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ER-2 Walvis Bay International Airport

ER-2 Walvis Bay International Airport

ER-2 Walvis Bay International Airport flyby

ORACLES 08/27/16 Mission Daily Schedule

The ER-2 landed safely at 5 pm this evening.
 
All times will be in Namibian time (GMT+1) unless noted
 
Saturday Aug 27
- 8am Forecast/planning meeting - Swakopmund Hotel Spitzkoppe 1 meeting room. (See image below for location)
- ESPO meeting arrivals
- P-3 takes off from Ascension 8 am (local)
- ETA 10 - 3 - VIP visit ER-2 (only pilots & mangers needed)
- P-3 landing ETA 5 pm 
- No ER-2 Instrumenter Access
 

ORACLES 08/26/16 Mission Daily Schedule

All times will be in Namibian time (GMT+1) unless noted
 
Friday Aug 26
- ER-2 take-off 0500 (local)
- 730 am Shuttle leaving Swakopmund
- 1030 am shuttle leaving Airport
- 230 pm (aprox) shuttle leaving Airport
- ESPO meeting arrivals
- 3 pm Forecast/planning meeting
- ER-2 landing ETA 5 pm

P-3 ready to transit to Ascension

P3 transit prepped for ORACLES deployment

P3 transit prepped for ORACLES deployment

ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS)

Southern Africa produces almost a third of the Earth’s biomass burning (BB) aerosol particles, yet the fate of these particles and their influence on regional and global climate is poorly understood. ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intErac

NASA Flies to Africa to Study Climate Effects of Smoke on Clouds

NASA scientists and two research aircraft are on their way to a unique natural laboratory off the Atlantic coast of southwest Africa to study a major unknown in future climate prediction.

P-3 ORACLES Integration - Nose of the plane open

P-3 ORACLES Integration - Nose of the plane open

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