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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Twin<br />
Otter<br />
Twin Otter International aircraft<br />
participated in several missions<br />
during FY08. The first mission<br />
was the Cold Land Processes<br />
Experiment (CLPX)-II (Alaska),<br />
that was conducted during two phases in<br />
December and February, for the Terrestrial<br />
Hydrology <strong>Program</strong>. Twin Otter International<br />
provided 165 hours of flight support to the<br />
Terrestrial Hydrology <strong>Program</strong> for CLPX-II.<br />
an investigation of the effects of invasive<br />
species on ecosystems. The mission suffered<br />
significant weather delays, but was successful<br />
in the end. A total of 52 hours were flown<br />
in Hawaii in support of the Terrestrial<br />
Ecology <strong>Program</strong>.<br />
In total, Twin Otter International supported<br />
the <strong>Airborne</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Program</strong> for 321 flight<br />
hours in FY08.<br />
The second mission of the year was the<br />
AVIRIS Hawaii <strong>2008</strong> Campaign during<br />
October 2007 to January <strong>2008</strong> for the<br />
Terrestrial Ecology <strong>Program</strong>. This was<br />
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