HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log

Storm Humberto                   Flight Director Jack Parrish
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Flight ID 010923N                Dropwindsonde Scientists Sim Aberson, Paul Reasor                           Takeoff   1854   UTC
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Mission ID 0510A Humberto        AVAPS Operators Hornbrook, Macnamara, Lino                                  Landing   0300   UTC
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| Drop    Sonde     Time    Lat    Lon  Surface   10m     MBL     BT     Location       Comments                                   |
|  #      ID #      (UTC)   (°N)  (°W) Pressure   Wind    Wind    SST    Comment                                                   |
|                                        (mb)     (kt)    (kt)   (°C)                                                              |
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|  1    003438034  194033  31.00  78.50 1016.0   90° 08 100° 08                         10% Cu                                     |
|  2    003115249  195658  31.75  76.25 1016.2   85° 08  80° 07                         5% Cu, P bias -2.0 mb                      |
|  3    003148164  201318  32.51  74.05 1016.6  ------- -------         Launch detect   10% Cu, No winds replaced                  |
|                                                                       delay 3.5 s                                                |
|  3A   003338024  201504  32.71  73.91 1016.7   60° 08  55° 08                         10% Cu, P bias -2.5 mb                     |
|  4    003248117  202734  34.25  73.25 1017.0   10° 05  30° 05         Sadiab. layer   5% Cu, P bias -2.5 mb                      |
|                                                                       165.3-181.5 mb                                             |
|  5    003135347  204139  36.00  72.50 1016.7   15° 06  10° 06                         5% Cu, P bias -2.3 mb                      |
|  6    003338049  210510  38.90  71.39 1017.7   45° 04  65° 03                         5% Cu                                      |
|  7    003148140  212320  37.63  69.03 ------  ------- -------         Fast fall       20% Cu, P bias -2.6 mb, No winds replaced  |
|  7A   003338046  212501  37.83  68.93 1016.9    Calm   75° 03         Lost winds      20% Cu, P bias -2.5 mb                     |
|                                                                       between                                                    |
|                                                                       850-925mb                                                  |
|  8    003338019  214159  40.00  68.50 1017.6  345° 08 355° 09                         Stcu, P bias -2.1 mb                       |
|  9    003338055  215817  41.84  67.17 1018.2  345° 01 330° 02                         Stcu, P bias -2.8 mb                       |
|  10   003338025  221506  40.00  66.00 1017.2  170° 10 180° 10                         Stcu, 10% Cu, P bias -2.6 mb               |
|  11   003148150  223236  38.00  65.75 1018.0  190° 07 195° 08                         Stcu, P bias -2.7 mb                       |
|  12   003338044  224949  36.04  65.40 1017.1  145° 11 145° 10                         Stcu, sunset, P bias -2.3 mb               |
|  13   003115059  230114  35.97  63.55 1018.4  105° 07 105° 07                         P bias -2.3 mb                             |
|  14   003148163  231739  34.24  62.25 1018.9  135° 09 135° 09                         P bias -3.3 mb                             |
|  15   003338020  233427  32.51  61.01 1019.2  120° 09 120° 10                         P bias -2.3 mb                             |
|  16   003148134  235334  30.24  61.00 1018.6  110° 12 110° 11                         P bias -2.3 mb                             |
|  17   003338062  001232  28.05  61.19 1018.0  105° 11 105° 11                         P bias -2.8 mb                             |
|  18   003148144  002806  28.50  63.25 1017.0  135° 09 140° 09                         P bias -2.3 mb, near convection            |
|  19   003338050  004503  29.00  65.50 1015.6  240° 01 195° 03                         P bias -2.6 mb, near convection            |
|  20   003148149  005933  28.25  67.25 1016.5  255° 05 265° 04                         P bias -2.9 mb                             |
|  21   003338053  011424  27.54  69.03 ------   60° 06 -------         May not have    No heights, superadiabatic 978-1012 mb,    |
|                                                                       reached sfc.    intermittent winds, P bias -3.0 mb         |
|  22   003338023  012836  28.25  70.76 ------   50° 08 -------                         P bias -2.1 mb, Ended before splash by     |
|                                                                                       AVAPS--had stopped transmitting            |
|  23   003155001  014245  29.00  72.51 1016.7   85° 05  90° 05                         P bias -2.7 mb                             |
|  24   003338045  020503  28.75  75.51 1015.0  110° 12 115° 12                         P bias -2.9 mb                             |
|  25   003115312  022714  28.50  78.50 1015.3  -------  90° 05                         P bias -3.3 mb                             |
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