Activating the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (Natural Elements)

Activating the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (Natural Elements)

Author: Natural Resources Canada June 21, 2019 Duration: 6:50
With Canada’s newest generation of radar satellites successfully launched, it is now up to Natural Resources Canada to establish communication. Our experts will help activate the three satellites so that they can start capturing images. Find out how on this episode of Natural Elements. Canada Centre for Remote Sensing: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/science-and-data/research-centres-and-labs/canada-centre-remote-sensing/21749 RADARSAT Constellation Mission – NRCan’s Role: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/radarsat-constellation-mission/21831 RADARSAT Constellation Mission (Canadian Space Agency): http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/radarsat/ Simply Science: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/simply-science Simply Science YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNbgD_ZfyM6lh1KbemOKfeg?view_as=subscriber%3Fsub_confirmation%3D1 Photo courtesy of the Canadian Space Agency

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Using Satellites to Monitor Floods (Natural Elements) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 7:19
In the first episode of our new series Natural Elements, Simon Tolszczuk-Leclerc from Natural Resources Canada’s Emergency Geomatics Service explains how we use satellite imagery to monitor flooding. This information is…
Science at the North Pole (Ask NRCan) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:34
On this episode of “Ask NRCan,” research scientist David Mosher talks about his experiences travelling to the North on a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker to map the Arctic Ocean floor.
The Dangers of Underwater Landslides (Ask NRCan) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:14
On this episode of “Ask NRCan,” research scientist Alexandre Normandeau talks about his work on underwater landslides and their impacts on coastal communities.
Back to basics - building with wood (Ask NRCan) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:47
On this episode of AskNRCan, our experts explain how we’re working to increase the use of wood in non-traditional buildings like high-rises, commercial box stores, bridges and more.
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Duration: 12:03
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Duration: 14:57
On this episode of AskNRCan, scientist Heather Dettman sits down with us to discuss her work with diluted bitumen to improve the transportation of crude oil and better understand how oil spills behave in water.
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Duration: 16:11
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Nuclear: The Forgotten Clean Energy (Ask NRCan) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:47
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