Date: 9903100000
Author: Dick Dirks
Submitted at: 990310:12:55

NO AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS OCCURRED TODAY, 10 MARCH

RV RON BROWN AND ORV SAGAR KANYA CONDUCTING COORDINATED CRUISE OBSERVATION AT
17N AND 68 44"E (LOCATION AT O400 UTC)

MISSION PLAN

PRIMARY PLAN C-130 PLANS A "CLEAN-CLOUD" INDIRECT CLOSURE MISSION
IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE SOUTH OF MALE, COORDINATED WITH THE OTHER TWO INDOEX AIRCRAFT
CITATION PLANS A THREE SEGMENT MISSION TO THE SOUTH OF MALE WITH TWO REFUELINGS

MYSTERE PLANS A TWO SEGMENT MISSION TO THE SOUTH OF MALE WITH A REFUELING IN GAN

SECONDARY PLAN C-130 PLANS A "DIRTY-CLOUD" INDIRECT CLOSURE

MISSION TO THE NW OF MALE

Take-off Times

NCAR-C130: 0300 UTC (0800 LOCAL)

Dutch Citation: 0500 UTC (1000 LOCAL)

French Mystere: 0500 UTC (1000 LOCAL)

Pre-flight briefing Time: 0130 UTC (0630 LOCAL)

Next Update Time: N/A

Airborne Mission scientist:

NCAR-C130: TWOHY/RAMANATHAN, SECONDARY MISSION COAKLEY/CLARKE

Dutch Citation: WILLIAMS

French Mystere: PELON

Ship Operations 24 HOURS OF COORDINATED SHIP OPERATIONS END

AT 12 UTC ON 10 MARCH. ORV SAGAR KANYA WILL RETURN TO PORT IN GOA,
RV RON BROWN WILL RESUME ITS SCHEDULED SHIP TRACK SOUTHBOUND ALONG 68 45"E

Special Operations AIRCRAFT UNDERFLIGHT OF AVHRR OVERPASS AT

APPROXIMATELY 10 UTC

POSSIBLE OVERPASS FLIGHTS OF HULULE LIDAR BY ALL AIRCRAFT