NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: McWilliams, Kathryn
Licensed Year(s): 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4868. Just as high and low pressure systems drive normal weather, high and low voltages drive space weather. The radar network is designed to measure these voltage patterns several hundred kilometers above the ground, and these patterns project out into space along the Earth's magnetic field lines. The radar installation...

Principal Investigator: Sofko, George J
Licensed Year(s): 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2004
Summary: Just as high and low pressure systems drive normal weather, high and low voltages drive space weather. The radar network is designed to measure these voltage patterns several hundred kilometers above the ground and these patterns project out into space along the Earth's magnetic field lines. This information is critical to personnel in space and to maintenance of the satellite telecommunications. ...

Principal Investigator: Sofko, George J
Licensed Year(s): 1994
Summary: The Sapphire North Radar System uses 2 transmitters, at Sachs Harbour and Rankin Inlet, and a common receiver at Yellowknife. This system measures speeds of structures in the ionosphere (upper atmosphere) in order to study the transfer of energy from the solar wind to the earth. This energy transfer is most apparent during "magnetic storms" when there are displays of northern lights. The researc...

Principal Investigator: Young, G.M.
Licensed Year(s): 1978
Summary: A study of Precambrian rocks to provide evidence of the earths magnetic field direction in very early times....

Principal Investigator: Delana, Brett
Licensed Year(s): 1977
Summary: To establish scientific data collection stations for the International Magnetospheric Study, 1976-79....