P-3 Chief
Scientist Event/Radar Log
Flight
Number: 011201H
IMPROVE-II Flight
#2
Date: December 1, 2001 Aircraft
ID: N42RF
Chief Scientist: Bond
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Doppler Scientist: Hill Radar Tech: McFarland
Cloud Physics Sci: Sharp Data
Tech: XXX
Radar parameters: PRF1/PRF2 3200/2133, 0.25 microsecond pulse
Setup file =
PACJ2
Pulses/sample =
32
Threshold on REF
Alternate Setup =
PACJ1: PRF 1600, 0.50 pulse
Mission
Description:
Scientific
Crew: Rebecca Morss (observer), Dave Jorgensen (Radar/PI), Doug Miller
(Comms), Fred Rosenfelt (Obs), Pete Manousos (Obs), Bob Creasey (Obs), Bob
Helms (Obs)
AOC
Crew: Taggart (P), Halverson (P), Wade (FE), Damiano (FD), Newman (N),
Rogers (tech), Lynch (data), McNamara (tech), Delgado (dropsonde)
Event
Log
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Time (Lat, Lon), Track (deg), Static Pressure (mb), Radar
Alt (m) |
Event & Comments |
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Engine Start |
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Block Out |
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Takeoff |
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145652 Z (47.91171, -122.28354) 7.621°, 965.3 mb, 1255.0 m |
taxiing |
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rain before takeoff |
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150438 Z (47.87386, -122.31438) 237.682°, 923.3 mb, 402.0 m |
takeoff |
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150729 Z (47.79729, -122.49591) 225.594°, 812.3 mb, 1568.0 m |
in mod snow |
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151348 Z (47.48796, -122.65120) 199.355°, 609.9 mb, 3709.0 m |
in clear air ci above |
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152455 Z (46.82231, -122.96526) 194.306°, 553.2 mb, 4461.0 m |
in higher cloud layer |
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152834 Z (46.61064, -123.03784) 192.813°, 553.6 mb, 4391.0 m |
in clear air again |
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152931 Z (46.55721, -123.05576) 192.804°, 553.6 mb, 4107.0 m |
back in cloud |
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154012 Z (45.90298, -123.03680) 174.783°, 558.6 mb, 4013.0 m |
in clear after light jolt in and out of clouds |
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154645 Z (45.47778, -122.97495) 139.437°, 575.8 mb, 4208.0 m |
descending into clouds |
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155657 Z (45.15850, -123.00327) 185.158°, 794.1 mb, 1745.0 m |
tail radar indicaes good convection to west |
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171047 Z (43.77438, -121.83636) 94.728°, 607.6 mb, 2571.0 m |
broke out on top - sunshine! |
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181936 Z (44.14136, -122.50940) 61.082°, 538.1 mb, 4178.0 m |
in cloud.. |
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62) 242.829°, 557.1 mb, 3875.0 m |
bkn layer blo, sct at flight level |
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205749 Z (45.97282, -123.09065) 355.921°, 466.3 mb, 5413.0 m |
NW of PDX at 20K, between layers |
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