The UND Citation flew alone in an icing mission. A cold front was approaching the Mirabel area from the west that was expected to produce significant icing during the evening and early morning hours of the following day. The Citation was to position in Ottawa with the expectation of flying an early morning mission during the icing event on Tuesday, November 25. The Citation flew past Ottawa to penetrate the frontal zone and to measure the cloud microphysics before the system reached Ottawa. The aircraft took off from Bangor, ME at 1808 UTC and flew through the frontal zone to London, Ontario. Cloud microphysics data were collected at several temperature levels in the frontal system. The Citation then turned back to the east to pass through the frontal zone again and landed in Ottawa at 2155 UTC. The total flight time for the mission was 3.8 hours.
VISST Icing Intensity Image (24 Nov 03 19:45 Z) showing Univ ND Citation flight track |
Citation tracks on: Cloud Phase Droplet Radius 10.7 um BT Eff. Cloud Height Icing Intensity |
UND Citation Flight Track overlayed on VISST Cloud Products
- JavaScript Loops:
Icing Intensity, Cloud Phase, Droplet Radius, 10.7 um BT, Eff. Cloud Height
- Animated GIF Loop:
Icing Intensity, Cloud Phase, Droplet Radius, 10.7 um BT, Eff. Cloud Height
- Icing Intensity Images:
17:45, 18:15, 19:15, 19:45, 20:15, 20:45, 21:15, 21:45
- Cloud Phase Images:
17:45, 18:15, 19:15, 19:45, 20:15, 20:45, 21:15, 21:45
- Droplet Radius Images:
17:45, 18:15, 19:15, 19:45, 20:15, 20:45, 21:15, 21:45
- 10.7 um Brightness Temperature Images:
17:45, 18:15, 19:15, 19:45, 20:15, 20:45, 21:15, 21:45
- Effective Cloud Height Images:
17:45, 18:15, 19:15, 19:45, 20:15, 20:45, 21:15, 21:45
VISST GOES-12 Derived Cloud Products
VISST GOES-12 Flight Track Matched Cloud Products
Aircraft Navigation Data:
- Citation navigation and meteorological data written in NASA Ames format
