04/21/96
The DC-8 and ER-2 flew a coordinated mission over the CART site to measure
radiation and to profile optically thick cirrus, and over Texas to measure
convective cloud inflow and outflow.
For the radiation part, both the ER-2 and DC-8 flew up and down wind legs
over the CART site ending with the DC-8 near the cirrus base in position
to ascend in altitude for cirrus profiling. Although, the DC-8 made numerous
passes through its own contrails it was unable to remain in any of them due
to the low visibility provided by the cirrus. The ER-2 reported seeing many
contrails including those of the DC-8.
Flying south to Texas, the DC-8 flew around an isolated convective cell to
compare the chemistry and aerosols of the convective inflow and outflow, at
high altitudes, to that in the boundary layer. The ER-2 reported turbulence
over the convective cloud tops.
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