Summary Information Date: April 13, 1996 ER-2 Flight Number: 96-102 Location: Oklahoma CART Site, Kansas Principle Investigator: Dr. Brian Toon (NASA Ames) Additional Sensors: B&W_6"_RC-10 Level-1B Processing Information Level-1B Data Version: #10 Calibration Type: Final Calibration Version: SUCCESS_Ames 1.0 Temperature Adjustment: No Status: Final Calibration Done

Flight Track Map

Level-1B HDF Data Distribution Point
NASA GSFC Earth Sciences (GES) Data Center
NASA DAAC's

Additional Information The objective of this mission was to measure radiation over the ARM CART site and compare the downlooking MAS instrument with surface based uplooking instruments. Aircraft take-off was 1740 UTC and return time was 2020 UTC. ER-2 flew a figure eight pattern, 2 1/2 times over ARM CART site (36 36.6'N 97 34.8'W) . Horizontal legs were approximately 70 nautical miles long. The north bound leg was 295 degrees (true north), and south bound was 135 degreess. Final northbound leg was extended approximately 120 nautical miles past the ARM site to overpass developing convection. Around 1800 UTC, convective cells west of Witchita were seen on radar. Clear sky conditions useful for ARM science objectives, were noted by the pilot over the ARM CART site. Overflight of convective cloud deck on return leg. Five passes over the ARM site (approximately 1830, 1843; 1857, 1910 and 1923 UTC).