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Resolute Bay

Resolute Bay is one of Canada’s northernmost communities, and is one of the coldest inhabited places in the world.

Name Email Phone Number Primary Contact Carrie Taylor carrie.taylor@canada.ca (416) 739-4433 Secondary Contact Sangeeta Sharma Sangeeta.sharma@canada.ca (416) 739-5820

Owner Environment and Climate Change Canada

Membership Regular Member

Latitude 74.68

Longitude -94.93

Location Resolute

Territory/ Province Nunavut

Aboriginal Government/ Homeland N/A

Facility Type Site for Observing/Monitoring

Research Hinterland Atmosphere

Main Research Disciplines Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Climatology, Environmental Sciences

Research History Stratospheric ozone measurements are made using Brewer spectrophotometers and ozonesondes. Ozonesonde measurements have been conducted at Resolute Bay since 1966, making the Canadian record associated with this site the longest in the world. An AEROCAN monitoring station measures optical properties of aerosols. AEROCAN is a sub-network of AERONET run by NASA. Measurements of surface concentrations of certain air pollutants were initiated at this site in 2013/14 to assess the impact of emissions from ships in the Canadian Arctic.

Current Projects Stratospheric ozone; aerosols, including black carbon; air pollutants

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Communications N/A

Local Transportation N/A

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Dormitory/Sleeping Facilities None

Dining/Kitchen Facilities None

Laboratory Facilities None

Fuel Availability N/A

Research Requirements Nunavut Research Institute (NRI) Scientific Research Licence

Special Rules and Regulations N/A

Local External Resources N/A

Nearest Medical Service N/A

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Last Updated 2016-05-02