SAFARI-2000 Instrument Status
17 August
AirMISR - not on plane; being repaired
CLS - lidar worked properly - no nav. data
LAS - failed early on climb out, but worked later in hangar on the ground
MAS - port 3 (3.4-5.1 µm) off plane, as dewar is undergoing nitrogen purge
MOPITT-A - worked well
S-HIS - not installed on aircraft due to instrument problem in interferometer
SSFR - worked well
20 August
AirMISR: Not on plane; being repaired
CLS: Lidar worked properly - no nav. data
LAS: Failed prior to take off
MAS: Worked well
MOPITT-A: CO bands worked well, but CH4 bands not working (software error)
S-HIS: Not installed on aircraft due to instrument problem in interferometer
SSFR: Worked well
22 August
AirMISR: Not on plane; being repaired
CLS: Lidar worked properly - no nav. data
LAS: Failed prior to take off
MAS: Worked well
MOPITT-A: CO bands worked well
S-HIS: Not installed on aircraft due to instrument problem in interferometer
SSFR: Worked well
24 August
AirMISR: Not on plane; being repaired
CLS: Lidar worked properly - no nav. data
LAS: Worked well
MAS: Worked intermittently, recording data during four periods of the mission only (Inhaca Island, the southern part of the over water pass, the northeastern pass of Mozambique, and a small section of smoke-cloud interaction just south of the Malawi border
MOPITT-A: CO bands worked well, but CH4 bands not working (software error)
S-HIS: Worked Well
SSFR: Worked well
25 August
AirMISR: Not on plane; being repaired
CLS: Lidar worked properly - no nav. data
LAS: Not on plane
MAS: Worked well
MOPITT-A: Worked well
S-HIS: Worked well
SSFR: Worked well
27 August
AirMISR: Not on plane; being repaired
CLS: Lidar worked properly - no nav. data
LAS: Failed prior to take off
MAS: Worked well
MOPITT-A: Worked well
S-HIS: Worked Well - Scanning Mode
SSFR: Worked well
29 August
AirMISR: Not on plane; being repaired
CLS: Lidar worked properly - no nav. data
LAS: No Data
MAS: Worked well
MOPITT-A: Worked well
S-HIS: Worked Well - Scanning mode
SSFR: Worked well
31 August
AirMISR: Not on plane; being repaired
CLS: Lidar worked properly - no nav. data
LAS: No Data
MAS: Failed at 5 minutes after turn on
MOPITT-A: Worked well
S-HIS: Worked Well - nadir mode
SSFR: Worked well
1 September
AirMISR: Not on plane; being repaired
CLS: Lidar worked properly - no nav. data
LAS: Not on plane
MAS: Worked well
MOPITT-A: Worked well
S-HIS: Worked Well - nadir mode
SSFR: Worked well
4 September
AirMISR: No data
CLS: Lidar worked properly - no nav. data
LAS: Not on plane
MAS: Worked well
MOPITT-A: Worked well
S-HIS: No Data
SSFR: Worked well
6 September
AirMISR: Data over Mongu tower
CLS: Lidar worked properly - no nav. data
LAS: worked well
MAS: Worked well
MOPITT-A: Worked well
S-HIS: Worked Well - nadir mode
SSFR: Worked well
7 September
AirMISR: worked well
CLS: Lidar worked properly - no nav. data
LAS: Not on plane
MAS: Worked well
MOPITT-A: Worked well
S-HIS: Worked Well - nadir mode
SSFR: Worked well
11 September
AirMISR: did not work
CLS: Lidar worked properly - no nav. data
LAS: operational
MAS: Worked well
MOPITT-A: Worked well
S-HIS: Worked Well - nadir mode
SSFR: Worked well
13 September
AirMISR: worked well
CLS: Lidar worked properly - no nav. data
LAS: Not operational
MAS: Worked well
MOPITT-A: Worked well
S-HIS: Worked Well - scanning mode
SSFR: Worked well
14 September
AirMISR: worked well
CLS: Lidar worked properly - no nav. data
LAS: operational
MAS: Worked well
MOPITT-A: Worked well
S-HIS: Worked Well - nadir mode
SSFR: Worked well