NASA Langley's Satellite Support Page for the
Mixed-Phase Arctic Cloud Experiment (MPACE)
ARM North Slope of Alaska (NSA)

Mission Summary for Oct 08, 2004

The Proteus departed from Fairbanks at 19:06 UTC. The plan was to fly to Oliktok and fly a banked orbit to sample the scattering phase function followed by a series of racetracks to remotely measure cloud properties. At the same time, the UND Citation flew spiral ascents and descents through the clouds over Oliktok. After sampling the clouds at Oliktok, both aircraft flew to Barrow where the Proteus remotely sampled clouds flying around 43,000 feet (one banked orbit and a series of racetracks) while the UND Citation sampled the clouds in-situ flying ascents and descents. Following the legs at Barrow, the Proteus flew out over the Arctic Ocean to position itself for a 22:10 UTC overpass of Terra at a point approximately half way between Barrow and Oliktok. After this overpass, the Proteus returned to Fairbanks. All instruments were installed with the exception of the cloud radar.

NOAA-17 AVHRR vis image (08 Oct 04 21:45 Z) showing Proteus and Univ ND Citation flight tracks

Proteus tracks on   visible and infrared image.   Citation tracks on   visible image infrared image

• UND Citation Flight Track overlayed on NOAA satellite images
  
  • JavaScript Loop:   Visible,   Infrared
    
  • Animated GIF Loop:   Visible,  Infrared
    
  • VIS image:   20:05,  21:45,  22:09  
    
  • IR image:   20:05,  21:45,  22:09  
    

• Proteus Flight Track overlayed on NOAA satellite images
  
  • JavaScript Loop:   Visible,   Infrared
    
  • Animated GIF Loop:   Visible,  Infrared
    
  • VIS image:   18:26,  20:05,  21:45   22:09   23:26   23:52  
    
  • IR image:   18:26,  20:05,  21:45   22:09   23:26   23:52  
    

• NOAA AVHRR Derived Cloud Products from NASA Langley (Pat Minnis's group).

• Aircraft Navigation Data:   
  • Citation
  • Proteus