Installation and Test Flight 

• The installation of all systems have been realized in September and October 1999 in Braunschweig (Aerodata/DLR).
• First test flight: October 25^th 1999 (Braunschweig)
• Second test flight: October 27^th 1999 (Braunschweig)
• Third test flight: March 3^rd 2000 (Braunschweig)
• Fourth test flight: March 15^th 2000 (Longyearbyen)

Flight activity close to Ny-Aalesund

• March 15^th to April 20^th 2000
• aim: Comparison with the ground-based systems in Ny-Aalesund (Lidar).
• number of research flights: 8

Flight activity in the vicinity of Spitsbergen

• March 15^th to April 20^th 2000
• aim: Aerosol measurements in order to detect Haze events in the vicinity of Spitsbergen.
• number of research flights: 8

Flight activity close to SAGE II overpass

• April 17^th to April 19^th 2000
• aim: Aerosol measurements for the validation of SAGE II aerosol product.

number of research flights: 2