Mission Summary
20160923N1 Aircraft 49RF
Rapid Intensification research
Tropical Storm Karl

Aircraft Crew (49RF)
Aircraft CommanderKris Twining
Co-pilotBrad Fritzler
Co-pilotDavid Cowan
EngineerJim Roles
Flight DirectorPaul Flaherty
Flight DirectorMike Holmes
Data TechnicianJohn Hill
Dropsonde OperatorGabe Defeo
Dropsonde OperatorJorge Delgado


Proposed NOAA 49 track

Final NOAA 49 track

Mission Plan :

NOAA 49RF will conduct HRD-tasked RI experiment on Tropical Storm Karl in the Atlantic.

MISSION PLAN: KARL
Prepared by the Hurricane Research Division
September 23, 2015
Aircraft: N49RF
Proposed takeoff: 23/1730Z
DROP LOCATION TABLE
# LAT LON RAD/AZM Time
deg min deg min n mi/deg hr:min
1S27 1465 23 105/1801:20
2S30 4765 30 105/0001:50
3S29 5763 49 105/0602:05
4S28 1667 23 105/2402:35
5S30 0367 28 105/3002:50
6S27 4863 00 175/1203:28
7S26 0065 57 200/1803:55
8S27 4469 19 200/2404:24
9S31 0869 31 200/3004:53
10S32 5066 16 200/0005:21
11S31 1563 01 200/0605:48
12S27 5863 13 200/1206:15
Mission Summary :

Take off Landing
St. Croix, USVI 17:06 UTC St. Croix, USVI 00:12 UTC

Problems :


Mission Data :

Flight Director's log | Flight Director's manifest | NetCDF | serial


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