Flight #96-128

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05 June 1996
Track #02


The image to the left begins over the Excelsior Mtns, proceeding east into the Candelaria Hills. U-shaped mountain range facing to the right (north) is the Monte Cristo Range, with Big Smokey Valley to the east. Further east is the lone Thunder Mountain rising from the Ralston Valley. Flightline ends over Stone Cabin Valley.

R: 2.15 microns
G: 1.65 microns
B: 0.55 microns
Mission Summary
Date: June 05, 1996
ER-2 Flight Number: 96-128
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: 08
Scanlines Processed: 25973
Solar Azimuth and Zenith Angles
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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 02:20-02:34 81 37.92-38.11 120.51-118.53 5286 ~20000
2 02:34-02:48 84 38.10-38.26 118.54-116.59 5282 ~20000
3 02:48-02:49 86 38.26-38.27 116.55-116.38 474 ~20000
4 02:50-02:56 66 38.28-38.55 116.30-115.47 2398 ~20000
5 03:03-03:09 246 38.63-38.36 115.22-116.03 2260 ~20000
6 03:16-03:22 62 38.29-38.55 116.25-115.47 2275 ~20000
7 03:27-03:37 248 38.71-38.24 115.75-117.21 4006 ~20000
8 03:37-03:48 248 38.24-37.75 117.21-118.64 3992 ~20000
Images 01 through 08 in sequence

Data Evalutation
Data quality appears excellent.

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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