Flight #96-126

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04 June 1996
Track #06
scanlines 250-4900 of 5169


This is a night flightline beginning over the Grant Range. Proceeding over Railroad Valley, and the Pancake, Hot Creek, and Monitor Ranges of the Toiyabe National Forest. North is approximately to the left.

R: 2.15 microns
G: 1.65 microns
B: 0.55 microns
Mission Summary
Date: June 04, 1996
ER-2 Flight Number: 96-126
Deployment: ARC-Jun96
Flight Location: Lunar Lake and Railraod Valley, Nevada (night flight)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Zhengming Wan (UCSB)
Additional Sensors: none
Objective: Validation of an algorithim used to calculate land surface temperatures and emissivity based on thermal infrared data.

Level-1B Processing Information
Level-1B Data processed by: Ames Research Center
Level-1B Data Version: #09
Level-1B Configuration: (sample file)
Calibration Type: Final
Calibration Version: 1.0
Temperature Adjustment: No
Status: Completed with final calibration

Flight Track Map

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Level-1B Browse Imagery
Straight Line Flight Tracks: 07
Scanlines Processed: 20341
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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_N)
Lon_Range
(Deg_W)
Length
(Scanlines)
Altitude
(Meters)
1 02:33-02:48 81 38.10-38.26 118.56-116.51 5519 ~20000
2 02:49-02:52 72 38.27-38.36 116.41-116.05 997 ~20000
3 02:58-03:00 248 38.46-38.37 115.75-116.03 785 ~20000
4 03:08-03:10 65 38.24-38.36 116.41-116.06 1022 ~20000
5 03:10-03:15 67 38.36-38.55 116.05-115.46 1687 ~20000
6 03:19-03:33 249 38.75-38.12 115.68-117.59 5169 ~20000
7 03:33-03:47 247 38.12-37.47 117.59-119.46 5162 ~20000
Images 01 through 07 in sequence

Data Evalutation
Excellent data quality.

Spectral Summary
Spectral Band Configuration
Spectral Response Files

Level-1B Data Distribution
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center DAAC

Related Web Sites
Airborne Sensors Facility Page
NASA ER-2 Aircraft Program


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