Mission Summary
20040910N2 Aircraft 49RF
Ivan flight 2004
| Sonde Scientist | Jason Dunion |
N49 drops
| Sonde Scientist | Jason Dunion |
The G-IV jet, with scientific crew of Jason Dunion flew a Synoptic Flow mission around Hurricane Ivan. The jet left MacDill AFB, FL at 01:30 PM EDT and recovered at MacDill AFB, FL at 09:47 PM EDT. A total of 29 dropsondes were released with 27 being transmitted in real-time to NHC
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Aircraft: N49RF
Altitude: FL410-450 Proposed takeoff: 10/1730Z | |||
| DROP # | LAT (d m) | LON (d m) | TIME (h:mm) |
| 1 | 23 24 | 80 24 | 0:50 |
| 2 | 22 23 | 78 23 | 1:07 |
| 3 | 21 21 | 76 22 | 1:24 |
| 4 | 20 30 | 74 00 | 1:44 |
| 5 | 20 40 | 72 00 | 1:59 |
| 6 | 20 50 | 70 00 | 2:14 |
| 7 | 21 00 | 68 00 | 2:30 |
| 8 | 19 00 | 68 00 | 2:46 |
| 9 | 17 00 | 68 00 | 3:02 |
| 10 | 15 00 | 68 00 | 3:19 |
| 11 | 15 00 | 70 00 | 3:34 |
| 12 | 16 23 | 70 00 | 3:45 |
| 13 | 17 45 | 70 00 | 3:57 |
| 14 | 17 00 | 72 00 | 4:13 |
| 15 | 15 00 | 72 00 | 4:30 |
| 16 | 15 00 | 74 00 | 4:46 |
| 17 | 16 30 | 74 00 | 4:58 |
| 18 | 17 30 | 75 00 | 5:09 |
| 19 | 16 00 | 76 00 | 5:24 |
| 20 | 15 39 | 78 14 | 5:41 |
| 21 | 16 44 | 79 43 | 5:56 |
| 22 | 16 44 | 81 36 | 6:11 |
| 23 | 18 30 | 80 18 | 6:28 |
| 24 | 20 16 | 79 43 | 6:43 |
| 25 | 20 40 | 81 29 | 6:57 |
| 26 | 21 05 | 83 14 | 7:11 |
| 27 | 21 30 | 85 00 | 7:25 |
| 28 | 23 27 | 84 30 | 7:41 |
| 29 | 25 24 | 84 00 | 7:57 |
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