Mission Summary
20020922I Aircraft 43RF
Two plane HAIRSIN mission into Hurricane Isidore

Scientific Crew (42RF)
Lead scientistPete Black
Radar scientistPeter Dodge
SRA scientistEd Walsh (NASA)
AXBT scientistsNick Shay
Tom Cook
Scott Guhin
(RSMAS)


Mission Briefing:

NOAA N43RF flew a two-plane HAIRSIN ocean survey experiment in the Gulf of Mexico into Hurricane Isidore. It departed MacDill AFB at 3 PM EDT and, recovered at MacDill at 8:45 PM.


Mission Synopsis


Mission Data

One minute listing

Flight Data


Flight track

Temperature and Moisture

Wind and Atlitude


Isidore
PLANNED mission drops
Aircraft: N43RF Takeoff: 22/1900Z Landed: 23/0045Z
DROP LOCATIONS
Drop # LAT
(d m)
LON
(d m)
TIME
(h:mm)
Isidore
PLANNED mission turns
Aircraft: N43RF Proposed takeoff: 22/1900Z Landing: 23/0045Z
TRACK DISTANCES
Drop # LAT
(d m)
LON
(d m)
LEG
(nm)
TOTAL
(nm)
TIME
(h:mm)

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