2008 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program

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ARCTAS Science Focus: Atmospheric Composition Sponsor: J. Crawford & H. Maring, NASA HQ Location: Alaska, Canada, Greenland The Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites (ARCTAS) field campaign represented NASA’s largest commitment to atmospheric research in support of the International Polar Year (IPY). Sponsored by NASA’s Tropospheric Chemistry and Radiation Science programs, ARCTAS consisted of major field campaigns in the spring and summer of 2008, involving the deployment of three NASA research aircraft to the Arctic to characterize atmospheric change in this climate-sensitive region. The NASA effort contributed to a larger interagency and international effort identified as POLARCAT (Polar Study using Aircraft, Remote Sensing, Surface Measurements and Models, of Climate, Chemistry, Aerosols, and Transport). ARCTAS science objectives addressed four major themes: 1. Long-range transport of pollution to the Arctic including arctic haze, tropospheric ozone, and persistent pollutants, such as mercury. Continued, p. 11 9
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Page 5 and 6: TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary
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Page 18 and 19: SCIENCE MISSIONS &
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Page 44 and 45: Images of the Twin Otter and Alaska
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Page 48 and 49: Figure 21 Reentry observation locat
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PROGRAM ELEMENTS: AIRCRAFT PLATFORM
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Figure 28 DC-8 visits Iqaluit, Nuna
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gather cosmic dust particles from E
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Three contracts have been awarded t
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Figure 29 P-3 on ramp prior to depa
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Figure 30 Mt. St. Helens Caldera (I
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NASA B-200 The Research Services Di
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• Arctic Research of the Composit
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AIRBORNE SCIENCE
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Global Hawk NASA is establishing a
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Ikhana NASA Dryden Flight Research
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UAVSAR Trajectory Control A Platfor
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SlERRA The Sensor Integrated Enviro
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ESTO Technology Demonstrations In 2
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Mission Planning Tools REAL TIME MI
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Figure 39 Waypoint Planning Tool de
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Common Data & Communications System
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network linking the payload instrum
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PROGRAM ELEMENTS: SCIENCE INSTRUMEN
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The Airborne Science and Technology
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Engineering: MAS (MODIS Airborne Si
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Figure 46 Typical AVIRIS/Twin Otter
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Throughout FY08, the NASA DC-8 airc
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Mind” in Baltimore, Maryland, an
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WETMAAP materials are designed for
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Recognition & Awards 2008 was the i
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Looking Ahead to FY09 and Beyond Th
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APPENDIX A In Memoriam Steven E. Ga
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APPENDIX B Airborne Program History
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management and support, aircraft op
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MSC/JSC for coordination, education
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WB-57F (NASA 925) In September of 1
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development and testing of more tha
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APPENDIX C Five-Year Plan Table 4 A
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ASD ASTL ASP ATM ATV AUVSI AVIRIS A
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Go-MACCS GPS GSFC Gulf of Mexico At
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NESC NEXRAD NGC NIFC NOAA NOVICE NP
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TCAS TES TOGA TPS TTL Traffic Colli
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