| Mission Science Report Archive | |
| Mission Date: 09/06/2001 Mission Scientist: Guillory, Anthony |
Sortie Number: DC-8 010410 ER-2 None Aerosonde None |
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Mission Description:
ER-2 aborted its flight due to storms in the area at takeoff time. DC-8 flew a 3 hour mission coordinated by JAX ground support over stratiform precipitation just east of Jacksonville. The dropsondes were launched during the mission. |
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Mission Objective:
Test flight with microphysics intrustruments on DC-8, AMPR on ER-2, coincident with TRMM overpass of the local Jacksonville area. |
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Mission Notes:
Dropsonde #1 at 1732, terminated at 173754 with good winds and thermodynamic data. Droposonde #2 at 180433, terminated at 181121 also with good data. Successfully sent and received confirmation of tempdrop messages from dropsondes by NOAA. |
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Ground/Other Assets Summary:
88D radar Level II data was requested to be saved from both the JAX and MLB sites. |
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