DC-8 Data Acquisition and Distribution System (DADS)

Navigation data from the NASA DC-8 aircraft are available at the Goddard DISC. The files may be retrieved from this website or directly via ftp at

ftp disc2.nascom.nasa.gov

logon: anonymous

passwd: <your internet address>

cd data/KWAJ/aircraft/nasa_dc8/dads

The "dads" directory has a subdirectory for each flight containing the following files.

File name	File type	Description
<flight number>.ps	PostScript	5 second averaged data plots
md_log	ASCII	Mission director's log
md_log.ps	PostScript	Mission director's log
dc8_data.asc.Z	ASCII*	Compressed data file containing air speed, altitude, lat/lon, ground speed as well as outside meteorological parameters such as temperature, pressure, and flight level winds.
map1.ps	PostScript	Flight track
map2.ps	PostScript	Flight track with navigation information
* dc8_data.asc is written in an ASCII compression format. FORTRAN-77 programs to display the data in row/column format are provided.

The following table lists DC-8 flights and links each to its mission director's flight log. To view the entire site, click the access button at the end of the table.

Flight #	Date		Flight	Date		Flight #	Date
990505	99-07-14		990518	99-08-17		990530	99-09-03
990506	99-07-16		990519	99-08-19		990531	99-09-04
990507	99-07-20		990520	99-08-22		990532	99-09-05
990509	99-07-24		990521	99-08-23		990533	99-09-08
990510	99-07-27		990522	99-08-24		990534	99-09-08
990511	99-07-30		990523	99-08-25		990535	99-09-10
990512	99-08-03		990524	99-08-26		990536	99-09-11
990513	99-08-06		990525	99-08-28		990537	99-09-12
990514	99-08-09		990526	99-08-28		990538	99-09-14
990515	99-08-11		990527	99-08-30		990539	99-09-16
990516	99-08-14		990528	99-09-01		990540	99-09-17
990517	99-08-16		990529	99-09-02
NASA DC-8 DADS Data

Points of Contact

Technical Inquiries about this Data should be addressed to the Data Producers:

Dr. Carl Sorenson
DC-8/ER-2 Airborne Science Data Systems Manager
ManTech/NSI
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center
P. O. Box 273/MS: D1623I
Edwards, CA 93523-0273
Phone: (650) 604-4564
Fax: (661) 277-7513
E-mail: carl@cave.arc.nasa.gov

For additional information, please contact the GES DISC User Services:

GES DISC User Services
Code 610.2
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
301-614-5224
Email: help-disc@listserv.gsfc.nasa.gov

Last update:Wed Dec 10 09:30:20 EST 2003 Page Author: Hydrology Data Support Team -- hydrology-disc@listserv.gsfc.nasa.gov Web Curator: -- Website Curator: Anthony Drake NASA official: Steve Kempler, DISC Manager -- kempler@disc.gsfc.nasa.gov