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20 August 2000 (Flight #1819)
Aircraft Flight Summary
Date: 20 August 2000
Time (Flight): 11:30 to 15:35 UTC
Time (Data): 11:45 to 15:20 UTC
Aircraft Type: Convair CV-580
Aircraft Flight Scientist: Prof. Peter Hobbs
Aircraft Flight Number: 1819
Mission Location: Pietersburg-Madikwe
Lat/Lon Coverage: 23.8-25.1S, 26.2-29.5E
Navigation Statistics: Not Available
MODIS Mosaic (RGB=1:4:3)
650,655,700,830,835,840,1010,1015 UTC
Images by Mark Gray & Paul Hubanks
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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: Preliminary
Meteosat-7 Images (satellite loop)
1200 to 1530 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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Images by Jason Li
Flight (Mission) Detail by Peter Hobbs by Peter Hobbs Goals of Flight:
- Sample smoke from prescribed fire in Madikwe Game Reserve on South Africa-Botswana border (26 deg 40 min 32.5 sec S; 26 deg 14 min 08.2 sec E). Fire lit at 08:15 UTC.
Accomplishments of Flight:
- Full chemistry and physics on smoke from prescribed fire. Prescribed fire flared up during period on site. Many other fires in vicinity.
- Good ambient sampling on site and in transit flights.
- Passes beneath, in and above smoke plume (for radiometer measurements).
Location:
WSW from Pietersburg to the Madikwe Game Reserve.
Weather Conditions:
Scattered cumulus on take off; clear on landing. Many fires and smoky in target area.
Instrument Problems:
- CAR filter wheel plus not full rotation capabilities.
Photographs From Aircraft Vantage
| Digitized Photographs |
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Haze |
Burn Area |
Smoke Plume |
Alto Cu |
Smoke Plume |
Savanah |
Smoke Plume |
Smoke Plume |
Facility |
Smoke Plume |
Smoke |
Smoke Plume |
Grass Fire |
Escarpment |
Escarpment |
Escarpment |
Flight Log by Peter Hobbs
| CV-580 Flight Log |
| Time (UTC) |
Activity |
| 1130 |
Take off from Pietersburg, South Africa. |
| 1130-1150 |
Climb to 12,500 ft. |
| 1150-1152 |
Descend to 11,100 ft. |
| 1154-1241 |
Full chemistry and physics measurements in upper haze layer. |
| 1241 |
Spiral down over target area (Madikwe Game Reserve). |
| 1307-1320 |
Horizontal runs under, in and over smoke plume (for radiation and sunphotometer measurements). |
| 1320-1356 |
Two bag samples in smoke for chemistry and physics measurements. |
| 1411-1442 |
Full chemistry and physics sampling of ambient air at about 4,000 ft for comparisons with smoke. |
| 1442-1445 |
Climb to 6,000 ft. |
| 1445-1502 |
Gas calibrations at 6,000 ft. |
| 1502-1505 |
Climb to 9, 000 ft. |
| 1505-1527 |
Transit to Pietersburg at 9,500 to 10,000 ft. |
| 1527-1535 |
Descend to Pietersburg. |
| 1535 |
Land Pietersburg, South Africa. |
Level-1B HDF Data Distribution Facility
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