SCAR-B Campaign
Flight #95-168

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04 September 1995
Track #16


"Fire induced convective cloud over Serra Do Norte, Brazil"

R: 2.14 microns
G: 1.62 microns
B: 0.55 microns
Summary Information
Date: September 04, 1995
ER-2 Flight Number: 95-168
Location: Central Brazil
Principle Investigator: Yorum Kaufman
Additional Sensors: VIS,CLS,AVIRIS

Level-1B Processing Information
Level-1B Data Version: #09
Calibration Type: Final
Calibration Version: SCAR-B_King 1.0
Temperature Adjustment: Yes (24C)
Status: Done

Flight Track Map

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Level-1B Browse Imagery
Straight Line Flight Tracks: 17
Scanlines Processed: 87723
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Lat/Lon ranges are for the BEG-END scanline nadir pixels.
Flight
Track
Time_Span
(GMT)
Heading
(Deg)
Lat_Range
(Deg_S)
Lon_Range
(Deg_W)
Length
(Scanlines)
Altitude
(Meters)
1 14:43-15:06 267 15.55-15.55 54.56-57.20 8420 ~20000
2 15:07-15:28 303 15.51-14.16 57.31-59.38 8071 ~20000
3 15:28-15:50 304 14.17-12.82 59.37-61.38 8064 ~20000
4 15:50-16:07 303 12.82-11.70 61.39-63.03 6589 ~20000
5 16:07-16:25 303 11.69-10.57 63.03-64.65 6576 ~20000
6 16:27-16:32 39 10.39-9.96 64.65-64.28 1819 ~20000
7 16:32-16:35 36 9.94-9.67 64.26-64.05 1113 ~20000
8 16:35-16:46 64 9.63-9.09 63.99-62.89 3874 ~20000
9 16:52-16:56 244 8.98-9.17 62.67-63.05 1469 ~20000
10 16:56-17:06 244 9.17-9.64 63.05-64.01 3700 ~20000
11 17:13-17:25 62 9.69-9.08 64.10-62.88 4299 ~20000
12 17:31-17:42 243 8.95-9.47 62.62-63.66 4087 ~20000
13 17:50-17:58 60 9.51-9.07 63.74-62.86 3081 ~20000
14 17:58-18:02 53 9.04-8.76 62.80-62.40 1507 ~20000
15 18:04-18:25 119 8.76-9.88 62.24-60.00 7937 ~20000
16 18:26-18:49 117 9.92-11.07 59.92-57.53 8562 ~20000
17 18:49-19:12 115 11.08-12.21 57.53-55.15 8555 ~20000
Images 01 through 17 in sequence

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Additional Information
The objective of this flight was to measure concentrations of aerosol across the study area for flux calculations; as well as capture smoke and cloud properties.

Fluxes were measured near Bolivia and Porto Velho. In Rondonia the optical thickness was 2, in Cuiaba 0.4, and Alta Floresta 1.0.

Problems:

  • Slice 2 / Line 5: There are broad areas of poorly calibrated data (which can be seen as broad dark and light bands in the browse imagery) in the port 4 bands (bands 42-50).
  • Slice 3 / Lines 2,3,4: Large areas where data from the 11 and 12 uM bands are missing, also many areas where banding was noted across the image. In slice 2 the 3.7 uM band gives a very different response than 3.9. In slice 4, sections of 3.9 and 3.7 are missing.


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