PACDEX Pacific Ocean Tracking (IMAGE)

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PACDEX Pacific Ocean Tracking

Caption

This illustration shows a hypothetical plume and possible series of flight patterns during the PACDEX field project. When a major plume of dust and pollutants begins blowing off Asia, the G-V would fly from Boulder to Anchorage, where it would refuel, and then fly on to Yokota Air Base, Japan. It would then conduct a series of flights for about a week in and around the plume as the plume moves over the ocean to North America.

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Illustration by Steve Deyo, ©UCAR

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