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Table 3b. Summary of PEM Tropics P-3B Aircraft Flights |
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Flight No. | Start Date (GMT) |
Start Time (GMT) |
Stop Time (GMT) |
Major Focus of Flight |
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4P | 8/15/96 | 17:24:19 | 01:19:55 | NASA Wallops To NASA ARC |
5P | 8/18/96 | 18:17:04 | 02:31:02 | NASA ARC To Hickman, Hawaii: Stratocumulus Photochemistry |
6P | 8/21/96 | 21:24:12 | 04:47:29 | Hickman, HI To Christmas Island: Latitudinal Survey & ITCZ Gradient |
7P | 8/24/96 | 14:34:28 | 23:57:18 | Christmas Island Local Flight: O3 Photochemistry & Sulfur Oxidation Cycle |
8P | 8/26/96 | 18:16:40 | 23:06:46 | Christmas Island To Hickman, HI: Latitudinal Survey of Trace Gases |
9P | 8/30/96 | 03:28:59 | 07:46:05 | Hawaii Local Test Flight |
10P | 8/31/96 | 20:15:47 | 05:25:38 | Hickman, HI To Tahiti: Marine Upwelling & Latitudinal Survey of Trace Gases |
11P | 9/3/96 | 19:29:35 | 03:59:04 | Tahiti Local flight No. 1: Marine Upwelling & Latitudinal Survey of Trace Gases |
12P | 9/5/96 | 19:29:11 | 03:18:13 | Tahiti Local Flight No. 2: Ozone Photochemistry & Latitudinal Survey of Trace Gases |
13P | 9/7/96 | 19:02:33 | 02:48:15 | Tahiti To Easter Island: Longitudinal Survey of Trace Gases |
14P | 9/10/96 | 12:36:18 | 20:13:53 | Easter Island Local Flight No. 1: Latitudinal Survey of Trace Gases |
15P | 9/11/96 | 18:06:23 | 01:25:52 | Easter Island Local Flight No. 2: Latitudinal Survey of Trace Gases |
16P | 9/14/96 | 14:53:05 | 23:13:33 | Easter Island to Guayaquil, Ecuador: Long Survey & Continental Outflow |
17P | 9/18/96 | 13:53:04 | 21:51:18 | Guayaquil Local Flight No. 1: Marine Upwelling & Continental Outflow |
18P | 9/22/96 | 14:28:38 | 22:43:20 | Guayaquil Local Flight No. 2: Marine Upwelling & Continental Outflow |
19P | 9/23/96 | 15:59:51 | 23:14:16 | Guayaquil Local Flight No. 3: Sulfur Oxidation Cycle & Continental Outflow |
20P | 9/25/96 | 14:28:11 | 22:21:12 | Guayaquil To New Orleans: ITCZ Profiles |
21P | 9/26/96 | 15:01:44 | 19:02:41 | New Orleans To NASA Wallops |
Summary of DC-8 Aircraft Flights