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

Date: 1 September 2000

UW Flight Number: 1828

Goals of Flight:

Transit Flight from Kasane, Botswana, to Pietersburg, South Africa.

Period of Flight (engines on to engines off: UTC): 1329-1551

Location: Kasane to Pietersburg.

Weather Conditions:

See verbal summary of flight.

Accomplishments:

Measurements near top of boundary layer en route from Kasane to Pietersburg. Occasional smoke plumes at 13,600 ft. Three layers on descent into Pietersburg.

Main Instrument Malfunctions:

Sunphotometer switched off due to low sun angle. See Squawk list.

Flight Scientist: Peter Hobbs

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

Activity

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