Regions: Sahtu Settlement Area
Tags: physical sciences, atmospheric sciences, aurora borealis, ionosphere, magnetism
| Principal Investigator: | Olson, John V. (2) |
| Licence Number: | 12017 |
| Organization: | Geophysical Institute, University of Fairbanks |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1992
1991
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1992 |
| Project Team: | Two assistants |
Objective(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;
Project Description: 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.
