Mission Summary
20020919H Aircraft 42RF
One plane CBLAST mission into Tropical Storm Isidore

Scientific Crew (42RF)
Lead ScientistPaul Chang (NESDIS)
GPS DropsondeJoe Cione
HRD WorkstationMike Black
Near real-time dataL. Connor(NESDIS)
IWRAP/USFMRA.Zhang/D. Esteban (NESDIS)


Mission Briefing:

NOAA42 flew an in-storm pattern in Isidore, taking off at 12 noon EDT and, recovered at MacDill at 8:30 PM EDT. The pattern consisted of a figure 4 starting from the north side of Isidore about 100 miles out, and ended up on the west side to do some convective work for Paul Chang on the southern portion of Isidore's inner core.


Mission Synopsis


Mission Data

One minute listing

Flight Data


Flight track detail

Temperature and Moisture

Wind and Atlitude

Flight track ferry in

Flight track ferry out

PDF plots of dropsonde data

Isidore
PLANNED mission turns
Aircraft: N49RF Takeoff: 19/1600Z Landing: 20/0030Z
Point # LAT
(d m)
LON
(d m)
LOCATION
127.85082.520MacDill AFB
221.80080.800
319.40083.800
419.40080.400
522.00083.800
619.40083.800
721.00081.800
827.85082.520MacDill AFB

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