Objectives of the NSERC CREATE Training Program in Arctic Atmospheric Science
To provide hands-on training in research techniques applicable to “extreme environments”. The trainees have access to a suite of state-of-the-art instrumentation, including lidars, radars, spectrometers, radiometers, and samplers used in polar, atmospheric, and climate sciences.
To provide scientific training in the collection, numerical analysis, and interpretation of atmospheric measurements. In a region such as the Arctic, where the results can have substantial social and economic impacts, it is essential that future researchers be trained to make measurements of the highest possible quality.
To provide training in the exploitation and application of measurements to address scientific questions, assess and validate models, and contribute to the validation of satellite data sets, such as those acquired by the ACE, Odin, Envisat, TIMED, GOSAT, and A-Train missions.
To
introduce trainees to important issues related to Northern Sovereignty,
including long-range transport in the Arctic,
trans-boundary transport of pollutants in the circumpolar regions, and
implications for long-term health of Arctic ecosystems.
To
train a new generation of scientists who are
capable of understanding and responding to the
climate-related challenges facing Canada and the world, particularly those
related to
rapidly changing conditions in the Arctic, where global warming is having a
profound impact.
To significantly enhance the educational opportunities available to the trainees, enabling them to build collaborations and networks, and to develop scientific, technical, communications, and organizational skills.