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Table 1 List of flights operated by ANA considered to be suitable for NLC observation

From: Capability of airline jets as an observation platform for noctilucent clouds at middle latitudes

Flight ID

Departure

Destination

Total flight time (h)

Flight time satisfying the criteria (h)

Observation date Day/Month (of 2019)

Japan–Europe flights

NH203

Tokyo

Frankfurt

11.7

1.7

12/Jun* (Fig. 3d)

NH218

Munich

Tokyo

10.9

1.9

23/Jun*(Fig. 3f)

NH206

Wien

Tokyo

10.4

2.9

Not tested

Japan–America flights

NH6

San Francisco

Los Angeles

9.8

1.3

Not tested

NH106

Tokyo

Los Angeles

9.8

0.5

Not tested

NH105

Los Angeles

Tokyo

11.1

5.0

08/Jun*(Fig. 3a), 09/Jun*(Fig. 3b)

NH8

Tokyo

San Francisco

9.3

1.3

13/Jun

NH172

Tokyo

San Jose

9.3

0.9

Not tested

NH178

Tokyo

Seattle

8.8

0.8

12/Jun*(Fig. 3c)

NH109

New York

Tokyo

13.2

0.5

Not tested

NH174

Tokyo

Houston

12.0

1.4

Not tested

NH12

Tokyo

Chicago

11.8

3.1

20/Jun*(Fig. 3e), 30/Jun*(Fig. 3g)

NH112

Tokyo

Chicago

11.8

1.8

Not tested

NH111

Chicago

Tokyo

12.3

0.1

22/Jun

NH116

Tokyo

Vancouver

8.7

0.9

Not tested

NH180

Tokyo

Mexico

11.4

1.0

29/Jun, 30/Jun

NH176

Tokyo

Los Angeles

9.8

1.3

07 Jun, 12/Jul*(Fig. 3h)

  1. Duration time satisfying the criteria for the NLC observation (see text) is also shown. The dates on which NLC observations were conducted are also listed. Underscored dates denote successful NLC detection on that date. Dates with an asterisk mean that NLCs were detected at a latitude lower than 55°N