Basic Information

Reference Number

cb-4715-96849569

Issuing Organization

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

5000066943

Title

Field Support for Automated Radiosonde Observing System at Inukjuak Weather Station Inukjuak, Quebec

Source ID

PWGSC

Agreement Type

None

Details

Location

Quebec

Dates

Publication

2023/04/13 12:00:00 AM EDT

Closing Date

2023/05/04 06:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

James Molinski

(343) 990-6333

james.molinski@ec.gc.ca

Description

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) operates aerological observing stations throughout Canada. These stations complete soundings of the upper atmosphere twice daily for each day of the year. The observations are taken by releasing a gas-filled balloon with an attached instrument (radiosonde) which is tracked via one of a variety of electronic navigational methods. This attached instrument transmits meteorological data to the Canadian Meterological Center relating to temperature, humidity, wind shear and the height of standard atmospheric pressure levels for including in atmospheric models used in forecasting and global weather monitoring.

These soundings are conducted using the Vaisala AUTOSONDE AS41 which provides full automation of the upper air observations from prelaunch, radiosonde preparation, balloon fill, radiosonde launching to data collection, processing and meteorological message generation.
The Contractor must ensure consistency in the operation and resulting dataset to maintain accurate data transmission from soundings.

The Contractor must be responsible for filling the supply carousel in the Vaisala Automated Radiosonde Observing System AS41. This includes performing general checks and minor maintenance and upkeep of the site as indicated in Appendix 1 to Annex A. These tasks can be performed in conjunction with launch times 11:15UTC and 23:15UTC.

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