Licence #4015

Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

Tags: physical sciences, remote sensing, terrain map

Principal Investigator: Lehn, W.H. (4)
Licence Number: 4015
Organization: Department of Electrical Engineering, the University of Manitoba
Licensed Year(s): 1984
Issued: Jan 01, 1984
Project Team: George Cosens, Graduate Student

Objective(s): To investigate optical refraction in the lower layers of the atmosphere (anomalous refraction, such as the superior mirage and optical ducting). Photographic recording of land forms and their refracted images: measurement of refraction and horizon shift; some measurement of atmospheric temperatures in the lowest layers (10-15 meters); local surveys of the photographed land forms.