Month: May 2017

Today we flew the Umanaq B high-priority mission.  This flight is quite scenic in that it surveys two lines over Disko Island, takes a pass over the Nuussuaq Peninsula, and has some coastal lines in

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With all baseline-priority missions completed we were able to fly a mission from the next tier, the high-priority mission Southeast Glaciers 01.  This mission is especially scenic when the weather cooperates, which it did today. 

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Today we flew our final baseline-priority mission, K-EGIG-Summit.  This mission is a compilation of a number of various objectives, each of which has high scientific importance.  The mission overflies two historical transects (K-transect and EGIG

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Today IceBridge flew the Helheim-Kangerdlugssuaq Gap B mission.  This is a scenic high-priority mission that has become a staple during the spring and summer campaigns in recent years.  With only a few clouds on the

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Today we flew the Southwest Coastal A mission—our third baseline mission this week!  We had a few clouds in the northern section of the flight, but worked around them to collect data over all the

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Today we flew the ICESat-2 Central mission.  This mission consists of 9 north-south ICESat-2 satellite tracks, tied together by 3 east-west lines.  While the scenery might have been lacking today, this flight is still one

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Today we flew the Jakobshavn-Eqip-Store mission in western Greenland.  With a weak weather system in southwestern Greenland, we were unsure which mission would be clear today.  After the weather briefing in the morning, it was

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