AROTAL Measurements during the HI – AK Transit

T. McGee, L Twigg, W Heaps, G. Sumnicht and D. Silbert

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MLSMLS timingHIRDLSHIRDLS timingTESTES timingTES-SpecialTES-Special timingTES-LimbOMI-East EdgeOMI-West EdgeAIRS swathMOPITT timingMOPITT swathGround SitesDC-8 Flight Path

Objectives - Aura (HIRDLS) Validation - Spiral over Mauna Loa (Lidar T, O3 Comparison) - Long HIRDLS Track at Altitude (>30,000 ft)

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Transit Data – 5/01/06

Lineplots from selected regions

Sub-tropicalMid-latitude“Polar”

Ozone Retrieved from low flight altitudeData from 4/23/06