1. 2:00 flight planning meeting inside the hangar; the room on the second floor
a. Just a reminder that we will pick flight plans based on ARISE mission science objectives; all folks are welcome, but we need to be efficient and stick to our primary goals. The prime folks involved in the flight planning discussion over the past 7 months are of course well versed in this
1. 7:45 am show-time at aircraft for instrument teams who need to work on their stuff:
a. Crew and planners will meet at wx office at 7:45 to finalize plan
2. 9:45 Takeoff
a. Ground team will flight follow, and plan flight for next day
1. Takeoff: 11:00 am local
2. Showtime at plane for instrument prep: 9:00 am local
3. Planners, leads, and crew to wx office: 9:00 am local
4. After take-off: flight planning an science team to:
a. Flight follow and support team in air
1. 9:00 am: Showtime at aircraft for instrument teams
a. Showtime at weather for crew and planners
2. 11:00 am: Takeoff
3. Flight Length: ~ 6.5 hours
Acquire well calibrated data sets using aircraft and surface-based sensors to support the use of NASA satellite and other assets for developing a quantitative process level understanding of the relationship between changes in Arctic ice and regional energy budgets as influenced by clouds.
A new NASA field campaign will begin flights over the Arctic this summer to study the effect of sea ice retreat on Arctic climate. The Arctic Radiation IceBridge Sea and Ice Experiment (ARISE) will conduct research flights Aug. 28 through Oct. 1, covering the peak of summer sea ice melt.
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