A Research brief. No. 3

Canada, 1978

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The film records projects undertaken by the National Research Council of Canada - the launching of helium balloons to measure the ozone layer, cloud seeding to help fight forest fires, a study of the Gaspe current, recommendations to alleviate the St. Laurence Seaway Bottleneck, helicopter transport of trees out of logging sites and the feasibility of rockets to carry scientific instruments into the heart of the aurora borealis.

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Credits

director

John McAulay

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Dumont Film Productions

Duration

00:10:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1978

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014510

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Canada

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Research, Industrial - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Balloons

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ozone layer depletion

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Balloons

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation - Canada

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Research

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Balloons

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Atmosphere, Upper

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Auroras

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Experiments

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space sciences

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological innovations

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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