Flight #97-012

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01 November 1996
Track #05


Flightline begins over Mesquite Lake, with the Spring Mountains to the right (northeast). Devil Peak and Devil Canyon appear purple. Proceeds over the Clark Mountains into the Ivanpah Valley. The dry lake beds (white areas) are Roach Lake to the north and Ivanpah Lake to the south

R: 2.15 microns
G: 1.65 microns
B: 0.55 microns
Mission Summary
Date: Nov 01, 1996
ER-2 Flight Number: 97-012
Deployment: ARC-Nov96
Flight Location: Ivanpah Playa, California
Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert Green (JPL)
Additional Sensors: 12" RC-10 (CIR), AVIRIS
Objective: MAS and AVIRIS data used to validate and monitor the on-orbit spectral and radiometric calibration of the HSI sensor onboard the Lewis satellite.

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: 5
Scanlines Processed: 8731
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 20:03-20:07 157 35.81-35.33 115.55-115.28 1686 ~20000
2 20:11-20:16 333 35.46-35.94 115.04-115.30 1788 ~20000
3 20:19-20:24 161 35.82-35.31 115.53-115.31 1738 ~20000
4 20:29-20:34 336 35.49-35.94 115.06-115.30 1669 ~20000
5 20:37-20:42 159 35.85-35.33 115.56-115.29 1850 ~20000
Images 01 through 05 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
JPL AVIRIS Web Page
NASA ER-2 1997 Flight Summary Reports
Airborne Sensors Facility Page
NASA ER-2 Aircraft Program


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