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Flight Tracks (Google Earth .kml files)

Project:

ORCAS

Summary

KML is a file format used to display geographic data in an Earth browser such as Google Earth. This dataset contains KML files used to display the NSF/NCAR HIAPER GV flight track in real-time during the ORCAS (The O2/N2 Ratio and CO2 Airborne Southern Ocean Study) project.

Data access

ORDER data to made available for download

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6222S66
Data Quality	final
Versions	0.1 (2016-02-22) 1.0 (2016-11-07) (Only the current version of the data is available to order. If you have questions about a prior version, please email us.)
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Related projects	ORCAS: The O2/N2 Ratio and CO2 Airborne Southern Ocean (ORCAS) Study
Spatial Type	point
Frequency	1 second
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft
Platforms	Global Positioning System - GPS NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER
Instruments	GPS Receivers
GCMD Science Keywords	GEOLOCATION Expand keywords
Related links	companion: 490.002: Low Rate (LRT - 1 sps) Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Flight-Level Data info: ORCAS Data Policy info: ORCAS Missions homepage: ORCAS Project Homepage info: ORCAS Project Manager Report

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2016-01-05 19:11:53
End datetime	2016-03-01 22:44:27

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: -30.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -80.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -105.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -30.00

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

author: EOL Data Support <datahelp@eol.ucar.edu>
processor(ProjectManager): Cory Wolff

Citation

NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory. 2016. Flight Tracks. Version 1.0. null. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6222S66. Accessed 08 Feb 2026.

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