N49RF HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log

Storm Gamma                      Dropwindsonde Scientists Mike Black
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Flight ID 051119N                Flight Director Paul Flaherty                                 Takeoff from MACDILL  at   1804   UTC
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Mission ID 0527A GAMMA           AVAPS Operators Dave Brogan/Ray Tong                          Recovery  at MACDILL  at   0145   UTC
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| 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)                (RH heating cycles excep where noted)               |
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|  1    051926141  185520  26.00  87.00 1015.8    57°  17     5   230°  22     50% low Cu; dry to 700 mb; wind gap 672-902 mb      |
|  2    042215052  191315  24.75  88.50 1015.6    34°  14     4   235°  21     5% low Cu; dry 550-750 mb                           |
|  3    044535030  193012  23.60  89.99 1016.4    28°  12     6   235°  20     10% low Cu; dry to 700 mb                           |
|  4    044535128  194316  24.97  91.03 1017.9    20°  10     7   240°  26     Very clear; dry to 500 mb                           |
|  5    043416343  195916  24.94  92.96 1017.3    43°  08    21   240°  24     Very clear; dry in layers 400-900 mb; UBLOX sonde   |
|  6    044535046  201738  23.00  93.50 1016.8    29°  10     4   240°  22     10% low Cu; dry throughout                          |
|  7    044535027  203600  21.01  94.02 1015.5    34°  12     6   245°  16     Clear; dry throughout                               |
|  8    051926138  205638  19.53  95.88 1005.1   337°  08     7   240°  16     Clear; dry above 700 mb                             |
|  9    033415267  211255  18.45  94.09 1014.5   359°  08     7   235°  10     Dry to 800 mb; clear                                |
|  10   044135103  212615  19.18  92.39 1014.0     2°  08     4   225°  12     Cirrus; dry above 800 mb; stratus below             |
|  11   044535045  213934  20.01  90.75 1013.6   356°  19     4   225°  13     Dry; some low stratus                               |
|  12   053316010  215326  21.75  91.03 1015.2   360°  16     7   230°  15     Dry to 700 mb                                       |
|  13   044535031  220758  21.70  89.00 1014.0    47°  10     7   230°  13     Cirrus; dry to 700 mb; corrected late launch detect |
|  14   044535035  223151  20.85  86.54 1012.9    62°  14     7   230°  04     Thick cirrus; dry above 500 mb; late winds 70 s     |
|  15   044535093  224651  19.75  85.07 1011.4    90°  10     7   155°  07     Thick cirrus; N of center; in convection; heaters   |
|                                                                              off                                                 |
|  16   044535028  230247  18.00  84.52 ------    78°  27   N/A   155°  10     Thick cirrus; failed at 960 mb                      |
|  17   053316134  232047  16.18  85.40 1009.7   323°  21     4   300°  14     Just SE of center; turbulence!; noisy/bad telemetry |
|                                                                              and intermittent winds ~450-750 mb                  |
|  18   044535091  233210  15.95  86.87 ------   279°  19   N/A   290°  06     Low cloud; W of center; dry above 600 mb; no data   |
|                                                                              below 915 mb                                        |
|  19   042715132  234325  16.18  88.30 1012.6   258°  12     4   300°  04     Heaters off                                         |
|  20   044535025  003604  21.94  85.28 1012.9    79°  12   N/A   225°  05     Late winds 85 s; no winds 223-258 mb; no heights    |
|  21   044535033  005415  24.03  86.45 1014.8   106°  10     5   230°  18     Dark                                                |
|  22   044135101  011042  25.99  85.00 1016.7    70°  16     4   230°  19     Dark                                                |
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