Mission Summary
20020918I Aircraft 43RF
Pre-storm Ocean survey mission ahead of Tropical Storm Isidore

Scientific Crew (42RF)
Lead ScientistPete Black
SRA ScientistEd Walsh (NASA)
AXBT scientistsNick Shay
Tom Cook
Scott Guhin
(RSMAS)


Mission Briefing:

NOAA43 flew a pre-storm ocean survey in the Western Caribbean. The takeoff from Tampa was at Noon (local) and recoverd at 8:15 PM at MacDill AFB, FL.


Mission Synopsis


Mission Data

One minute listing

Flight Data


Flight track

Temperature and Moisture

Wind and Atlitude


Isidore
PLANNED mission drops
Aircraft: N43RF Takeoff: 18/1600Z Landed: 19/0030Z
DROP LOCATIONS
Drop # LAT
(d m)
LON
(d m)
TIME
(h:mm)
121 1780 351:42
221 0380 571:48
320 4981 191:54
420 3581 412:01
520 2082 022:07
620 0682 242:13
719 5282 462:20
819 3783 072:26
919 2383 292:32
1019 0983 512:39
1118 5484 122:45
1218 4084 342:51
1318 2684 562:58
1418 1285 173:04
1518 2885 313:09
1618 4485 453:15
1719 0086 003:20
1819 1385 403:26
1919 2685 193:32
2019 4085 003:38
2119 5384 403:44
2220 0684 193:49
2320 1984 003:55
2420 3383 404:01
2520 4683 194:07
2621 0083 004:13
2721 1283 154:18
2821 2483 314:23
2921 3583 474:28
3021 2484 064:33
3121 1384 254:38
3221 0184 444:44
3320 5085 024:49
3420 3985 214:54
3520 2885 395:00
3620 1685 585:05
3720 0586 175:10
3819 5486 355:16
3920 1586 245:21
4020 3586 145:27
4120 5786 025:33
4221 1785 515:39
4321 3985 415:45
4422 0085 305:51
4522 1985 305:56
4622 4085 306:01
4723 0085 306:06
4823 1985 306:11
4923 4085 306:16
5024 0085 306:21
5124 1985 306:26
5224 4085 306:31
5325 0085 306:36
5425 1985 306:41
5525 4085 306:46
5626 0085 306:51
Isidore
PLANNED mission turns
Aircraft: N43RF Altitude 5,000 ft Proposed takeoff: 18/1600Z Landing: 19/0030Z
TRACK DISTANCES
Drop # LAT
(d m)
LON
(d m)
LEG
(nm)
TOTAL
(nm)
TIME
(h:mm)
0MACDILL0.0.0:00
121 1880 36408.408.1:42
218 1285 18331.739.3:04
319 0086 00 63.802.3:20
421 0083 00212.1014.4:13
521 3683 48 59.1072.4:28
619 5486 36192.1264.5:16
722 0085 30141.1405.5:51
826 0085 30240.1645.6:51
9MACDILL202.1847.7:41

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