Type of System:
fixed autonomous
Geographical Scale:
regional
none to occasional shipping and airgun seismic
Location:
Eastern Beaufort Sea Canadian Archipelago Hudson Strait, Hudson Bay
Natural Activity:
whales
Arctic marine life
Projected Change:
climate, fishing, shipping
Acoustics Operational:
Yes
Units (Auto) Mode (Mobile):
AURALs
Frequency Bandwith:
1Hz-16 kHz
Directionality:
omni
Time Synch/Precision:
s
programmable to continuous
Data Downloads:
3 to 12 months per year
# Elements:
up to 8
Depth:
50-250 m
Calibrated:
Yes
Ancillary Data:
oceanographic sensors, ADCPs, hydroacoustics
Integration Possibility:
Yes
Sponsor:
Arctic-Net DFO UQAR
Arctic pre-industrial background, Inuit communities, climate change, ice melting, whale monitoring
Installation Life Expectancy:
2003-2013+
Other:
research programs
