Revitalization and Continuation of Polar Cap Science from the Resolute Bay Observatory
Whitepaper #411 in the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. Main topics: infrastructure/workforce/other programmatic. Additional topics: ground-based missions/projects; research tools and infrastructure.
by Roger H. Varney, Asti Bhatt, Michael Greffen, Leslie Lamarche, Gareth W. Perry, Lindsay Goodwin, and Larry R. Lyons
Published onJul 31, 2023
Revitalization and Continuation of Polar Cap Science from the Resolute Bay Observatory
The Resolute Bay Observatory (RBO) in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada provides a unique location for polar cap science. The facility is greatly in need of additional investment and revitalization, especially if operations are to continue into the GDC era. We estimate that a revitalization plan would be comparable in expense to a facility in the NSF Mid-Scale 1 funding line.
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