The Distributed Biological Observatory (DBO) Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) data from 2011

The Arctic is changing. The Distributed Biological Observatory studies these changes in the northern Bering and Chukchi seas. Investigators sample locations that are biologically important in U.S. territorial waters. These locations have been sampled annually since 2010. Other investigators also sample the same locations. As a result, the locations are sampled multiple times a year. Data are collected on environmental conditions including water column and sea floor animals that are food for whales, seals, and birds. Data are shared internationally. The project contributes to the U.S. National Ocean Policy and Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee 5-year plan. The data will be of value to U.S. and international science and management agencies, private industry, and local communities as they try to understand changes to the environment. This data was collected in 2011.

北极正在发生变化。分布式生物观测站（Distributed Biological Observatory）致力于研究白令海北部与楚科奇海的上述变化。研究人员对美国领海内具有重要生物学意义的区域进行采样。自2010年起，这些区域每年都会接受采样。其他研究人员亦对相同区域开展采样工作。因此，这些区域每年会被多次采样。数据采集涵盖环境条件，包括作为鲸类、海豹及鸟类食物来源的水体与海底生物。数据在国际范围内共享。该项目为美国国家海洋政策（U.S. National Ocean Policy）及跨机构北极研究政策委员会（Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee）的五年计划提供支持。这些数据将对美国及国际科学与管理机构、私营企业以及地方社区具有重要价值，助力其理解环境变化。本数据集采集于2011年。