Data access

The table below summarizes the data availability. Please do not forget to read the Data License, acknowledgments and Attribution section below.
Finally, you can find the data access links in the Data access and citations section. For any question, please contact: Amundsen.data@as.ulaval.ca.

Dataset  Availability Forward upload
Period Estimated delivery time
Ship Log
Scientific Event Log On-demand* 2003-2020 Spring 2023
Oceanographic Profilers
CTD Rosette (Temperature, Conductivity) PDC 2003-2020 2021 – 2022 : Spring 2023
LADCP Rosette (Currents) PDC 2010-2019 2020-2021-2022: Spring 2023
CTD-MVP (Temperature, Conductivity) PDC 2003-2018 Unconfirmed
CTD-Bioness (Temperature, Conductivity) PDC 2005,2006,2013, 2014,2016 End of dataset
CTD-Hydrobios (Temperature, Conductivity) PDC 2003-2019 2020-2021-2022 : Spring 2023
Hull/Deck Mounted Equipment
Navigation (GPS) PDC 2003-2020 2021-2022: Spring 2023
Meteorological Data PDC 2003-2020 2021-2022: Spring 2023
Hull-mounted ADCP PDC 2015-2016-2017-2018 Unconfirmed
Thermosalinograph PDC 2005-2020 2021-2022: Spring 2023
Multibeam GeoIndex, CHS, UNB-/Ocean Mapping Group, NCEI 2003-2014 Unconfirmed
Seabed relief and sediment (Sub-bottom) GeoIndex Unconfirmed
Echo-sounding EK60 On-demand Unconfirmed
Echo-sounding SX90 On-demand Unconfirmed
Imagery
Remote Operated Vehicle – images and videos On-demand Unconfirmed
Panorama 360 camera On-demand; Metadata on PDC 2016-2019 Unconfirmed
Moorings (per program)
CASES On-demand 2003-2005 Unconfirmed
LTOO PDC 2004-2010 Unconfirmed
BAYSYS On-demand 2016-2018 Unconfirmed
Industries With agreement only N/A
BREA PDC 2011-2015 Unconfirmed
iBO PDC 2015-2020 Unconfirmed
Kitikmeot Marine Ecosystems Study PDC 2015-2018 Unconfirmed
HiBIO PDC 2017-2020 Unconfirmed

*On-Demand: amundsen.data@as.ulaval.ca

Core Data Science and attribution and acknowledgment

 

Proper acknowledgment and citation allow the tracking of data usage and is essential to demonstrate outcomes of the Amundsen Science program to funding agencies and stakeholders. Please follow the indications below for proper data citation and attribution. Links to datasets’ archived on the Polar Data Catalogue are provided below.

  • License for Amundsen Science Core Data:

Most Amundsen Science datasets are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Public License. A summary of the license is available here. By using Amundsen Science data and its partners, you accept the terms and conditions of this License. The license grants the rights to the public to use and share the data and results derived therefrom as long as the proper acknowledgment is given to the data licensor, that any alteration to the data is clearly indicated, and that a link to the original data and the license is made available.

  • Attribution and acknowledgment:

For core instrumentation

[Some of] The data presented herein were collected by the Canadian research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen and made available by the Amundsen Science program, which is supported through Université Laval by the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

For ArcticNet/Amundsen Science moorings or other data collected by researchers onboard the Canadian research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen or with the help of Amundsen Science program

(see Readme of data archives for exact attribution):

[Some of] The mooring data were collected on board the Canadian research icebreaker CCGS Amundsen as part of the [Long-Term Ocean Observatory (LTOO), a project of the Network of Centres of Excellence of Canada, ArcticNet]. Logistical support was provided by the Amundsen Science program, which is supported by the Canada Foundation for Innovation through Université Laval.

[]: replace with the name of the program – refers to readme attendant to the data

SHIP LOGS

Scientific Event Log

Amundsen Science Data Collection. [YEAR]. Event Log Data from the CCGS Amundsen in the Canadian Arctic. Amundsen Science, Quebec, Canada. Processed data. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN), Waterloo, Canada. https://doi.org/10.5884/13248. Accessed on [Date].

OCEANOGRAPHIC PROFILERS

CTD Rosette

Amundsen Science Data Collection. [YEAR]. CTD-Rosette data collected by the CCGS Amundsen in the Canadian Arctic. Arcticnet Inc., Québec, Canada. Processed data. Version 1. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN), Waterloo, Canada. doi: 10.5884/12713. Accessed on [Date].

LADCP-Rosette

Amundsen Science Data Collection. [YEAR]. LADCP data collected by the CCGS Amundsen in the Canadian Arctic. ArcticNet.Inc., Quebec, Canada. Processed data. Version 1. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN)., Waterloo, Canada. doi: 10.5884/12714. Accessed on [Date].

CTD-Mooving Vessel Profiling (MVP)

Amundsen Science Data Collection. [YEAR]. Moving Vessel Profiling (MVP) data collected by the CCGS Amundsen in the Canadian Arctic. Arcticnet Inc., Québec, Canada. Processed data. Version 1. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN), Waterloo, Canada. doi: 10.5884/12519. Accessed on [Date]

CTD-Bioness

Amundsen Science Data Collection. [YEAR]. Bioness-CTD data collected by the CCGS Amundsen in the Canadian Arctic. Arcticnet Inc., Québec, Canada. Processed data. Version 1. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN), Waterloo, Canada. doi: 10.5884/1271. Accessed on [Date].

CTD-Hydrobios

Amundsen Science Data Collection. [YEAR]. Hydrobios-CTD data collected by the CCGS Amundsen in the Canadian Arctic. [years]. Arcticnet Inc., Québec, Canada. Processed data. Version 1. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN), Waterloo, Canada. doi: 10.5884/12717. Accessed on [Date].

HULL/DECK MOUNTED EQUIPMENT

GPS-Navigation data

Amundsen Science Data Collection. [YEAR]. CCGS Amundsen Navigation (NAV) data recorded during the annual science expeditions in the Canadian Arctic. [Complete data / Reduced data / Shiptracks]. Version 1. Arcticnet Inc., Québec, Canada. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN), Waterloo, Canada. doi: 10.5884/12447. Accessed on [Date].

Meteorological Data

Amundsen Science Data Collection. [YEAR]. AVOS Meteorological Data collected by the CCGS Amundsen in the Canadian Arctic. Arcticnet Inc., Québec, Canada, Processed data. Version 1. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN), Waterloo, Canada. doi: 10.5884/12518. Accessed on [Date].

Hull-mounted ADCP

Amundsen Science Data Collection. [YEAR]. Hull mounted ADCP current data collected by the CCGS Amundsen in the Canadian Arctic. Arcticnet Inc., Québec, Canada. Processed data. Version 1. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN), Waterloo, Canada. doi: 10.5884/12718. Accessed on [Date].

Thermosalinograph (TSG)

Amundsen Science Data Collection. [YEAR]. TSG data collected by the CCGS Amundsen in the Canadian Arctic. [years]. Arcticnet Inc., arcticnet Inc., Québec, Canada. Processed data. Version 1. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN), Waterloo, Canada. doi: 10.5884/12715.  Accessed on [Date].

Multibeam EM-302/304

Amundsen Science Data Collection. [YEAR]. Multibeam Sonar Data from the CCGS Amundsen for the Greenland Exclusive Economic zone (2005-2013) – High-resolution bathymetry and acoustic backscatter imagery. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN), Waterloo, Canada. doi: 10.5884/11677. Limited distribution. Accessed from amundsen.data@as.ulaval.ca, Accessed on [Date].

Amundsen Science Data Collection. [YEAR]. Multibeam Sonar Data from the CCGS Amundsen for the Greenland Exclusive Economic zone (2005-2014) – High-resolution bathymetry and acoustic backscatter imagery. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN), Waterloo, Canada.doi: 10.5884/12059. Limited distribution. Accessed from amundsen.data@as.ulaval.ca, Accessed on [Date].

Knudsen (Sub-bottom)

Amundsen Science Data Collection. [YEAR]. Acoustic sub-bottom profiles (3.5 khz) collected onboard the CCGS Amundsen – Acoustic mapping of the seabed relief and shallow subsurface sediments. Archived at [Depository]. CCIN: 12942. DOI: 10.5884/12942. Accessed on [Date].

Amundsen Science Data Collection. [YEAR]. Acoustic sub-bottom profiles (3.5 khz) collected onboard the CCGS Amundsen (2014-2016). Archived at [Depository]. CCIN: 12732. DOI: 10.5884/12732. Accessed on [Date].

Echo-sounding EK60-Imagery

Amundsen Science Data Collection. [YEAR]. Echo-sounding EK60 imagery collected by the CCGS Amundsen in the Labrador Sea and the Canadian Arctic. Processed data. Version 1. Archived at www.polardata.ca. CCIN: 13165. DOI: 10.5884/13165. Accessed on [Date].

Echo-sounding SX90-Imagery

ArcticNet / Amundsen Science Data Collection. [YEAR]. Echo-sounding SX90 imagery collected by the CCGS Amundsen in the Canadian Arctic. Processed data. Version 1. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN). CCIN 11375; 11376; 11377; 11991; 11992. Accessed on [Date].

 

IMAGERY

ROV-Imagery

Amundsen Science Data Collection. [YEAR]. ROV imagery collected by the CCGS Amundsen in the Canadian Arctic. Processed data. Version 1. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN). [Region Name]. [Dive Number]. CCIN: 12757; 12758; 12759; 12760; 12883; 12884; 12885; 12886; 13009; 13010; 13011; 13013; 13014; 13016. Accessed on [Date].

360 Camera-Imagery

Amundsen Science / ArcticNet Aft Ship Video Data Collection. [YEAR]. Aft Ship Video Camera recorded in the Canadian Arctic, from onboard the CCGS Amundsen. ArcticNet Inc. and Amundsen Science, Québec, Canada. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN). DOI: 10.5884/12719. Processed Data. Version [Version Number]. Accessed on [Access Date].

Amundsen Science / ArcticNet 360 Landscape Imagery Data Collection. [YEAR]. 360 Landscape Imagery recorded in the Canadian Arctic, from onboard the CCGS Amundsen. ArcticNet Inc. and Amundsen Science, Quebec, Canada. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN). doi: 10.5884/12710. Processed Data. Version [Version Number]. Accessed on [Access Date].

MOORING DATASETS

NOW project

Amundsen Science Mooring Data Collection. [YEAR]. The North Open Water (NOW) oceanographic mooring data collected in the Canadian Arctic Baffin Bay. Processed Data. Version [1.x, 2.x]. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN XXX), Waterloo, Canada. [DOI]. Accessed on [Date]. TO BE CREATED or UPDATED and ARCHIVED.

CASES project

Amundsen Science Mooring Data Collection. [YEAR]. The Canadian Arctic Shelf Exchange Study oceanographic mooring data collected in the Canadian Arctic Beaufort Sea. Processed Data. Version [1.x, 2.x]. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN: 11653), Waterloo, Canada. doi: 10.5884/11653. Accessed on [Date].

LTOO project

Arcticnet/Amundsen Science Mooring Data Collection. [YEAR]. Long-Term Ocean Observatory (LTOO) oceanographic mooring data collected in the Canadian Arctic Beaufort Sea. Processed Data. Version [1.x, 2.x]. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN: 11792), Waterloo, Canada. doi: 10.5884/11792. Accessed on [Date].

BREA project

ArcticNet/Amundsen Science Mooring Data Collection. [YEAR]. Physical Mooring Data from the Beaufort Regional Environmental Assessment (BREA) Marine Observatories in the Canadian Arctic.  ArcticNet Inc. and Amundsen Science, Quebec, Canada: Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN: 11975). doi: 10.5884/11975. Deployments [insert Mooring deployment names]. Processed Data. Version [1.x, 2.x]. Accessed on [Date]

iBO project

Arcticnet/Amundsen Science Mooring Data Collection. [YEAR]. Mooring data of the Integrated Beaufort Observatory (iBO), a project from the Beaufort Regional Environmental Assessment (BREA) Marine Observatories in the Canadian Arctic. ArcticNet Inc. and Amundsen Science, Québec, Canada: Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN). doi: 10.5884/13107. Deployments [insert Mooring deployment names]. Processed Data. Version [Insert version]. Accessed on [Date].

Kitikmeot Marine Ecosystems Study project

Amundsen Science / ArcticNet Mooring Data Collection. [YEAR] . Kitikmeot Marine Ecosystems Study (Weston) mooring data collected in Queen Maud Gulf, in the Canadian Arctic. ArcticNet Inc. and Amundsen Science, Québec, Canada. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN), Waterloo, Canada. doi: 10.5884/13108. Deployments [insert Mooring deployment names]. Processed Data. Version [Insert version]. Accessed on [Date].

HiBIO project

Amundsen Science / ArcticNet Mooring Data Collection. [YEAR]. High Arctic Biodiversity (HiBio) oceanographic mooring data collected in Hatton Shelf and Labrador Sea, in the Canadian Arctic. ArcticNet Inc. and Amundsen Science, Quebec, Canada. Archived at www.polardata.ca, Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN), Waterloo, Canada. doi: 10.5884/13240. Deployments [insert Mooring deployment names]. Processed Data. Version [Insert version]. Accessed on [Date].