Surface temperature and salinity - Shipboard Thermosalinographs
1999 to 2023 surface temperature and salinity measured along the track of commercial ships, mostly between Montreal (Quebec) and St. John's (Newfoundland).
Monitoring of surface water conditions in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence is carried out with different complementary methods such as thermosalinographs (TSG) installed on commercial ships. These ships are sailing all year long from Montreal to St. John’s, one round trip per week, and are sampling water near the surface (3 to 8 meters deep) to determine the temperature and salinity all along the route.
Purpose
The recorded data are used as input to numerical forecasting models for sea ice conditions and as a monitoring tool for the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Annual reports are available at the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS), (http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/csas-sccs/index-eng.htm). Galbraith, P.S., Chassé, J., Caverhill, C., Nicot, P., Gilbert, D., Lefaivre, D. and Lafleur, C. 2018. Physical Oceanographic Conditions in the Gulf of St. Lawrence during 2017. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2018/050. v + 79 p.
- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada
Data and Resources
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Map of surface temperature and salinity - Shipboard ThermosalinographsESRI RESTEnglish web_service ESRI REST
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Map of surface temperature and salinity - Shipboard ThermosalinographsESRI RESTFrench web_service ESRI REST
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Data of surface temperature and salinity - Shipboard ThermosalinographsCSVEnglish French dataset CSV
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Data dictionaryCSVEnglish French guide CSV
Contact Information
Delivery Point: 850, route de la Mer, P.O. Box 1000
Country: Canada
Electronic Mail Address: gddaiss-dmsaisb@dfo-mpo.gc.ca