Tag Archives: Canada

CREATE-AAS Science In Brief: Measurements of Transported Wildfire Pollution in Eureka

Posted on August 7, 2020 by createarcticscience

Author: Tyler Wizenberg, PhD Candidate, University of Toronto The high Arctic is often viewed as a pristine, untouched wilderness, far away from human influence. However, in reality this is not always the case and large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns can enable … Continue reading →

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CREATE-AAS Science In Brief: On Improving Measurements of Atmospheric Water Vapour

Posted on June 18, 2020 by createarcticscience

Author: Dr. Ellen Eckert, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto When atmospheric scientists aim to improve measurements of an atmospheric quantity like water vapour, they commonly start off by examining the quality of new observations. This step is called validation. For … Continue reading →

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The Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory: PEARL

Posted on March 13, 2020 by createarcticscience

Author: Dr. Pierre Fogal, PEARL Site Manager, University of Toronto Stop me if you’ve heard this one before … A bunch of grad students fly into the High Arctic and … They find everything they need! So, how does this … Continue reading →

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Eureka’s dramatically changing sunlight

Posted on March 19, 2016 by createarcticscience

By Dan Weaver Ph.D. Candidate, University of Toronto You have likely noticed the days are getting longer.­1 It’s a welcome relief from the short dark days of winter. Toronto, for example, will enjoy over 12 hours of sunlight on April … Continue reading →

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An Interview with David Serkoak Part 2: Inuit and Researchers working together to help further Arctic Science

Posted on January 30, 2015 by createarcticscience

Shannon Hicks and Dan Weaver The Arctic and the Inuit have both been changed by events occurring over the last century.  The Inuit have been uprooted, relocated, and their culture forever altered. The Arctic ecosystem and environment is rapidly shifting … Continue reading →

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An Interview with David Serkoak Part 1: Inuit Drum Dancing and Culture

Posted on November 28, 2014 by createarcticscience

Shannon Hicks and Dan Weaver The Connaught Summer Institute in Arctic Science was privileged to host David Serkoak, who spoke with students about Inuit culture and traditions. David is a respected Inuit elder and has been an integral part of … Continue reading →

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Getting ready for Polar Night in Eureka

Posted on November 2, 2013 by createarcticscience

With the sun already set for the year and polar night just beginning, a few CREATE students are in Eureka working on instruments which thrive on darkness! I work in the CRL lidar lab, using lasers and telescopes to understand … Continue reading →

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Hitting the tundra running: an exciting first trip to PEARL

Posted on July 23, 2013 by createarcticscience

After a great trip to Igloolik, Nunavut, from May 23rd to June 1st, I was really looking forward to returning to Toronto and getting back to the heat. I had been on a CANDAC Outreach trip with three other CANDAC … Continue reading →

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The start of the 2013 ACE Validation Campaign

Posted on March 2, 2013 by createarcticscience

Every year, a team of scientists travels up to Eureka, Nunavut for a few weeks of intensive atmospheric measurements at the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Lab (PEARL). This campaign started a few days ago (on February 25th), and runs until … Continue reading →

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Engineering struggles and animal life in Eureka

Posted on February 25, 2013 by createarcticscience

At the Eureka Weather Station (80N), the sun is four months below the horizon, from 21 October to 21 February. During the polar night, there are very few instruments able to study the atmosphere and our instrument, the star-photometer, is … Continue reading →

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