| Ground-Based Science Objectives | ||||
| Instrument Acronym | General Hurricane | Landfalling Hurricane | TRMM Science Cal/Val | Alternate Science |
| AERI | Planetary boundary layer | Applicable | CERES surface budget validation | Spectroscopy validation for AIRS/NOAA/GOES sounders |
| Radiosonde | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable | Applicable |
| SRL | Applicable | Applicable | Cal/Val science with TRMM community | Cal/Val for CAMEX-3 water vapor sensors. Sub-tropical water vapor climatology. |
