Norman Wells Auroral Observatory for SPIRIT II

Régions: Sahtu Settlement Area

étiquettes: physical sciences, atmospheric sciences, aurora borealis, ionosphere, magnetism

chercheur principal: Olson, John V. (2)
Nᵒ de permis: 12017
Organisation: Geophysical Institute, University of Fairbanks
Année(s) de permis: 1992 1991
Délivré: janv. 01, 1992
Équipe de projet: Two assistants

Objectif(s): To continue to provide near real time data of the aurora borealis; position, relative luminosity, magnetic variations and ionospheric opacity to help determine the auroral activity and its effects upon the atmosphere;

Description du projet: The Norman Wells Observatory has demonstrated to be a very good site to place a remote aurora monitoring observatory to support a scientific experiment called SPIRIT II. For this project, the researchers will continue to investigate the aurora's strength and position, magnetic disturbances etc. The observatory at Norman Wells fills a gap in the internationally collected and shared auroral data set.