N42/3RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log Storm IFEX Genesis Dropwindsonde Scientists Shirley Murillo -------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Flight ID 050715H Flight Director Paul Flaherty Takeoff from MROC at 175342 UTC ---------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- Mission ID WXWXE SUSPECT AVAPS Operators John Hill Recovery at MROC at 022212 UTC --------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Drop Sonde Time Lat Lon Surface Wind closet BT Eye, Comments | | # ID # (UTC) (°N) (°W) Pressure to surface SST Eyewall, | | (mb) dir/spd hgt (°C) Rainband | | (kt) (m) (direction) | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 042825032 183724 7.49 84.25 1010.1 229° 07 1295 27.5 Combo BT & drop; possible P bias -2.1 mb; | | lost winds near surface; RH heating cycles | | 2 043845009 185021 7.00 85.01 1009.9 305° 06 2816 Lost winds below 727 mb; no surface winds; | | possible P bias -2.4 mb | | 3 042825038 190340 6.50 85.75 1009.2 -------------- No launch detect; no winds; "bad" | | pressures in file | | 3A 042825028 190419 6.47 85.79 1009.0 -------------- No launch detect; no winds; backup to #3; | | "bad" pressures in file | | 4 042825018 191556 6.00 86.51 1009.6 208° 15 7 27.1 Combo BT & sonde; possible P bias 2.7 mb; | | late launch detect 20 s; late winds 146 s | | 4A 042825015 191747 6.08 86.55 1010.0 223° 21 8 Backup to #4; moist sounding; possible P | | bias -2.8 mb; late winds 124 s | | 5 042825040 193311 7.13 86.12 1008.6 220° 15 7 Possible P bias -2.1 mb | | 6 042845003 194950 8.24 85.74 1008.9 230° 14 7 | | 7 042825036 200543 9.35 85.35 1008.5 209° 15 8 28.5 Combo BT & sonde; clear sky conditions; | | RH heating cycles | | 8 043845067 202342 8.45 86.21 1008.1 -------------- No launch detect; no winds; "bad" | | pressures in file | | 8A 043845066 202438 8.39 86.26 1009.2 229° 11 7 Backup to #8; possible P bias of -2.5 mb | | 9 042825051 204017 7.51 87.11 1003.5 217° 13 8 Delayed launch detect 5.5 s; P values | | doubtful; near some convection to the SE | | 10 042825039 205722 6.58 88.01 1008.9 198° 16 7 27.3 Delayed launch detect 7.5 s; combo BT & | | drop; RH heating cycles | | 11 042825033 211541 7.75 87.59 1008.3 -------------- No launch detect; no winds | | 12 042825022 213235 8.88 87.18 1008.3 209° 16 7 RH heating cycles | | 13 042825031 214855 10.01 86.76 1007.8 -------------- 28.3 No launch detect; no winds; "bad" | | pressures in file | | 13A 043615109 215006 10.07 86.80 1007.8 157° 11 7 Backup to #13 | | 14 043615110 220910 8.95 87.69 1007.8 206° 12 8 Possible P bias -2.7 mb; convection to N,E | | 15 042825030 222702 7.89 88.61 1008.4 221° 18 7 Very bad humidity profile - had to edit | | the humidity; RH heating cycles | | 16 042825025 224549 6.83 89.52 1007.6 196° 14 7 ---- Combo BT & drop - BT didn't work; RH | | heating cycles | | 17 043615171 230421 7.98 89.12 1007.8 -------------- No launch detect; no winds | | 18 042825028 232112 9.13 88.74 1007.7 253° 10 7 Delayed launch detect 6.5 s; RH heating | | cycles | | 19 042815034 232952 9.32 89.33 1007.2 -------------- No launch detect; no winds; "bad" | | pressures in file | | 20 042825021 234828 8.35 90.34 1008.8 251° 17 8 Moist sounding; possible P bias -2.9 mb; | | line of convection to W; RH heating cycles | | 21 043615101 000601 7.44 91.27 1008.8 236° 18 7 27.5 Combo BT & drop; possible P bias -3.5 mb; | | moist below 850 mb; RH heating cycles | | 22 043615106 002039 6.47 90.78 1008.9 228° 16 7 Possible P bias -3.6 mb; RH heating cycles | | 23 043615170 003500 5.46 90.29 1008.0 -------------- 27.2 Combo BT & drop; no launch detect; fast | | fall; no winds; cloudy | | 23A 043615169 003535 5.46 90.29 1009.9 202° 17 48 27.2 Backup to #23; delayed launch detect 10 s; | | poss. P bias 2.9 mb; moist through 850 mb | | 24 043615108 010456 6.94 88.66 1009.9 228° 17 8 Possible P bias -2.7 mb; last sonde! | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+