DOTSTAR 2006 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 17, 2006 Typhoon Bilis

DOTSTAR ASTRA

July 22, 2006 Typhoon Kaemi

DOTSTAR ASTRA

August 07, 2006 Typhoon Bopha

DOTSTAR ASTRA

August 08, 2006 Super Typhoon Saomai

DOTSTAR ASTRA

September 13, 2006 Typhoon Shanshan

DOTSTAR ASTRA