HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log Storm Gabrielle Flight Director Damiano -------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Flight ID 010915N Dropwindsonde Scientists Aberson, Dunion Takeoff ~1737 UTC ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ---------- Mission ID 0908A Gabrielle AVAPS Operators McNamara, Lino, Hombrook Landing 0113 UTC --------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ---------- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Drop Sonde Time Lat Lon Surface 10m MBL BT WL150 Comments | | # ID # (UTC) (°N) (°W) Pressure Wind Wind SST (kt) | | (mb) (kt) (kt) (°C) | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 003248090 175930 28.38 78.48 1002.9 225° 34 225° 40 220° 37 Near center, 80% to Cu, -3.1 mb pressure | | bias | | 2 003115246 181450 29.41 76.52 1004.3 185° 31 185° 36 180° 33 Alto Cu below, -2.5 mb pressure bias, | | last wind 12 m | | 3 003115226 183052 31.38 75.52 1006.9 85° 28 90° 33 90° 31 Strato Cu & congestus below, -2.0 mb | | pressure bias | | 4 003135040 184636 33.49 75.49 1011.9 40° 35 45° 38 40° 37 Undercast Cu | | 5 010715167 190235 35.50 74.25 1012.8 35° 17 35° 20 35° 17 Thin cirrus, 30% Cu, -2.4 mb pressure | | bias, last wind 19 m | | 6 010715172 191801 37.44 72.99 1016.0 25° 22 25° 19 25° 21 Thin cirrus, 30% A Cu, -2.5 mb pressure | | bias | | 7 003148132 193131 37.50 70.50 1014.3 25° 23 15° 25 20° 26 30% Cu, got early data - not a problem, | | last wind 11 m | | 8 003515271 194450 37.43 68.06 1011.4 15° 09 25° 08 15° 08 Thin cirrus, Cu below, 966-1010 mb, | | superadiabatic, -2.3 mb pressure bias, | | data after splash | | 9 003475101 200230 35.56 68.08 1012.1 270° 07 270° 08 270° 07 Thin cirrus, 5 % Cu | | 10 003148151 201856 35.50 70.00 1013.1 350° 16 5° 17 355° 17 100% Ci | | 11 003148139 203602 35.45 71.98 1013.3 50° 18 45° 20 50° 19 Thin Ci; 30% Cu below; 394-420 mb, | | 956-984 mb superadiabatic | | 12 003515069 205630 33.55 72.87 1011.3 65° 19 65° 21 60° 20 Thin Ci, S Cu, -2.7 mb pressure bias | | 13 010748071 211413 33.42 70.06 1012.1 80° 10 50° 12 70° 11 Undercast, -2.4 mb pressure bias, | | last wind 11 m | | 14 003248118 213123 31.55 70.09 1011.6 150° 12 155° 13 145° 14 Undercast, -2.7 mb pressure bias, | | 500-527 mb superadiabatic | | 15 003135042 214448 31.50 71.75 1009.5 135° 06 145° 05 140° 06 In cloud, use RH2, -2.5 mb pressure bias | | 16 003515089 215830 31.43 73.44 1008.8 25° 02 90° 06 70° 05 A Cu, some Cu below, press bias: -2.5 mb | | 17 003115251 221661 29.50 73.53 1008.6 N/A N/A N/A Undercast, wind failure-backed up, AVAPS | | aircraft data taken from local file, | | VVEL=1.88 (Fair) | | 17A 003515062 221920 29.16 73.74 1007.8 190° 21 190° 24 185° 23 80% strato Cu | | 18 010715202 223047 28.25 74.75 1006.7 210° 28 210° 32 210° 30 5% low Cu, press bias = -2.2 mb | | 19 003148138 224540 27.00 76.00 1007.3 230° 24 230° 30 230° 27 5% low Cu, press bias = -2.4 mb | | 20 003475058 230028 25.82 77.32 1008.2 230° 20 240° 27 240° 25 Clear, press bias = -2.2 mb | | 21 010748073 231502 24.67 78.66 1009.6 260° 15 250° 16 255° 16 Thin cirrus/20% low Cu, press bias = | | -2.0 mb | | 22 003148153 232943 23.52 80.02 1010.8 265° 09 265° 09 270° 09 Thin cirrus (sfc not discernable), | | Press bias = -3.0 mb | | 23 003475090 234857 23.50 82.50 1011.0 325° 41 330° 07 325° 06 Undercast, press bias = -2.2 mb, | | Superad.: 443.5-468.9 mb | | 24 003148145 000804 23.59 84.91 1010.7 10° 08 25° 08 15° 08 5% low Cu visible, press bias = -2.5 mb, | | too dark for sfc sighting | | 25 003475021 002723 25.76 84.03 1011.6 20° 10 10° 10 15° 09 Dark, press bias = -2.7 mb | | 26 003148142 004743 27.99 85.00 1012.7 N/A 40° 19 35° 18 Dark, press bias = -3.2 mb, | | Superad.:= 935.9-961.5 mb | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+