16Aug2010 14Z Daily GRIP Telecon
GRIP FLL-JSC-DFRC 14Z Daily Telecon/Webinar
Participants
FLL Team – Braun, McFarquar, Goodman, etc. No Halverson or Zipser (both on the plane)
Tim Miller
Gary Wick
Sue Tolley
Gerry Heymsfield
Rich Blakeslee
Robbie Hood
Global Hawk Report
Droposonde fix and integration continues on schedule
Combined Systems Test on Friday morning
Test flight Saturday – short flight up to 30K ft.
Dropsondes at 15K and 30K ft.
HIWRAP digital recorder is working – possible interference
HAMSR has some noise
WB57
No change
DC8 Report
DC-8 flying today 17 Aug from 15z for a 5hr flight
Aircraft status – good to go
- LASE – green
- LARGE – green few adjustments
- APR2 - green
- DAWN – yellow
- Microphysics – all but CSI are green
- MMS – green
- Dropsonde – green. Request training flight for processing
17Aug flight
DAWN testing and Dropsonde training
T/O: nominally at 15Z
Next flight after the weekend. Possibly 23 Aug at the earliest for current PGI 30. Models beginning to slow down development
Assuming that Phil Hall will go beyond Houston FIR
Test COA
Phil Hall Dee Porter will right a justification based upon his experience with the ER2
DC-8 possible suitcase flight for DC8 on 23Aug. Ferry to St. Croix VI on 21 Aug. No fly 22 Aug and fly 23Aug
Microphysics
Convective targets that are flyable
- Straight line legs working down as low
Non-convective target – stratiform clouds
- Straight line legs with Eulerian spirals down at 5m/s descent
- Will not fly icing or lightning areas
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