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].