HRD researchers and our IFEX partners discussed the results from the 4 P-3 and 2 G-IV missions into Hurricane Rina. The agenda for the discussion (presenter/s) was: •Hurricane Rina Missions • P-3 TDR missions (Uhlhorn and Aberson) – 3-D Doppler Winds Mission (Tail Doppler Radar) TDR (p. 7) • G-IV mission (Kaplan) • TDR performance, data transmission, […]
Here are some pictures from the NOAA42 missions into Hurricane Rina, 26-27 October 2011
As Hurricane Rina approached the Yucatan Peninsula (outlined in black to the left of the images) NOAA P-3 missions collected airborne Doppler radar data to use in initializing and evaluating model guidance. Included here you see images of the horizontal winds within the inner core of Hurricane Rina sampled from the tail Doppler radar on […]
As Hurricane Rina passed north of Honduras (outlined in black across the bottom of the images) tracking toward the Yucatan Peninsula (outlined in black in the top left of the images) NOAA P-3 missions collected airborne Doppler radar data to use in initializing and evaluating model guidance. Included here you see images of the horizontal […]
As Hurricane Rina passed north of Honduras (outlined in black across the bottom of the images) tracking toward the Yucatan Peninsula (outlined in black in the top left of the images) NOAA P-3 missions collected airborne Doppler radar data to use in initializing and evaluating model guidance. Included here you see images of the horizontal […]
As Hurricane Rina passed north of Honduras (outlined in black across the bottom of the images) NOAA P-3 missions collected airborne Doppler radar data to use in initializing and evaluating model guidance. Included here you see images of the horizontal winds within the inner core of Hurricane Rina sampled from the tail Doppler radar on […]
This paper can be accessed at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1002/qj.862/asset/862_ftp.pdf?v=1&t=h3vmtito&s=2479900e226bd1b6ec42312d31e645abfb398cec
The reply can be accessed at http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/WAF-D-10-05054.1. The original paper can be found at http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/2008WAF2007087.1
OPERATIONS NOAA-P-3s Thursday, Oct 27, 2011 NOAA-42: Scheduled for a tasked mission for Tropical Storm Rina. Takeoff will be at 1000 UTC from MacDill AFB/Tampa and landing in MacDill AFB/Tampa. Comments: The mission scheduled for 10 UTC October 27 proceeded as planned, with a takeoff at 1115 UTC. This was the last P-3 mission. NOAA-43: […]
OPERATIONS NOAA-P-3s Thursday, Oct 27, 2011 NOAA-42: Scheduled for a tasked mission for Hurricane Rina. Takeoff will be at 1000 UTC from MacDill AFB/Tampa and landing in MacDill AFB/Tampa. Comments: The mission originally planned for 20 UTC October 27 has been cancelled. The 10 UTC mission will be the last P-3 mission for Rina. NOAA-43: […]
