SWOT Calibration and Validation Pilot Experiment
The MASS instrument package was installed on NASA Johnson Space Center’s newly acquired Gulfstream V aircraft to assess sensor performance for potential future SWOT Calibration and Validation missions. Five science flights were carried out over a test site approximately 350km due west from the operations base of Monterey Regional Airport in late March and early April of 2019, with additional test and calibration flights conducted over land during the same period.
Location
Science flights were conducted approximately 350km west of Monterey, California.
Time
March/April 2019
Media
Video showing the MASS integration with the NASA JSC Gulfstream V for the SWOT Calibration and Validation Pilot Program.