Table VII d - Page 50Airport in Calhoun, Georgia; October 4, 1987;
(Magnetic Declination = 2°W: Subtract 2° for True Bearing, True Heading and True Wind Direction)
Alt.
of Flt.
Flt.
Flt.
Bear.
Head.
Dir.
Vel.
Temp
Act.
Types
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| Table VII d - Page 50 Airport in Calhoun, Georgia; October 4, 1987; (Magnetic Declination = 2°W: Subtract 2° for True Bearing, True Heading and True Wind Direction) |
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| Num. | Species | Time | Flight Behavior | Weather | Field Notes | |||||||||
| I | II | III | IV | Va | Vb | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | ||||||
| Est. Alt. |
Type of Flt. |
Horiz. Flt. |
Vert. Flt. |
Mag. Bear. |
Mag. Head. |
Wind Dir. |
Wind Vel. |
Amb. Temp |
Thrm. Act. |
Cloud Types |
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| - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | WW: Radar shows only a few butterfly-like targets. |
| Quit | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
One of a series of fixed-base radar stations used to track butterfly
migration (I wish). Further information about the actual use of radar to study
insect migration can be found at the Entomologial Radar Studies
website. Scanning Radar#2 is the Mobile Insect Radar used in this study.