P-3 Orion 05/14/14

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Aircraft: 
P-3 Orion - WFF (See full schedule)
Flight Number: 
Science Flight - Northeast Grid 01
Payload Configuration: 
Operation IceBridge
Nav Data Collected: 
Yes
Total Flight Time: 
7.7 hours
Submitted by: 
Luci Crittenden on 05/14/14
Flight Segments: 
From:BGTLTo:BGTL
Start:05/14/14 11:05 Z Finish:05/14/14 18:44 Z
Flight Time:7.7 hours
Log Number:14P008PI:Michael Studinger
Funding Source:Bruce Tagg - NASA - SMD - ESD Airborne Science Program
Purpose of Flight:Science
Comments:Northeast Grid 01 mission completed out of Thule for OIB today
Flight Hour Summary: 
14P008
Flight Hours Approved in SOFRS369
Total Used354.1
Total Remaining14.9
14P008 Flight Reports
Date Flt # Purpose of Flight Duration Running Total Hours Remaining Miles Flown
03/06/141767Check1.31.3367.7
03/06/141768Check2.74365
03/07/141769Check5.79.7359.3
03/10/14WFF to Thule TransitTransit8.117.8351.2
03/12/14Sea Ice - Nansen GapScience7.625.4343.6
03/13/14Sea Ice - Zig Zag EastScience7.733.1335.9
03/14/14Thule - Fairbanks Transit: Sea Ice - Laxon LineScience8.841.9327.1
03/15/14 - 03/16/14Sea Ice - SIZRS ZigZagScience8.150319
03/17/14 - 03/18/14Sea Ice - North Beaufort Loop - with BarrowScience8.258.2310.8
03/18/14 - 03/19/14F06 Sea Ice - East Beaufort - with ONR/MIZ/CryoVEx campScience8.266.4302.6
03/19/14 - 03/20/14F07 Sea Ice - Beaufort -Chukchi DiamondScience8.374.7294.3
03/21/14F08: Sea Ice – South Basin TransectScience8.583.2285.8
03/24/14F09: Sea Ice – Giles GatewayScience891.2277.8
03/25/14F10 - Axel Heiberg-EurekaScience394.2274.8
03/26/14F11 - Zigzag WestScience7.9102.1266.9
03/28/14Sea Ice – South Canada BasinScience7109.1259.9
03/31/14F13 Sea Ice – CryoVEx NordScience7.3116.4252.6
04/03/14F15 Sea Ice - North Canada BasinScience8.2124.6244.4
04/04/14Transit from Thule to KangerlussuaqTransit2.8127.4241.6
04/05/14Science Flight #16 - East GlaciersScience7.8135.2233.8
04/07/14Science Flight - Southwest Coastal AScience7.7142.9226.1
04/08/14Science Flight - Southeast Glacier 01Science7.6150.5218.5
04/09/14Science Flight - Jakobshaven Glacier 01Science8158.5210.5
04/10/14Science Flight - K-EGIG Summit MissionScience7.9166.4202.6
04/12/14Science Flight - OSU ClustersScience6.6173196
04/14/14Science Flight - Jakobshavn-Eqip-Store Science7.7180.7188.3
04/15/14Science Flight - Southwest Glacier 01Science7.3188181
04/16/14Science Flight - IceSat 2 CentralScience8.4196.4172.6
04/19/14Science Flight - Jakobshaven 02Science6.4202.8166.2
04/21/14Science Flight - Geikie Glacier 01Science8.6211.4157.6
04/23/14Science Flight - Baffin 02Science6217.4151.6
04/24/14Science Flight - Helheim-KangerdScience8.2225.6143.4
04/25/14Transit Flight - Kangerlussuaq to ThuleTransit2.6228.2140.8
04/26/14Science Flight - NW Glacier 02 Mop-UpScience5.6233.8135.2
04/28/14Science Flight - North Pole TransectScience7.3241.1127.9
04/29/14Science Flight - Northeast Glaciers 01Science7.8248.9120.1
04/30/14Science Flight - Northeast Grid 01Science2.6251.5117.5
05/01/14Science Flight - Humboldt 01Science5.5257112
05/02/14Science Flight - Cryosat LandScience7264105
05/05/14Science Flight - IceSat 2 - NorthScience827297
05/07/14Science Flight - NW Glaciers 01Science828089
05/08/14Science Flight - North Central Gap 01Science828881
05/09/14Science Flight - NW Coastal BScience6.9294.974.1
05/12/14Science Flight - Alexander-Petermann 01Science7301.967.1
05/14/14Science Flight - Northeast Grid 01Science7.7309.659.4
05/15/14Science Flight - Northeast Grid 06Science8317.651.4
05/16/14Science Flight - NW Coastal CScience6.1323.745.3
05/19/14Science Flight - North Glaciers 02 PrimeScience8331.737.3
05/20/14Science Flight - Northwest MopupScience6.5338.230.8
05/21/14Science Flight - Northeast Grid 04Science7.9346.122.9
05/23/14Transit Flight - Thule to WallopsTransit7.5353.615.4
05/23/14Transit Flight - Thule to WallopsTransit0.5354.114.9

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Related Science Report: 

OIB - P-3 Orion 05/14/14 Science Report

Mission: 
OIB
Mission Summary: 

F41 Northeast Grid 01

 

Accomplishments

 

  • Low-altitude survey (1,500 ft AGL) over northeast Greenland.
  • ATM, albedo, KT-19, snow, Ku-band, accumulation, MCoRDS and DMS were operated on the survey lines.
  • Ramp pass at Thule at 1,000 ft AGL for instrument calibration.
  • Pitch maneuvers over sea ice/water in the North Star Bay for instrument calibration.
  • Satellite tracks: ICESat 1334, 0099.
  • Repeat Mission: new mission but partial repeats going back to the 1990s.

 

Instrument Operated Data Volume Instrument Issues/Comments
ATM yes 65 GB None.
DMS yes 106 GB None.
Snow Radar yes 416 GB None.
Ku-band Radar yes 416 GB None.
Accumulation Radar yes 145 GB None.
MCoRDS yes 1.9 TB None.
KT-19 yes 9 MB None.
Albedo yes 6 GB None.

 

Mission Report (Michael Studinger, Mission Scientist)

This flight is a new mission, one of a suite of six flights intended to thoroughly sample the bedrock topography of northeast Greenland along a series of nearly coast-parallel ICESat lines. At the same time we obtained altimetry measurements along the ICESat tracks which will enable the calculation of dh/dt over a broad area and a significant time span. This particular mission focused on the easternmost of the coast-parallel lines, and we also sampled a pair of 1990s ATM altimetry tracks over north central Greenland, which should yield an even longer dh/dt record over ice which may be thickening in the central part of the ice sheet.

The crew did an excellent job in completing a required pressurization test this morning, which allowed us to complete the entire science mission as planned. LiDAR data collection started 05/14/2014 11:12 UTC and ended at 18:38 UTC. In total we collected 7.4 hours of science data. The weather was perfect. We only encountered a solid layer of low clouds for 15 minutes after takeoff, which prevented us from descending onto the survey line to Camp Century.

Images: 

Figure 1: Today's trajectory in yellow.

Submitted by: 
Michael Studinger on 05/14/14