Mission Summary
20100707H2 Aircraft 42RF
Genesis/TDR flight into Tropical Disturbance AL96 2010

Aircraft Crew (42RF)
Aircraft CommanderMark Nelson
Co-pilotJustin Kibbey
Co-pilotMark Sweeney
Flight EngineerJoe Klippel
NavigatorChris Sloan
NavigatorRyan Kidder
Flight DirectorJack Parrish
Flight DirectorIan Sears
Data TechJoe Bosko
Elec. TechMike Mascaro
EngineerJim Roles
EngineerJorge Delgado
Scientific Crew (42RF)
Lead Project ScientistMike Black
Dropsonde ScientistPaul Reasor
Radar ScientistJohn Gamache
GuestJohn Potts (OMAO HQ)


Flight track

Mission Plan :

The P-3 is tasked by HRD to carry out a Genesis/TDR mission into Tropical Disturbance AL96 in the Gulf of Mexico. The aircraft will depart MacDill AFB, FL at 20:00 UTC fly a inward spiral pattern around the searching for a center and any development. It will arrive back at MacDill by 04:00 UTC the next day.

Mission Summary :

Take off Landing
MacDill AFB, FL19:56 UTC MacDill AFB, FL03:50 UTC

The P-3 was tasked by HRD to carry out a Genesis/TDR mission into Tropical Depression 02 in the Gulf of Mexico. The aircraft departed MacDill AFB, FL at 19:56 UTC flew an inward spiral pattern around the searching for a center and any development. It arrived back at MacDill by 03:50 UTC the next day.


Mission Data :


Flight track

Temperature and Moisture

Wind and Atlitude

Flight track
LPS log | Radar log | Dropsonde log

Serial data | 1 Second data | SFMR | (NetCDF)

Dropsonde maps
700 mb | 850 mb | 925 mb | Surface | Lowest Mean layer


Page last updated July 07, 2010
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