Mission Summary
20120830H1 Aircraft 42RF
Post-Isaac Ocean Heat flight

Aircraft Crew (42RF)
Aircraft CommanderHarris Halverson
Co-pilotCathy Martin
Co-pilotJustin Kibbey
NavigatorDevin Brakob
NavigatorPeter Siegel
Flight EngineerJoe Klippel
Flight EngineerLonnie Kregelka
Flight DirectorPaul Flaherty
Flight DirectorJess Williams
Data TechnicianTerry Lynch
AVAPSJeff Newnam
Electronics TechnicianTodd Richards
Electronics TechnicianBobby Peek
Scientific Crew (42RF)
AXBT ScientistBenjamin Jaimes(RSMAS)
AXBT ScientistJodie Brewster(RSMAS)
AXBT ScientistRyan Schuster(RSMAS)


Proposed track

Mission Plan :

NOAA 42RF will fly a post-storm Ocean Heat Content mission over the Gulf of Mexico. The P-3 will leave MacDill AFB, FL 1200 UTC and will recover at MacDill AFB, FL by 2100 UTC that day. 70 probes will be launched, including 25 AXBTs, 27 AXCTs, and 20 AXCPs.

Mission Summary :

Probes deployed

Deployed Good Bad Success
Rate
AXBT 23 20 3 87%
AXCT 24 23 1 96%
AXCP 20 17 3 85%
All ocean 67 60 7 90%
GPS
dropsondes
20 18 2 90%

Problems :


Mission Data :

Flight Director log | Error Summary | serial data | NetCDF data | SFMR data


Page last updated Nov. 21, 2012
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