30 September Start/Stop Times

Flight 1

Start Stop Maneuver

19:08:22 19:18:26 Descent from A; 8K’ to 200’

19:09:00 19:43:37 B’ to C; 200’

19:43:37 19:52:28 Spiral Ascent to 5K’

19:52:28 19:57:33 Spiral Descent to 500’

20:01:26 20:10:16 C to E’; 200’

20:10:16 20:25:56 Spiral Ascent at E’ to 5K’, then Ascent to 13K’

Additional Note: ENVISAT SAR Overpass at 19:37 UTC

Initial Impressions: The low-level flow just offshore of Cape Fairweather was sampled in conditions of weak onshore (SSW) flow. The general impression was that the terrain effectively caused both low-level blocking and a shallow land breeze (due to presumably katabatic processes) near Pt. C. Whatever the cause(s), the winds near C were from the ESE below about 800’. The vertical and horizontal extent of the easterly flow was surveyed (except for on its north side). Consistently low values of turbulence were present. One problem with the data was found: the dewpointer (tdp) was out of adjustment, causing a spurious, high-frequency oscillation with a typical swing of .4 C in dewpoint.