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TPARC 2008

The THORPEX Pacific Asian Regional Campaign (TPARC) is a multi-national field experiment to improve short-range forecasts of north-western Pacific Ocean typhoons. Various aircraft, including an Air Force C-130 gathered data over the ocean from disturbances and storms.

Below are listings of dates of the various aircraft missions flown for TPARC.

NOTICE: Due to problems with the radiometer equipment the SFMR-estimated wind speeds associated with the Air Force missions highlighted in red below are suspect and should only be used with caution.

Training flight

June 10, 2008

2008/06/10 USAFr C-130 | sondes

Ferry flights

July 27, 2008

2008/07/27 USAFr C-130 | ARWO log | SATCOM log | System log | 10 sec

July 28, 2008

2008/07/28 USAFr C-130 | ARWO log | SATCOM log | System log | 10 sec

July 29, 2008

2008/07/29 USAFr C-130 | ARWO log | SATCOM log | System log | 10 sec

July 30, 2008

2008/07/30 USAFr C-130 | ARWO log | SATCOM log | System log | 10 sec

Calibration flight

August 12, 2008

2008/08/12 USAFr C-130 | sondes | ARWO log | SFMR | SATCOM log | System log | 1 sec

Tropical Wave flights

August 01, 2008

2008/08/01 USAFr C-130 | ARWO log | SATCOM log | System log | SFMR | 1 sec

August 07, 2008

2008/08/07 USAFr C-130 | sondes | ARWO log | SATCOM log | System log | 1 sec

August 15, 2008

2008/08/15 USAFr C-130 | sondes | ARWO log | SATCOM log | System log | SFMR | 1 sec | Track

2008/08/15 USAFr C-130 | sondes | ARWO log | SATCOM log | System log | SFMR log SFMR data | 1 sec

August 16, 2008

2008/08/16 USAFr C-130 | sondes | ARWO log | SATCOM log | System log | SFMR log SFMR data | 1 sec

Tropical Storm Nuri flights

Nuri track

August 17, 2008

2008/08/17 USAFr C-130 | sondes | ARWO log | SFMR SFMR (log) (NetCDF data) | SATCOM log | System log | 1 sec

August 18, 2008

2008/08/18 USAFr C-130 | ARWO log | SFMR SFMR (log) (NetCDF data) | SATCOM log | System log | 1 sec

Tropical Wave flights

August 23, 2008

2008/08/23 USAFr C-130 | 1 sec

August 24, 2008

2008/08/24 USAFr C-130 | ARWO log | 1 sec

August 25, 2008

2008/08/25 USAFr C-130 | sondes

August 26, 2008

2008/08/26 USAFr C-130 | sondes | ARWO log | SATCOM log | System log | 1 sec

August 27, 2008

2008/08/27 USAFr C-130 | ARWO log | SATCOM log | System log | 1 sec

August 28, 2008

2008/08/28 USAFr C-130 | SFMR | 1 sec

August 29, 2008

2008/08/29 USAFr C-130 | sondes |

August 30, 2008

2008/08/30 USAFr C-130 | sondes |

August 31, 2008

2008/08/31 USAFr C-130 | sondes |

September 01, 2008

2008/09/01 USAFr C-130 | sondes |

September 02, 2008

2008/09/02 USAFr C-130 | sondes |

September 03, 2008

2008/09/03 USAFr C-130 | sondes |

September 04, 2008

2008/09/04 USAFr C-130 | sondes |

September 06, 2008

2008/09/06 USAFr C-130 | ARWO log | SATCOM log | System log | SFMR (log) | SFMR (data) | 1 sec

September 08, 2008

2008/09/08 USAFr C-130 | sondes |

Typhoon Sinlaku flights

Sinlaku track

September 09, 2008

2008/09/09 USAFr C-130 | sondes | ARWO log | SATCOM log | System log | 1 sec

September 10, 2008

2008/09/10 USAFr C-130 | sondes | ARWO log | SFMR (log) (NetCDF) | SATCOM log | System log | 1 sec

September 11, 2008

2008/09/11 USAFr C-130 | sondes | ARWO log | SFMR N/A | SATCOM log | System log | 1 sec

September 12, 2008

2008/09/12 USAFr C-130 | sondes | ARWO log | SFMR (log) (NetCDF) | SATCOM log | System log | 1 sec

September 13, 2008

2008/09/13 USAFr C-130 | sondes |

September 16, 2008

2008/09/16 USAFr C-130 | sondes | ARWO log | SFMR (log) (NetCDF)| SATCOM log | System log | 1 sec

September 17, 2008

2008/09/17 USAFr C-130 | sondes | ARWO log | SFMR (log) (NetCDF)| SATCOM log | System log | 1 sec

September 19, 2008

2008/09/19 USAFr C-130 | sondes | ARWO log | SFMR (log) (NetCDF) | SATCOM log | System log | 1 sec

September 20, 2008

2008/09/20 USAFr C-130 | sondes | ARWO log | SFMR (log) (NetCDF) | SATCOM log | System log | 1 sec

Tropical Wave flights

September 14, 2008

2008/09/14 USAFr C-130 | sondes | ARWO log | SATCOM log | System log | SFMR log| SFMR data | 1 sec

September 15, 2008

2008/09/15 USAFr C-130 | sondes |

September 18, 2008

2008/09/18 USAFr C-130 | sondes |

September 21, 2008

2008/09/21 USAFr C-130 | sondes |

Typhoon Jangmi flights

Jangmi track

September 24, 2008

2008/09/24 USAFr C-130 | ARWO log | SFMR (log) (NetCDF) | SATCOM log | System log | 1 sec

September 25, 2008

2008/09/25 USAFr C-130 | sondes | ARWO log | SFMR (log) (NetCDF) | SATCOM log | System log | 1 sec

September 26, 2008

2008/09/26 USAFr C-130 | sondes |

September 27, 2008

2008/09/27 USAFr C-130 | sondes | ARWO log | SFMR (log) (NetCDF) | SATCOM log | System log | 1 sec

September 28, 2008

2008/09/28 USAFr C-130 | sondes |

September 29, 2008

2008/09/29 USAFr C-130 | sondes |

September 30, 2008

2008/09/30 USAFr C-130 | sondes |

October 01, 2008

2008/10/01 USAFr C-130 | sondes |

Ferry flight

October 03, 2008

2008/10/03 USAFr C-130 | ARWO log | SATCOM log | System log | 10 sec

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