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.
Credits
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
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)