Flights on Which In-Situ Measurements Were Obtained During Satellite Overpasses

UW Flight No
Date (1995)
Total Period of Flight (hhmm UTC)
Time of Satellite Overpass
General Location of C-131A at Time of Satellite Overpass
Comments

1688 17 Aug 1650 - 2058 AVHRR at 1645 (NA) C-131A in air just after satellite overpass (see Fig. 1). C-131A sampled four small plumes from cerrado fires.
1697 1 Sep 1206 - 1445 LANDSAT 1230 - 1330 SW of Cuiaba in northern Pantanal (see Fig. 10) Extensive Ac on top of smoke layer. C-131A sampled smoke at various levels over NASA sun-photometer.
1703 7 Sep 1512 - 1856 AVHRR at 1800 SE of Porto Velho (see Fig. 16) Near time of satellite overpass. C-131A sampled two plumes. Earlier in flight extensive vertical sampling over two sun-photometers. ER-2 overpass 1645-1715.
1704 11 Sep 1250 - 1628 LANDSAT at 1230 - 1330 SE of Porto Velho (see Fig. 17) C-131 sampled widespread old, uniform CAR measurements looking down on smoke from ~1407-1425 UTC.

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Doug Burks
Last changed: 16 Apr 1996