====== Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Summer 2008 ======
  * Start Date:July 15, 2008
  * End Date:September 10, 2008
  * Aircraft: King Air N825ST

Click [[http://cumulus.atmos.und.edu/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=Summer-2008|here]] to see the project photo album.

===== Aircraft Log =====


^Date	^Location	^Takeoff Time (GMT)	^Satellite	^Time of Overpass (GMT)	^Objectives achieved^
|06/12/1007	|Riyadh	|9:22:06	|Cloudsat	|10:32:31	|Yes - Cloud Penetrations at 24000ft|
|08/12/2007	|Riyadh	|8:08:50	|Calipso	|10:20:31	|Yes - aerosol profile to 15000ft|
|15/12/2007	|Riyadh	|8:55:46	|Calipso	|10:26:31	|Yes - aerosol profile to 13000ft|
|31/12/2007	|Riyadh	|9:15:00	|Calipso	|10:27:30	|Yes - aerosol profile to 14400ft|
|09/01/2008	|Riyadh	|9:54:00	|Calipso	|10:20:46	|Yes - aerosol profile to 9800ft|
|10/02/2008	|Riyadh	|10:53:00	|Calipso	|10:20:54	|Yes - aerosol profile to 12800ft|
|17/02/2008	|Riyadh	|8:58:16	|Calipso	|10:27:00	|Yes - aerosol profile to 12500ft|
|20/03/2008	|Riyadh	|9:27:22	|Calipso	|10:26:52	|Yes - aerosol profile to 15000ft|
|15/07/2008	|Abha	|10:13:20	|Calipso	|10:44:52	|No - Rain 1 outside the swath at the time of the overpass; Cloudsat overpass initially dependant on cloud availability|
|31/07/2008	|Abha	|10:04:18	|Calipso	|10:44:00	|Yes - aerosol profile to 12000ft; Cloudsat overpass initially dependant on cloud availability|
|09/08/2008	|Abha	|10:04:40	|Cloudsat	|10:39:30	|Yes - Cloud Penetrations at 19600ft|
|18/08/2008	|Abha	|9:43:24	|Calipso	|10:33:00	|Yes - aerosol profile to 11000ft; Cloudsat overpass initially ependant on cloud availability|
|25/08/2008	|Abha	|9:49:54	|Cloudsat	|10:39:00	|No - No clearance onto the path; path located through a military restricted area|
|01/09/2008	|Abha	|10:17:16	|Cloudsat	|10:45:33	|No - No clearance below 22000ft into the cloud due to traffic|
|10/09/2008	|Abha	|10:07:23	|Cloudsat	|10:39:31	|Yes - Cloud Penetrations at 18500ft|

===== Instrument Maintenance Log =====

^Date	^Description^
|	|Chilled mirror dewpoint cleaned|
|2-Jun-08	|Dewpoint Mirror calculation changed to 40 from 50|
|9-Jul-08	|NRL FSSP installed in the 2DP pod|
|16-Jul-08	|NRL and WMI FSSP's swopped around|
|22-Jul-08	|Wyoming CCNC installed|
|23-Jul-08	|NRL FSSP removed from Rain 1|
|24-Jul-08	|NRL FSSP shipped to DMT|
|25-Jul-08	|2DC end-elements cleaned|
|27-Jul-08	|DMT CCN calibration|
|28-Jul-08	|DMA/CCN inlets changed from forward-facing to backward facing|
|28-Jul-08	|DMT CCN removed from the aircraft|
|31-Jul-08	|New outlet for the CCN installed|
|5-Aug-08	|DMA leak test flight|
|8-Aug-08	|New AIMMS ADP installed; old one sent back to Aventech for calibration|
|11-Aug-08	|DMT CCN installed on the aircraft; new pump installed on the DMT CCN; DMT CCN leak test flight|
|13-Aug-08	|Wyoming CCNC cabin leak fixed|
|15-Aug-08	|WMI FSSP, 2DC cleaned; AIMMS worked on|
|16-Aug-08	|WMI FSSP aligned|
|22-Aug-08	|2DC end-elements cleaned|
|25-Aug-08	|Old AIMMS ADP installed - temperture problem is fixed|
|30-Aug-08	|NCAR FSSP installed on the right wing in the 2DP pod; video camera installed inside the aircraft, DMA and DMT CCN calibration check|
|31-Aug-08	|2DC end-elements cleaned|
|3-Sep-08	|NCAR and WMI FSSP's swopped around; NCAR on left wing; WMI on right wing|
|7-Sep-08	|All gas chemistry equipment removed from the aircraft|
|11-Sep-08	|WMI & NCAR FSSP, 2DC, WYM CCNC, and PCASP removed from the aircraft|