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DOTSTAR 2004 sondes

Project Dropsonde Observation for Typhoon Surveillance near the TAiwan Region (DOTSTAR) is a joint program of the National Taiwan University, Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau, National Central University, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan's Air Force, and several foreign partners. It involves flying an ASTRA high-altitude jet on a synoptic-scale pattern dropping sondes in the vicinity of typhoons threatening Taiwan in an effort to improve the computer forecast models. Their sonde outputs are offered here as an aid to researchers.

DOTSTAR project page

Below are listings of sonde flights from DOTSTAR reconnaissance aircraft missions into West Pacific typhoons threatening Taiwan. To obtain the AVAPS data for these sondes, please contact the DOTSTAR data request page.

TEMPDROP format

DOTSTAR Acknowledgement Statement

May 17, 2004 Typhoon Nida

DOTSTAR ASTRA

June 08, 2004 Typhoon Conson

DOTSTAR ASTRA TEMPDROP

June 27, 2004 Typhoon Mindulle

DOTSTAR ASTRA TEMPDROP

June 28, 2004 Typhoon Mindulle

DOTSTAR ASTRA TEMPDROP

June 29, 2004 Typhoon Mindulle

DOTSTAR ASTRA TEMPDROP

August 16, 2004 Typhoon Megi 00Z

Flight #1 DOTSTAR ASTRA

August 16, 2004 Typhoon Megi 12Z

Flight #2 DOTSTAR ASTRA

August 23, 2004 Typhoon Aere

DOTSTAR ASTRA

August 25, 2004 Typhoon Meari

DOTSTAR ASTRA

October 24, 2004 Typhoon Nock-ten

DOTSTAR ASTRA

December 02, 2004 Typhoon Nanmadoi

DOTSTAR ASTRA

December 03, 2004 Typhoon Nanmadoi

DOTSTAR ASTRA

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