PEM Tropics B Mission (March-April 1999)

 Nominal Flight Tracks for PEM TROPICS B

 

Flight Number Start Date (GMT) Julian Day (GMT) Start Time(GMT) End Time(GMT) Flight Location and Description Flight Profile
1P 3/4/99 63 20:38:05 01:29:45 NASA WFF Test Flight 1 FLT 1
2P 3/7/99 66 17:57:34 23:41:58 NASA WFF Test Flight 2 FLT 2
3P 3/10/99 69 19:35:30 03:09:35 NASA WFF to NASA DFRC Test Flight 3 FLT 3
4P 3/11/99 70 19:33:44 03:00:54 NASA DFRC to Hilo, HI (Transport of US Pollution) FLT 4
5P 3/13/99 72 18:59:24 03:14:23 Hilo, Hi to Christmas Isl. (Interhemispheric Gradients) FLT 5
6P 3/15/99 74 20:39:51 05:08:08 XMAS Local 1 (Sunset BL, HOx, and DMS Flux) FLT 6
7P 3/17/99 76 14:33:05 20:09:11 XMAS Local 2 (Sunrise to Sunset HOx and DMS) FLT 7
8P 3/17/99 76 22:34:30 04:27:25 XMAS Local 3 (Sunrise to Sunset HOx and DMS) FLT 8
9P 3/20/99 79 16:59:50 01:14:35 XMAS Local 4 (Equatorial Survey) FLT 9
10P 3/22/99 81 14:44:56 00:53:10 XMAS Local 5 (Equat. Upwelling and Sunrise DMS) FLT 10
11P 3/24/99 83 21:38:27 05:34:35 XMAS Local 6 (Equatorial HOx) FLT 11
12P 3/26/99 85 18:51:37 03:02:45 Xmas Isl. to Tahiti (Interhemispheric Trace Gas Grad) FLT 12
13P 3/31/99 90 18:36:15 03:50:55 Tahiti Local 1 (Convective Cloud: Gas/Particle Conv) FLT 13
14P 4/4/99 94 20:54:58 05:17:20 Tahiti Local 2 (Low/Mid-Altitude HOx) FLT 14
15P 4/5/99 95 20:00:42 04:02:49 Tahiti Local 3 (Convective Cloud: Gas/Particle Conv) FLT 15
16P 4/7/99 97 14:56:35 01:26:42 Tahiti Local 4 (Sunrise Sulfur Flux & DMS Oxidation) FLT 16
17P 4/9/99 99 19:00:37 02:18:28 Tahiti to Honolulu, HI (BL HOx Chemistry) FLT 17
18P 4/10/99 100 19:02:40 01:52:13 HI to CA (Long Range Asian and NA Outflow) FLT 18
19P 4/11/99 101 16:49:58 23:31:40 CA to NASA WFF (Continental Layers) FLT 19

 

Data

The PEM Tropics B data has just been finalized (12-3-99) and is available to anyone that wants it. The archived files, in 1 hz and 22 hz formats, contains the following parameters:

bulletJulian Day
bulletTime (# of seconds since midnight GMT)
bulletLatitude (deg)
bulletLongitude (deg)
bulletAltitude (ft)
bulletStatic Pressure (mb)
bulletImpact (dynamic) Pressure (mb)
bulletPitch (deg)
bulletRoll (deg)
bulletTrue Heading (deg)
bulletU Wind (m/s)
bulletV Wind (m/s)
bulletW Wind (m/s)
bulletAbsolute Humidity (L1011 - slow response) (g/m3)
bulletAbsolute Humidity (Lyman Alpha - fast response) (g/m3)
bulletStatic Air Temperature (K)
bulletEquivalent Potential Temperature (K)
bulletOzone Concentration (ppbv)

The data is available thru the GTE Project Office or by e-mailing a request to Lee Thornhill

 

 

 

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Responsible NASA Official(TAMMS): Bruce Anderson
Curator(TAMMS): Lee Thornhill

Responsible NASA Official: Dr. Vic Delnore
Curator: Kay Costulis and Clyde Brown


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