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James Bay and Belcher Islands Expedition 2023 Cruise Report Publication
Themes: Marine
With funding support from NSERC and Oceans North NGO, a research consortium led by researchers at the Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS), University of Manitoba (UM),... Read more -
James Bay Expedition 2022 Cruise Report Publication
Themes: Marine
With funding support from NSERC and Oceans North NGO, a research consortium led by researchers at the Centre for Earth Observation Science (CEOS), University of Manitoba (UM),... Read more -
Beluga Use of Estuary Habitat in the Western Hudson Bay Publication
Themes: Marine
Knowing what features make habitat suitable for a species can give insight on important aspects of life history and improve understanding of key habitat areas for a population.... Read more -
River-influenced beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) summer habitat use in... Publication
Themes: Marine
River estuaries along western Hudson Bay, Canada, are important summer habitats for beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucus (Pallas, 1776)) and subject to increasing industrial... Read more -
Sea to Air CO2 Flux in the Southern Hudson Bay James Bay Region Publication
Themes: Atmosphere, Marine
Anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have led to a global increase in atmospheric CO2 concentrations since the pre-industrial era, with the concentration of CO2 in the... Read more -
Ice-free period too long for Southern and Western Hudson Bay polar bear... Publication
Themes: Cryosphere
Hudson Bay has warmed over 1 °C in the last 30 years. Coincident with this warming, seasonal patterns have shifted, with the spring sea ice melting earlier and the fall freeze-... Read more -
RV William Kennedy Mooring Program Project
Themes: Marine
Mooring datasets associated with the Research Vessel William Kennedy. -
Community-partnered research across the Hudson Bay Lowlands Project
Themes: Freshwater, Marine
Indigenous stewardship and conservation initiatives within the Hudson – James Bay Lowlands and adjacent marine areas have stimulated research about carbon, biodiversity, and... Read more -
Sources of seasonal sea-ice bias for CMIP6 models in the Hudson Bay Complex Publication
Themes: Cryosphere
The seasonal ice-free period in the Hudson Bay Complex (HBC) has grown longer in recent decades in response to warming, both from progressively earlier sea-ice retreat in summer... Read more -
BaySys All-Hands Meeting Documents (2019) Publication
Themes: Cryosphere, Freshwater, Marine
Phase II Presentations, Workshop Notes, and Project Updates from the different teams under BaySys. -
BaySys Newsletters Publication
Themes: Cryosphere, Freshwater, Marine
The BaySys project newsletter was developed to highlight accomplishments and update everyone in and out of the project of the status and progress of BaySys. The newsletter also... Read more -
BaySys Quarterly Reports Publication
Themes: Cryosphere, Freshwater, Marine
Collection of BaySys Team Quarterly Reports from 2017 to 2020. -
Biodiversity, distribution and biomass of zooplankton and ichthyoplankton in... Project
Themes: Marine
This project includes all datasets collected during the PhD of Sarah Schembri. The data were collected on several scientific missions of the CCGS Amundsen in the Hudson Bay... Read more -
Hudson Bay System Study (BaySys) Project
Themes: Cryosphere, Freshwater, Marine, Remote Sensing
Freshwater-marine coupling affects all aspects of the physical, biological and biogeochemical systems within Hudson Bay. The past century has seen significant hydroelectric... Read more -
BaySys Project Reports - Phase 1 and Phase 2 Publication
Themes: Cryosphere, Freshwater, Marine
The BaySys project reports found here represent the primary deliverables of the BaySys project. The Phase 1 report includes all field campaign reports, and descriptions of data... Read more -
Marine/climate systems Project
Themes: Cryosphere, Freshwater, Marine
The marine/climate systems team worked to understand how changes in climate variability and hydroelectric regulation affected processes related to light, heat and momentum... Read more -
Freshwater Project
Themes: Cryosphere, Freshwater, Marine
To understand the relative impact of regulation and climate change to the HBC, the freshwater team investigated the role of freshwater timing and magnitude on contemporary and... Read more -
Ocean modelling Project
Themes: Freshwater, Marine
Ocean modelling became its own team in the second year of the project to ensure the large-scale ocean modelling component could be completed and integrated into the rest of the... Read more -
Marine ecosystems Project
Themes: Cryosphere, Freshwater, Marine
The marine ecosystem team had two objectives: First, to assess how different drivers collectively affect biological productivity. Second, the team studied the diversity and... Read more -
Contaminants Project
Themes: Cryosphere, Freshwater, Marine
Mercury is one of the primary contaminants of concern associated with hydroelectric regulation due to enhanced mercury methylation in flooded reservoirs and wetlands. The... Read more