Données de surface en temps réel provenant des bouées VIKING dans le cadre du Programme de monitorage de la zone Atlantique (PMZA)

“Near real-time” surface data from VIKING buoys deployed as part of the Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program (AZMP). The data come from the following 10 Viking buoys: PMZA-RIKI, PMZA-VAS, AZMP-ESG, AZMP-HLX, AZMP-STA27, IML-10, IML-14, IML-7, IML-BA and NORTH-AJAX Fisheries and Oceans Canada monitors the marine environment using automated oceanographic buoys as one of its tools, designed and developed by a scientific team from the Maurice Lamontagne Institute, in partnership with Multi-Électronique. In addition to measuring a multitude of meteorological and oceanographic parameters at the water surface, these buoys independently collect temperature and salinity profiles to a depth of 200 m without human intervention, and transmit the data in real time. The buoys are part of the Department’s Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program’s sampling strategy, which, since 1998, has been assessing the oceanographic conditions in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Scotian Shelf, and the Newfoundland and Labrador Shelf. The program aims to better understand, describe and predict the state of the marine ecosystem, as well as to quantify the changes observed in the physical, chemical and biological properties of the ocean, whether they be seasonal, yearly, or over longer periods. In fact, the buoys are floating laboratories that operate 24 hours a day. They are invaluable to the scientific community for studying climate change and monitoring the state of the ocean. The automatically acquired profiles are used to quantify the rapid temperature and salinity changes that can occur (due to tides, for example) and to put into context the biological samples obtained by scientists on board vessels at much lower frequency. Mariners also appreciate having offshore wind and wave conditions available in real time from online services.

本数据集包含隶属于大西洋区域监测计划（Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program, AZMP）的维京（VIKING）浮标采集的近实时海面观测数据。所用数据来自以下10台维京浮标：PMZA-RIKI、PMZA-VAS、AZMP-ESG、AZMP-HLX、AZMP-STA27、IML-10、IML-14、IML-7、IML-BA及NORTH-AJAX。

加拿大渔业与海洋部（Fisheries and Oceans Canada）将自动化海洋学浮标作为其海洋环境监测工具之一，此类浮标由加拿大莫里斯·拉蒙塔涅研究所（Maurice Lamontagne Institute）的科研团队与Multi-Électronique公司联合研发。除在海面采集大量气象与海洋学参数外，这些浮标可在无需人工干预的情况下，独立采集水深200米以内的温度与盐度剖面数据，并实时回传观测结果。

这些浮标隶属于该部门大西洋区域监测计划的采样策略体系，该计划自1998年起便持续评估圣劳伦斯湾（Gulf of St. Lawrence）、斯科舍陆架（Scotian Shelf）以及纽芬兰与拉布拉多陆架的海洋学环境状况。该计划旨在更好地理解、描述并预测海洋生态系统的状态，同时量化海洋物理、化学及生物属性所发生的各类变化——无论这些变化是季节性、年度性还是长期尺度的。

实际上，这些浮标即为24小时不间断运行的浮动实验室，对于科学界开展气候变化研究与海洋状态监测而言具有不可替代的科研价值。自动采集的剖面数据可用于量化可能出现的温度与盐度快速变化（例如由潮汐引发的变化），同时可为科研人员通过船舶以极低频次采集的生物样本提供背景参照。此外，海员们也可通过在线服务实时获取近海风力与海况信息，对此给予了高度认可。