Principal Investigator:Cruz, Sheila Licensed Year(s):
2022
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5292.
The aim is to understand what the escort policy means to the pregnant women and the escorts and what impacts it has on the overall birthing experience. The objectives of this study are: 1) To understand the relationship of the escort to the pregnant woman and the rationale for escort choice when travelling to give bir...
Principal Investigator:Medeiros, Andrew Licensed Year(s):
2022
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5222.
To examine the effects of flooding and permafrost changes on the ecological function and structure of differing lakes in the Mackenzie River uplands region.
The research team will drive to sites along the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway to collect 1 litre water samples from a small boat. The research team will be using...
Principal Investigator:KITAMURA (ITOH), Motoyo Licensed Year(s):
2022
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5177.
The objective of this program is to monitor on-going Arctic changes, which are related to the recent global warming. Sea water measurements and plankton sampling are important to know oceanic ecosystem health because plankton are food for fish, seabirds and marine mammals. Microplastic pollution sampling and ocean wav...
Principal Investigator:Grünberg, Inge Licensed Year(s):
2022
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5196.
The goal for this expedition is to collect ground-truth data for two prior airborne campaigns conducted in 2018 and 2019. The data obtained from radar remote sensing of the area around Trail Valley Creek represent a complex signal from the vegetation, active layer, and permafrost. Based on prior field expeditions, the...
Principal Investigator:Sonnentag, Oliver Licensed Year(s):
2022
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This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5220.
The project of the present application is the continuation of year-round eddy covariance measurements of carbon, water and energy fluxes at Trail Valley Creek and Havikpak Creek, established in 2013.
The key methodology is tower-mounted micrometeorological measurements around the eddy covariance technique using an ...
Principal Investigator:Somers, Gila L Licensed Year(s):
2022
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4762.
Water Quality Monitoring equipment is deployed at over 40 sites across the NWT to address community concerns.
Community members were trained to use the following equipment:
• Sondes: sit in the water and measure basic water quality parameters every 2 hours for up to 3 months. Analysis undertaken at Environment and...
Principal Investigator:Barker, Anne Licensed Year(s):
2022
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5212.
The overall objective of this project is to investigate how Indigenous clothing components could be a part of harsh weather personal protective equipment (PPE), leading to increased personal safety and security in Arctic environments.
There are four main tasks for the research project: 1) Four northern crafting p...
Principal Investigator:Burn, Chris R Licensed Year(s):
2022
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This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5214.
The objective is to continue monitoring change in ground temperatures, seasonal thaw depth (active layer), subsidence of the ground, change in vegetation, and thawing of ice wedges. The research team compare these data with the results of computer forecasts of how things may change with climate warming. The team hope ...
Principal Investigator:Perrin, Alison Dawn Licensed Year(s):
2022
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5182.
The goal of this research is to understand the ways in which decisions are made about research in the Canadian North, how the practice of research aligns with northern and Indigenous research priorities and principles, and how research is impacting decision-making in northern and Indigenous governments and organizatio...
Principal Investigator:Strauss, Justin Vincent Licensed Year(s):
2022
Summary:
This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5153.
For this latest phase of research, the research team propose to integrate field observations, geochemical techniques, and historical remote sensing analysis to quantify the rates and processes by which sediment is generated from bedrock and transported downslope via hillslope and river processes under a changing clima...