Data: Safari 2000

Aircraft Flight Summary Date: 2000-08-15 Flight Time: 07:05 to 11:09 UTC Data Time: 07:17 to 11:02 UTC Aircraft Type: Convair CV-580 Flight Scientist: Prof. Peter Hobbs Flight Number: 1814 Mission Location: Pietersburg-Kruger Lat/Lon Coverage: 23.8-25.2S, 29.4-31.8E	Flight Track Map Larger image (new window) Image by U. Wash.
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Flight Mission Details

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 Path, Timing, and Measurements

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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