P-3 Orion - WFF 10/15/18
| From: | FPST | To: | FPST | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start: | 10/15/18 07:50 Z | Finish: | 10/15/18 15:40 Z | ||
| Flight Time: | 7.8 hours | ||||
| Log Number: | 19P018 | PI: | Jens Redemann | ||
| Funding Source: | Hal Maring - NASA - SMD - ESD Radiation Science Program | ||||
| Purpose of Flight: | Science | ||||
| Miles Flown: | 1700 miles | ||||
| 18P004 | 19P018 | |
|---|---|---|
| Flight Hours Approved in SOFRS | 188.5 | |
| Flight Hours Previously Approved | 144 | |
| Total Used | 44.5 | 110 |
| Total Remaining | 34 |
| 19P018 Flight Reports | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Flt # | Purpose of Flight | Duration | Running Total | Hours Remaining | Miles Flown |
| 10/02/18 | ORACLES Science Flight #3 | Science | 8.5 | 8.5 | 135.5 | 1940 |
| 10/03/18 | ORACLES Science Flight #4 | Science | 8.5 | 17 | 127 | 1970 |
| 10/05/18 | ORACLES Science Flight #5 | Science | 9 | 26 | 118 | 2000 |
| 10/07/18 | ORACLES Science Flight #6 | Science | 8.4 | 34.4 | 109.6 | 2000 |
| 10/10/18 | ORACLES Science Flight #7 | Science | 8.3 | 42.7 | 101.3 | 1970 |
| 10/12/18 | ORACLES Science Flight #8 | Science | 5.3 | 48 | 96 | 800 |
| 10/15/18 | ORACLES Science Flight #9 | Science | 7.8 | 55.8 | 88.2 | 1700 |
| 10/17/18 | ORACLES Science Flight #10 | Science | 8.5 | 64.3 | 79.7 | 2000 |
| 10/19/18 | ORACLES Science Flight #11 | Science | 8 | 72.3 | 71.7 | 1800 |
| 10/21/18 | ORACLES Science Flight #12 | Science | 8.2 | 80.5 | 63.5 | 1800 |
| 10/23/18 | ORACLES Science Flight #13 | Science | 8.1 | 88.6 | 55.4 | 1800 |
| 10/25/18 | ORACLES Transit #1 | Transit | 7.8 | 96.4 | 47.6 | 2009 |
| 10/26/18 | ORACLES Transit #2 | Transit | 7 | 103.4 | 40.6 | 2100 |
| 10/27/18 | ORACLES Transit #3 | Transit | 5.8 | 109.2 | 34.8 | 1692 |
| 10/27/18 | ORACLES Transit #4 | Transit | 0.8 | 110 | 34 | 72 |
| 18P004 Flight Reports | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Flt # | Purpose of Flight | Duration | Running Total | Hours Remaining | Miles Flown |
| 09/17/18 | ORACLES ATF | Check | 1.3 | 1.3 | 187.2 | 0 |
| 09/19/18 | ORACLES PTF | Check | 3.7 | 5 | 183.5 | 0 |
| 09/21/18 | ORACLES Transit #1 | Transit | 6.3 | 11.3 | 177.2 | 1716 |
| 09/22/18 | ORACLES Transit #2 | Transit | 8.2 | 19.5 | 169 | 2131 |
| 09/24/18 | ORACLES Transit #3/Science Flight | Transit | 9.3 | 28.8 | 159.7 | 2500 |
| 09/27/18 | ORACLES Science Flight #1 | Science | 8 | 36.8 | 151.7 | 1875 |
| 09/30/18 | ORACLES Science Flight #2 | Science | 7.7 | 44.5 | 144 | 2400 |
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ORACLES - P-3 Orion - WFF 10/15/18 Science Report
Take –off at 06:58:46UT. During Southbound transit at 18kft, we saw similar situation to Oct 7, i.e. minimal direct contact between smoke and Sc from 3-9S. APR detects heavily precipitating Sc clouds at 5S, in all 3 channels; consistently, SEVIRI shows LWP of > 300 g/m2 . We identified two regions that showed gap (8.5S) and no gap (9.5S) in relative close proximity. Significant drizzle (3-channel APR return) between 11 and 13S. Square spiral at 14S, geometrically thin high smoke loading layer at 13kft, broken Sc. Very clean BL, low cloud bases 500ft; 77ppb CO, BC 30ng, 7Mm-1 scat, 0.23 ACAOD. During sawtooth N-bound, clouds thickening, found peak above-cloud smoke at 12.4S (1.5ug/m3 BC), dropping as we head N. Level legs at 5.5kft yield 220ppb CO, 1.3ug/m3 BC and at 8kft 120-135 ppb CO, 20Mm-1 scat, 300ng/m3 BC. Second set of sawtooth patterns contrasting 9.5 and 8.5S – found smoke near cloud top at 9.5 and gap at 8.5S, as indicated by lidar during S-bound leg. Regular spiral (because of Ci around) at 5.5 S, because lack of data in routine flight coverage at that latitude and drizzle in APR during S-bound leg, measured 0.8g/m3 LWC. Landed at 14:26:14.
See flight report file for details.
