N49RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log Storm SALEX Dropwindsonde Scientists Jason Dunion -------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Flight ID 050927N Flight Director Paul Flaherty Takeoff from BARBADOS at 1450 UTC ---------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- Mission ID WXWXA TRAIN AVAPS Operators Dale Carpenter/Dave Brogan Recovery at BARBADOS at 2200 UTC --------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Drop Sonde Time Lat Lon Surface Wind closet DLM Comments | | # ID # (UTC) (°N) (°W) Pressure to surface wind | | (mb) dir/spd hgt (kt) | | (kt) (m) | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 000715068 151555 13.99 58.00 ------ -------------- -------- No winds; RH heating cycles | | 2 000715078 151717 14.01 57.82 1014.5 100° 13 8 85° 08 SAL already--RH 5-10% ~600 mb; T inversion just | | above 700 mb; weak telemetry 800-845 mb | | 3 000745020 152214 14.02 57.17 1014.1 110° 14 7 75° 06 Dry 500-850 mb, but variable | | 4 000715081 152717 14.04 56.52 1014.1 100° 10 8 75° 05 0-40% RH 450-700 mb; T inversion ~550 and ~850 mb | | 5 013345106 154700 14.08 53.99 ------ -------------- -------- No winds; RH heating cycles | | 6 000715082 154817 14.08 53.82 1014.1 65° 07 8 20° 04 0-35% RH 200-800 mb; small T inversion at 750 mb | | 7 000745061 160921 14.09 50.99 ------ -------------- -------- No winds | | 8 000715098 161055 14.09 50.77 1013.0 -------------- 235° 11 ~5% RH 200-450 mb; ~5-45% RH 500-800 mb; no winds | | below 780 mb; T inversion 425 & 800 mb | | 9 000715071 161639 14.08 49.99 1013.0 -------------- 215° 18 ~5% RH 200-450 mb--dry slots below (20-30%), but | | moister; no winds below 780 mb | | 10 000715069 163206 14.06 48.00 ------ -------------- -------- No winds; RH heating cycles | | 11 002638089 163328 14.06 47.82 1011.9 325° 04 7 195° 12 Moist sounding--Jordan-like up to 400 mb (~5% RH | | 200-400 mb); RH heating cycles | | 12 000745089 165615 14.00 45.00 ------ -------------- -------- Intermittent PTH telemetry--lost below ~500 mb; | | no winds | | 13 000715080 165743 14.00 44.82 1010.8 170° 08 5 160° 07 Pretty moist sounding; dry above 400 mb; RH heating | | cycles | | 14 000745074 172047 14.04 42.00 1011.8 90° 12 4 95° 07 Moist 450 mb-surface--dry above | | 15 000745112 173038 14.05 40.80 1011.9 110° 11 7 85° 12 Very moist drop throughout | | 16 000745069 174035 14.05 39.61 ------ -------------- -------- No winds; spotty telemetry 510-615 mb | | 17 000715058 174153 14.05 39.46 1012.3 110° 15 4 85° 15 Moist; RH heating cycles | | 18 000745115 175040 14.05 38.42 1012.2 90° 16 8 75° 16 SAL edge; 10-45% RH 200-800 mb; T inversion 450, | | 650, and 800 mb; noisy GPS signal | | 19 000715046 180020 14.04 37.26 1012.0 80° 13 7 75° 17 0-5% RH 200-600 mb--moister below--SAL; good | | temperature inversion @ 650 mb--smaller ones @ 350 | | and 550 mb; RH heating cycles | | 20 003115161 181003 14.02 36.12 1012.4 65° 15 8 80° 18 SAL drop; RH heating cycles | | 21 000715038 181915 13.94 35.06 ------ -------------- -------- Lost data below ~275 mb; RH heating cycles | | 22 012615148 182710 13.01 35.00 1011.9 55° 15 8 75° 21 SAL; no winds 183-218 mb | | 23 012258002 183454 12.06 35.06 1012.1 300° 03 8 70° 20 Very dry 200-650 mb--moist below; T inversion | | ~600 mb; SAL; RH heating cycles | | 24 012615154 184214 12.06 36.01 ------ -------------- -------- Intermittent winds; late winds 69 s | | 25 001115017 185801 12.16 38.01 1012.4 160° 01 7 70° 16 Dry 200-600 mb--moist below; weak telemetry and no | | winds 843-875 mb; RH heating cycles | | 26 011355001 191413 12.25 40.01 1011.4 180° 03 7 65° 15 Moist; RH heating cycles | | 27 012245181 193000 12.35 42.00 ------ -------------- -------- RH heating cycles | | 28 012225205 200907 12.46 47.00 ------ -------------- 180° 05 Dry 500-800 mb, 200-500 mb wedge; telemetry | | dropouts > 918 mb; no heights; RH heating cycles | | 29 012225066 203357 12.50 50.00 1011.5 345° 01 7 225° 08 Dry above 400 mb; strong T inversion @ 400 mb; late | | winds 63.5 s; RH heating cycles | | 30 012525008 204225 12.50 51.00 1011.3 35° 06 5 235° 05 Moist below 400 mb--dry above | | 31 011345105 205050 12.50 52.00 1011.7 25° 06 5 250° 03 Dry above 400 mb--moist below; RH heating cycles | | 32 012615146 205912 12.50 53.00 ------ -------------- -------- Dry above 400 mb--moist below; late winds 218 s; | | intermittent winds | | 33 000745033 210056 12.52 53.20 1012.5 55° 08 7 245° 01 Dry above 400 mb--moist below; dry wedge at 750 mb; | | good winds | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+