Three mobile Cimel sites were operated along the central (nearest to Kanpur) Calipso overpass. Cimels #3, #158 and #137 were deployed for the day and all operated without any apparent problems. Conditions at the sites generally progressed from overcast to nearly clear by mid-morning with increasing cloud cover the rest of the day. Thin hazy cirrus clouds formed and dissipated continually over the course of the afternoon, frequently obscuring the sun.
North Site: Ahmed/Anuj
Center Site: Joel/Harish the Second
South Site: Alex/Amit
Four microtop handheld sunphotometers were deployed along track and cross track from the center Cimel locations at a distance of 2.5km and operated for the hour centered on overpass.
The lack of problems with the field instrument suggest our new method of assessing instrument readiness is effective. Two Cimels are placed side by side in opposition and principal plane and almucantars are then performed. The collimators of the Cimels clash with one another, knocking one Cimel to the ground. The winner of each Cimel death match moves on to the next battle and ultimately the fittest sunphotometers are identified and selected for deployment. Cimels losing early in the competition are dismantled and mocked.
