Mission Summary
20040915N1 Aircraft 49RF
Ivan flight 2004
| Sonde Scientist | Stan Goldenberg |
N49 drops
| Sonde Scientist | Stan Goldenberg |
The G-IV jet, with scientific crew of Stan Goldenberg flew a Synoptic Flow mission around Hurricane Ivan. The jet left MacDill AFB, FL at 01:30 AM EDT and recovered at MacDill AFB, FL at 09:10 AM EDT. A total of 26 dropsondes were released and transmitted from the aircraft in real time.
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Aircraft: N49RF Altitude: FL410-450 Proposed takeoff: 15/0530Z | |||
| DROP # | LAT (d m) | LON (d m) | TIME (h:mm) |
| 1 | 27 12 | 84 12 | 0:23 |
| 2 | 25 26 | 84 46 | 0:38 |
| 3 | 23 00 | 84 00 | 0:59 |
| 4 | 24 21 | 86 16 | 1:19 |
| 5 | 24 21 | 88 08 | 1:33 |
| 6 | 25 26 | 89 38 | 1:47 |
| 7 | 23 43 | 90 49 | 2:04 |
| 8 | 22 00 | 92 00 | 2:20 |
| 9 | 24 00 | 93 00 | 2:38 |
| 10 | 23 00 | 95 00 | 2:55 |
| 11 | 25 00 | 95 00 | 3:12 |
| 12 | 27 00 | 95 00 | 3:28 |
| 13 | 29 00 | 95 00 | 3:44 |
| 14 | 28 00 | 92 00 | 4:07 |
| 15 | 26 00 | 92 00 | 4:24 |
| 16 | 27 21 | 90 43 | 4:38 |
| 17 | 28 42 | 89 25 | 4:53 |
| 18 | 30 03 | 88 08 | 5:07 |
| 19 | 30 03 | 86 16 | 5:20 |
| 20 | 28 58 | 84 46 | 5:34 |
| 21 | 30 00 | 79 00 | 6:16 |
| 22 | 32 00 | 78 00 | 6:34 |
| 23 | 30 00 | 77 00 | 6:51 |
| 24 | 28 00 | 76 00 | 7:09 |
| 25 | 28 00 | 78 00 | 7:23 |
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