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2018 ROV video survey in SW Greenland aboard CCGS Amundsen (dives 68-69)
Amundsen ScienceTwo remotely operated vehicle (ROV) video surveys were conducted at the SW Greenland location, at depths of ~700-950 m in August 2018. The primary purpose of the ROV dives at this location was to video survey the area study the distribution, geology, and…
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Floating microplastics surveys off SW Greenland, 2018
Amundsen ScienceFloating microplastic particles were measured in surface seawater above the shelf-slope break off SW Greenland. Four replicate tows of a Manta surface trawl with 200 micron mesh were carried out from CCGS Amundsen. This site was chosen to correspond with ROV…
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Shipborne dissolved concentrations of benzene and toluene in surface seawater and depth profiles and air sea fluxes in Canadian Arctic/Baffin Bay area, 2017
Amundsen ScienceDissolved concentrations of these gases were measured using a segmented flow coil equilibrator (SFCE) coupled to a Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometer (PTR-MS). Detailed description of the installation on board and the data analysis specific to this…
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Shipborne Dissolved Organic Gas Measurements in Depth Profiles and Underway Seawater (Methanol, Acetone, Acetaldehyde, DMS, Isoprene) Amundsen 2017
Amundsen ScienceDissolved concentrations of these gases were measured using a segmented flow coil equilibrator (SFCE) coupled to a Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometer (PTR-MS). For more information, please refer to Wohl, C., Capelle, D., Jones, A., Sturges, W. T.,…
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Dissolved organic carbon distribution in the Canadian High Arctic, fall 2006
Amundsen ScienceThe distribution of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the water column of the Canadian High Arctic was investigated in 2006, as part of the ArcticNet program. Summer-fall DOC concentrations were measured at 27 stations between 4 September and 17 October 2006.…
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Sinking export of organic material in the High Arctic in fall 2006
Amundsen ScienceSinking export of organic material was investigated during the fall of 2006, using free-drifting, short-term particle interceptor traps . The particle interceptor traps were deployed at 9 stations along a transect spanning between the North Water polynya…
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Sinking export of organic material in the High Arctic in fall 2007
Amundsen ScienceSinking export of organic material was investigated during the fall of 2007, using free-drifting, short-term particle interceptor traps . The particle interceptor traps were deployed at 6 stations along a transect spanning between the North Water polynya…
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Dissolved organic carbon distribution in the Canadian Arctic, fall 2007
Amundsen ScienceThe distribution of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the water column of the Canadian Arctic was investigated in 2007, as part of the ArcticNet program. Summer-fall DOC concentrations were measured at 30 stations between 29 September and 3 November 2007.…
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2013 Amundsen Carbonate system data
Amundsen ScienceWater column samples were collected for total inorganic carbon and total alkalinity in the Canadian Archipelago and Baffin Bay. See data file for details (link to data).
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Assessing Legacy and Emerging Contaminants in Canadian Arctic Air and Water Bodies as an Entry Point into the Arctic Food Chain: 2020-2021
Amundsen ScienceWe collected water samples in the summer of 2020 from on board the CCGS Wilfrid Laurier in the Beauford Sea. Different types of water samples were collected: grab samples at the surface for flame retardants were collected in glass bottles and shipped back to…
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Assessing Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Canadian Arctic Air and Water as an Entry Point into the Arctic Food Chain, Northern Contaminants Program (INAC) and ArcticNet, 2019
Amundsen ScienceWe collected air, water, sediment samples in the summer of 2019 from on board the CCGS Amundsen in the central and eastern Canadian Archipelago. We also collected air and water (grab and passive) from the CCGS Laurier in the Beaufort Sea and the R/V William…
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Assessing Legacy and Emerging Contaminants in Canadian Arctic Air and Water Bodies as an Entry Point into the Arctic Food Chain: 2023-2024
Amundsen ScienceAs part of NCP and ArcticNet, air, water, sediment and zooplankton samples were collected from on board the CCGS Amundsen. Additional water samples were collected from the CCGS Laurier in the Beaufort Sea. Different types of water samples were collected: grab…
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Assessing Legacy and Emerging Contaminants in Canadian Arctic Air and Water Bodies as an Entry Point into the Arctic Food Chain: 2022-2023
Amundsen ScienceAs part of NCP and ArcticNet, air, water, sediment and zooplankton samples were collected from on board the CCGS Amundsen. Additional water samples were collected from the CCGS Laurier in the Beaufort Sea. Different types of water samples were collected: grab…
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Investigating the Sources, Abundance and Types of Microplastics in the Arctic, 2018
Amundsen ScienceMicroplastics pollution has been found across the globe, but with limited information from the polar regions. Although there is evidence of microplastics in the Arctic and Antarctic, little is understood about the sources, fate and extent of contamination. We…
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Investigating the Sources, Abundance and Types of Microplastics in the Arctic, 2017
Amundsen ScienceMicroplastics pollution has been found across the globe, but with limited information from the polar regions. Although there is evidence of microplastics in the Arctic and Antarctic, little is understood about the sources, fate and extent of contamination. We…
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Benthic Marine Sponges Collected from Baffin Bay, North Labrador Sea, and Davis Strait aboard the CCGS Amundsen 2015 to 2017 as part of ArcticNet HiBio Project
Amundsen ScienceSponges were sampled from multiple sites in the Northeast Atlantic from multiple cruises aboard the CCGS Amundsen. Benthic sponges were obtained through Box cores, Agassiz trawls, and through targeted sampling using the SuMO ROV. Sponges were photographed on…
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Cold-water coral (soft corals and sea pens) sampling in Baffin Bay, Nunavut, 2017
Amundsen ScienceCoral samples were collected in Pond Inlet and Lancaster Sound in Baffin Bay using the CCGS Amundsen’s remotely operated vehicle (ROV). Samples from Agassiz trawl and box-core deployments were also kept as part of this study (11 stations). Samples were…
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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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