15 August 2000 (Flight #1814)
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Aircraft Flight Summary
Date: 15 August 2000
Time (Flight): 07:05 to 11:09 UTC
Time (Data): 07:17 to 11:02 UTC
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-580
Aircraft Flight Scientist: Prof. Peter Hobbs
Aircraft Flight Number: 1814
Mission Location: Pietersburg-Kruger
Lat/Lon Coverage: 23.8-25.2S, 29.4-31.8E
Navigation Statistics: Not Available
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Flight Track Map
Map by U. Wash.
CAR Data Summary
Principal Investigator: Dr. Michael King
Co-PI: Dr. Charles Gatebe
Spectral Bands: Configuration
Calibration Type: Final
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NOAA-14 Image
8/15/2000 01:26 UTC
Images by NASA LaRC
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Meteosat-7 Images (satellite loop)
8/15/2000 07:00 to 11:00 UTC
Images by NASA LaRC
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CAR - (quicklook)
Imagery from CAR Instrument
(RGB = 1.04, 0.87, 0.47 microns)
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Flight (Mission) Detail by Peter Hobbs by Peter Hobbs Goals of Flight:
- Underfly Terra overpass (at 0822 UCT) at Skukusa, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
- Profile of boundary layer near Skukusa.
Accomplishments of Flight:
- Goals #1 and #2 accomplished.
- Also sampled two small plumes from grass fires and some cumulus clouds about 30 miles west of Skukusa.
Location:
South-East from Pietersburg to the Skukusa Tower and Kruger National Park.
Weather Conditions:
Broken small cumulus and stratocumulus clouds. Good visibility (about 50 nm).
Instrument Problems:
- DMT; J-W too high; some problems with CAR.
Flight Log by Peter Hobbs
| CV-580 Flight Log |
| Time (UTC) |
Activity |
| 0705 |
Take off from Pietersburg, South Africa. |
| 0705-0711 |
Climb to 9,000 ft. |
| 0711-0748 |
Transit to Skukusa in free troposphere at 9,000 ft. |
| 0748-0820 |
Descend to 100 ft asl 2 nm west of Skukusa. |
| 0820-0838 |
Runs at 100 ft east-west close to Skukusa airport (Terra overpass at 0822 UTC; about 80% low cloud cover). |
| 0838-0842 |
Head west 30 nm from Skukusa to find clearer skies for sunphotometer measurements. Climb to 3,000 ft. |
| 0847-0947 |
Full suite of chemical and physical measurements at 3,000 ft. Measurements should be representive of well-mixed boundary layer. Visibility quite good because of easterly winds and marine air. |
| 0947-1015 |
Sampled smoke from two small grass fires. |
| 1015-1036 |
Some cloud penetrations. |
| 1036-1039 |
Climb to 9,000 ft. |
| 1039-1102 |
Transit to Pietersburg at 9,000 ft. |
| 1102-1109 |
Descent to Pietersburg. |
| 1109 |
Land Pietersburg, South Africa. |
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