DOTSTAR 2005 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.

DOTSTAR Acknowledgement Statement

July 15, 2005 Super Typhoon Haitang

DOTSTAR ASTRA

July 16, 2005 Super Typhoon Haitang

DOTSTAR ASTRA

August 02, 2005 Typhoon Matsa

DOTSTAR ASTRA

August 11, 2005 Typhoon Sanvu

DOTSTAR ASTRA

September 09, 2005 Typhoon Khanun

DOTSTAR ASTRA

September 29, 2005 Super Typhoon Longwang

DOTSTAR ASTRA

September 30, 2005 Super Typhoon Longwang

DOTSTAR ASTRA