DATE |
ER-2 |
|
Pelican |
|
C-131 |
|
C-130 |
|
Satellite |
Weather in flight areas |
Notes |
July '96 |
T/O |
Land |
T/O |
Land |
E-On |
E-Off |
T/O |
Land |
Overpasses |
|
|
10-W |
N/S |
N/S |
X |
X |
1448 1851 |
1648 2223 |
X |
X |
None |
C-131A: Partly cloudy |
C-131A: 1st flt: Ascended with rawin balloon from Wallops Is.; profile 0-10k ft. 2nd flt: profile to 13k ft over Del. Bay in hole |
11-Th |
N/S |
N/S |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
None |
Clear |
Condition 3 at Wallops ; preparation for storm; No project work |
12-F |
N/S |
N/S |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
ERS-2 1559 LANDSAT1400 |
Hurricane Bertha approaching: TARFOX down |
TARFOX shut down for weather in afternoon |
13-Sa |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
None |
Tropical storm eye passes near WI in morning |
TARFOX shut down for weather in morning |
14-Su |
1630 |
1915 |
X |
X |
1659 |
2117 |
X |
X |
NOAA-14 1902 |
C-131A: Partly cloudy ER-2:dual-layer cloud deck; broken conditions |
LASE problem early in flight; MAS ok; good results from C-131 (profile 0-13k ft SE of Wallops) |
15-M |
X |
X |
X |
X |
1322 |
1525 |
X |
X |
NOAA-14 1853 ERS-2 1605 |
C-131A: Few low clouds |
C-131 aerosol-cloud interaction study (upwind and downwind of Sc) |
16-Tu |
1645 |
1905 |
1423 1830 |
1612 2022 |
1255 1658 |
1524 2200 |
X |
X |
NOAA-14 1840 |
C-131A: Variable cloud; some blue sky on both flights Pelican: Variable cloudiness |
Pelican test flights; ER-2 flight for LASE checkout only; C-131A 1st flt: profile over Wallops to 10kft.; C-131A 2nd flt: multilevel gradient flt. to 8.4k ft. Flt area was 50 miles east of Atlantic City. |
17-W |
1645 |
2210 |
1547 |
2139 |
1720 |
2157 |
X |
X |
NOAA-14 1829 |
C-131A: Partly sunny; Pelican: Partly cloudy; ER-2: low-level cloud& cirrus; Open hole in clouds for ~1hr. |
Good coordinated mission. C-131A: Profile to 14.3kft. east of Wallops. Scattered Cu. ER-2: MAS&LASE working well. Clear at time of AVHRR overpass; Pelican: coordinated with C-131A |
18-Th |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
1400 |
2205 |
NOAA-14 1818 |
C-130: Small cumulus, cirrus overcast |
C-130: Non-TARFOX mission due to weather |
19-F |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
ERS-2 1430 |
Clouds/rain |
No flights today due to weather. |
20-Sa |
1648 |
2253 |
X |
X |
1255 1736 |
1535 2233 |
1400 |
2300 |
LANDSAT 1455 |
C-130: Clear skies C-131A:Sunny to partly cloudy ER-2: clear early in flt; then broken clouds, then clear again |
C-130:Low background aerosol; WI profile; C-131A 1st flt: Good reflec. meas.over Dismal Swamp-profile to 8k ft. over Wallops; broken clouds. C-131A 2nd flt: profile to 10k ft. Reflec. meas. over ocean. ER-2 racetrack then ship overflight. |
21-Su |
1645 |
2125 |
1837 |
2212 |
1642 |
2126 |
1400 |
2215 |
None |
C-130: Mainly clear, one cirrus intrusion .ER-2: clear early then 50-80% cloudcover in afternoon |
C-130: Higher aerosol loading; 2 WI profiles; C-131A: Profile to 10.5k ft. over Wallops. Profile over ocean to 9k ft. Pelican: Vertical stack over ocean |
22-M |
1730 |
2020 |
1512 |
1617 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
ERS-2 1546 |
Rain |
LASE checkout flight; Pelican: Test flight; no other flights due to bad weather |
23-Tu |
X |
X |
X |
X |
1744 |
2218 |
1600 |
2005 |
NOAA-14 1906 |
Patchy low-level clouds and cirrus |
C-130: Aerosol sampling. C-131A: 80 miles SE of WI ; Profile to 10k ft; Aerosol gradient observed. |
24-W |
1645 |
2020 |
X |
X |
1501 |
1942 |
1400 |
1820 |
NOAA-14 1855 |
Clouds closing on target area; sm. cloud-free area stayed open |
C-130: Aerosol sampling. C-131A: 30 mi east of Atlantic City; Profile to 6k ft. ; aerosol gradient flight |
25-Th |
1430 |
1900 |
X |
X |
1353 1808 |
1638 2140 |
1400 |
2120 |
ERS-2 1551 NOAA-14 1845 |
C-131A: Mostly clear over target area. ER-2: Cloud-free over "racetrack". |
Good aerosol gradient observed. C-130: WI profile. C-131A1st flt: Vert. profiles at 37š331/75š51 in mainly clear sky to 7k ft./ C-131A 2nd flt: aerosol gradient flt along N-S line, NE of Wallops. |
26-F |
1730 |
2335 |
1640 |
2010 |
1723 |
2150 |
X |
X |
NOAA-14 1834 |
C-131A: Isolated small low clouds; Pelican: Clear |
C-131A: 50 mi. east of Wallops; Vertical profile beneath ER-2 to 10k ft. ER-2: Racetrack then Bermuda overflight; Pelican: clear region Delaware Bay |
27-Sa |
N/S |
N/S |
1854 2034 |
|
1444 |
2022 |
1410 |
2230 |
NOAA-14 18:23 |
C-130: Mostly clear C-131A: Mostly clear Pelican: High cirrus |
C-130:Good aerosol loading; 2WI profiles C-131A:Vertical profiles to 8k ft over WI. Profile over ocean to 8.8kft. Surface reflec. and sky radiance meas. over ocean; Pelican: initial sunphotometer test flights |
28-Su |
N/S |
N/S |
1306 1945 |
1737 2232 |
X |
X |
1400 |
2145 |
ERS-2 1556 LANDSAT (Bermuda) 1400 |
C-130: Mostly clear Pelican: High cirrus |
C-130: Flight conducted at 30š N; Pelican: sunphotometer test flights |
29-M |
N/S |
N/S |
1848 |
|
1348 |
1847 |
X |
X |
None
(use GOES) |
C-131A: Clear area Pelican: Clear areas |
C-131A: Vertical profile in cloud hole to 8.3k ft 100 nm SE of Wallops in region of strong aerosol gradients; Pelican: 2 clear regions NE of Wallops |
30-Tu |
N/S |
N/S |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
None |
Heavy cloud cover, rain. |
No flights due to weather. |
31-W |
N/S |
N/S |
1346 |
1930 |
1443 |
1922 |
1355 |
|
ERS-2 1602 |
Pelican: Behind showers then clear. C-131A: Found decent hole over WI. |
C-131A: 1) calibration w/C130; ERS-2overpass @1602 during cal 2) vertical profile over WI, 1.3-3.5kft; NOAA-14 overpass @1738&1918Z(just after landing) 3) calibration w/Pelican |