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FRB Eastern Arctic Investigations: The Calanus Series (OBIS Canada)

Entry ID: OBIS.FRB_CalanusSeries

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Summary

Abstract: In 1947 the Fisheries Research Board of Canada (FRB) initiated the Eastern Arctic Investigations. These were seasonal marine biological investigations led by Prof. M.J. Dunbar from McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. The name "Calanus" comes from the name of the 50-foot wooden diesel ketch used during the program. The "Calanus" Series consists of collected reprints of publications resulting ...

Purpose: Exploratory marine biological investigations covering a large area of the eastern Canadian arctic.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: iOBIS home page

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 81.83

S: 45.09

E: -61.5

W: -139.35

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: OBIS Canada

Dataset Title: The "Calanus" Series

Dataset Series Name: OBIS Canada Digital Collections

Dataset Release Date: 2011

Dataset Release Place: Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Version: 2

Data Presentation Form: Digital

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1947-01-01

Stop Date: 1958-12-31

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > POPULATION > POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > POPULATION > POPULATION SIZE

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > POPULATION > MORTALITY > INFANT MORTALITY RATES

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > PUBLIC HEALTH

ISO Topic Category

HEALTH

SOCIETY

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

PMP > Poverty Mapping Project

Quality See http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/povmap/methods_global.jsp.

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York hold the copyright
of this dataset. Users are prohibited from any commercial, non-free resale, or
...

Ancillary Keywords

CIESIN > Human and Environmental Health > Vital Statistics > Infant Mortality

CIESIN > Human Attitudes, Preferences, and Behavior > Consumer Behavior > Poverty

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

SEDAC

Data Center

Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center

Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/
Dataset ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_PMP_IMR

Data Center Personnel
Name: SEDAC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 845-365-8920 Fax: +1 845-365-8922 Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu Contact Address: 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000 City: Palisades Province or State: NY Postal Code: 10964 Country: USA

World Data Center for Human Interactions in the Environment

Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/wdc/
Dataset ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_PMP_IMR

Data Center Personnel
Name: ROBERT CHEN Phone: 1-845-365-8952 Fax: 1-845-365-8922 Email: bchen at ciesin.columbia.edu Contact Address: WDC for Human Interactions in the Environment CIESIN/Columbia University P. O. Box 1000 61 Route 9W City: Palisades Province or State: NY Postal Code: 10964 Country: USA

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