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ARCTAS Aircraft & Satellite Research Logistics for Troposphere Composition Study

Explore ARCTAS logistics & site planning for Arctic research on troposphere composition using aircraft & satellites, addressing lodging, clearances, performance, and upcoming activities. Initial site surveys in Sweden, Alaska, and Canada in 2007.

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ARCTAS Aircraft & Satellite Research Logistics for Troposphere Composition Study

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  1. Arctic Research of the Composition of the Tropospherefrom Aircraft and Satellites (ARCTAS)Initial Logistics & Site Planning Mike Gaunce NASA ESPO March 8, 2007

  2. Nominal DC-8 Range Anchorage Fairbanks Churchill Winnipeg Kiruna (spring) Iqaluit Thule Yakutsk From ARCTAS White Paper 2-07

  3. ARCTAS Site Summary

  4. Arena ArcticaKiruna, Sweden

  5. Suitcase Flights? • Suitcase flights are feasible for DC-8. • From Grand Forks, DC-8 can reach all of Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and Sweden. • Not sure about other aircraft. • Logistics Issues • Need to secure quick lodging. • Need to deal with double-lodging. • Would need to work diplomatic clearances accordingly. • Overflight. • Customs and visas. • Little or no lab/logistic support at overnight site.

  6. Aircraft Performance

  7. Site Planning Considerations • Spring Campaign • Hangars • Summer Campaign • Need for aircraft co-location? • General • Foreign nationals at military installations • Russian airspace clearances

  8. ESPOAnticipated upcoming activities • Mission plan, schedule, & budget • Deployment site surveys • Host agreements & clearances (e.g., military, foreign) • Coordinate overflight & diplomatic clearances • Suborbital Flight Request • Facilities & Accommodations • Shipping & Logistics • Mission site set-up & operations • Web sites, public affairs & outreach

  9. Site Survey Schedule • Initial Site Surveys • Sweden - April 2007 • Alaska & Canada - May 2007 • Follow-up visits for detailed logistics planning - Aug/Sep 2007

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