UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON'S CONVAIR-580 FLIGHTS FOR SAFARI-2000

Date: 17 Aug 2000

UW Flight Number: 1815

Goals of Flight: Measurements in Kruger National Flight (KNP), South Africa.

Period of Flight (engines on to engines off: UTC): 0701-1213

Location: South-central KNP

Weather Conditions:  Cloudless, haze.

Accomplishments:

  1. Vertical profile from 10,000 ft to 100 ft at research location (KNP).
  2. "Full" chemistry and physics sampling at 4,000 ft.
  3. Sampled two smoke plumes.

    4. Main Instrument Malfunctions: CAR. See also Squawk list.

    Flight Scientist: Peter Hobbs

    Approx. UCT Time
    (UTC = local time minus 2 hours)

    Activity

    0710

    Take off.

    0710-0725

    Climb to 10,000 ft.

    0725-0748

    Transit to KNP.

    0748-0756

    Descent from 9,700 to 100 ft.

    0756-0827

    Climb to 4,000 ft.

    0827-0926

    "Full" chemistry and physics at 4,000 ft.

    0926-1100

    Sampled plume from flaming and smoldering combustion of grass burning close to fire and 15 nm downwind (plume #1).

    1100-1130

    Sampled vertical smoke plume from larger flaming hot fire (plume #2).

    1130-1208

    Return to Pietersburg at 10,000 ft.

    1208

    Land.

    END