May 5 Mission Science Report

Another dry day.  Some cu, but SACR not repaired so no cloud mission with Citation.  Discussion/prep for tomorrow's land surface emission flight.  We expanded the pattern based on more input from Christa Peters-Lidard.  Pattern template attached.   We will hit many surface soil moisture measurement sites along the way including Little Washita and Fort Cobb ARS locations.  We will complete the pattern under Aqua (AMSR-E), NOAA 18 and NOAA 19 overpasses.  Only real issue appears to potential cross-wind issues at Offutt.

Planning to run this with REVEAL (and hence RTMM) working. 

Pablo Savedra arrived yesterday and was to begin install of ADMIRARI this week.

Moisture return looks to begin this weekend, so, at least isolated convection along dry line may begin to kick up again and then we await stronger forcing from digging trough mid-week.

Walt P. / Dan C.