Mission Summary
20100914H1 Aircraft 42RF
Genesis Mission Tropical Disturbance 92

Aircraft Crew (42RF)
Aircraft CommanderHarris Halverson
Co-pilotJustin Kibbey
Flight EngineerJoe Klippel
NavigatorRyan Kidder
Flight DirectorIan Sears
Flight DirectorPaul Flaherty
Data TechnicianJoe Bosko
Data TechnicianTerry Lynch
Electronics TechnicianBill Olney
Electronics TechnicianJames Warnecke
MechanicWes Crouch
Scientific Crew (42RF)
Lead ScientistFrank Marks
Radar ScientistSylvie Lorsolo
Dropsonde ScientistBachire Annane
SFMR ScientistIvan Popstefanija (ProSensing)
SRA ScientistEd Walsh (ESRL)


Mission Plan :

NOAA 42RF will fly a butterfly-pattern, Genesis mission into Tropical Disturbance 92 in the Caribbean Sea. The P-3 will leave St Croix, USVI by 1800 UTC and will recover at MacDill AFB, FL by 0300 UTC.

Mission Summary :

Take off Landing
St. Croix, USVI 14/20:35 UTC MacDill AFB, FL 15/01:09 UTC

Problems :

Due to mechanical problems the research mission was cancelled and N42RF instead returned to MacDill AFB, FL directly for repairs.


Mission Data :


Flight track

Temperature and Moisture

Wind and Atlitude
NetCDF | NetCDF


Page last updated September 27, 2010
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