Assessing the feasibility of a cabled marine observatory in the Canadian Arctic

Author

Taylor, S. Martin ; McLean, Scott ; Fissel, David ; Bornhold, Brian D. ; Lowings, Malcolm

Author_Institution

Ocean Networks Canada, Univ. of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada

fYear

2011

fDate

19-22 Sept. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Our understanding of physical and biogeochemical processes in the Arctic, especially related to marine ecosystems, is rudimentary yet it is precisely here where we are witnessing the most rapid and profound impacts of global environmental change. Many national and international organizations have stressed the need for long term monitoring of Arctic ecosystems to understand better how they function and how they will respond to global climate and oceanographic change.

Keywords

climatology; ecology; environmental monitoring (geophysics); ocean chemistry; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; Arctic Ocean; Arctic ecosystem monitoring; Arctic shipping; Cambridge Bay; Canadian Arctic; Canadian High Arctic Research Station; Dease Strait; Queen Maud Gulf; biogeochemical process; cabled marine observatory; global climate change; global environmental change; marine ecosystem; ocean monitoring; oceanographic change; physical process; Arctic; Instruments; Observatories; Oceans; Power cables; Real time systems; Sea measurements; Arctic; Cabled ocean observatory; Canada; feasibility;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2011

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1427-6

Type

conf

Filename

6107154