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PONEX:
The Polar Night Experiment
zen.mariani@ec.gc.ca
Capital Suites Inuvik
| In-person | ALI / FIRR-2 | Logistics | Other Instruments |
| Summer 2024 | Fall 2024 | Winter 2025 | Spring 2025 | Summer 2025 | Fall 2025 | Jan 2026 | Campaign +3 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRC to book Inuvik hanger | PONEX Kickoff Meeting (in-person, all partners) | INP, AMS, CFDC, DHL configuration for Convair finalized | Establish ECCC Meteorologist team | Test & calibrate ground-based instruments | PONEX pre-campaign meeting (in-person, all partners) | CAMPAIGN | Return ground-based infrastructure |
| FIRR-2 redesign contract awarded | ALI and FIRR-2 algorithm & instrument simulator development | Reserve hotel(s) & vehicles | Campaign implementation plan finalized, including list of on-site personnel | All aircraft instruments with NRC for Convair integration | Book commercial air flights for all on-site personnel | QC of datasets & documentation of post-processing steps | |
| ALI configuration for Convair finalized | FIRR-2 redesign completed, received by NRC for integration | Confirm ground-based site | ALI redesign for Convair finalized, shipped to NRC for integration | ALI and FIRR-2 instrument simulator finalized | Test & calibration of Convair instruments | Reporting to CSA, ESA | |
| NWT research license submitted | FIRR-2 with NRC for Convair integration | Site planning visit to Inuvik | Campaign validation rehearsal exercise | NRC test flights | Post-campaign follow-up meeting & data analysis plans | ||
| NRC-ECCC WHAFFERS Campaign (test FIRR-2) | Ship instruments to Downsview for transport to Inuvik | Backup and archive all datasets |