Mission Summary
20120908H2 Aircraft 42RF
Hurricane Leslie TDR flight
Cancelled

Aircraft Crew (42RF)
Aircraft CommanderMark Nelson
Co-pilotMark Sweeny
Co-pilotChris Kerns
NavigatorRyan Kidder
Flight EngineerKlippel
Flight DirectorJack Parrish
Flight DirectorJess Williams
Data TechnicianTerry Lynch
Electrical TechnicianNewnam
Electrical TechnicianWarnecke
Electrical TechnicianBobby Peek
Scientific Crew (42RF)
Lead ScientistEric Uhlhorn (HRD)
Radar ScientistSim ABerson(HRD)
Dropsonde ScientistBachir Anane(HRD)
Ocean Winds ScientistZorana Jelenack(NESDIS)
IWRAP ScientistJoe Sapp(UMASS)
ObserverRyan Torn(SUNY-Albany)
ObserverLT James Brinkley(NHC)


Proposed track

Mission Plan :

NOAA 42RF will fly a TDR mission into Hurricane Leslie to gather tail doppler data. The P-3 will leave Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2000 UTC and will recover at Ft. Lauderdale, FL by 0400 UTC the next day.

Mission Summary :

This mission was cancelled due to Leslie's suboptimal status.

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Page last updated Sept. 10, 2012
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