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University of Wyoming
DMIMS 2006

May16 - June30 2006

Date Flight #
(*.kml)
Status Times
(UTC)
Hours Reports Graphs/Images
Aug 29 2006 Reprocessed 20060623a, shortened beginning of file to avoid bad IRS values.        
Jul 12 2006 Reprocessed data to version dmims06_qc2        
Jun 30 Flt 27 CloudSat overpass 1957-2320 3.5 (CloudSat)    
Jun 29 Flt 26   2300-0216 3.4 (DMIMS) dleon_fltnotes  
Jun 29 Flt 25   1731-2103 3.6 (DMIMS) dleon_fltnotes  
Jun 27 Flt 24 MODIS overpass 1832-2212 3.8 (DMIMS) rwood_fltnotes  
Jun 25 Flt 23 CTD flight
PVM values elevated 1832-1957, wet?
1700-2017 3.4 (DMIMS)    
Jun 24 Flt 22 CTD flight 1630-2032 4.2 (DMIMS)    
Jun 23 Flt 21 CTD flight
The UFN would not initialize, too hot? No data.
2047-2358 3.3 (DMIMS)    
Jun 23 Flt 20 CTD flight 1501-1940 4.8 (DMIMS)    
Jun 22 Flt 19 GPS flight 2144-2343 2.1 (GPS)    
Jun 20 Flt 18 ASTER overpass flight
One second data glitch at 18:12:53 on all IP cards except IP429, IPALT1, and IPALT2.
1656-2045 4.0 (DMIMS) dleon_fltnotes  
Jun 19   Flight scrubbed after DIGIO1 failed to come up. Moved the IPRALT1 IP module from slot C to slot A. Installed new vxWorks code.        
Jun 16 Flt 17 Set zero and span on PVM prior to flight.
Radar repeatedly faulted early in flight.
First part of flight was a CloudSat overpass.
2103-0056 4.0 (DMIMS) rwood_fltnotes  
Jun 14 Flt 16 Problems with CCN after rewetting pads at 2053. 2018-2336 3.4 (CloudSat) bgeerts_fltnotes  
Jun 13 Flt 15   1705-2121 4.3 (DMIMS) rwood_fltnotes  
Jun 11 Flt 14 PVM still has baseline shifts 1814-2140 3.6 (DMIMS) jsnider_fltnotes  
Jun 09 Flt 13 GPS flight. 2203-0110 2.6 (GPS) drahn_fltnotes  
Jun 09 Flt 12 Airconditioner not cooling, Don C found that the low pressure switch had blown. 1647-2032 3.9 (DMIMS) jsnider_fltnotes  
Jun 07 Flt 11 A B CloudSAT overpass, PCASP looks too high entire flight (??)
2 files, data system hangs ~2200
1957-2316 3.4 (CloudSAT) jfrench_fltnotes  
Jun 06 Flt 10 Stratus clouds late in day, clouds weak, refilled CPC before flight 2243-0147 3.4 (DMIMS) jfrench_fltnotes  
Jun 04 Flt 9 MODIS box W of Arcata, air conditioner not working, recover in Medford
2 files, 'a'--in hangar, leak test, 'b'--flight
1800-2055 3.1 (DMIMS) jsnider_fltnotes
jfrench_fltnotes
 
Jun 03 Flt 8 targeting stratus SW of Arcata, too hot on ferry, aborted flight because of heat 1749-2034 2.9 (DMIMS) jsnider_fltnotes
jfrench_fltnotes
 
Jun 02 Flt 7 CloudSAT overpass northeast of Redding 1956-2310 3.3 (CloudSAT) jsnider_fltnotes
jfrench_fltnotes
 
May 31 Flt 6 Rainy system moving in; wanted to test PVM, PVM having problems 1604-1734 1.6 (DMIMS) jsnider_fltnotes
jfrench_fltnotes
 
May 28 Flt 5 CloudSAT, Aster/MODIS over flight, documented 1 drizzle cell 1752-2133 3.7 (CloudSAT) jsnider_fltnotes
jfrench_fltnotes
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Pic3
May 27 Flt 4 DMIMS, documented 2 drizzle cells, PVM was having problems 1908-2304 4.0 (DMIMS) jsnider_fltnotes
jfrench_fltnotes
Pic1 Pic2
Pic3 Pic4
Pic5 Pic6
Graph1
May 25 Flt 3 GPS, sawtooth legs, 100 ft flux runs 1922-2118 2.1 (GPS) jsnider_fltnotes
jfrench_fltnotes
 
May 23 Flt 2 A B 2 data files, lines of clouds/cells oriented N-S 1813-2022 3.6 (DMIMS) jsnider_fltnotes
jfrench_fltnotes
Graph1
May 20 Flt 1 no known problems, no radar, GPS flight 1813-2022 2.3 (GPS) jsnider_fltnotes  
May 16 Test FLT2 no known problems 2010-2112 2.1 (test) jsnider_fltnotes
jfrench_fltnotes
Pic1 Pic2
Pic3 Pic4
Pic5 Pic6
May 9 Test FLT1 OneDC setup incorrectly 1631-1755 1.5 (test)    
Total Research Hours
64.9 of 60.0 DMIMS
17.3 of 16 CloudSAT
9.1 of 7.7 GPS