The flight and science crews are ready to fly. Takeoff is scheduled for 10AM ET for both aircraft. The P3 will depart from Lakeland Linder Regional Airport, Lakeland, FL, for a seven-hour mission. The NOAA P3 Hurricane Hunter aircraft is tasked by NOAA’s Environmental Modeling Center. The Center runs NOAA’s weather forecast models. They are particularly […]
The G-IV jet is getting ready for a flight in the Gulf of America. It will fly around the remnants of Harvey. The take off time is set for 1730 UTC (1:30PM ET) out of the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, FL. The jet will also sample the mid- to upper-trough over the northern Gulf. Below […]
OPERATIONS Tuesday, 22 Aug. 2017 G-IV: N49RF is tasked by NHC for a synoptic surveillance mission around the remnants of Harvey. Takeoff is scheduled for 1730 UTC (1:30PM ET) from Lakeland, FL and returning there eight hours later. NOAA42: No flights are scheduled. NASA EPOCH-NOAA UAS Global Hawk: No flights are scheduled. Wednesday, 23 Aug. 2017 […]
Dr. Delgado and Ms. Bucci presented a seminar on “A 2 km Basin Scale Nature Run for a Hurricane Regional OSSE System“. Abstract: A realistic Nature Run is the foundation to a useful Observing System Simulation Experiment (OSSE) framework. A high-resolution, Basin Scale Nature Run (BSNR) using the Non-hydrostatic Multiscale Model on the B grid […]
Dr. Ryglicki presented a seminar titled “The Kinematics of Rapidly Intensifying Hurricanes in Moderate Vertical Wind Shear”. Abstract: A select group of tropical cyclones (TCs) which unexpectedly undergo rapid intensification in moderate vertical wind shear are identified, analyzed, and modeled. Geostationary satellite and reanalysis data are used to identify features and environmental parameters of these TCs. […]
OPERATIONS Sunday, 20 Aug. 2017 G-IV: No flights are scheduled. NOAA42: The mechanical issue on the aircraft is resolved. There are no science interest in flying Harvey therefore all fights are canceled. NASA EPOCH-NOAA UAS Global Hawk: No flights are scheduled. Monday, 21 Aug. 2017 G-IV: No flights are scheduled. NOAA42: The P3 will ferry […]
OPERATIONS Saturday, 19 Aug. 2017 G-IV: No flights are scheduled. NOAA42: N42RF was scheduled to fly an NHC-tasked reconnaissance mission into Tropical Storm Harvey with a take off time of 18Z (2PM ET). This flight is cancelled due to a mechanical issue. NASA EPOCH-NOAA UAS Global Hawk: No flights are scheduled. Sunday, 20 Aug. 2017 G-IV: No flights […]
At 00 UTC, a new implementation of NOAA’s global spectral model, then called the Aviation Model, produced a track forecast for Tropical Storm Andrew in the Atlantic. Earlier in the year, the model was upgraded so that it now had a resolution of about 210 km, and it had 18 levels in the vertical. Compare […]
OPERATIONS Friday, 18 Aug. 2017 G-IV: No flights are scheduled. NOAA42: N42RF will ferry to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands in preparation for NHC-tasked reconnaissance missions. No HRD scientists will be on the flight. NASA EPOCH-NOAA UAS Global Hawk: The Global Hawk is scheduled to perform a 3-hr range test flight. Take off is scheduled for […]
OPERATIONS Thursday, 17 Aug. 2017 G-IV: No flights are scheduled. NOAA42: No flights are scheduled. Global Hawk: No flights are scheduled. Friday, 18 Aug. 2017 G-IV: No flights are scheduled. NOAA42: NOAA42 will ferry to St. Croix in preparation for NHC-tasked reconnaissance missions. No HRD scientists will be on the flight. Global Hawk: No flights […]
