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NASA ARISE C-130 Prepares for another mission.
On a clear morning, the mountains of the Alaska Range provide a great background during flight preparations.
NASA ARISE C-130 going in for the night.
NASA C-130
Sunset at Eielsen - ARISE C-130
NASA C-130 Hercules roling into the hangar after its second science flight out of Eielsen AFB.
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ARISE
ARISE: Arctic Radiation - IceBridge Sea&Ice Experiment
Overall Objective:
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.
Specific Objectives:
1. From the NASA C-130, measure spectral and broadband radiative flux profiles, quantify surface characteristics, cloud properties, and other atmospheric state parameters under a variety of Arctic atmospheric and surface conditions (including open water, sea ice, and land ice), and coinciding with satellite overpasses when possible.
2. Acquire detailed measurements of land and sea ice characteristics to help bridge a gap in NASA satellite observations of changing Arctic Ice conditions.
3. Utilize surface-based targets of opportunity to complement ARISE sampling strategies with the NASA C-130, including long-term monitoring stations, research vessels, and other surface and aircraft in-situ measurement campaigns that provide corresponding information on surface conditions, radiation, cloud properties and atmospheric state.