GIFTS EDU Validation
UW-SSEC/CIMSS AERIbago

Date:  7 Sept 2006 (Thursday)
Crew: Best, DeSlover, Feltz, Olson, Revercomb, Taylor
Author: DeSlover
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu

	Weather Conditions:

Early morning rain, becoming partly sunny in the afternoon.  Precipitation in the evening and early morning.

	Instrument Status:

All instruments operated as expected.  AERI-05 was configured to operate in "align96" mode to test the radiance field around 
the external uplooking scene mirror using the hot plate.  Tests indicated the aperture and alignment were nominal. 
No additional field procedures were performed.  AERIbago hatch has functioned as expected through two rain events.

Hank Revercomb, John Short, Fred Best, and Wayne Feltz left site
Bill Smith and Ben Howell expected to arrive tomorrow.

	Science Discussion:

Moon tracking test was conduct between 3-5 UTC previous evening.

Current plan is to continue crunching through results from the Cross Check Event and plan for the 10 hour AVE 
which is currently forecast for Sunday morning (4-5am through 1-2pm local time) if clear sky conditions occur.