DOTSTAR 2009 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
TEMPDROP format

Typhoon Linfa

June 19, 2009 DOTSTAR ASTRA | TEMPDROP

Typhoon Morakot

August 05, 2009 DOTSTAR ASTRA | TEMPDROP

Typhoon Parma

October 02, 2009 DOTSTAR ASTRA | TEMPDROP

October 03, 2009 DOTSTAR ASTRA | TEMPDROP

Typhoon Lupit

October 19, 2009 DOTSTAR ASTRA | TEMPDROP

October 20, 2009 DOTSTAR ASTRA | TEMPDROP

October 21, 2009 DOTSTAR ASTRA | TEMPDROP