DOTSTAR 2008 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

June 23, 2008 Typhoon Fengshen

DOTSTAR ASTRA

July 16, 2008 Typhoon Kalmaegi

DOTSTAR ASTRA

July 26, 2008 Typhoon Fung-wong

DOTSTAR ASTRA

August 20, 2008 Typhoon Nuri

DOTSTAR ASTRA

September 09, 2008 Typhoon Sinlaku

DOTSTAR ASTRA

September 11, 2008 Typhoon Sinlaku

DOTSTAR ASTRA

September 15, 2008 Typhoon Sinlaku

DOTSTAR ASTRA

September 21, 2008 Typhoon Hagupit

DOTSTAR ASTRA

September 26, 2008 Super Typhoon Jangmi

DOTSTAR ASTRA

September 27, 2008 Super Typhoon Jangmi

DOTSTAR ASTRA