Régions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Kitikmeot, Nunavut
étiquettes: physical sciences, magnetic field, aurora borealis, ionosphere
| chercheur principal: | Engebretson, Mark (3) |
| Nᵒ de permis: | 12629 |
| Organisation: | Augsburg College, Boston University |
| Année(s) de permis: |
1994
1993
1992
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| Délivré: | janv. 01, 1994 |
| Équipe de projet: | W.J. Hughes, G. Rostoker, J. Samson, L. Cahill Jr. |
Objectif(s): To measure the magnetic field fluctuations caused by ionosphere electric currents associated with the aurora; to learn more about the physical processes that couple energy from the sun to the earth's atmosphere.
Description du projet: In previous years, instruments were installed in Clyde River, Igloolik, Pelly Bay, Gjoa Haven, Pangnirtung, Coral Harbour, Repulse Bay, Cape Dorset and Iqaluit in order to measure the earth's magnetic field. Data will be collected continuously by these instruments, called magnetometers, for a period of several years. This information will help us to understand the nature of the aurora borealis.
