Flight #97-126

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25 June 1997
Track 03
scanlines 1000-5547 of 5547


Mission Summary
Date: Jun 25, 1997
ER-2 Flight Number: 97-126
Deployment: ARC-Jun97
Flight Location: Railroad Valley, NV (night)
Principal Investigators: Dr. Zhengming Wan (UCSB), Dr. Philip Slater (UofA), Dr. Ann Kahle (JPL)
Additional Sensors: AVIRIS
Objective: Validation of an algorithim used to calculate land surface temperatures and emissivity based on thermal infrared data (Wan). AVIRIS data used in refining calibration techniques and data validation (Slater).

Level-1B Processing Information
Level-1B Data processed by: Ames Research Center
Level-1B Data Version: #10
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: 10
Scanlines Processed: 37261
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 01:39-01:53 75 37.79-38.20 121.92-119.99 5219 ~20000
2 01:53-02:07 77 38.20-38.56 119.98-118.07 5218 ~20000
3 02:07-02:22 80 38.56-38.83 118.08-115.99 5547 ~20000
4 02:23-02:30 179 38.72-38.00 115.83-115.83 2416 ~20000
5 02:34-02:40 3 38.03-38.72 115.42-115.42 2272 ~20000
6 02:44-02:46 179 38.73-38.48 115.12-115.12 837 ~20000
7 02:46-02:50 179 38.48-38.00 115.12-115.12 1617 ~20000
8 02:52-02:54 270 37.88-37.88 115.27-115.56 737 ~20000
9 02:55-03:02 1 38.00-38.72 115.71-115.71 2367 ~20000
10 03:04-03:18 246 38.83-38.14 115.93-117.87 5509 ~20000
Images 01 through 10 in sequence

Data Evalutation
Port 4 channels have numerous bad scanlines, with channels 43-46 and 48-50
having no data. Track 1 has black band across flightline in channels 27-50.
Track 4 has dropped scanlines. Tracks 5 and 10 are excellent.

Spectral Summary
Spectral Band Configuration
Spectral Response Files

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

Related Web Sites
NASA ER-2 1997 Flight Summary Reports
Airborne Sensors Facility Page
NASA ER-2 Aircraft Program

Sample Image
The image to the left is night flight track begining over Ione Valley, Nevada, and proceeding almost due east over the Shoshone and Toiyabe Ranges. Continues into the Big Smoky Valley, where Highway 8a is clearly visible. Flight track then picks up the Toquima Range, Monitor Valley (with Highway 82 evident), the Monitor Range, and the rugged Little Fish Lake Valley. Image ends in scattered clouds over the Hot Creek and Park Ranges.

R: 2.14 microns
G: 1.63 microns
B: 0.55 microns


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