Flight #97-128

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27 June 1997
Track 09


Flightline begins over Steptoe Valley, west of the Egan Range, Nevada. Proceeds southeast over the Schell Creek Range into Lake Valley, crossing over Highway 93.

R: 2.14 microns
G: 1.63 microns
B: 0.55 microns
Mission Summary
Date: Jun 27, 1997
ER-2 Flight Number: 97-128
Deployment: ARC-Jun97
Flight Location: Railroad Valley, Lunar Crater, NV (day)
Principal Investigators: Dr. Zhengming Wan (UCSB), Dr. Philip Slater (UofA), Dr. Ann Kahle (JPL)
Additional Sensors: 12" RC-10 (CIR), 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: Preliminary
Calibration Version: 0.1
Temperature Adjustment: No
Status: Completed with preliminary calibration

Flight Track Map

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Level-1B Browse Imagery
Straight Line Flight Tracks: 16
Scanlines Processed: 41367
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 16:43-17:01 77 37.91-38.41 121.36-118.87 6644 ~20000
2 17:01-17:18 77 38.43-38.79 118.89-116.40 6643 ~20000
3 17:19-17:21 88 38.78-38.80 116.32-115.98 899 ~20000
4 17:23-17:29 180 38.70-38.00 115.83-115.83 2366 ~20000
5 17:34-17:40 1 38.03-38.73 115.42-115.42 2291 ~20000
6 17:43-17:49 181 38.74-38.00 115.12-115.12 2472 ~20000
7 17:51-17:53 272 37.88-37.89 115.31-115.56 657 ~20000
8 17:55-18:03 1 38.01-38.94 115.71-115.71 3091 ~20000
9 18:07-18:13 158 38.99-38.36 115.95-115.64 2311 ~20000
10 18:18-18:21 252 38.50-38.38 115.59-116.05 1250 ~20000
11 18:24-18:26 45 38.56-38.70 116.20-116.04 613 ~20000
12 18:28-18:31 159 38.67-38.35 115.80-115.64 1136 ~20000
13 18:33-18:51 263 38.21-37.94 115.78-118.45 6932 ~20000
14 18:51-18:56 262 37.94-37.86 118.46-119.17 1855 ~20000
15 18:56-19:00 262 37.86-37.80 119.18-119.67 1300 ~20000
16 19:02-19:04 233 37.74-37.58 119.94-120.22 907 ~20000
Images 01 through 16 in sequence

Data Evalutation
Most port 3 and port 4 channels in Track 1 noisy data. Data quality is good
in middle flight tracks. In track 16, channel 12 has faint black bands and
white snow noise; channels 44-50 have thin black stripes across data.

Spectral Summary
Spectral Band Configuration (preliminary)
Spectral Response Files (preliminary)

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

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


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