Flight Number | Start Date (GMT) | Julian Day (GMT) | Start Time(GMT) | End Time(GMT) | Flight Location and Description |
1P | 2/09/01 | 40 | 16:34:50 | 19:35:46 | NASA WFF Test Flight 1 |
2P | 2/13/01 | 44 | 20:29:36 | 22:59:46 | NASA WFF Test Flight 2 |
3P | 2/17/01 | 48 | 19:52:25 | 00:37:38 | NASA WFF Test Flight 3 |
4P | 2/24/01 | 55 | 14:36:15 | 22:15:18 | NASA WFF to Palmdale, CA - Stratospheric Intrusion |
5P | 2/26/01 | 57 | 17:34:21 | 00:51:59 | Palmdale, CA to Kona, HI - Aged Asian Pollution |
6P | 2/27/01 | 58 | 19:52:12 | 02:41:40 | Kona, HI to Wake Island - Asian Pollution Subsidence |
7P | 3/01/01 | 60 | 21:56:23 | 04:19:33 | Wake Island to Guam - Tropical/Subtropical Gradient |
8P | 3/04/01 | 63 | 00:34:00 | 08:25:00 | Guam to Hong Kong - A/C Intercomparison; Asian Outflow to S. China Sea |
9P | 3/07/01 | 66 | 02:17:02 | 10:07:56 | Hong Kong Local 1 - Post-Frontal Asian Outflow |
10P | 3/09/01 | 68 | 01:17:16 | 08:39:50 | Hong Kong Local 2 - Aged Post Frontal Outflow |
11P | 3/10/01 | 69 | 00:55:45 | 09:00:53 | Hong Kong Local 3 - S. China Sea Quiescent Period |
12P | 3/13/01 | 72 | 00:53:42 | 09:05:30 | Hong Kong Local 4 - Stratospheric Intrusion; Biomass Burning Outflow |
13P | 3/17/01 | 76 | 00:58:41 | 09:07:37 | Hong Kong to Kadena AFB - Low Level Outflow to Yellow Sea |
14P | 3/18/01 | 77 | 01:58:04 | 09:17:05 | Kadena AFB to Yokota AFB - Surface Outflow to Yellow Sea; Volcanic Plume |
15P | 3/21/01 | 80 | 00:21:00 | 07:56:40 | Yokota Local 1 - Frontal Boundary Profile |
16P | 3/23/01 | 82 | 23:06:58 | 07:23:48 | Yokota Local 2 - A/C Intercomparison; Japan North-South |
17P | 3/27/01 | 86 | 00:27:51 | 08:41:41 | Yokota Local 3 - Air-sea exchange; Volcanic Plume; TERRA Underpass |
18P | 3/30/01 | 89 | 23:13:30 | 06:25:35 | Yokota Local 4 - ACE Asia; Asian Outflow to Sea of Japan; TERRA Underpass |
19P | 4/02/01 | 92 | 00:23:07 | 08:31:21 | Yokota Local 5 - ACE Asia; Moist Conveyor Belt; TERRA Underpass |
20P | 4/03/01 | 93 | 23:23:05 | 07:12:34 | Yokota to Midway Island - High Altitude Asian Outflow |
21P | 4/06/01 | 96 | 06:53:24 | 14:21:21 | Midway Island Local 1 - Aged Asian Pollution; Stratospheric Influence |
22P | 4/07/01 | 97 | 16:18:40 | 23:06:02 | Midway Island to Kona, HI - Sunrise Photochemistry; Stratospheric Influence |
23P | 4/09/01 | 99 | 16:57:44 | 01:03:30 | Kona, HI to NASA DFRC - A/C Intercomparison |
24P | 4/10/01 | 100 | 15:33:28 | 22:05:41 | NASA DFRC to NASA WFF - Transport of Clean Tropical Air |
The TRACE P data is due in the final form on 12-01-01 and will be available to the general public. The archived files, in 1hz and 20hz formats, contains the following parameters:
Julian Day | |
Time (# of seconds since midnight GMT) | |
Latitude (deg) | |
Longitude (deg) | |
Altitude (ft) | |
Static Pressure (mb) | |
Impact (dynamic) Pressure (mb) | |
Pitch (deg) | |
Roll (deg) | |
True Heading (deg) | |
U Wind (m/s) | |
V Wind (m/s) | |
W Wind (m/s) | |
Specific Humidity (L1011 - slow response) (g/kg) | |
Specific Humidity (Lyman Alpha - fast response) (g/kg) | |
Static Air Temperature (K) | |
Equivalent Potential Temperature (K) |
The data is available thru the GTE Project Office or by e-mailing a request to Lee Thornhill
Responsible NASA Official(TAMMS): Bruce
Anderson
Curator(TAMMS): Lee Thornhill