The Governing Council of the University of Toronto

Published purpose

The "Logistics and Data Collection for Collaborative Ground-based Measurements in Support of the Arctic Polar Night Experiment (PONEX) Campaign” project will collect measurements of atmospheric gases, particles, winds, temperature and precipitation over Inuvik, NT (86N, 133 W) in January 2026 using instruments based at the Inuvik Airport and at Trail Valley Creek. These measurements will be used, as part of the Arctic POlar Night EXperiment (PONEX) field campaign, to better understand and model the atmosphere during polar night. They will also be used to assess measurements from Earth Observing satellites and research aircraft. The team located on-site in Inuvik will include students and young researchers from three Canadian universities, who will gain valuable skills and enhance their career training through this campaign experience.