Mission Summary
20150824I1 Aircraft 43RF
TDR mission Hurricane Danny

Aircraft Crew (43RF)
Aircraft Commander
Co-pilot
Co-pilot
Flight Director
Flight Director
Data Technician
Data Technician
Dropsonde Operator
Dropsonde Operator

Scientific Crew (43RF)
Lead ScientistEric Uhlhorn
Radar ScientistBrad Klotz
Doppler Wind Lidar ScientistKelly Ryan


Proposed NOAA 43 track

Mission Plan :

NOAA 43RF will conduct EMC-tasked TDR mission in front of Tropical Storm Danny in the Atlantic east of Barbados.

TDR MISSION PLAN: Danny
Prepared by the Hurricane Research Division
August 20, 2015
Aircraft: N43RF
Proposed takeoff: 24/1400Z
TURN LOCATION TABLE
# LAT LON RAD/AZM LEG TOTAL Time
deg min deg min naut mi/deg nmi nmi hr:min
1Barbados 0. 0. 0:01
2S 15 36 59 52 60/135 154. 154. 0:42
3S 17 00 61 20 60/315 120. 274. 1:16
4S 15 36 61 20 60/22585. 359. 1:39
5S 17 00 59 52 60/045 120. 479. 2:11
6S 17 18 60 36 60/00046. 524. 2:24
7S 15 18 60 36 60/180 120. 644. 2:56
8S 16 18 59 34 60/09085. 729. 3:19
9S 16 18 61 38 60/270 120. 849. 3:51
10Barbados 231.1081. 4:38

Mission Summary :

Take off Landing
Barbados, BWI16:00 UTC Barbados, BWI03:00 UTC

Problems :


Mission Data :


Flight track

Temperature and Moisture

Wind and Atlitude

Flight Director's log | NetCDF data | 1 second data | serial data


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