Progressive Science Principal Investigator(s):   Jørgen Jensen, et al. NSF/NCAR Gulfstream V (N677F)

Project Home Page

This site has information for the Progressive Science missions which took place from 21 November through 19 December 2005.

Direct all questions about this project to:   Jørgen Jensen, phone:   (303)497-1028.

• Presentations from the Workshop held on Wednesday 21 June 2006


• Aircraft Flight Data via Google Maps and Google Earth


• Chat room information
  server:   rdcc.guest.ucar.edu/6668
  chatrooms:
             &G5 -- general Gulfstream V topics
             &progsci -- Progressive Science discussion
             (other specialized rooms can be created, opened and logged for your use.   Please let us know.)
  password required (Need to sign EOL chat agreement for access)
              Download chat guidelines with registration instructions (MS Word format)
  Chat settings:
             Use NO proxy server
             Use SSL
             Accept invalid SSL certificate
  Nickname convention:   FirstnameLastname-Location
             e.g., JoeGreen-Jeffco
  Note:   Chat rooms are available 24/7, not just during flights.


• FTP upload instructions:
  Note:   This function has been disabled.   If you need it reinstated, use the "Feedback" link at the bottom of this page to tell us.   (It appears to work, but all uploaded files go to the bit bucket.)
  site name:   ftp.atd.ucar.edu
  directory:   /pub/temp/field/incoming/other/
  file names to upload:   must start with string "PS_" (without quotes)
                                      (3 characters:   capital P, capital S and underscore)

  naming format for all files:   PS_yyyymmdd-hhmm_<instrument>.ext
  yyyy	4-digit year
  mm	2-digit month
  dd	2-digit day
  hh	2-digit start hour (UTC)
  mm	2-digit start minute
  <instrument>	data identifier
  ext	data type extension (e.g., nc = netCDF, txt = text)
  	can have more than one ext (e.g., nc.tar)
  (omit "-hhmm" if file has no time reference)

  Note   1:  You cannot list or retrieve files from this directory.
              (Uploaded files will be available after a short time in the FTP download subdirectory "reports."   See below.)
  Note   2:   For information on file uploads to the aircraft, contact Project Manager Jørgen Jensen.


• FTP download information
  site name:   ftp.atd.ucar.edu
  login:   anonymous
  directory:   /pub/archive/RAF-projects/ProgSci/
  subdirectories of interest:

  data/ (includes preliminary flight-level netCDF files)
  images/ (includes filght photo galleries)
  reports/ (includes files from the FTP upload)

  URL:   ftp://ftp.atd.ucar.edu/pub/archive/RAF-projects/ProgSci/


• Download the PowerPoint presentation from the project meeting on Thursday 17 November 2005.