimens were preserved in either ethanol (for DNA extraction), in glutaraldehyde (for…
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Biodiversity and Gene Expression of Microbial Communities in the Canadian Arctic
Amundsen ScienceAs part of the ArcticNet expeditions (http://www.arcticnet.ulaval.ca) on the CCGS Amundsen in 2008-2019, we collected water samples from stations throughout the Canadian Arctic. Cruise tracks varied from year to year, but always included a transect of northern…
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Benthic biodiversity in relation to environmental variables in the Canadian Arctic
Amundsen ScienceBenthic fauna were sampled at 78 stations between June and October from 2007 to 2011 onboard the Canadian research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen. Station depths ranged from 34 to 1024 m, all below the average ice scouring zone. All faunal samples were collected…
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Arctic SOLAS 2007 DMS data
Amundsen ScienceDMSP and DMS water concentrations were determine at fixed depths and at selected stations (ArcticNet stations) along a transect beginning in the North Water Polynya, going through the Lancaster Sound and the Northwest Passage, and terminating in the Beaufort…
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Fine-scale time series of surface dimethylsulfide concentrations across ice-covered and ice-free waters of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in summer, 2017
Amundsen ScienceThis study presents sea surface concentrations of marine dimethylsulfide (DMS) measured across the Labrador Sea and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago during summer of 2017 (July-August). Using a novel automated instrument (ACT-MIMS) more than 2500 DMS…
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Benthic Diversity across the Canadian Arctic
Amundsen ScienceData were mainly collected from the CCGS Amundsen (2015 to 2019) and from the William-Kennedy (2019). An Agassiz trawl (1.5 m width × 0.7 m height, cod end of 0.5 cm mesh size) was towed on the seabed at a speed of 1.5-2 knots for 3 to 5 minutes to survey…
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Geomorphology of Northeast Baffin Fjords (2014-2016)
Amundsen ScienceThe multibeam bathymetry data is acquired with a multibeam sonar Kongsberg EM302. For complete acquisition and processing description, see the Polar data Catalogue Metadata CCIN 12586 and 12732. Additionnal post-processing and data cleaning of the bathymetry…
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Benthic food-web responses to marine biological productivity and depth across the Canadian Arctic
Amundsen ScienceA total of 19 stations were sampled between August and October 2011 onboard the Canadian research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen. Two stations were sampled both in August and October to assess seasonal variability in stable isotope composition. At each station, a…
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Stomach content of 339 age-0 Arctic cod collected in the Canadian Arctic between 2009 and 2018.
Amundsen ScienceAge-0 Arctic cods (Boreogadus saida) were collected in 8 regions of the Canadian Arctic between August 5th 2009 and August 28th 2018, onboard CCGS Amundsen using both oblique (Tucker Net) and vertical tows (Monster Net). Onboard, age-0 fish (larvae and…
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Petroleum hydrocarbons in invertebrates at the base of marine food webs in Baffin Bay (NGMP ID EC13)
Amundsen ScienceThe research will consist of collecting samples of pelagic and benthic invertebrates at ten sites across Baffin Bay as part of ArcticNet's 2013 Amundsen research expedition, taxonomically identify the organisms, and analyze 12 samples per site for petroleum…
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Functioning of benthic hotspots versus coldspots ecosystems in the Canadian Arctic
Amundsen ScienceSamples were collected from nine sites distributed across the study region in 2008 and 2009. To avoid confounding influence of seasons, the same sites were sampled in the same season each year. Sampling was conducted onboard the CCGS Amundsen between July and…
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Regional variability of megabenthic community structure across the Canadian Arctic
Amundsen ScienceBenthic fauna were sampled at 78 stations between June and October from 2007 to 2011 onboard the Canadian research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen. Station depths ranged from 34 to 1024 m, all below the average ice scouring zone. All faunal samples were collected…
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SX90 sonar data in the Eastern Canadian Arctic: 2011
Amundsen ScienceThe data set is composed of raw files recorded with the Kongsberg Maritime SX90 long-range, low frequency (20-30 kHz) fisheries sonar during the CCGS Amundsen 2011 summer expedition in the Eastern Canadian Arctic. The sonar was operated during a 3 hours…
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Ship-Based Sea Surface Dissolved CO2 (pCO2), 2009 ArcticNet, Northwest Passage
Amundsen ScienceDuring the ArcticNet annual cruises of the research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen, characteristics of the surface sea water (temperature, salinity, dissolved CO2 and O2) are monitored in conjunction with properties of the near-surface atmosphere (basic…
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Total and methylated mercury in Canadian Arctic waters (2016)
Amundsen ScienceUnfiltered aqueous total and methyl mercury concentrations were measured from water collection on board the NGCC/CCGS Amundsen at stations within the Beaufort Sea, Amundsen Gulf, and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Profiles of 10-12 m depth resolution were…
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Mercury and stable isotopes data in zooplankton across the Canadian High Arctic: Northwater Polynya and Baffin Bay
Amundsen ScienceZooplankton samples were collected onboard the research Icebreaker CCGS Amundsen during Leg 1 in 2005 (4 stations) and Leg 1 in 2006 (8 stations) with a vertically towed net frame equipped with a set of 4 adjacent 1-m2 nets (mesh size 200 µm and 500 µm) from…
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Ship-Based Meteorological Data, 2010 ArcticNet, Northwest Passage (Oct)
Amundsen ScienceDuring the ArcticNet annual cruises of the research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen, characteristics of the near-surface atmosphere (basic meteorological elements, incident radiation, CO2 concentration) are monitored in conjunction with surface sea water properties…
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2008 Arctic-SOLAS Atmospheric Chemistry Data: VOCs and particle size distributions
Amundsen ScienceReal-time atmospheric measurements were made on board the CCGS Amundsen. Sampling lines were placed on the forward mast of the ship, and instruments were housed in a sampling shed located on the top deck. Mixing ratios of volatile organic compounds (VOCs:…
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