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Water column physico-chemical profiles of lakes and fiords along the northern coastline of Ellesmere Island

Northern Ellesmere Island in the Global Environment (NEIGE)

Auteur pour la correspondance / Corresponding author : Warwick F. Vincent (warwick.vincent@cen.ulaval.ca)

Abstract

Long-term monitoring of the water column properties of lakes and fiords along the northern coastline of Ellesmere Island provides information about the effects of climate change on the vertical structure of these aquatic ecosystems. This dataset spans from 1954 until 2022. It has been compiled as a contribution by the program NEIGE (Northern Ellesmere Island in the Global Environment) from profiling measurements by NEIGE researchers and from published and unpublished records from other researchers working in the area. The provenance of each data series is given in the profiles list. Data was collected when it was logistically possible to get to the study sites during spring or summer. The dataset includes physico-chemical profiling records from 15 aquatic ecosystems. Measured parameters (temperature, conductivity, salinity, total dissolved solids, pH, oxidation reduction potential, dissolved oxygen, light) varied according to the instruments used (mainly RBR XR-420-CTD, RBR XR-620-CTD, RBR Concerto, Hydrolab Surveyor 3, Hydrolab DS5X, YSI 600QS Quick Sample, Li-COR LI-192 ). Ice cover thickness and snow thickness on the ice cover are also included for each profile. Profiles for each lake or fiord are presented chronologically and for each instrument used: 1) RBR or historic profiling method, 2) Hydrolab or YSI, 3) LI-COR.

Data citation

NEIGE 2024. Water column physico-chemical profiles of lakes and fiords along the northern coastline of Ellesmere Island, v. 1.2.0. Nordicana D27, doi: 10.5885/45445CE-7B8194DB81754841.

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Key references

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Contributors

Blackburn-Desbiens, Pénélope Centre d'études nordiques Hamilton, Andrew University of British Columbia Antoniades, Dermot Centre d'études nordiques Copland, Luke University of Ottawa Lionard, Marie Centre d'études nordiques Charvet, Sophie Centre d'études nordiques Bourget, Sébastien Centre d'études nordiques Paquette, Michel Centre d'études nordiques Sarrazin, Denis Centre d'études nordiques Fortier, Daniel Centre d'études nordiques Van Hove, Patrick Centre d'études nordiques Culley, Alexander Centre d'études nordiques Labbé, Myriam Centre d'études nordiques Pouliot, Jérémie Centre d'études nordiques Vincent, Warwick Centre d'études nordiques Mueller, Derek Carleton University Veillette, Julie Centre d'études nordiques Bégin, Paschale Centre d'études nordiques Belzile, Claude Centre d'études nordiques Tomkins, Jessica Queen's University Elger, Kirsten GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences Bouchard, Frédéric Centre d'études nordiques Girard, Catherine Centre d'études nordiques Couture, Raoul-Marie Centre d'études nordiques

Version history

You can request an older version by contacting nordicana@cen.ulaval.ca

Measurement sites

Site Latitude Longitude Altitude (m)
Lake A 83.0045 -75.41899 4 More info
Lake B 82.97297 -75.43652 23 More info
Lake C1 82.85 -78.2 4 More info
Lake C2 82.83333 -78.08333 1.5 More info
Lake C3 82.8 -78.08333 10 More info
Ward Hunt Lake 83.05194 -74.175 26 More info
Ayles Fiord 82.75 -80 0 More info
Disraeli Fiord 82.83333 -73.66666 0 More info
Markham Fiord 82.96408 -71.42138 0 More info
M'Clintock Inlet 82.93733 -77.58437 0 More info
Milne Fiord 82.59132 -80.59707 0 More info
Petersen Bay 82.49086 -81.59506 0 More info
Phillips Inlet 82.08201 -86.76715 0 More info
Taconite Inlet 82.83333 -78.25 0 More info
Serson Bay 82.33333 -86 0 More info

Supplementary material

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In addition to the parameter listed in the column ‘Data’, each file contains other complementary data for that site. The combination of measured parameters varied with the different profiling instrument used. The parameters in the data column may be listed more than once per site because the data series are provided for different instruments. The list of profiles provides the full overview of the parameters for each profile as well as the filenames for each data series according to the following naming convention: Site_name_CTD (RBR sensor): location, latitude, longitude, date, ice thickness, snow thickness, depth, water pressure, water temperature, conductivity, specific conductivity, salinity, instrument, cast presented; the parameters in the Data column for these data series have the suffix "- RBR" (e.g. 'Conductivity-RBR') Site_name_CTD-2D (Knudsen bottles and others): location, latitude, longitude, date, ice thickness, snow thickness, depth for temperature data, water temperature, depth for salinity data, salinity, instrument, cast presented Site_name_Hydrolab (Hydrolab/YSI sensors): location, latitude, longitude, date, ice thickness, snow thickness, depth, water temperature, conductivity, specific conductivity, Salinity, total dissolved solids, Ph, Oxidation reduction potential, concentration of dissolved oxygen; saturation of dissolved oxygen (percentage); the parameters in the Data column for these data series have the suffix "- Hydrolab" (e.g. 'Conductivity - Hydrolab') Site_name_Light (Li-Cor sensor): location, latitude, longitude, date, ice thickness, snow thickness, depth, light, instrument; the parameters in the Data column for these data series have the suffix "- Li-Cor" (e.g. 'Conductivity - Li-Cor')

Data available for download are in ZIP format. Please properly cite the data when using it.

Get file
File: ds_000638035.zip
Sites
Taconite Inlet
Data
Ice cover thickness 08/2005 – 04/2008
Snow thickness on the ice cover 08/2005 – 04/2008
Salinity 08/2005 – 04/2008
Specific conductivity 08/2005 – 04/2008
Conductivity 08/2005 – 04/2008
Water temperature 08/2005 – 04/2008
Get file
File: ds_000638039.zip
Sites
Taconite Inlet
Data
Conductivity 06/1991 – 06/1992
Water temperature 06/1991 – 06/1992
Snow thickness on the ice cover 06/1991 – 06/1992
Ice cover thickness 06/1991 – 06/1992
Get file
File: ds_000638043.zip
Sites
Markham Fiord
Data
Conductivity 08/2004 – 08/2008
Water temperature 08/2004 – 08/2008
Snow thickness on the ice cover 08/2004 – 08/2008
Ice cover thickness 08/2004 – 08/2008
Specific conductivity 08/2004 – 08/2008
Salinity 08/2004 – 08/2008
Get file
File: ds_000638047.zip
Sites
Milne Fiord
Data
Ice cover thickness 05/1983 – 07/2016
Snow thickness on the ice cover 05/1983 – 07/2016
Salinity 05/1983 – 07/2016
Specific conductivity 05/1983 – 07/2016
Conductivity 05/1983 – 07/2016
Water temperature 05/1983 – 07/2016
Get file
File: ds_000638051.zip
Sites
Milne Fiord
Data
Ice cover thickness 07/2010 – 07/2011
Snow thickness on the ice cover 07/2010 – 07/2011
Water temperature 07/2010 – 07/2011
Specific conductivity 07/2010 – 07/2011
Conductivity 07/2010 – 07/2011
Salinity 07/2010 – 07/2011
Oxidation reduction potential 07/2010 – 07/2011
pH 07/2010 – 07/2011
Total dissolved solids 07/2010 – 07/2011
Dissolved oxygen percentage saturation 07/2010 – 07/2011
Concentration of dissolved oxygen 07/2010 – 07/2011
Get file
File: ds_000638055.zip
Sites
Lake A
Data
Ice cover thickness 05/1969 – 05/1993
Snow thickness on the ice cover 05/1969 – 05/1993
Water temperature 05/1969 – 05/1993
Salinity 05/1969 – 05/1993
Get file
File: ds_000638059.zip
Sites
Lake A
Data
Ice cover thickness 06/1999 – 07/2015
Snow thickness on the ice cover 06/1999 – 07/2015
Water temperature 06/1999 – 07/2015
Conductivity 06/1999 – 07/2015
Specific conductivity 06/1999 – 07/2015
Salinity 06/1999 – 07/2015
Total dissolved solids 06/1999 – 07/2015
pH 06/1999 – 07/2015
Oxidation reduction potential 06/1999 – 07/2015
Dissolved oxygen percentage saturation 06/1999 – 07/2015
Concentration of dissolved oxygen 06/1999 – 07/2015
Get file
File: ds_000638063.zip
Sites
Lake B
Data
Ice cover thickness 05/1969 – 05/1993
Snow thickness on the ice cover 05/1969 – 05/1993
Water temperature 05/1969 – 05/1993
Specific conductivity 05/1969 – 05/1993
Salinity 05/1969 – 05/1993
Get file
File: ds_000638067.zip
Sites
Lake B
Data
Ice cover thickness 05/1983 – 07/2009
Snow thickness on the ice cover 05/1983 – 07/2009
Water temperature 05/1983 – 07/2009
Conductivity 05/1983 – 07/2009
Specific conductivity 05/1983 – 07/2009
Salinity 05/1983 – 07/2009
Get file
File: ds_000638071.zip
Sites
Lake C1
Data
Ice cover thickness 05/1969 – 05/1992
Snow thickness on the ice cover 05/1969 – 05/1992
Water temperature 05/1969 – 05/1992
Specific conductivity 05/1969 – 05/1992
Salinity 05/1969 – 05/1992
Get file
File: ds_000638075.zip
Sites
Lake C1
Data
Ice cover thickness 05/1985 – 07/2011
Snow thickness on the ice cover 05/1985 – 07/2011
Water temperature 05/1985 – 07/2011
Conductivity 05/1985 – 07/2011
Specific conductivity 05/1985 – 07/2011
Salinity 05/1985 – 07/2011
Get file
File: ds_000638079.zip
Sites
Lake C1
Data
Ice cover thickness 07/2001 – 07/2012
Snow thickness on the ice cover 07/2001 – 07/2012
Water temperature 07/2001 – 07/2012
Conductivity 07/2001 – 07/2012
Specific conductivity 07/2001 – 07/2012
Salinity 07/2001 – 07/2012
Total dissolved solids 07/2001 – 07/2012
pH 07/2001 – 07/2012
Oxidation reduction potential 07/2001 – 07/2012
Dissolved oxygen percentage saturation 07/2001 – 07/2012
Concentration of dissolved oxygen 07/2001 – 07/2012
Get file
File: ds_000638083.zip
Sites
Lake C2
Data
Ice cover thickness 05/1992 – 05/1992
Snow thickness on the ice cover 05/1992 – 05/1992
Water temperature 05/1992 – 05/1992
Specific conductivity 05/1992 – 05/1992
Salinity 05/1992 – 05/1992
Get file
File: ds_000638087.zip
Sites
Lake C2
Data
Ice cover thickness 05/1985 – 07/2010
Snow thickness on the ice cover 05/1985 – 07/2010
Water temperature 05/1985 – 07/2010
Conductivity 05/1985 – 07/2010
Specific conductivity 05/1985 – 07/2010
Salinity 05/1985 – 07/2010
Get file
File: ds_000638091.zip
Sites
Lake C3
Data
Ice cover thickness 06/1992 – 06/1992
Snow thickness on the ice cover 06/1992 – 06/1992
Water temperature 06/1992 – 06/1992
Salinity 06/1992 – 06/1992
Get file
File: ds_000638095.zip
Sites
Lake C3
Data
Ice cover thickness 05/1985 – 07/2010
Snow thickness on the ice cover 05/1985 – 07/2010
Water temperature 05/1985 – 07/2010
Conductivity 05/1985 – 07/2010
Specific conductivity 05/1985 – 07/2010
Salinity 05/1985 – 07/2010
Get file
File: ds_000638099.zip
Sites
Disraeli Fiord
Data
Ice cover thickness 09/1954 – 09/1954
Snow thickness on the ice cover 09/1954 – 09/1954
Water temperature 09/1954 – 09/1954
Salinity 09/1954 – 09/1954
Get file
File: ds_000638103.zip
Sites
Disraeli Fiord
Data
Ice cover thickness 06/1999 – 07/2012
Snow thickness on the ice cover 06/1999 – 07/2012
Water temperature 06/1999 – 07/2012
Conductivity 06/1999 – 07/2012
Specific conductivity 06/1999 – 07/2012
Salinity 06/1999 – 07/2012
Total dissolved solids 06/1999 – 07/2012
pH 06/1999 – 07/2012
Oxidation reduction potential 06/1999 – 07/2012
Dissolved oxygen percentage saturation 06/1999 – 07/2012
Concentration of dissolved oxygen 06/1999 – 07/2012
Get file
File: ds_000638107.zip
Sites
Disraeli Fiord
Data
Ice cover thickness 09/1960 – 07/2016
Snow thickness on the ice cover 09/1960 – 07/2016
Water temperature 09/1960 – 07/2016
Conductivity 09/1960 – 07/2016
Specific conductivity 09/1960 – 07/2016
Salinity 09/1960 – 07/2016
Get file
File: ds_000638111.zip
Sites
Ayles Fiord
Data
Ice cover thickness 05/1986 – 04/2008
Snow thickness on the ice cover 05/1986 – 04/2008
Water temperature 05/1986 – 04/2008
Conductivity 05/1986 – 04/2008
Specific conductivity 05/1986 – 04/2008
Salinity 05/1986 – 04/2008
Get file
File: ds_000638115.zip
Sites
Lake A
Data
Ice cover thickness 05/1982 – 07/2016
Salinity 05/1982 – 07/2016
Specific conductivity 05/1982 – 07/2016
Conductivity 05/1982 – 07/2016
Water temperature 05/1982 – 07/2016
Snow thickness on the ice cover 05/1982 – 07/2016
Get file
File: ds_000638119.zip
Sites
Ward Hunt Lake
Data
Ice cover thickness 08/2014 – 07/2015
Snow thickness on the ice cover 08/2014 – 07/2015
Light 08/2014 – 07/2015
Get file
File: ds_000638123.zip
Sites
Ward Hunt Lake
Data
Ice cover thickness 06/2010 – 07/2016
Snow thickness on the ice cover 06/2010 – 07/2016
Water temperature 06/2010 – 07/2016
Specific conductivity 06/2010 – 07/2016
Salinity 06/2010 – 07/2016
Total dissolved solids 06/2010 – 07/2016
pH 06/2010 – 07/2016
Oxidation reduction potential 06/2010 – 07/2016
Dissolved oxygen percentage saturation 06/2010 – 07/2016
Concentration of dissolved oxygen 06/2010 – 07/2016
Get file
File: ds_000638127.zip
Sites
Ward Hunt Lake
Data
Ice cover thickness 07/2011 – 07/2016
Snow thickness on the ice cover 07/2011 – 07/2016
Water temperature 07/2011 – 07/2016
Conductivity 07/2011 – 07/2016
Specific conductivity 07/2011 – 07/2016
Salinity 07/2011 – 07/2016
Get file
File: ds_000638131.zip
Sites
Lake A
Data
Ice cover thickness 07/2015 – 07/2015
Snow thickness on the ice cover 07/2015 – 07/2015
Light 07/2015 – 07/2015
Get file
File: ds_000638135.zip
Sites
Lake C2
Data
Ice cover thickness 07/2001 – 07/2001
Snow thickness on the ice cover 07/2001 – 07/2001
Water temperature 07/2001 – 07/2001
Salinity 07/2001 – 07/2001
Get file
File: ds_000638139.zip
Sites
Lake C3
Data
Ice cover thickness 07/2001 – 07/2001
Snow thickness on the ice cover 07/2001 – 07/2001
Water temperature 07/2001 – 07/2001
Conductivity 07/2001 – 07/2001
Get file
File: ds_000638143.zip
Sites
Taconite Inlet
Data
Ice cover thickness 07/2001 – 07/2001
Salinity 07/2001 – 07/2001
Snow thickness on the ice cover 07/2001 – 07/2001
Get file
File: ds_000638147.zip
Sites
Phillips Inlet
Data
Salinity 04/2008 – 04/2008
Conductivity 04/2008 – 04/2008
Water temperature 04/2008 – 04/2008
Snow thickness on the ice cover 04/2008 – 04/2008
Ice cover thickness 04/2008 – 04/2008
Get file
File: ds_000638151.zip
Sites
Serson Bay
Data
Ice cover thickness 08/2004 – 04/2008
Salinity 08/2004 – 04/2008
Specific conductivity 08/2004 – 04/2008
Conductivity 08/2004 – 04/2008
Water temperature 08/2004 – 04/2008
Snow thickness on the ice cover 08/2004 – 04/2008
Get file
File: ds_000638155.zip
Sites
M'Clintock Inlet
Data
Conductivity 04/2008 – 04/2008
Water temperature 04/2008 – 04/2008
Snow thickness on the ice cover 04/2008 – 04/2008
Ice cover thickness 04/2008 – 04/2008
Salinity 04/2008 – 04/2008
Get file
File: ds_000638159.zip
Sites
Petersen Bay
Data
Salinity 04/2008 – 04/2008
Conductivity 04/2008 – 04/2008
Water temperature 04/2008 – 04/2008
Snow thickness on the ice cover 04/2008 – 04/2008
Ice cover thickness 04/2008 – 04/2008
Get file
File: ds_000638812.zip Size: 567.24 KB
Sites
Ward Hunt Lake
Data
Ice cover thickness 07/2022 – 07/2022
Snow thickness on the ice cover 07/2022 – 07/2022
Water temperature 07/2022 – 07/2022
Specific conductivity 07/2022 – 07/2022
Concentration of dissolved oxygen 07/2022 – 07/2022
Dissolved oxygen percentage saturation 07/2022 – 07/2022
Chlorophyll-a concentration 07/2022 – 07/2022
Conductivity 07/2022 – 07/2022
Salinity 07/2022 – 07/2022