RedCLARA News - 2004/2010
- Tania Altamirano L.
NEPTUNE Canada explored the Pacific Ocean on-line and alive
The participants saw the public launch of real-time data were obtained from instruments and sensors arranged in the deep ocean NEPTUNE of the Canada project. The connection held on Tuesday, December 8th between 10:00 and 11:00 AM (PST - Pacific Standard Time) www.neptunecanada.ca allowed to discover the depths of the Pacific. The Webcast archive of the event is available online.
With the support and funding from the Government of Canada through the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and CANARIE, NEPTUNE Canada has completed installation in the Pacific Ocean of 800 kilometres of powered fibre-optic cable, five observatory nodes at key scientific sites, and over 200 instruments and sensors, to depths of nearly 3000 metres, to help us better understand natural hazards, resources, ocean/climate change, ecosystems, tectonic activity and much more.
Webcast Programme
» Welcome Video
» Introduction by Dr. David Turpin, President & Vice Chancellor, University of Victoria.
» Comments by Hon. Gary Goodyear, Canada Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Eliot Phillipson, President and CEO, Canada Foundation for Innovation and Hon. Iain Black, Minister of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development.
» Remarks by Drs. Chris Barnes and Mairi Best.
» Comments by NEPTUNE Canada scientists, Drs. Kim Juniper, Sally Leys, Garry Rogers, Paul Snelgrove, Laurenz Thomsen, Richard Thomson and Eleanor Willoughby.
» Oceans 2.0 Demonstration.
» Our network goes live.
» Closing comments.
For more information, visit: http://www.neptunecanada.ca/
