Integrated Beaufort Observatory (iBO) mooring data, 2015-2018

The integrated Beaufort Observatory (iBO) was developped in the continuation of the Beaufort Regional Environmental Assessment (BREA) initiative and designed to contribute to the development of regional syntheses of ocean circulation, sea ice dynamics and biogeochemical fluxes (and of their atmospheric drivers). These regional synthesis will include: (i) information on the magnitude, duration and return period of extreme ice features and ocean currents, comprising those associated with mesoscale eddies and storm surges; (ii) ice and ocean datasets to assess seawater trajectories and particulate matter fluxes across key areas over the shelf and slope in relation to various transport mechanisms, such as upwelling and downwelling; and (iii) data to support accurate predictive capability and the validation/verification of regional circulation models, ice drift models, and oil spill trajectories and fate. Mooring associated with this project will stay in water from 2015 to 2018.