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Houston Precipitation Experiment
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1995-01-05 1995-01-13 - 1
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The Campaign
The Houston Precipitation Experiment (HOPEX) was a NASA flight campaign aimed at conducting the first series of test flights for the ER-2 Doppler Radar (EDOP). HOPEX was based at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas, and took place in January 1995. During the campaign, the NASA ER-2 aircraft was equipped with EDOP, the MODIS Airborne Simulator (MAS), and a High-resolution Interferometer Sounder (HIS). HOPEX collected radar data on precipitation and storm structures of convective cells along the Gulf of Mexico coast. HOPEX was supported by NASA’s Mission To Planet Earth.
1995-01-05 — 1995-01-13
Ellington Field, Houston, TX, Gulf of Mexico Coastline
boreal winter
N: 35°N
S: 25°N
W: 100°W
E: 88°W
no campaign DOI available
- GSFC EDOP Project Website for HOPEX
- An overview of a squall line observed during HOPEX
Additional Notes
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Events
1 Deployment
1 IOP
1 Significant Event
NASA
NASA Mission to Planet Earth
Ramesh Kakar
Gerry Heymsfield
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