On Monday, March 20, OMG’s mission proceeded using Thule as a deployment base. GLISTIN-A flew 5.7 flight hours acquiring Glacier radar data over Northwestern Greenland.

On Tuesday, March 21, OMG’s mission flew GLISTIN-A 6.1 flight hours from Thule Air base acquiring Glacier radar data over Northeastern Greenland.

On March 22, OMG’s final 2017 GLISTIN-A Greenland science flight flew 4.3 flight hours acquiring radar Glacier data over Northwestern, Greenland. 

GLISTIN-A flew 6.4 flight hours acquiring Glacier radar data over Southeastern Greenland. (Orange track line).  On March 14, OMG’s GLISTIN-A flew 6.2 flight hours acquiring radar Glacier data over OMG Southeastern, Greenland. (Red track line). 

On March 15, OMG’s GLISTIN-A flew 5.3 flight hours and acquired Glacier radar data over the North Eastern, Greenland. (Tan Track line).  

Last week, both the PI and PM, continued overseeing the GLISTIN-A readiness for the upcoming OMG GLISTIN-A 2017 campaign, which will start on March 6.

Airborne eXpendable Conductvity, Temperature and Depth (AXCTD) Science Element:  Last week, OMG’s AXCTD mission continued flight operations from Keflavík, Iceland.

Airborne eXpendable Conductivity Temperature and Depth (AXCTD) Science Element: Last week, OMG’s AXCTD mission continued flight operations from Thule, Greenland.  OMG dropped over 40 AXCTDS south of Thule. On September 19, OMG departed Thule and flew to Keflavík, Iceland. On the way, OMG dropped 8 AXCTDs. 

Last week, OMG AXCTD flew 18 hours, and dropped over 50 AXCTD probes in OMG’s North West and South East Science areas.

Bathymetry element:  Terasond (OMG Bathymetry contractor) surveyed over 600 nautical miles of Greenland’s South Eastern science area last week.

Airborne eXpendable Conductivity, Temperature and Depth (AXCTD) Science Element:  Last week, OMG’s AXCTD mission arrived Svalbard, Norway. OMG few 4 flights, dropped over 30 AXCTDS and completed the North Eastern science area. On September 23, OMG departed Svalbard, in route to Thule, Greenland.  OMG dropped an additional 8 probes and landed in Thule, Greenland.  On September 24, OMG flew and dropped over 26 AXCTDS. Last week, OMG AXCTD flew 28 hours, and dropped over 60 AXCTD probes in OMG’s North East and North West Science areas.

OMG’s AXCTD mission in the last 5 days has flown 24 hours, and dropped 44 AXCTD probes.

Bathymetry element:  Last week, Terasond (OMG Bathymetry contractor) surveyed 640 nautical miles of Greenland’s Eastern science area

AirGravity Science element:  With reasonable weather last week, OMG’s AirGravity contractor (Sander or SGL) flew 4 science days last week.

SGL flew for a total of 24.5 flight hours. With Sunday’s flight, SGL completed OMG’s North East Science area. 

AirGravity Science element:  With reasonable weather last week, OMG’s AirGravity contractor (Sander or SGL) flew 5 science days last week.  

AirGravity Science element:  With reasonable weather last week, OMG’s AirGravity contractor (Sander or SGL) flew four science days last week.  SGL flew for a total of 56 flight hours using two SGL research aircraft.