Mission Summary
20190831H1 Aircraft 42RF
TDR

Aircraft Crew (42RF)
Aircraft CommanderPat Didier
Co-pilotKevin Doremus
Co-pilotRobert Mitchell
Flight EngineerChris Lelonde
Flight EngineerKen Heystek
NavigatorPete Freeman
Flight DirectorMike Holmes
System EngineerTerry Lynch
Data TechnicianDana Naeher
AVAPSJoe Greene

Science crew (42RF)
LPSGus AlakaHRD
DropsondeJason SippelHRD
RadarBrittany DahlHRD
LPSPaul ChangNESDIS
ObserverLucrezia RicciadrudiliNESDIS
ObserverKevin Brewerunk
ObserverGreg Raymondunk
ObserverZach Cressunk
ObserverBecky Lizanaunk

Science crew (Ground)
RadarJohn GamacheHRD


Figure 1. Flight plan for 20190831H1 mission for Dorian
Figure 2. Actial flight track for 20190831H1 mission for Dorian

Mission Plan :

NOAA42 will conduct a TDR mission into Hurricane Dorian.

Mission Summary :

Take off Landing
Linder_Lakeland, FL 08:53 UTC Linder_Lakeland, FL 16:07 UTC
Penetrations 5
Expendables 30 sondes

TDR MISSION PLAN: DORIAN
Prepared by the Hurricane Research Division
Aug. 31, 2019 12:15 PM EDT
Aircraft: N42RF
Proposed takeoff: 31/0900Z
DROP LOCATION TABLE
# LAT LON RAD/AZMON Time
deg min deg min deg nm hr:min
1S25 0974 20 90/2401:23
2S26 3971 27 90/0602:09
3S27 2472 54 90/3602:32
4S24 2472 54 90/1803:18
5S25 0971 28 90/1203:41
6S26 3974 21 90/3004:27

Mission Evaluation / Problems :

Mission Data :


Flight level wind along track
Flight level wind along track in storm

SFMR wind along flight track
SFMR wind along flight track in storm

Altitude, Pressure, Rain Rate, and Wind

LPS log | Radar log | Drop log Flight Director's log | Flight Director's manifest | NetCDF data |

Page last updated Nov 22, 2019
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