Monday, September 3, 2018
NOAA42: The P-3 will fly a NOAA/NCEP/Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) operationally tasked mission into Tropical Storm Gordon, takeoff from Lakeland, FL this afternoon at 4:30 PM EDT. 3 HRD scientists will be on this mission. The P-3 will fly a lawnmower pattern ahead of the storm, followed by a butterfly pattern to measure the inner core. The goal is to collect wind data from a Doppler radar onboard, as well as vertical profiles of temperature, relative humidity, and wind from dropsondes in various parts of the storm — all data that will be assimilated into operational forecast models to help improve forecasts.
Flight track for the NOAA P-3 mission into Tropical Storm Gordon
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
NOAA42: The P-3 will fly another EMC-tasked operational mission into Tropical Storm Gordon, takeoff from Lakeland, FL at 4:30 AM EDT. 3 HRD scientists will be on this mission. Another mission is tentatively scheduled for 4:30 PM EDT.
NOAA49: The G-IV will fly a synoptic surveillance mission, tasked by the Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC), around Hurricane Norman in the Central Pacific, with takeoff from Honolulu at 7:30 AM HST. No HRD scientists will be on these missions, but will be processing radar data for EMC from the ground.
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