GRIP FLIGHT TRACKS AND ANIMATIONS V1

The GRIP Flight Tracks and Animations dataset includes both KML files and animation files. The KML files use Google Earth to show the flight tracks on a map. The animations vary by type. Created by the Real-time Mission Monitor (RTMM) software, the .avi files show the flight track versus time superimposed over the GOES Infrared (IR) data from August 13, 2010 to September 25, 2010. The National SubOrbital Education and Research Center provided a file in two formats (.mov, .mp4) viewing hurricane Earl from the NASA DC-8 aircraft. Also a NBC newscast informs the public of the GRIP's goals during the campaign. he major goal was to better understand how tropical storms form and develop into major hurricanes. NASA used the DC-8 aircraft, the WB-57 aircraft and the Global Hawk Unmanned Airborne System (UAS), configured with a suite of in situ and remote sensing instruments that were used to observe and characterize the lifecycle of hurricanes. This campaign also capitalized on a number of ground networks and space-based assets, in addition to the instruments deployed on aircraft from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida ( DC-8), Houston, Texas (WB-57), and NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, California (Global Hawk).

GRIP飞行轨迹与动画数据集包含KML文件和动画文件。KML文件利用谷歌地球在地图上展示飞行轨迹。动画文件类型各异。该数据集由实时任务监控（RTMM）软件创建，其中的.avi文件展示了2010年8月13日至2010年9月25日期间飞行轨迹与GOES红外（IR）数据的叠加。国家亚轨道教育与研究中心提供了两种格式的文件（.mov, .mp4），用于从NASA DC-8飞机上观察飓风厄尔。此外，NBC新闻播报还向公众介绍了GRIP活动期间的目标。主要目标是更深入地理解热带风暴的形成与发展成为重大飓风的过程。NASA使用了DC-8飞机、WB-57飞机和全球鹰无人机系统（UAS），配备了包括现场和遥感仪器在内的全套设备，用以观测和描述飓风的整个生命周期。此次活动还充分利用了多个地面网络和太空资产，除了在佛罗里达州劳德代尔堡（DC-8）、德克萨斯州休斯顿（WB-57）以及加利福尼亚州NASA德赖登飞行研究中心（全球鹰）部署的仪器之外。