Dan Weaver | Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL)

Mar 24, 2021  11:00 - 11:45

(GMT -4:00) Eastern Time

Event URL:  https://www.exploringbytheseat.com/lesson/dan-weaver-polar-environment-atmospheric-research-laboratory-pearl/
Hosted by: Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants

Dan is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto Scarborough, focusing on atmospheric physics and education. He researches the Arctic atmosphere and climate change. He has done fieldwork collecting data at the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL), near Eureka, Nunavut (80°N). Dan is an advocate for science and is also a photographer.

Perched on a ridge in the remote polar desert of Ellesmere Island sits an atmospheric research facility, the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL). Surrounded by vast, rugged, and beautiful Arctic scenery, a small team of Canadian scientists use sophisticated instruments at PEARL to measure and investigate a wide range of atmospheric science topics. From this is strategic location, research is conducted to better understand climate change, ozone depletion chemistry, pollution transport, and the high Arctic atmosphere. This talk will highlight how PEARL contributes to research on global environmental issues and what it is like to carry out fieldwork at one of the northernmost research sites in the world.