OPERATIONS Sunday, 2 Oct. 2016 NOAA43: Was to scheduled to fly an Ocean Winds research mission into Matthew with a take off time of 1500 UTC (11AM Eastern). This flight is cancelled. G-IV: Is scheduled to fly a synoptic surveillance mission around Matthew. Take off is scheduled for 1730 UTC (1:30PM Eastern) to and from […]
The G-IV will fly today as they did yesterday around Hurricane Matthew. The G-IV will take off at 1:30 PM (1730 UTC) from MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL. Below is the flight track for the G-IV jet. The jet will collect data in the environment around Matthew. The dots on the track indicate the dropsonde launch […]
HRD researchers discussed the results from the 7 P-3, 5 G-IV, and 2 Global Hawk missions into Tropical Storm Karl (20-24 September 2016). The agenda for the discussion was: Slides from the debrief are available at: ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/pub/hrd/blog/meetings/2016/HFP/Karl_debrief.pptx
OPERATIONS Saturday, 1 Oct. 2016 NOAA43: Is scheduled to fly an Ocean Winds research mission into Matthew. Take off is scheduled for 1500 UTC (11AM Eastern) to and from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. No HRD scientists will be on this flight. G-IV: Is scheduled to fly a synoptic surveillance mission around Matthew. Take off is scheduled […]
The G-IV and the P3 will fly today to collect data in and around Matthew. NOAA43 – P3 aircraft will take off around at 11AM (1500 UTC) from St. Croix while the G-IV will take off at 1:30 PM (1730 UTC) from MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL. Below is the flight track for the […]
The G-IV will fly again around Matthew. Take off is set for 1:30 PM Eastern (1730 UTC). The G-IV mainly flies to collect data around the environment of storms. This information helps us understand how the storm and environment interact. Below is the proposed flight pattern. The dots flight track indicate the dropsonde launch locations.
OPERATIONS Friday, 30 Sept. 2016 NOAA43: Is scheduled to fly an Ocean Winds research mission into Matthew. Take off is scheduled for 1500 UTC (11AM Eastern) to and from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. No HRD scientists will be on this flight. G-IV: Is scheduled to fly a synoptic surveillance mission around Matthew. Take off is scheduled for 1730 […]
The G-IV is scheduled for a synoptic surveillance mission today with a take-off time of 1:30PM (1730 UTC) from MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL. The hurricane hunter aircraft will target Matthew and the mid-level ridge/upper-level trough well north of the storm. The jet will land in St. Croix. Below is the proposed flight pattern. The […]
OPERATIONS Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 G-IV: Is scheduled to fly an operationally tasked synoptic surveillance mission into Matthew. Take off is for 1:30PM (1730 UTC) from MacDill AFB Tampa, FL. This flight will recover in St. Croix. No HRDers will be on this flight. NOAA43: Will ferry to St. Croix for future missions. Friday, Sept. […]
Beginning on September 16, 1971, Hurricane Ginger was seeded with silver iodide by Project STORMFURY. This was the fourth and last storm experimented on by the Project. The seeding experiments were carried out on three separate days in Ginger with inconclusive results. Ginger was the second-longest lasting Atlantic hurricane on record at 27 days. It […]
