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The MVP vertical profiles constitute ancillary data for all other data recorded during the CCGS Amundsen scientific expeditions by providing information on the prevailing physical oceanic conditions in which biological, chemical and physical samplings were conducted. They also provide long-term records of the basic parameters central to the study of physical oceanographic processes, more specifically water column structure, water masses characteristics and oceanic circulation, in the Canadian Arctic Ocean. 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The underway ThermoSalinoGraph (TSG) system records data on surface seawater temperature, salinity, fluorescence and sound velocity along the transit route. These data constitute ancillary data for all other data recorded during the CCGS Amundsen scientific expeditions by providing information on the prevailing physical oceanic conditions in which biological, chemical and physical samplings were conducted. They also provide long-term records of the basic parameters central to the study of physical oceanographic processes, more specifically water column structure, water masses characteristics and oceanic circulation, in the Canadian Arctic Ocean.", "url":"https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/PDCSearch.jsp?doi_id=12715", "keywords": [ "Geographic locations -> Arctic Ocean", "Natural sciences -> Fluorescence", "Natural sciences -> Salinity", "Natural sciences -> Temperature", "Natural sciences -> Velocity" ], "creator":{ "@type":"Organization", "url":"http://doi.org/10.5884/12715", "name":"ArcticNet", "contactPoint":{ "@type":"ContactPoint", "contactType":"technical support", "telephone":"+1-418-656-2411", "email":"pdc@arcticnet.ulaval.ca" } }, "includedInDataCatalog":{ "@type":"DataCatalog", "name":"polardata.ca" }, "temporalCoverage":"2005-Aug-22/2021-Nov-2", "spatialCoverage":{ "@type":"Place", "geo":{ "@type":"GeoShape", "box":"81.48 -172.58 46.38 -50.75" } }, "license":"https://www.polardata.ca/pdcinput/public/termsofuse" } }, { "@type":"ListItem", "position":12, "item":{ "@type":"Dataset", "name":"Hydrobios-CTD data collected by the CCGS Amundsen in the Canadian Arctic", "datePublished": "2016-10-20", "dateModified": "2024-03-06", "description":"Provide core physical oceanographic data for all arctic research teams onboard the CCGS Amundsen and other interested scientists.The Hydrobios is equipped with Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) sensors recording temperature, salinity, and pressure data in the water column. This dataset is composed of CTD profiles and specific data for the volume of water going through the nets during their operation. CTD data constitute ancillary data for all other data recorded during the CCGS Amundsen scientific expeditions by providing information on the prevailing physical oceanic conditions in which biological, chemical and physical samplings were conducted. They also provide long-term records of the basic parameters central to the study of physical oceanographic processes, more specifically water column structure, water masses characteristics and oceanic circulation, in the Canadian Arctic Ocean. 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In 2017 and 2018, ponds were sampled twice during the sampling campaign. Samples were collected approximately 20 centimeters below the surface or above the sediments. Ponds were characterized by their morphologies and the level of soil erosion due to permafrost degradation; the three categories are erosive ice-wedge trough (eIWT) ponds, stable ice-wedge trough (sIWT) ponds, and coalescent polygon (CP) ponds. The purpose of the data was to characterize dissolved organic matter (DOM) and nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus species) supplies in ponds commonly encountered in degrading ice-wedge polygonal landscapes and to identify potential drivers of DOM decomposition and heterotrophic bacterial metabolism in these systems. DOM quality was assessed through absorbance (a320, SUVA254, and S285) and fluorescence metrics (PARAFAC EEMs, components C1-C8).", "url":"https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/PDCSearch.jsp?doi_id=12726", "keywords": [ "Natural sciences -> Bacteria", "Natural sciences -> Biomass", "Natural sciences -> Dissolved organic matter (DOM)", "Natural sciences -> Nitrogen", "Natural sciences -> Permafrost", "Natural sciences -> Phosphorus", "Natural sciences -> Ponds", "Natural sciences -> Respiration", "Natural sciences -> Thermokarst", "Natural sciences -> Tundra" ], "creator":{ "@type":"Person", "name":"Isabelle Laurion", "contactPoint":{ "@type":"ContactPoint", "contactType":"technical support", "telephone":"+1-418-654-2694", "email":"isabelle.laurion@ete.inrs.ca" } }, "includedInDataCatalog":{ "@type":"DataCatalog", "name":"polardata.ca" }, "temporalCoverage":"2017-Jul-3/2019-Jul-18", "spatialCoverage":{ "@type":"Place", "geo":{ "@type":"GeoShape", "box":"73.15 -79.983 73.15 -79.983" } }, "license":"https://www.polardata.ca/pdcinput/public/termsofuse" } }, { "@type":"ListItem", "position":14, "item":{ "@type":"Dataset", "name":"Littoral Chair - Sentinel North Partnership Research Chair in Ecosystem Approaches to Health", "datePublished": "2017-01-31", "dateModified": "2024-03-27", "description":"Ecosystems are changing rapidly and Indigenous and coastal populations are particularly vulnerable to these changes. While older persistent organic pollutants are declining, mercury remains a topical issue in the North. Each year, several new chemicals are also placed on the market and subsequently found in the North, with unknown impacts on health. Climate and environmental changes also exert increasing pressure on marine ecosystems and eventually on food security, which is precarious in several Indigenous and coastal communities. Local foods are important for health, social cohesion, cultural continuity, and food sovereignty. Foods from the sea also are exceptionally rich in nutrients such as selenoneine, an anti-oxidant selenium compound that we recently identified in Arctic marine foods. These local foods offer a unique potential to bring together different knowledges to help prevent chronic diseases, to promote healthy pregnancies and children as well as to counteract the harmful effects of environmental contaminants on health.", "url":"https://www.polardata.ca/pdcsearch/PDCSearch.jsp?doi_id=12767", "keywords": [ "Health sciences and contaminants -> Health", "Health sciences and contaminants -> Methylmercury", "Health sciences and contaminants -> Nutrition", "Health sciences and contaminants -> Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)", "Natural sciences -> Ecosystem", "Social sciences, economics and policy -> Human health", "Social sciences, economics and policy -> Indigenous peoples", "Transdisciplinary -> Study" ], "creator":{ "@type":"Person", "name":"Mlanie Lemire", "contactPoint":{ "@type":"ContactPoint", "contactType":"technical support", "telephone":"+1-418-525-4444 ext 81967", "email":"melanie.lemire@crchuq.ulaval.ca" } }, "includedInDataCatalog":{ "@type":"DataCatalog", "name":"polardata.ca" }, "temporalCoverage":"2015-Dec-31/2024-Jun-30", "spatialCoverage":{ "@type":"Place", "geo":{ "@type":"GeoShape", "box":"67.0 -77.0 48.0 -63.0" } }, "license":"https://www.polardata.ca/pdcinput/public/termsofuse" } }, { "@type":"ListItem", "position":15, "item":{ "@type":"Dataset", "name":"Exposure to Food Chain Contaminants in Nunavik: Evaluating Spatial and Time Trends Among Pregnant Women & Implementing Effective Health Communication for Healthy Pregnancies and Children", "datePublished": "2017-01-31", "dateModified": "2024-03-27", "description":"This 4-year project aims at contributing to on-going international biomonitoring efforts on long-range environmental contaminants exposure among pregnant women in Nunavik. This is done by evaluating the comprehension and effectiveness of health and dietary recommendations among pregnant women, caregivers and the general population as well as at implementing preventive actions at the community/regional scale. 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