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

Date: 29 August 2000

UW Flight Number: 1823

Goals of Flight:

  1. Fly beneath Terra overpass (0834 UTC) and ER-2.

  2. Fly beneath Toms overpass (0930 UTC).

  3. Physical and chemical characteristics of boundary layer.

  4. CAR BRDF.

Period of Flight (engines on to engines off: UTC): 0822-1114

Location: Near South Africa/Zimbabwe border

Weather Conditions: Clear

Accomplishments:

  1. Done.

  2. Done.

  3. Done at 9,500 ft and 5,300 ft msl.

  4. Done, 12 turns over uniform surface of shrubs and red soil.

Main Instrument Malfunctions:

See Squawk list.

Flight Scientist: Peter Hobbs

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

Activity

0830

Take off.

0834

Terra overpass.

0803-0836

Climb to 10,000 ft.

0836-0850

Transit to research area (climb to 12,900 ft).

0850-0855

Descend to 9,500 ft.

0855-0950

Full chemistry and physical measurements.

0930

Toms overpass

0950-0959

Descend at 500 ft/min to 5,300 ft msl (2,000 ft agl).

0959-1030

Twelve turns for BRDF at 2,000 ft agl over uniform brush and red soil near Eldorado.

1030-1045

Climb at 500 ft/min to 12, 500 ft (good SP drop off).

1050-1058

Cloud penetration.

1059-1107

Descend to Pietersburg.

1107

Land.

END