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AZOMP [1 record]

Record 1 2026-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Ecosystems
  • Oceanography
  • Marine Biology
OBS

The Atlantic Zone Off-Shelf Monitoring Program (AZOMP) collects and analyzes physical, chemical, and biological oceanographic observations from the continental slope and deep basins of the Northwest Atlantic, with the overarching goal of monitoring variability in ocean climate and plankton affecting ecosystems off Atlantic Canada and climate systems at both regional and global scales.

Key term(s)
  • Atlantic Zone Off-Shelf Monitoring Programme
  • Atlantic Zonal Off-Shelf Monitoring Program
  • Atlantic Zonal Off-Shelf Monitoring Programme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Écosystèmes
  • Océanographie
  • Biologie marine
OBS

Le Programme de monitorage de la zone Atlantique au large du plateau continental (PMZAO) recueille et analyse les observations océanographiques physiques, chimiques et biologiques du talus continental et des eaux profondes de l'Atlantique Nord-Ouest, dans le but global de [surveiller] la variabilité du climat océanique et du plancton affectant les écosystèmes au large des côtes atlantiques canadiennes et des systèmes climatiques à l'échelle régionale et [internationale].

OBS

PMZAO : La lettre «O» de cet sigle correspond à «au large du plateau continental», qui rend l'élément anglais «Off-Shelf» dans «Atlantic Zone Off-Shelf Monitoring Program».

Spanish

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