HRD GPS Dropwindsonde Scientist Log Storm Michelle Flight Director Damiano -------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Flight ID 011103H Dropwindsonde Scientists Aberson Takeoff 220325 UTC ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ---------- Mission ID 1415A Michelle AVAPS Operators Smith Landing 0712 UTC --------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ---------- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Drop Sonde Time Lat Lon Surface 10m MBL BT Location Comments | | # ID # (UTC) (°N) (°W) Pressure Wind Wind SST Comment | | (mb) (kt) (kt) (°C) | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | 1 003248119 234940 20.89 82.66 1002.7 95° 37 95° 53 28.5 NE Rainband Use RH2, P bias -2.8 mb | | 2 003135106 235905 20.41 83.14 996.3 85° 41 85° 50 28.3 Rainband | | 3 003135070 000720 19.98 83.51 979.0 55°100 65°108 NE outer Last wind 75 m | | eyewall | | 4 003135021 001046 19.81 83.66 958.0 80°102 80°111 NE eyewall P bias -6.8 mb | | 5 011345042 001531 19.55 83.83 952.0 ------- ------- 27.8 SW eyewall Fast fall; P bias 4.4 mb; no winds | | 6 003248121 001938 19.36 84.03 978.0 295° 97 295°100 27.0 SW eyewall | | 7 011345051 002947 18.88 84.54 998.3 285° 33 290° 43 RH2, P bias -2.4 mb | | 8 003115256 004021 18.35 84.99 1001.9 295° 33 290° 36 End of NE -> SW leg | | 9 003115442 011303 18.58 82.37 1001.9 195° 30 190° 31 | | 10 003148122 012209 19.03 82.84 997.7 190° 41 190° 48 | | 11 003115440 013129 19.49 83.32 979.0 155°105 165°114 SE eyewall Last wind 122 m | | 12 011118042 013154 19.51 83.34 ------ ------- ------- SE eyewall Full-up (cc) sonde; good winds: | | 400 m, 68 m s-1 & 67 m, 54 m s-1 | | 13 011345102 013213 19.53 83.36 973 160°131 ------- SE eyewall P bias -3.4 mb, last wind 201 m | | 14 003115260 013712 19.75 83.63 944 60° 06 ------- Eye Last wind 42 m | | 15 003825320 014016 19.90 83.79 ------ ------- ------- NW eyewall Full-up (cc) sonde; winds: | | 330 m, 68 m s-1 & 30 m, 59.42 m s-1 | | 16 011245453 014053 19.93 83.82 967.9 345°118 350°117 NW eyewall P bias -4.1 mb, last wind 73 m | | 17 003135137 014533 20.16 84.05 989.1 10° 61 10° 74 Rainband RH2, P bias -2.2 mb | | 18 003135136 015245 20.52 84.43 999.2 25° 40 25° 52 Rainband | | 19 011345103 020424 20.97 84.05 1003.8 20° 30 20° 40 RH2, last wind 12 m | | 20 003135142 023550 18.57 84.85 1002.0 280° 29 290° 36 4.0 s late launch detect, P bias 3.4 mb | | 21 011335043 024550 19.08 84.36 997.4 5° 23 310° 52 RH2 | | 22 003115275 025443 19.52 83.92 982.9 300° 55 305° 57 P bias -2.0 mb | | 23 003115274 025748 19.66 83.78 970.0 300°111 310°116 SW eyewall 5.0 s launch detect delay, last wind 59 m | | 24 002428037 030202 19.84 83.56 945 165° 08 170° 07 Eye RH2, Last wind 41 m | | 25 003135062 030926 19.85 83.52 944 265° 08 260° 08 Eye RH2, P bias -4.1 mb, last wind 46 m | | 26 011218042 031651 20.05 83.33 ------ ------- ------- NE eyewall Full-up (cc) sonde; winds: | | 639 m, 71.4 m s-1 & 81 m, 54.3 m s-1 | | 27 003135062 031643 20.05 83.33 963.1 75° 94 80°111 NE eyewall P bias -2.9 mb, last wind 20 m | | 28 003115290 031700 20.06 83.32 967 70°106 80°112 NE eyewall RH2, P bias -6.1 mb | | 29 003135169 040802 20.17 83.46 964 15°126 20°133 NW eyewall Dry near 850 mb, last wind 105 m | | 30 011218096 040814 20.16 83.46 ------- ------- ------- NW eyewall Full-up (cc) sonde; winds: | | 88 m, 75 m s-1 & 53 m, 61.1 m s-1 | | 31 003135144 040827 20.15 83.46 961 15°138 20°138 NW eyewall P bias 3.0 mb; no dry air; | | 160 kt, 841 mb; last wind 246 m | | 32 011345075 051253 20.02 83.42 ------- ------- ------- Eye? Failure | | 33 011345032 051640 N/A N/A N/A ------- ------- N eyewall No winds; late launch detect; | | no GPS telemetry | | 34 011118045 051650 20.28 83.42 N/A N/A N/A N eyewall Full-Up (cc) sonde; winds okay: | | 71 m, 67 m s-1 & 7 m, 49 m s-1; | | PTH failed shortly after launch | | 35 011378160 051700 20.29 83.42 ------- ------- ------- N eyewall Telemetry failed after launch | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+