The Classic Airborne Visible and Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS-C) has completed the 2016 HyspIRI Western States Campaign. 

The Classic Airborne Visible and InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS-C) has been flying the California HyspIRI Preparatory Airborne Campaign on the NASA ER-2 from Armstrong Flight Research Center.  On June 16, there was a HyspIRI Prep flight with AVIRIS-C over the large Southern California Box.  On June 17, there was another flight over the Santa Barbara Box that imaged the Sherpa Wildfire, and was coordinated with the DC-8 flying to KORUS-AQ atmospheric payload for the Student Airborne Research Program (SARP). 

The Classic Airborne Visible and Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS-C) is flying on the NASA ER-2 from Armstrong Flight Research Center for the CA HyspIRI Airborne Campaign.  June 9 was a successful flight over the Tahoe HyspIRI Box, which included the King Fire Scar area.   Flights are scheduled through the end of the month.

An AVIRIS-C Image over Lake Tahoe.   The pilot left the sensor on during the turn, which created this interesting image.

AVIRIS Classic had another flight over the Aliso Canyon to measure the methane leak on the ER2.

AVIRIS-Classic flew multiple missions over the Aliso Canyon Methane leak in the San Fernando Valley.   The flight was on the NASA ER-2, and was coordinated with HyTES on a Twin Otter and a Mooney In-situ measurement aircraft.

AVIRIS-Classic flew a mission over the Aliso Canyon Methane leak in the San Fernando Valley.   The flight was on the NASA ER-2, and was coordinated with HyTES on a Twin Otter and a Mooney In-situ measurement aircraft.   

AVIRIS-Classic flew the HyspIRI Airborne Campaign Tahoe Box on Tuesday (October 13).  The last season of the planned HyspIRI campaign is in the final weeks.  There are 2 more boxes, So CA and Yosemite that will be flown in the next 2 weeks.