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Sample Image
March 26, 2001
Track 12
Texas Coast
R: 2.13 microns
G: 1.62 microns
B: 0.55 microns
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Mission Summary
Date: March 26, 2001
ER-2 Flight Number: 01-054
Deployment: TEXAS 2001
Flight Location: Gulf of Mexico (TERRA), Louisiana gulf coast (USGS)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Chris Moeller (Univ. of Wisc), Dr. Tom Handley (USGS)
Additional Sensors: Scanning-HIS, VIS, Dual HR-732 (CIR), 12" RC-10 (CIR).
Objective: Underfly Terra (1713 UTC) in clear sky over deepwater Gulf of Mexico for MODIS emissive band IR comparisons at MODIS nadir view scan angle. USGS photo mission over LA comprises the majority of this mission.
Level-1B Processing Information
Level-1B Data processed by: Ames Research Center
Level-1B Data Version: #02
Level-1B Configuration: (sample file)
Calibration Type: final
Calibration Version: 0.1
Status: Completed with final calibration.
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Flight Track Map
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Level-1B Browse Imagery
Straight Line Flight Tracks: 17
Scanlines Processed: 101958
Solar Azimuth and Zenith Angles
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Lat/Lon ranges are for the BEG-END scanline nadir pixels.
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Flight
Track |
Time_Span
(GMT) |
Heading
(Deg) |
Lat_Range
(Deg_N) |
Lon_Range
(Deg_W) |
Length
(Scanlines) |
Altitude
m (msl)
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| 01 |
15:42-15:55 |
86 |
29.29-29.32 |
95.62-93.96 |
4837 |
19250 |
| 02 |
16:00-16:02 |
13 |
29.12-29.38 |
93.62-93.54 |
950 |
19788 |
| 03 |
16:06-16:21 |
189 |
29.34-27.65 |
93.80-94.24 |
5620 |
20049 |
| 04 |
16:25-16:41 |
10 |
27.62-29.28 |
93.88-93.45 |
5759 |
20261 |
| 05 |
16:45-16:59 |
191 |
29.28-27.68 |
93.82-94.23 |
5258 |
20106 |
| 06 |
17:03-17:19 |
20 |
27.61-29.20 |
93.88-93.45 |
5726 |
19927 |
| 07 |
17:20-17:47 |
86 |
29.27-29.27 |
93.32-89.75 |
10000 |
18872 |
| 08 |
17:47-17:52 |
87 |
29.27-29.26 |
89.75-88.99 |
2133 |
18402 |
| 09 |
17:55-18:23 |
277 |
29.45-29.46 |
88.97-92.34 |
10549 |
18409 |
| 10 |
18:28-18:50 |
86 |
29.36-29.36 |
92.09-89.12 |
8238 |
18367 |
| 11 |
18:53-19:20 |
283 |
29.54-29.56 |
89.05-92.23 |
10000 |
18357 |
| 12 |
19:20-19:35 |
274 |
29.56-29.70 |
92.23-93.98 |
5619 |
18390 |
| 13 |
19:39-20:01 |
89 |
29.84-29.86 |
93.76-90.79 |
8143 |
18362 |
| 14 |
20:04-20:18 |
289 |
30.07-30.42 |
90.73-92.36 |
5423 |
18445 |
| 15 |
20:19-20:31 |
277 |
30.43-30.44 |
92.39-93.81 |
4547 |
18415 |
| 16 |
20:36-20:39 |
88 |
30.34-30.34 |
94.00-93.49 |
1408 |
18410 |
| 17 |
20:43-21:03 |
260 |
30.09-29.99 |
93.41-95.89 |
7748 |
18481 |
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Images 01 through 17 in sequence |
Flight Summary
Take-off was at 1515 UTC. ER-2 landed at 2205 UTC. ER-2 flew from Kelly AFB to western Gulf of Mexico racetrack where two orbits were flown in mostly clear sky conditions. Some thinning alto cu (25% coverage) present along first southbound line and persistent cumulus at southern end of the racetrack. Also present on 1st northbound leg. Skies clear on 2nd southbound and 2nd northbound legs. Met Terra on 2nd run of northbound leg. Then flew to coastal Louisiana where four USGS photo legs were run. Some thin cloud in western Louisiana on these legs.
Data Evalutation
Clear sky scenes over blue water with Terra directly overhead. The minco scanhead heater is still either inoperative or unable to provide sufficient heat to counter ambient air temps of about -65 to -70 C. Port 3 channels performance consistent with the last two flights.
Spectral Summary
Spectral Band Configuration (final)
Spectral Response Files (final)
Level-1B Data Distribution
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center DAAC
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