HRD Monthly Data Assimilation Meeting of July 2011
The presentation from July’s data assimlation meeting are available on the anonymous ftp site at: ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/pub/marks/Mon_DA_meet/20110728.zip
HRD seminar – Gareth Berry, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia – 28 July 2011
Dr. Gareth Berry gave a seminar on “African Easterly Waves: Dynamics and Diagnostics”. African Easterly Waves (AEWs) are a core component of the summertime climate over much of North Africa and the tropical Atlantic. Textbooks descriptions often attribute AEW to an inherent instability of the summer time basic state, analogous to processes in the mid […]
Hurricane Field Program Update – Thursday, July 28, 2011 9:31 PM EDT
OPERATIONS Due to an instrumentation failure on NOAA 42 all missions have been canceled into TS Don. There will be no telecon tomorrow.
Hurricane Field Program Update – Thursday, July 28, 2011 05:34 PM EDT
OPERATIONS NOAA P-3s Friday, Jul 29, 2011 NOAA-42: Scheduled for a tasked mission into Tropical Storm Don. Takeoff will be at 0800 UTC from MacDill AFB/Tampa and landing in MacDill AFB/Tampa. Comments: NOAA42 just took off around 2000 UTC for a TDR mission. The 0800 UTC will also be a TDR mission. Friday, Jul 29, […]
HRD begins IFEX TDR missions into TS Don
NOAA42 is scheduled to fly a TDR mission today into Tropical Storm Don. Take off is scheduled for 2000 UTC. The storm is currently west of the ridge axis and under upper level SE flow. It does not look very organized on satellite now but things could change. The goal of the TDR missions is […]
HRD researchers participate in review of HFIP research – 27 July 2011
A number of HRD researchers briefed the HFIP management team (Fred Toepfer and Bob Gall) on the progress and plans on our HFIP sponsored research effort. The presentations from the review are available on the anonymous ftp site at: ftp://ftp.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/pub/marks/HFIP_Review_20110727.zip
Hurricane Field Program Update – Wednesday, July 27, 2011 03:39 PM EDT
OPERATIONS NOAA P-3s Thursday, Jul 28, 2011 NOAA-42: Scheduled for a tasked mission into AL90. Takeoff will be at 2000 UTC from MacDill AFB/Tampa and landing in MacDill AFB/Tampa. Comments: NOAA42 will fly a TDR mission in AL90. Friday, Jul 29, 2011 NOAA-42: Scheduled for a tasked mission into AL90. Takeoff will be at 0800 […]
HRD scientist Joe Cione talks about using drones for hurricane research to the Daytona Beach News-Journal
http://www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/east-volusia/2011/07/26/erau-advancing-the-science-behind-drones.html
Dora – pictures from the field
Here are two pictures taken by HRD scientist Mike Black while on deployment flying into Dora (7/23).
Dora still a Tropical Storm
Despite the unfavorable environmental conditions, Dora remains a tropical storm. Today’s flight will sample the peak winds as well as the SSTs with the AXBTs. Take off will be around 1730 UTC. The flight pattern will remain the same as yesterday’s. The dots along the flight track represent the drop and/or AXBT launch locations.
