SUMMARY OF DC-8 AIRCRAFT FLIGHTS
GTE/TRACE-P
| Flight No. | Start date (GMT) |
Julian Date (GMT) |
Start Time (GMT) |
Stop Time (GMT) |
Lat.Min (Degs) |
Lat.Max (Degs) |
Lon.Min (Degs) |
Lon.max (Degs) |
Flight Location and Description |
| 1* | 2/14/01 | 45 | 18:20:10 | 22:16:16 | 26.7700 | 35.2800 | -121.6717 | -117.8633 | DFRC Test Flight 1 |
| 2* | 2/16/01 | 47 | 18:10:00 | 22:25:36 | 27.0217 | 35.2817 | -124.5117 | -117.3283 | DFRC Test Flight 2 |
| 3* | 2/21/01 | 52 | 23:02:50 | 04:13:34 | 25.0483 | 35.2983 | -124.1117 | -116.9850 | DFRC Test Flight 3 |
| 4 | 2/26/01 | 57 | 17:36:52 | 01:50:43 | 19.5133 | 40.3950 | -156.7900 | -117.8183 | DFRC to Kona, HI - Aged Asian Pollution & MOPITT mid-latitude validation |
| 5 | 2/27/01 | 58 | 20:02:16 | 04:53:06 | 13.5633 | 19.7533 | -156.0417 | 144.8650 | Kona, HI, to Guam - Asian Pollution Subsidence & MOPITT tropical validation |
| 6 | 3/03/01 | 62 | 23:52:36 | 08:48:43 | 13.5717 | 27.7600 | -113.9117 | 145.0450 | Guam to Hong Kong - Asian Outflow; Frontal, Convective, South China Sea |
| 7 | 3/07/01 | 66 | 01:10:04 | 10:52:39 | 20.0067 | 30.5367 | 113.7817 | 140.2000 | Hong Kong Local 1 - China Outflow & Frontal Crossing |
| 8 | 3/09/01 | 68 | 01:01:17 | 10:21:26 | 20.0000 | 26.3600 | 113.8983 | 149.9233 | Hong Kong Local 2 (to Okinawa) - Chemical Evolution of Frontal Outflow |
| 9 | 3/10/01 | 69 | 01:49:18 | 09:08:21 | 19.9983 | 37.2033 | 113.7267 | 129.0150 | Hong Kong Local 3 (from Okinawa) - China Outflow to Yellow Sea |
| 10 | 3/13/01 | 72 | 02:15:28 | 10:25:14 | 18.4183 | 25.9467 | 113.7633 | 135.8950 | Hong Kong Local 4 - Aged Asian Outflow |
| 11 | 3/17/01 | 76 | 00:55:07 | 08:36:20 | 19.2150 | 30.1983 | 113.8983 | 138.9167 | Hong Kong to Kadena AFB, Okinawa - MOPITT validation & China Outflow |
| 12 | 3/18/01 | 77 | 00:50:58 | 08:17:47 | 22.5050 | 35.7533 | 117.6833 | 139.4567 | Kadena AFB, Okinawa to Yokota AFB, Japan - Formosa Strait & China Outflow |
| 13 | 3/20/01 | 79 | 22:54:37 | 08:22:26 | 21.8100 | 35.9683 | 124.5133 | 139.5167 | Yokota Local 1 - Frontal Lifting & Dust Outflow |
| 14 | 3/23/01 | 82 | 23:21:34 | 08:19:19 | 21.2900 | 35.9750 | 134.8083 | 150.1850 | Yokota Local 2 - Convective Outflow |
| 15 | 3/26/01 | 85 | 23:36:04 | 08:55:26 | 23.4850 | 37.3050 | 124.3550 | 139.5233 | Yokota Local 3 - Convective Outflow and Stratospheric Influence |
| 16 | 3/29/01 | 88 | 18:15:05 | 03:37:24 | 27.7517 | 35.8817 | 124.1433 | 139.4367 | Yokota Local 4 - Sunrise Photochemistry of Asian Outflow |
| 17 | 3/31/01 | 90 | 00:12:09 | 07:37:10 | 34.2367 | 45.5350 | 131.6683 | 149.8783 | Yokota Local 5 - Warm Conveyor Belt and Cyclonic Recirculation |
| 18 | 4/03/01 | 93 | 22:38:47 | 07:46:36 | 19.5350 | 36.1567 | -156.0150 | 139.3250 | Yokota AFB, Japan to Kona, HI - High Altitude Asian Outflow and Sunset MBL Chemistry |
| 19 | 4/06/01 | 96 | 17:56:26 | 04:12:33 | 18.8617 | 37.1850 | -156.1333 | 136.0100 | Kona, HI Local 1 - Subsidence over Eastern Pacific and MOPITT Transect |
| 20 | 4/09/01 | 99 | 17:14:56 | 00:03:13 | 19.7233 | 35.1717 | -156.0467 | -117.5067 | Kona, HI to DFRC - Aircraft Intercomparison, Stratus Chemistry and Jet Stream Transport |
*Optional data archival; required for other flights