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Summer2017OIBLVIS/B200TFlightLinesAug7

th2017

Compiledby

MichelleHofton

Withinputfrom

JohnSonntagandJoeMacgregor

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IntroductionTheattachedflightplansshowasetofapproachestocollectingdataalongOIBflightlinesforthe

Summer2017Campaign.ThecampaignwillbeflownusingtheLVIS-Finstrumentmountedina

DynamicAviationB200-Tairplane.FlightlineswereprovidedbyJohnSonntagandarelineseither

flownbytheP3intheSpringCampaignorbytheFalconduringtheSummer2016Campaign.Each

notional flight followsa subsetof these linesdoableusing theDynamicB200Tairplane from

eitherThuleorKangerlussuaqairports.Notehoweverthatfinalflightplansmaydifferslightlyas

theywillbecreatedinresponsetoconditionsonthedayofflightitself.TheLVIS-Fsensor(lidar,

camerasystem)willbeflownintheairplaneatanaltitudeof28,000’.TheLVIS-Fswathsizeis1.7

kmfrom28,000’abovetheground.Thesensorwillutilize6m-diameterfootprintscontiguousin

thealongandacrosstrackdirections.Fullwaveformdatawillbecollectedforeachfootprint.

Flightprioritiesare listed inTable1,alongwith lineprioritieswithina flight if theyexist.Any

remainingdesign/infoneededforeachplanislistedinTable2.Notethatthisdocumentshows

19plannedflights,whichismorethanweexpecttofly.However,thislistofflightsgivesusthe

operationalflexibilitytoflyasmuchaspossibleonceinthefield.

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Table1:Sample flight plans, lineprioritieswithineach flightas designed, andapproximate

timingandotherflightinfo.

Table2:Remainingdesignquestionsforlineswithineachflight.

Priority Name Departure Arrival Time (hr) Narsarsuaq flex?Mission prioritizationHigh ICESat-2 North / Petermann Thule Thule 5.5 N Petermann flowline then max. ICESat-2 tracksHigh Northwest Coastal 1 Thule Thule 4.4 N Coastal then inland tracks, no regional priorityLow Northwest Coastal 2 Thule Thule 2.8 N Coastal then inland tracks, no regional priorityLow Northwest Coastal 3 Thule Thule 5.6 N Coastal then inland tracks, no regional priorityHigh Zachariæ-79N Thule Thule 6.0 N Glacier flowlinesHigh Transit Thule Kangerlussuaq 5.0 N Mop up sky-clear tracks along NW coastHigh Helheim-Kangerdlugssuaq 1 Kangerlussuaq Kangerlussuaq 5.3 N Glacier flowlines then coast-parallel tracksLow Helheim-Kangerdlugssuaq 2 Kangerlussuaq Kangerlussuaq 4.5 N Coastal then inland track, no regional priorityHigh ICESat-2 Central Kangerlussuaq Kangerlussuaq 6.4 N Coastal then inland track, no regional priorityHigh ICESat-2 South 1 Kangerlussuaq Kangerlussuaq 5.0 Y Coastal then inland track, no regional priorityLow ICESat-2 South 2 Kangerlussuaq Kangerlussuaq 2.5 Y Cross ice divideHigh Jakobshavn Coast Kangerlussuaq Kangerlussuaq 4.6 N Coastal then inland track, no regional priorityHigh Jakobshavn Inland Kangerlussuaq Kangerlussuaq 5.8 N Coastal then inland track, no regional priorityHigh K-Summit Kangerlussuaq Kangerlussuaq 5.9 N K-transect & Summit region, then ICESat tracksLow Southeast Grid 1 Kangerlussuaq Kangerlussuaq 5.6 Y Coastal then inland track, no regional priorityHigh Southeast Grid 2 Kangerlussuaq Kangerlussuaq 5.2 Y Coastal then inland track, no regional priorityHigh Southwest Coastal 1 Kangerlussuaq Kangerlussuaq 5.4 Y Coastal then inland track, no regional priorityLow Southwest Coastal 2 Kangerlussuaq Kangerlussuaq 5.1 Y Coastal then inland track, no regional priorityLow Southwest Coastal 3 Kangerlussuaq Kangerlussuaq 4.1 Y Coastal then inland track, no regional priorityHigh Umanaq Kangerlussuaq Kangerlussuaq 5.6 N Coastal then inland track, no regional priority

Priority Name Remaining design issuesHigh ICESat-2 North / PetermannHigh Northwest Coastal 1 Coast-most track ok wrt rock/ice %?Low Northwest Coastal 2 Note: Nwcoast missions to be designed wrt clouds on flight daysLow Northwest Coastal 3High Zachariæ-79N At edge of range: Cut after crossing terminus and Camp Century if necessaryHigh TransitHigh Helheim-Kangerdlugssuaq 1 Glacier flowline needs checking with JohnLow Helheim-Kangerdlugssuaq 2High ICESat-2 CentralHigh ICESat-2 South 1 Several lines available - will pick based on cloudsLow ICESat-2 South 2 Several lines available - will pick based on cloudsHigh Jakobshavn CoastHigh Jakobshavn InlandHigh K-SummitLow Southeast Grid 1 At edge of range: but many options here with SEgrid2High Southeast Grid 2High Southwest Coastal 1 Any regional priority possible here? Eg.Low Southwest Coastal 2 south of 62.5N highest, Low Southwest Coastal 3 62.5-65N next, then 65-67N (for replanning around clouds).High Umanaq At edge of range: will shorten north ends of inland lines as needed

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IceSat-2-North/Petermann

Option is2north

-80˚

-75˚

-70˚

-65˚

-60˚

-55˚

-50

˚

76˚

78˚

80˚

-80˚

-75˚

-70˚

-65˚

-60˚

-55˚

-50

˚

76˚

78˚

80˚

ThuleBGTL

105A

105B105B

105C105C

105D105D

105E105E

105Z109A

109B

110Z

110C110C

110B110B

110A

106Z

106G106G

106F106F

106E106E

106D106D

106C

107C

107D107D

107E107E

107F107F

107G107G

107Z

108Z

108J108J

108H108H

108G108G

108F108F

108E108E

108D108D

108C108C

108B108B

108A

BGTL

0 100

nm

5

NorthWestCoastal1

Option nwgrid_1-7

5˚-7

0˚

-65˚

-60˚

-55˚

-50˚

72˚

74˚

76˚

-75˚

-70˚

-65˚

-60˚

-55˚

-50˚

72˚

74˚

76˚

BGTL

126A

126B

126B

126C

126C

126D

126D

126E

126E

126F

126F

126Z 12

4Z

124H

124H

124G

124G124F

124F

124E

124E124D

124D

124C

124C12

4B

124B

124A

BGTL

0 100

nm

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NorthWestCoastal2

Option nwgrid_2-7

5˚-7

0˚

-65˚

-60˚

-55˚

-50

˚

72˚

74˚

76˚

-75˚

-70˚

-65˚

-60˚

-55˚

-50

˚

72˚

74˚

76˚

BGTL

125A

125B

125B

125C

125C

125D

123D

123C

123C

123B

123B

123A

BGTL

0 100

nm

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NorthWestCoastal3

Option nwgrid_3

-75˚

-70˚

-65˚

-60˚

-55˚

-50

˚

72˚

74˚

76˚

-75˚

-70˚

-65˚

-60˚

-55˚

-50

˚

72˚

74˚

76˚

BGTL

122A

122B

122B

122C

122C

122D

122D

122E

122E

122F

122F

122G

122G

122H

122H

122Z

123Z

123H

123H

123G

123G123F

123F

123E

123E12

3D

125E

125F

125F

125G

125G

125H

125H

125Z

BGTL

0 100

nm

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Zachariae–79N

Option zach

-90˚

-85˚

-80˚

-75˚

-70˚

-65˚

-60˚

-55˚

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

-35˚

-30˚

76˚

78˚

80˚

82˚

-90˚

-85˚

-80˚

-75˚

-70˚

-65˚

-60˚

-55˚

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

-35˚

-30˚

76˚

78˚

80˚

82˚

BGTL

101A

101B

101B

101C

101C 10

1D

101D10

1E

101E10

1Z

102Z

102C

102C

102B

102B

102A

BGTL

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TransittoKangerlussuaq

Option- transit

-80˚

-75˚

-65˚

-60˚

-55˚

-50

˚ -45˚

68˚

70˚

72˚

74˚

76˚

-80˚

-75˚

-65˚

-60˚

-55˚

-50

˚ -45˚

68˚

70˚

72˚

74˚

76˚BGTL

121A

121B

121B

121C

121C

121D

121D

121E

121E

121F

121F

121G

121G

121H

121H

121Z

135A

135B

135B

135C

135C

135D

135D

135Z15

5H

155G

155G

155F

155F

155E

155E

155D

155D

155C

155C

155B

155B

155A

BG F

0 100

nm

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Helheim-Kangerdlussuaq1

Option HelKang1

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

-35˚

66˚

68˚

70˚

72˚

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

-35˚

66˚

68˚

70˚

72˚

BG F

271A

271Z

265Z26

5A

266Z

266B

272Z

272A

BG F

0 100

nm

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Helheim-Kangerdlussuaq2

Option HelKang2

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

-35˚

66˚

68˚

70˚

72˚

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

-35˚

66˚

68˚

70˚

72˚

BG F

273A

273Z27

4Z

274A

BG F

0 100

nm

12

IceSat-2Central

Option IS2central

-55˚

-50

˚ -45˚

68˚

70˚

72˚

-55˚

-50

˚ -45˚

68˚

70˚

72˚

BG F

203A

203B

203B 20

3Z

221A

221B

221B

221C

221C

221D

221D

221E

221E

221Z

222Z

222E

222E

222D

222D

222C

222C

222B

222B

222A

223A

223B

223B

223C

223C

223D

223D

223E

223E

223Z

224Z

224E

224E

224D

224D

224C

224C

224B

224B

224A

225A

225B

225B

225C

225C

225D

225D

225E

225E

225Z

226Z

226E

226E

226D

226D

226C

226C

226B

226B

226A

BG F

0 100

nm

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IceSat-2South1

Option IS2South1

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

62˚

64˚

66˚

68˚

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

62˚

64˚

66˚

68˚

BG F

230A

230B

230B

230C

230C

230D

230D

230E

230E

230F

230F

230G

230G

230H

230H

230J

230J

230Z

231A

231B

231B

231Z

234Z

234H

234H

234G

234G

234F

234F

234E

234E

234D

234D

234C

234C

234B

234B

234A

235A

235B

235B

235C

235C

235D

235D

235E

235E

235F

235F

235Z

BGBW

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IceSat-2South2

Option IS2South2

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

62˚

64˚

66˚

68˚

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

62˚

64˚

66˚

68˚

BGBW

253Z

253C

253C

253B

253B

253A

237Z

237A

236Z

236J

236J

236H

236H

236G

236G

236F

236F

236E

236E

236D

236D

236C

236C

236B

236B

236A

BG F

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Jakobshavn-Coast

Option Jak_coast

-55˚

-50

˚ -45˚

68˚

70˚

72˚

-55˚

-50

˚ -45˚

68˚

70˚

72˚

BG F 14

0Z

140J

140J

140H

140H140G

140G

140F

140F140E

140E

140D

140D

140C

140C

140B

140B

140A

152A

152B

152B

152C

152C

152D

152D

152E

152E

152Z 15

1Z

151H

151H

151G

151G

151F

151F

151E

151E151D

151D

151C

151C151B

151B

151A

160Z

160F

160F

160E

160E

160D

160D

160C

160C

160B

160B

160A

BG F

0 100

nm

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Jakobshavn-Inland

Option Jak_inland

-55˚

-50

˚ -45˚

68˚

70˚

72˚

-55˚

-50

˚ -45˚

68˚

70˚

72˚

BG F

164A

164B

164B

164C

164C

164D

164D

164E

164E

164F

164F

164G

164G

164Z

162A

162B

162B

162C

162C

162D

162D

162E

162E

162Z

163Z

163E

163E

163D

163D

163C

163C

163B

163B

163A

161Z

161E

161E

161D

161D

161C

161C

161B

161B

161A

153Z

153E

153E

153D

153D

153C

153C

153B

153B

153A

BG F

0 100

nm

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KTransectandSummit

Option K-Summit

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

-35˚

66˚

68˚

70˚

72˚

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

-35˚

66˚

68˚

70˚

72˚

BG F

154A

154B

154B

154C

154C

154D

154D

154E

154E

154Z

185A

185Z

186A

186Z

184Z

184A

174A

174B

174B

174C

174C

174D

174D

174E

174E

174F

174F

174Z

175A

175B

175B

175C

175C

175Z

171Z

171H

171H

171G

171G

171F

171F

171E

171E17

1D

171D

171C

171C

171B

171B

171A

BG F

0 100

nm

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SEGrid1

Option SEgrid1

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

62˚

64˚

66˚

68˚

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

62˚

64˚

66˚

68˚

BG F

262A

262B

262B

262Z

261Z

261A

254Z

254G

254G

254F

254F

254E

254E

254D

254D

254C

254C

254B

251B251C

251C

251D

251D

251E

251E251F

251F

251G

251G25

1Z

BG F

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SEGrid2

Option SEgrid2

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

62˚

64˚

66˚

68˚

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

62˚

64˚

66˚

68˚

BG F

241Z

241D

241D

241C

241C

241B

241B

241A

242A

242B

242B

242C

242C

242D

242D

242E

242E24

2F

242F

242G

242G24

2Z

BG F

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SWCoastalGrid1

Option SWCoastal1

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

62˚

64˚

66˚

68˚

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

62˚

64˚

66˚

68˚

BG F 41

6Z

416B

416B

416A

317Z

317B

317B

317A

209Z

209A20

6A

206Z

208Z

208A

211A

211Z

218Z

218A B

GBW

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SWCoastalGrid2

Option SWCoastal2

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

62˚

64˚

66˚

68˚

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

62˚

64˚

66˚

68˚

BGBW

252A

252B

252B

252Z

205A

205Z31

3A

313B

313B

313C

313C

313Z

412A

412B

412B

412Z41

8Z

418B

418B

418A

BG F

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SWCoastalGrid3

Option SWCoastal3

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

62˚

64˚

66˚

68˚

-50

˚ -45˚

-40˚

62˚

64˚

66˚

68˚

BG F

408Z

408B

408B

408A

308Z

308B

308B

308A

306A

306B

306B

306Z

406A

406B

406B

406Z

BG F

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Umanaq

Option Ngrid

-55˚

-50

˚

68˚

70˚

72˚

-55˚

-50

˚

68˚

70˚

72˚

BG F

131Z

131D

131D

131C

131C

131B

131B

131A13

3A

133B

133B

133C

133C

133D

133D

133Z 13

4Z

134D

134D

134C

134C

134B

134B

134A

132A

132B

132B

132C

132C

132D

132D

132Z

BG F

0 100

nm