clear-sky survey oriented mostly east-west from buoy N. BRDF bowtie underneath a G3 raster at eastern end. Center line at 12 kft to coincide with a dense smoke layer. Some slight cloud sampling north of Greenland on return. Porpoising between 300-1000ft near southern end of Nares before RTB.
only P3 flight to ‘platypus’ region of the summer campaign. 2 cloud walls, first coordinated with Lear. 2-3 coordination points w G3. 2-hour segment at 300 ft to improve characterization of INP measurements at warmer temperatures. Low-level sampling within Kane basin on RTB.
Lincoln Sea, coastal survey. Cloud sampling (remote+in-situ) & aerosol. 4 coordination points w the G3
cloud sampling in cold sector of a cyclone w center at 60W, 87N. Cyclone has been in the Arctic for a while. 2 cloud walls. 3 coordination with G3, Lear on west wall.
clear-sky buoy survey and IceSat under flight and clear-sky BRDF characterization between buoy N to buoy O
Villum overlight, spiral descent offshore, low-level flying across sea ice and open water gradient, BRDF ‘bowtie’, higher-level Greenland coastal survey
Surface characterization across the open water crack to northeast of Greenland, spiral descent to west ending with clear-sky surface BRDF characterization further west off of northern crown of Greenland. Fog forecast at Pituffik cut BRDF run slightly short.
Clear-sky surface BRDF characterization north of Ellesmere.
During flight, the BRDF helix was moved towards the east to better align with clear skies. This was followed by a nearby truncated cloud wall, ~6kft leg with some cloud sampling to Nares, 35-minute low-level leg down Nares to northern end
POD August 16, 2024 - Transit Day
P-3 Timeline:
0600: Show at Hangar
~0800: Takeoff
ETA Bangor ~ 0130 EST
ETA WFF ~1630 EST, depending on customs.
C-130 Timeline:
0700: Show at Hangar
0700: Fuel as soon as able, following P-3
0715: LM QNC Brief
0740: Doors Close
0750: Engine Start
~0815: Est. takeoff time
(expect 1h+00 on deck followed by 1h+30 to Wallops)
ETA BTV ~ 1400 EST
ETA WFF ~ 1630 EST
POD August 15, 2024 - Flight Day (SF#9 P-3, SF#10 LearJet, SF#5 G-III)
All:
0415 - Go No-Go (WhatsApp message, Flight Ops Channel)
1600 - Flight Debrief (Hangar 8 conference room)
P-3 Schedule:
0430 - P-3 Power and Instrument Access (if No-go revert to 0800-1600 access)
0700 - Preflight Briefing (Hangar 8 conference room)
0720 - Doors Close
0800 - Takeoff
~TBD - Landing (approximate time)
1600 - Flight Debrief Brief (Hangar 8 conference room)
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