P-3 Orion - WFF 04/15/19
| From: | BGTL | To: | BGTL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start: | 04/15/19 14:07 Z | Finish: | 04/15/19 18:54 Z | ||
| Flight Time: | 4.8 hours | ||||
| Log Number: | 19P017 | PI: | Joseph MacGregor | ||
| Funding Source: | Bruce Tagg - NASA - SMD - ESD Airborne Science Program | ||||
| Purpose of Flight: | Science | ||||
| Miles Flown: | 1243 miles | ||||
| 19P017 | |
|---|---|
| Flight Hours Approved in SOFRS | 250 |
| Total Used | 216.3 |
| Total Remaining | 33.7 |
| 19P017 Flight Reports | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Flt # | Purpose of Flight | Duration | Running Total | Hours Remaining | Miles Flown |
| 03/26/19 | #2053: 2019 OIB ATF | Check | 0.9 | 0.9 | 249.1 | 0 |
| 03/27/19 | #2059: 2019 OIB PTF-Laser | Check | 2.3 | 3.2 | 246.8 | 0 |
| 03/28/19 | #2061: 2019 OIB PTF-Radar | Check | 3.2 | 6.4 | 243.6 | 0 |
| 04/01/19 | #2068: 2019 OIB WFF-BGTL Transit Flight | Transit | 6.9 | 13.3 | 236.7 | 2458 |
| 04/03/19 | #2070: 2019 OIB Science Flight #1 | Science | 7.6 | 20.9 | 229.1 | 1938 |
| 04/05/19 | #2072: 2019 OIB Science Flight #2 | Science | 7.7 | 28.6 | 221.4 | 1910 |
| 04/06/19 | #2073: 2019 OIB Science Flight #3 | Science | 7.2 | 35.8 | 214.2 | 2000 |
| 04/08/19 | #2075: 2019 OIB Science Flight #4 | Science | 6.9 | 42.7 | 207.3 | 1780 |
| 04/09/19 | #2076: 2019 OIB Science Flight #5 | Science | 7.8 | 50.5 | 199.5 | 2045 |
| 04/10/19 | #2081: 2019 OIB Science Flight #6 | Science | 10.1 | 60.6 | 189.4 | 2702 |
| 04/11/19 | #2082: BGSF-BGTL Transit | Transit | 2.2 | 62.8 | 187.2 | 696 |
| 04/12/19 | #2083: 2019 OIB Science Flight #7 | Science | 7.2 | 70 | 180 | 2109 |
| 04/15/19 | #2086: 2019 OIB Science Flight #8 | Science | 4.8 | 74.8 | 175.2 | 1243 |
| 04/16/19 | #2087: 2019 OIB Science Flight #9 | Science | 7.6 | 82.4 | 167.6 | 2036 |
| 04/17/19 | #2088: 2019 OIB Science Flight #10 | Science | 7.7 | 90.1 | 159.9 | 1937 |
| 04/18/19 | #2090: 2019 OIB Science Flight #11 | Science | 7.8 | 97.9 | 152.1 | 2008 |
| 04/19/19 | #2091: 2019 OIB Science Flight #12 | Science | 7.6 | 105.5 | 144.5 | 2104 |
| 04/20/19 | #2092: 2019 OIB Science Flight #13 | Science | 6.9 | 112.4 | 137.6 | 0 |
| 04/22/19 | #2094: 2019 OIB Science Flight #14 | Science | 6.6 | 119 | 131 | 1867 |
| 04/23/19 | #2099: 2019 OIB Science Flight #15 | Science | 7.7 | 126.7 | 123.3 | 1979 |
| 04/25/19 | #2102: 2019 OIB BGTL-KBGR Transit Flight | Transit | 6.2 | 132.9 | 117.1 | 0 |
| 04/26/19 | KBGR to BGSF Transit | Transit | 5.7 | 138.6 | 111.4 | 0 |
| 05/05/19 | 2019 OIB Science Flight #16 | Science | 7.8 | 146.4 | 103.6 | 0 |
| 05/06/19 | 2019 OIB Science Flight #17 | Science | 8.4 | 154.8 | 95.2 | 0 |
| 05/07/19 | 2019 OIB Science Flight #18 | Science | 8.5 | 163.3 | 86.7 | 0 |
| 05/08/19 | 2019 OIB Science Flight #19 | Science | 8 | 171.3 | 78.7 | 0 |
| 05/12/19 | 2019 OIB Science Flight #20 | Science | 9 | 180.3 | 69.7 | 0 |
| 05/13/19 | 2019 OIB Science Flight #21 | Science | 7 | 187.3 | 62.7 | 0 |
| 05/14/19 | 2019 OIB Science Flight #22 | Science | 7.9 | 195.2 | 54.8 | 0 |
| 05/15/19 | 2019 OIB Science Flight #23 | Science | 8.3 | 203.5 | 46.5 | 0 |
| 05/16/19 | 2019 OIB Science Flight #24 | Science | 6.3 | 209.8 | 40.2 | 0 |
| 05/17/19 | 2019 OIB Transit | Transit | 6.2 | 216 | 34 | 0 |
| 05/17/19 | 2019 OIB Transit | Transit | 0.3 | 216.3 | 33.7 | 0 |
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OIB - P-3 Orion - WFF 04/15/19 Science Report
Mission: North Ellesmere 01
Priority: Low
This mission is designed as part of OIB's multi-year dh/dt repeat strategy, and based both on the ATM surveys of the Canadian ice caps dating back to 1995, and to flightlines designed with Dave Burgess and Martin Sharp as part of a CSA/NASA agreement in 2014 and flown that same year. This mission concentrates on the northern Ellesmere ice field and on the Agassiz Ice Cap in east-central Ellesmere. For the northern ice field, we fly a historical ATM line traversing the ice from southwest to northeast plus centerlines of the major glaciers draining the ice field. We also fly a number of such glaciers on Agassiz, along with a pair of historical ATM lines.
After a slow start this morning due to a maintenance issues, we opted for a shortened version of the mission best suited to the remaining airfield hours. We flew only the southern half of this mission over the Agassiz Ice Cap. The first glacier, Joliffe, appeared to be fairly stagnant but its terminus was surrounded by impressively steep topography. Otherwise, we alternated between crossing the ice cap and navigating sharp turns in some of its outlet glaciers under typically overcast conditions. ATM T6 had a minor freeze at the very beginning of the survey, but otherwise performed well and ATM reports 99% altimetry data collection. Headwall SWIR also froze up and was quickly rebooted. MCoRDS and Snow Radar performed well.
Attached images:
- Map of today’s mission (John Sonntag / NASA)
- Dry supraglacial river channel on mostly stagnant Joliffe Glacier (Joe MacGregor / NASA)
- Mountains along the eastern flank of Ellesmere Island (Joe MacGregor / NASA)
- Folded stratigraphy exposed along the mountain flanks of Dobbin Glacier (John Sonntag / NASA)
- The edge of the main section of the Agassiz Ice Cap (Aaron Wells / IU)
