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HIPPO III Research Flight 03 :: Alaska to Hawaii

March 29, 2010

HIPPO III RF04 :: Forward CameraThe NSF/NCAR G-V took off from the Anchorage Airport and headed west to Cold Bay, where they did a missed approach at the Cold Bay Airport, a main commercial center of the Aleutian Islands. From there, they banked around to the south and headed for Hawaii, and warmer weather. Along the way they did 7 dips (see Google earth flight track in image above) reaching altitudes of just over 500 feet above the ocean surface to heights of 41,000 feet.

 

 

Cold Bay 1
Appraoching Cold Bay, AK
Cold Bay 2
Cold Bay, AK
Cold Bay 3
Cold Bay, AK
HIPPO III RF03 :: Dip
Low dip over Pacific Ocean

HIPPO III RF03 :: Stretching
HIPPO crew taking time to stretch!

HIPPO III RF03 :: Big Island
Appraoching the Big Island, HI
HIPPO III RF03 :: Big Island, HI
Clouds over Hawaii

HIPPO III RF03 :: Mauna Loa Kea, HI
Mauna Loa (background)
Mona Kea (foreground), HI
HIPPO III RF03 :: Arrival!
Warm weather!

HIPPO III RF03 :: Hawaiian Coast
Hawaiian Coast

VIDEO :: RF03 Forward Looking Camera

About HIPPO

HIPPO is a landmark study for many reasons, not the least of which is it is the first time scientists have systematically mapped global distribution of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, covering the full troposphere in all seasons and multiple years.

HIPPO Dates
  • HIPPO I :: 8 January-30 January 2009
  • HIPPO II :: 31 October-22 November 2009
  • HIPPO III :: 24 March-16 April 2010
  • HIPPO IV :: 14 June-11 July 2011
  • HIPPO V :: 9 August-9 September 2011