MODIS Airborne Simulator
Field Experiment Data
TRMM-Brazil Campaign
Flight #99-043

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17 Feb 1999
Track 04




R: 2.13 microns
G: 1.62 microns
B: 0.65 microns
Mission Summary
Date: February 17, 1999
ER-2 Flight Number: 99-043
Deployment: TRMM-Brazil
Flight Location: Rondonia, Brazil
Principal Investigator: Anthony Guillory (MSFC)
Additional Sensors: MIR, LIP, EDOP, AMPR, VIS

Level-1B Processing Information
Level-1B Data processed by: Ames Research Center
Level-1B Data Version: #01
Level-1B Configuration: (sample file)
Calibration Type: Final, with bands 49 and 50 swapped
Calibration Version: 1.0
Status: Completed with final calibration.

Flight Track Map

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Level-1B Browse Imagery
Straight Line Flight Tracks: 4
Scanlines Processed: 14631
Solar Azimuth and Zenith Angles
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Lat/Lon ranges are for the BEG-END scanline nadir pixels.
Flight
Track
Time_Span
(GMT)
Heading
(Deg)
Lat_Range
(Deg_S)
Lon_Range
(Deg_W)
Length
(Scanlines)
01 20:37-20:45 109 11.47-11.77 62.50-61.75 2892
02 20:45-20:47 84 11.78-11.77 61.70-61.55 555
03 20:47-21:13 80 11.77-11.40 61.52-58.91 9577
04 21:13-21:18 102 11.41-11.52 58.84-58.41 1607
Images 01 through 04 in sequence

Data Evalutation
1) Both blackbodies left in preflight mode. Flight temps: BB1 +17.08 C / BB2 +37.63 C.

2) System fail light (L1) noted by pilot 2 hours 44 minutes into flight data acquition. Pilot cycled L1 power twice, then cycled left wing power. This caused the tape drive to rewind to the beginning of the data tape. All data recorded prior to cycling of L1 power was overwritten.

3) Severe GPS navigation drop-outs throughout RS232 data.


Level-1B Data Distribution
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center DAAC

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