High-Resolution Interferometer Sounder (HIS)

Data Availability


California and Arizona

Initial Flights

      Date (day)       Flight Times (GMT)

 09 April 1986 (099)     99:99 -- 99:99
 04 April 1986 (104)     19:24 -- 99:99
 05 April 1986 (105)     16:59 -- 17:30
                         18:08 -- 19:21
 16 April 1986 (106)     17:53 -- 21:00


COHMEX

COmbined Huntsville Meteorological EXperiment

      Date (day)       Flight Times (GMT)
 
 15 June 1986 (166)      17:04 -- 19:42+
 17 June 1986 (168)      15:04 -- 17:15
 19 June 1986 (170)      13:17 -- 15:59+
 20 June 1986 (171)      14:23 -- 18:06
 23 June 1986 (174)      18:40 -- 00:25
 26 June 1986 (177)      16:09 -- 20:34
 29 June 1986 (180)      19:16 -- 99:99
 01 July 1986 (182)      16:00 -- 20:11
 04 July 1986 (185)      99:99 -- 99:99
 05 July 1986 (186)      13:20 -- 17:30
 08 July 1986 (189)      18:33 -- 22:00
 10 July 1986 (191)      18:33 -- 22:00
 11 July 1986 (192)      18:00 -- 01:00
 12 July 1986 (193)      17:00 -- 22:58
 14 July 1986 (195)      01:00 -- 06:00
 16 July 1986 (197)      19:00 -- 22:00
 17 July 1986 (198)      18:32 -- 21:33
 20 July 1986 (201)      18:00 -- 00:00
 21 July 1986 (202)      17:00 -- 23:00


FIRE I

First ISCCP Regional Experiment I

      Date (day)       Flight Times (GMT)

 13 October 1986 (286)   05:19 -- 09:53
 15 October 1986 (288)   07:37 -- 10:51
 19 October 1986 (292)   04:21 -- 05:23
 24 October 1986 (297)   18:12 -- 21:26
 27 October 1986 (300)   17:54 -- 20:16
 28 October 1986 (301)   15:15 -- 19:29
 30 October 1986 (303)   17:40 -- 21:53
 31 October 1986 (304)   15:12 -- 18:36
 02 November 1986 (306)  16:21 -- 20:48


CaPE

Convection and Precipitation Electrification experiment

      Date (day)       Flight Times (GMT)      Flight Target/Investigation

 21 July 1991 (202)      14:45 -- 19:00   Rain cells / Ocean storm over Florida
 30 July 1991 (211)      12:14 -- 16:40   Preconvective, convective rain cells over Florida
 01 August 1991 (213)    14:27 -- 18:24   Ocean buoy / Sea surface flight over Atlantic
 05 August 1991 (217)    14:55 -- 18:18   Squall line over Florida
 06 August 1991 (218)    15:12 -- 21:31   Sea Breeze front over Florida
 08 August 1991 (220)    17:12 -- 21:48   Thunderstorms over Florida
 12 August 1991 (224)    17:09 -- 00:24   Thunderstorms over Florida
 13 August 1991 (225)    20:26 -- 23:31   Thunderstorms over Florida
 16 August 1991 (228)    13:41 -- 19:21   Surface energy flux over Florida
 17 August 1991 (229)    16:36 -- 21:45   Surface energy flux over Florida
 19 August 1991 (231)    15:47 -- 17:05   Hurricane Bob


SERON

South-East Regional Ozone Network
      Date (day)       Flight Times (GMT)      Flight Target/Investigation

 21 August 1991 (233)    13:41 -- 17:05   SERON ozone network (Georgia)
 22 August 1991 (234)    14:16 -- 17:13   SERON ozone network (Georgia)


FIRE II

First ISCCP Regional Experiment - Phase II
      Date (day)       Flight Times (GMT)      Flight Target/Investigation

 14 November 1991 (318)  14:01 -- 18:00   Cirrus over Kansas
 18 November 1991 (322)  20:56 -- 23:30   Clear sky over Kansas
 22 November 1991 (326)  18:30 -- 20:30   Cirrus over Kansas
 24 November 1991 (328)  17:00 -- 21:10   Cirrus over Gulf of Mexico
 25 November 1991 (329)  16:00 -- 20:00   Cirrus over Oklahoma
 26 November 1991 (330)  15:00 -- 17:50   Cirrus over Kansas
 03 December 1991 (337)  15:30 -- 18:00   Cirrus over Gulf of Mexico
 04 December 1991 (338)  18:30 -- 20:30   Corpus Christi / Gulf of Mexico
 05 December 1991 (339)  15:00 -- 19:00   Cirrus over Kansas


STORM-FEST

STorm-scale Operation and Research Meteorology - Fronts Experiment and Systems Test
      Date (day)       Flight Times (GMT)      Flight Target/Investigation

 21 February 1992 (052)  18:30 -- 22:35   Cirrus / Clear sky over Gulf of Mexico
 23 February 1992 (054)  18:17 -- 00:25   High Plains precipitation
 25 February 1992 (056)  18:18 -- 00:07   Prestorm clear sky over Kansas
 01 March 1992 (061)     09:30 -- 13:30   Nocturnal boundary layer over Kansas
 07 March 1992 (098)     18:14 -- 19:42   ER-2 test flight
 13 March 1992 (104)     17:06 -- 20:42   Moisture gradient over Gulf of Mexico
 14 March 1992 (105)     20:27 -- 02:15   4D assimilation over Great Plains


CAMEX

Convection And Moisture EXperiment
      Date (day)       Flight Times (GMT)      Flight Target/Investigation

 12 September 1993 (255) 20:11 -- 02:27   Ferry flight from NASA/Ames to NASA/Wallops
 15 September 1993 (258) 20:23 -- 20:45   DMSP overpass -- ER2 payload pressure failure
 19 September 1993 (262) 20:22 -- 20:56   Convection over ocean -- ER2 hydraulic failure
 25 September 1993 (268) 16:25 -- 17:43   Post-hydraulic repair checkout flight
 26 September 1993 (269) 19:15 -- 22:55   Convection over Atlantic
 29 September 1993 (272) 01:20 -- 04:39   AIRS support flight
 30 September 1993 (273) 20:21 -- 01:40   DMSP overpass
 03 October 1993 (276)   20:15 -- 02:50   Convection over ocean (Florida)
 05 October 1993 (278)   16:27 -- 22:57   Convection over ocean (Florida)


ASHOE

Airborne Southern Hemisphere Ozone Experiment
      Date (day)       Flight Times (GMT)      Flight Target/Investigation

 02 February 1994 (033)  21:08 -- 22:54   Test flight at NASA/Ames
 04 February 1994 (035)  16:11 -- 00:04   Alaska flight
 19 February 1994 (050)  17:11 -- 18:39   Test flight over Moffit AFB
 13 April 1994 (103)     19:41 -- 03:22   South flight over ocean
 15 April 1994 (105)     01:10 -- 03:36   Test flight / over volcano
 05 June 1994 (156)      20:08 -- 21:08   Antarctic vortex
 08 August 1994 (220)    22:11 -- 06:11   South flight over ocean
 10 August 1994 (222)    21:12 -- 04:28   South flight over ocean
 03 October 1994 (276)   21:42 -- 05:32   South flight over ocean
 05 October 1994 (278)   21:17 -- 04:42   Southeast flight over ocean


OTIS

Ocean Temperature Interferometric Survey
      Date (day)       Flight Times (GMT)      Flight Target/Investigation

 05 January 1995 (005)   16:00 -- 20:40   Ferry flight from AMES over CART
 07 January 1995 (007)   16:10 -- 20:21   Photos of Gulf Coast
 08 January 1995 (008)   14:39 -- 20:33   Gulf Coast
 11 January 1995 (011)   17:39 -- 19:43   Over Gulf of Mexico - buoy
 13 January 1995 (013)   17:32 -- 20:58   Gulf Coast - EDOP
 15 January 1995 (015)   12:05 -- 14:21   GOES Calibration - over ship (RV Pelican)
 16 January 1995 (016)   14:36 -- 19:00   GOES Calibration - over ship (RV Pelican)
 19 January 1995 (019)   14:55 -- 20:47   Over CART - moisture gradient


CAMEX II

Convection And Moisture EXperiment II
      Date (day)       Flight Times (GMT)      Flight Target/Investigation

 23 August 1995 (235)    20:00 -- 22:05   Ferry flight (?) NASA/Wallops
 25 August 1995 (237)    10:45 -- 16:10   DMSP Overpass - New England
 26 August 1995 (238)    20:30 -- 02:30   Precipitation over Georgia
 28 August 1995 (240)    21:30 -- 03:40   Precip/Water Vapor over Wallops and Atlantic
 30 August 1995 (242)    00:00 -- 06:10   Water Vapor over Wallops
 02 September 1995 (245) 19:30 -- 02:00   Precipitation/Water Vapor


SUCCESS

SUbsonic Aircraft : Contrail and Cloud Effects Special Study
      Date (day)       Flight Times (GMT)      Flight Target/Investigation
 02 April 1996 (092)     21:10 -- 23:01   Ames test - over desert
 03 April 1996 (093)     02:09 -- 03:45   Ames test - over desert
 08 April 1996 (098)     15:40 -- 18:46   Ferry flight to Salina, KS
 13 April 1996 (103)     17:52 -- 20:04   Gulf Coast with MAS
 15 April 1996 (105)     17:50 -- 20:40   Radiation measurement/contrails
 16 April 1996 (106)     17:14 -- 23:24   Radiation measurement/contrails & cirrus
 20 April 1996 (110)     15:07 -- 20:57   Radiation measurements/contrails & cirrus
 21 April 1996 (111)     17:09 -- 23:33   Radiation measurements/contrails & cirrus
 23 April 1996 (113)     17:28 -- 21:35   Lee wave clouds over CO - NOAA-14 overpass
 26 April 1996 (116)     17:45 -- 20:49   Cirrus and contrails - NOAA-14 overpass
 27 April 1996 (117)     16:16 -- 20:28   Radiation measurements - NOAA-14 overpass
 02 May 1996 (122)       16:42 -- 19:17   Wave clouds and contrails over WY - NOAA-14 overpass
 03 May 1996 (123)       17:25 -- 21:59   Radiation measurements/contrails - NOAA-14 overpass
 04 May 1996 (124)       17:10 -- 21:08   Radiation measurements/contrails - NOAA-14 overpass
 07 May 1996 (127)       17:39 -- 23:10   Contrails - NOAA-14 overpass
 08 May 1996 (128)       17:27 -- 21:53   Convective outflow over upper Midwest
       Note : Noisy shortwave channel 20 April, 23 April - 8 May. 


WINCE

WINter Cloud Experiment
      Date (day)       Flight Times (GMT)      Flight Target/Investigation
 02 February 1997 (033)  16:18 -- 20:53   Cloud detection over snow/ice
 06 February 1997 (037)  17:42 -- 22:03   Cloud detection - St. James Bay
 08 February 1997 (039)  16:22 -- 20:37   MAS/HIS Calibration - Lake Huron
 10 February 1997 (041)  23:36 -- 02:58   Night cloud detection of cirrus


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