2008 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program
2008 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program
2008 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program
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LIST OF FIGURES<br />
Fig. # Caption Page #<br />
1 DC-8 ARCTAS Project Team in Fairbanks, AK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10<br />
2 <strong>NASA</strong> Langley team based from Barrow, Alaska, including HSRL<br />
science and B-200 flight operations personnel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10<br />
3 Group photo of P-3 instrument, forecasting, mission science, and<br />
ARCTAS management teams, Cold Lake, Alberta, July <strong>2008</strong>. . . . . 10<br />
4 DC-8 arrival in Thule, Greenland, April 4, <strong>2008</strong>. The DC-8 remained<br />
in Thule overnight and returned to Fairbanks the following<br />
day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11<br />
5 Dr. Henry Fuelberg of Florida State University presents the daily<br />
weather brief from the University of Alaska in Fairbanks. . . . . . . 12<br />
6 NOAA P-3, <strong>NASA</strong> P-3, and <strong>NASA</strong> DC-8 is a panoramic image<br />
at the Fairbanks International Airport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13<br />
7 ACCLAIM instrument on the Lear-25 as it flew in October<br />
2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15<br />
8 <strong>2008</strong> UAS proposed operations area (Atlantic Ocean east of<br />
Barbados). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19<br />
9 UAS flight path (black/wind barbs) and storm track (blue) into<br />
Hurricane Noel on November 2, 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19<br />
10 The Oden Research Vessel taken from the <strong>NASA</strong> DC-8 during<br />
an AMISA mission flight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21<br />
11 The <strong>NASA</strong> Ikhana UAS, containing the AMS-Wildfire sensor<br />
system that flew emergency support missions over the <strong>2008</strong><br />
Northern California firestorm areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24<br />
12 The <strong>NASA</strong> Ikhana UAV shown with the AMS-Wildfire sensor<br />
pod located under the wing during mission operations in early<br />
FY<strong>2008</strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24<br />
13 AMS-Wildfire sensor data, collected from the <strong>NASA</strong> Ikhana<br />
UAS over the Basin Fire near Big Sur California on July 8, <strong>2008</strong>. 25<br />
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