5.1 Accommodations at Wallops Flight Facility
The main operations area for the TARFOX aircraft will be the Aeronautical Research Projects Hangar (Bldg. N159) at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The ground-based instruments will be assigned space in several different locations on Wallops Island. Figure 4* shows the location of WFF Main Base, Mainland, and Wallops Island. Figures 5 * is a map of the Wallops Flight Facility showing the location of Bldg. N-159, the Aeronautical Research Projects Hangar.
*Figures 4 and 5 are reprinted from the Wallops Flight Facility Range Users Handbook.
One of the labs downstairs on the West side of the N-159 hangar has been allocated for TARFOX. This lab will be shared by the aircraft groups needing lab space, and at least one of the ground-based groups.
A trailer is being leased and set up specifically for TARFOX near the northeast corner of the N-159 hangar; it will house the project office, and be used as an operations center during flights. WFF HF radio transmitters/receivers will be available for use by the TARFOX project, via an intercom in the operations center trailer. At least two dedicated frequencies will be assigned for ground-to-air communication with the TARFOX aircraft, one to be used as the primary communications frequency, and one for backup. ER-2 LASE real-time data will be received in second trailer outside the hangar. The location of the trailers outside the hangar will facilitate communication and sharing of LASE realtime data during TARFOX missions.
Seven offices and a small conference room upstairs in N-159 have been assigned to TARFOX. Figure 7 shows the office area in Bldg N-159, second floor (Southwest corner of the hangar), with room assignments for TARFOX. The conference room will be used as the pilots' office briefing area.
TARFOX Trailer: | "TARFOX 1" |
ER-2: | "NASA708" |
UK C-130: | "METMAN 59" or "METMAN 60" |
UW C-131A: | "Husky One" |
CIRPAS Pelican: | "Pelican" |
ER-2 mobile pilot: | "ER-2 ops" |
Two HF frequencies have been reserved for communication between the TARFOX
trailer and the C-130:
Primary | 6982.5 KHz |
Backup | 3383.5 KHz |
Realtime data from the ER-2 LASE will be transmitted to the LASE trailer.
Based on LASE data and other information real-time information, updates
on the location of target areas and main haze layer altitudes will be communicated
to the aircraft in flight, for possible modification of flight plans. Other
ground-based mission communication will be over standard phone and fax
lines, and Internet.
Also located in the TARFOX Operations trailer will be receiver for AVHRR data from the NOAA-14 satellite. The antenna for the receiver will be set up on the rooftop of the Bldg N159 hangar or other suitable site with good line-of-sight visibility; the AVHRR data system will be in the TARFOX Operations trailer.
The following hardware and software will be needed to connect to the network:
Individual IP addresses will be assigned approximately one month prior to the field program. Those who wish to have their computer accessible via a nameserver will have to provide a name for their computer.
FOR... | CALL... | @ PHONE: |
---|---|---|
IP address assignment | Carl Johnson Maurice Jester |
(804) 824-2444 (804) 824-1456 |
Troubleshooting | Jim Brady | (804) 824-2112 |
Wiring and cable concerns | Al Wimbrow | (804) 824-1358 |
# (see Fig 10) |
Location: (Bldg/Rm) |
Assigned to: | Point of Contact: | IP Address: |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | N159/234 | HP color printer | Whiting | 128.154.200.1 |
2 | N159/234 | Pilots | Whiting | 128.154.200.2 |
3 | N159/232 | Ames Sunphotometer |
Hanratty/Livingston/ P.Russell |
128.154.200.3 |
4 | N159/232 | Ames Sunphotometer |
Hanratty/Livingston/ P.Russell |
128.154.200.4 |
5 | N159/230&231 | CIRPAS/Cal Tech | Durkee/L.Russell | 128.154.200.5 |
6 | N159/230&231 | CIRPAS/Cal Tech | Durkee/L.Russell | 128.154.200.6 |
7 | N159/230&231 | CIRPAS/Cal Tech | Durkee/L.Russell | 128.154.200.7 |
8 | N159/230&231 | CIRPAS/Cal Tech | Durkee/L.Russell | 128.154.200.8 |
9 | N159/244 | UK C-130 | Hignett/Tayor | 128.154.200.9 |
10 | N159/244 | UK C-130 | Hignett/Tayor | 128.154.200.10 |
11 | N159/243 | UW C-131 | Hobbs | 128.154.200.11 |
12 | N159/239 (lab) | CIRPAS/Cal Tech | Durkee/L.Russell | 128.154.200.12 |
13 | N159/239 (lab) | CIRPAS/Cal Tech | Durkee/L.Russell | 128.154.200.13 |
14 | N159/239 (lab) | UW C-131 | Hobbs | 128.154.200.14 |
15 | N159/239 (lab) | GSFC Sun-Sky Photo. | Remer/Holben | 128.154.200.15 |
16 | N159/239 (lab) | UK C-130 | Hignett/Tayor | 128.154.200.16 |
17 | N159/239 (lab) | Ames Sunphotometer |
Hanratty/Livingston | 128.154.200.17 |
18 | N159/239 (lab) | Laser Writer 300 | Whiting/P.Russell | 128.154.200.18 |
19 | Trailer - Project Office | WW Powerbook | Whiting | 128.154.200.19 |
20 | Trailer - Project Office | PR Powerbook | P.Russell | 128.154.200.20 |
21 | Trailer - Conf. Rm. | Laser Writer Select | Whiting/P.Russell | 128.154.200.21 |
22 | Trailer - Conf. Rm. | spare | Whiting | 128.154.200.22 |
23 | Trailer - Comm. Rm. | AVHRR | Durkee | 128.154.200.23 |
24 | Trailer - Comm. Rm. | spare | Whiting | 128.154.200.24 |
25 | Trailer (U70, Island) | HP color printer | Whiting | 128.154.200.25 |
26 | Trailer (U70, Island) | GSFC Raman Lidar | Ferrare | 128.154.200.26 |
27 | Trailer (U70, Island) | GSFC Raman Lidar | Ferrare | 128.154.200.27 |
28 | Trailer (U70, Island) | GSFC Raman Lidar | Ferrare | 128.154.200.28 |
29 | Trailer (U70, Island) | GSFC Raman Lidar | Ferrare | 128.154.200.29 |
30 | Trailer (U70, Island) | GSFC Raman Lidar | Ferrare | 128.154.200.30 |
31 | Trailer (U70, Island) | GSFC Raman Lidar | Ferrare | 128.154.200.31 |
32 | X-15 (Island) | GSFC Raman Lidar | Ferrare | 128.154.200.32 |
33 | X-15 (Island) | JPL MISR | Conel/Helmlinger | 128.154.200.33 |
34 | X-15 (Island) | JHU Spectrorad. | Swartz | 128.154.200.34 |
35 | X-15 (Island) | GSFC Particle Sizer | Ji/Remer | 128.154.200.35 |
36 | N159/243 | MAS Science Team | Kaufman/Tsay | 128.154.200.36 |
LOCATION | PHONE # (voice) |
PHONE # (fax/modem) |
---|---|---|
Wallops Flight Facility Operator N-159 Hangar Bay (east side) N-159 Hangar Bay (west side) Crash, Fire, and Rescue Cafeteria Menu (recording) Security (main gate) |
804-824-1000 804-824-1440 804-824-5081 804-824-1507 804-824-2424 804-824-2222 |
|
TARFOX shared FAX: (first floor N159 hangar) |
804-824-2361 | |
TARFOX trailer: Project Office Conference room Communications room |
804-824-1710* 804-824-1740 804-824-1712 |
fax: C-130 modem: |
NASA ER-2 LASE offices: Bldg. N159/Rm 239 Bldg. N159/Rm 240 |
804-824-____ 804-824-1341* |
|
UK C-130: Bldg. N159/Rm. 244 Hignett, Taylor |
804-824-2493* |
fax/modem: 804-824-____ |
UW C-131A Bldg. N159/Rm. 243 Hobbs ER-2 MAS Science Team: Bldg. N159/Rm. 243 Kaufman/Tsay |
804-824-____ 804-824-____ |
fax/modem: 804-824-____ fax/modem: 804-824-____ |
CIRPAS/Cal Tech offices: Bldg. N159/Rm 231 Bldg. N159/Rm 230 |
804-824-____ 804-824-____ |
fax/modem: 804-824-____ fax/modem: 804-824-____ |
C-131A/Pelican Ames Sunphotometer office: Bldg. N159/Rm 232 Livingston, Hanratty, Wegener |
804-824-____ |
fax/modem: 804-824-____ |
TARFOX Pilot's Briefing Room: Bldg. N159/Rm. 234 |
804-824-2486 |
fax/modem: 804-824-____ |
TARFOX Lab (Bldg. N159/Rm 139) Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 |
804-824-____ 804-824-____ 804-824-____ 804-824-____ |
fax/modem: 804-824-____ |
LASE trailer: (located outside Bldg. N159 - near NE corner) |
804-824-2474 804-824-2401 |
|
GSFC Sun/Sky Photometer: Bldg. X-15/Rm 202 (Wallopos Island) Remer, Holben |
804-824-2810 804-824-2811 * |
|
GSFC Raman Lidar: Bldg. U70 (Wallops Island) Ferrare |
804-824-2814 * 804-824-2815 |
|
JPL/ MISR Instruments: Bldg. X-15/Rm 203 (Wallopos Island) Conel, Helmlinger |
804-824-2816 * |
|
S. Dakota School of Mines: Bldg. X-15/Rm 205 (Wallopos Island) Welch, Feind |
804-824-2855 * |
|
JHU Spectoradiometer group: Bldg. X-15/Rm 204 (Wallopos Island) Swartz |
804-824-2821 * |
|
GSFC Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer: Bldg. X-15/Rm 206 (Wallopos Island) Ji |
804-824-2866 * |
* = phone mail available
PLEASE NOTE that the Phone Directory above includes all the phone numbers that were available as of this writing. Those that are expected to be available for TARFOX, but have not been assigned numbers yet are included in the table above as "804-824-____". An updated phone directory will be available at Wallops at the start of the Intensive Field Period.
5.2 Instrument calibrations
Because TARFOX is a closure experiment, analyses will emphasize intercomparisons of different measurements and calculations of the same properties. The emphasis on intercomparisons heightens the importance of instrument calibrations. Wherever possible calibrations should be current, traceable to standards, and/or checked in the field. To the extent permitted by funding and time constraints, instrument intercomparisons will be conducted before, during, and/or after the TARFOX Intensive Field Program, as a means of testing for offsets, biases, unmatched calibrations, or instrument malfunctions. A pre-TARFOX photometer/radiometer calibration is planned at Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, May 20-30, 1996. TARFOX participants are encouraged to participate in the pre-ACE-2 photometer/radiometer intercalibration planned for Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, October, 1996.
The TARFOX data protocol and publication plan has been prepared to encourage an orderly and timely analysis, interpretation, and publication of the data obtained during TARFOX. It is hoped that the development and distribution of this plan will enhance the science output by promoting cooperation among the investigators and encouraging the early publication of results, thereby enriching the scientific interpretation of the data obtained from single instruments and ensembles.
The TARFOX Science Team (TST) is responsible for the certification of data submitted to the permanent TARFOX data archive located at the Langley Research Center (LaRC) Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC). The certification process will normally take 6-24 months after acquisition. During the certification process period, the following Guidelines for Sharing Data and Data Publication Ground Rules will be agreed upon and abided to by all TST members as a condition of their participation in the TARFOX project.
5.4Timeline
5.5Intensive Field Period Calendar
5.6 TARFOX Daily Schedule
The schedule below shows expected flight day activities for TARFOX. The actual timing of events on flight days will be determined based on weather and atmospheric conditions, and satellite overpass times. For example, the takeoff times on any given day will be derived partly from the location of aerosol "plumes", which will determine the amount of time needed in transit to the target area by the four aircraft.
TIME [UT]* FLIGHT ACTIVITIES OTHER ACTIVITIES EARLY
-----
(ERS-2
passes)LATE
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(NOAA-14
passes)Note: Times given are approximate, for two possible cases, based on known early and late satellite overpass times . Actual takeoff times will be adjusted each day, based on conditions. 1000 1000 WFF Weather briefing (every flight day) 1000 1200 Begin preflights Note: C130 preflight starts before ER-2's on LATE days. 1000 1200 Begin calculating final flight plans. Final go/no-go and flight scenario decision 1140-
12301140-
1230NOAA-12 overpass data available ~1330 ~1630 ER-2 takeoff ~1400 ~1400 C-130 takeoff ~1400 ~1700 C-131 takeoff ~1330 ~1430 Pelican takeoff From
~1400 to
landingsFrom
~1700 to
landingsAll aircraft in flight. Plan for next day
- review science data
-revise flight scenarios if necessary~1600 ~1900 Critical point in flight scenarios (as satellite overpass occurs) Satellite overpass 1900 1900 24 hr/ 48 hr forecasts received 1930 1930 Go/no-go checkpoint for next day ~1900 ~2200 ER-2 lands ~2200 ~2200 C-130 lands ~1800 ~2100 C-131 lands ~2030 ~2130 Pelican lands ~2230 ~2230 Post-flight meeting (approximately 1/2 hr after last landing) *Wallops Local Daylight Time (LDT) = UT -4 hours
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