Mission Summary
20020916H Aircraft 42RF
One plane CBLAST mission into Tropical Depression #10

Scientific Crew (42RF)
Lead ScientistPaul Chang (NESDIS)
GPS DropsondeChris Landsea
HRD Workstation
Near real-time dataL. Connor(NESDIS)
IWRAP/USFMRA.Zhang/D. Esteban (NESDIS)


Mission Briefing:

Take off from St. Croix, USVI for CBLAST/Ocean Winds around Tropical Depression #10.


Mission Synopsis

NOAA 42 completed an Ocean Winds experiment with Paul Chang of NESDIS today into the convection associated with the wave of (apparently) redeveloping TD10. Like the Air Force at 14400 ft, N42's crew were unable to find a circulation center while flying at 850 mb (5,000 ft) They landed at St. Croix tonight about 7:00 PM.


Mission Data

One minute listing

Flight Data


Flight track detail

Temperature and Moisture

Wind and Atlitude

Flight track

Flight track ferry in

Flight track ferry out


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