12Sep2010 14Z Daily GRIP Telecon - Paul Meyer
12Sep 2010
GRIP (FLL-JSC-DFRC) 14Z Daily Telecon / Webinar
Participants
FLL Team–Bob Houze, Liz Ritchie, Marilyn Vasquez, Michele Garrett, Paul Meyer, Krishnamurti, Ed Zipser Mike Black, Instrument and Forecast teams
HSV – Michael Goodman, Matt He,
Telecon
Bud Meins, Shelly Baccus, Bjorn Lambrigtsen, Gerry Heymsfield, Steve Durden, Michael Black, Chris Ruf, Robbie Hood, Greg McFarquhar, Rich Blakeslee.
Global Hawk Report
· Aircraft – green
o Aircraft is in transit to PGI44L launched on schedule 11:30 UTC
o Waiting for dropsonde low & high altitude drop test no earlier than Friday 9/17/10.
o Nadir camera working well, with heater installed.
o All communication links working well, may lose KU band in the Caribbean, implications are possible imagery (camera) loss.
· Droposonde – red
oRe-fly of Low Altitude test flight and high altitude flights in one day. Must be a weekday and have a chase plane.
oWill not be able to fly till Friday 9/17/10
· HAMSR – green.
· LIP - green
· HIWRAP – yellow
oSome noise in 2-channels in the Ka band
oAnalyzing data
WB-57 Report
· Aircraft - green
o Deployment to Tampa Monday evening or Tuesday morning.
o Plan to fly 20 Z Tuesday evening.
o Final decision on deployment time will be made Monday morning.
o May need forecaster support to aid in this decision. Need telecon at 8:15 Eastern time.
o Need 72-hour notice to fly over Cuba utilizing commercial air space.
· HIRAD - green
o Media day had 10-12 outlets, with several one-on-one interviews with Shelley and Tim.
o Will do sky calibration 9/12.
o Ready to fly by Monday.
· NAST-I still delayed – may make it for last week of mission.
DC8 Report
· Aircraft– green.
o On schedule for takeoff at 18Z to fly to PGI44L.
o Need 72-hour notice to over fly Cuba utilizing commercial airspace.
· LASE – green.
· LARGE – green.
· APR2 – green.
· DAWN – yellow.
· Microphysics – green
o PIP
o CSI cannot fly for the duration of GRIP
· MMS – green.
· Dropsonde – green.
o 60 sondes have been promised from NOAA, they are shipping on Monday. Thank you NOAA!
Science
Sunday 9/12 flight 18Z to PGI44L (Caribbean disturbance)
Work has begun on preparation of charts for NASA HQ briefing.
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