Japan, Atsugi, NAF

Okinawa, Kadena AFB

T-PARC/TCS-08 Components

Guam, Andersen AFB

ET characteristics, forcing of downstream impacts, tropical/midlatitude interactions, extratropical cyclogenesis

Extratropical Transition (ET – recurvature), Downstream Impacts

Midlatitude operating regionNRL P-3, FALCON

TY Nabi, 29 Aug – 8 Sep, 2005

Large-scale circulation, deep convection, monsoon depressions, tropical waves, TC formation

Tropical Measurements

Tropical operating regionDriftsonde, NRL P-3, DOTSTAR, WC-130

Subtropical operating regionDriftsonde, NRL P-3, DOTSTAR, WC-130

TC track characteristics, tropical/midlatitude interaction

TC Intensification and structure changeRecurvature, initiation of ET

1230 UTC 6 July 2007

Guam

Pre-Typhoon 2008 04W as a monsoon depression southeast of Guam.

1830 UTC 6 July 2007

Guam

Pre-Typhoon 2008 04W as a monsoon depression southeast of Guam.

0030 UTC 7 July 2007

GuamWC-130JSynoptic Pattern2598 n miFL 200-250

NRL P-3 area

NRL P-3 area

NRL P-3 areaNRL P-3 area

WC-130J mission between 1800-0400

0000 0012 12 1818 0606

DPMDPM DPM

23 2323

DSM DSMDSM

2121 21

16T/O

WC-130J

14Pre-flightWC-130J

Pre-flightP-3

T/OP-3

Initial decision timeInitiate flight planning

01

Final Decision timeModify flight plan

01

Start Crew Rest

22T/O

Falcon

Pre-flightFalcon

Sample timeline for a three plane mission: WC-130, P-3: TC structureFalcon: Targeting for track

Assumptions: Targeting for 0000 UTC Synoptic timeTC structure missions desired to be as close to dawn as possibleTwo-hour transit time to target (WC-130J, P-3)

All times are UTC: 0000 UTC = 0900 Japan, 1000 Guam, 1700 Monterey

Team 2Team 1

Sample timeline for a three plane mission: WC-130, P-3: TC structureFalcon: Targeting for track

Assumptions: Targeting for 0000 UTC Synoptic timeTC structure missions desired to be as close to dawn as possibleTwo-hour transit time to target (WC-130J, P-3)

All times are UTC: 0000 UTC = 0900 Japan, 1000 Guam, 1700 Monterey

0000 12 1818 06

DPM DPM

2323

DSM DSM

2121

16T/O

WC-130J

14Pre-flightWC-130J

Pre-flightP-3

T/OP-3

Final Decision timeModify flight plan

01

Start Crew Rest

22T/O

Falcon

Pre-flightFalcon

0018120602

04

0630 UTC 7 July 2007

Guam

1230 UTC 7 July 2007

Guam

1830 UTC 7 July 2007

Guam

0230 UTC 8 July 2007

GuamWC-130JSynoptic Pattern2533 n miFL 150-200

NRL P-3 Area

0630 UTC 8 July 2007

Guam

1230 UTC 8 July 2007

Guam

1830 UTC 8 July 2007

Guam

0430 UTC 9 July 2007

Guam

WC-130JSynoptic Pattern2526 n miFL 100-200

0030 UTC 10 July 2007

PGUM

0930 UTC 10 July 2007

PGUM

RODN

0930 UTC 10 July 2007 0951 UTC 10 July 2007

ssmis 91 GhZ H

PGUA

RODN

WC-130JSynoptic Pattern2508 n miFL 100-150

0030 UTC 12 July 2007 0430 UTC 12 July 2007

amsre 89 GhZ H

PGUM

RODN

0030 UTC 12 July 2007 0430 UTC 12 July 2007

amsre 89 GhZ H

PGUA

RODNWC-130J2057 n mi

NRL P-31883 n mi

2130 UTC 14 July 2007

RJTA

RODN

RJSM

2130 UTC 14 July 2007 2225 UTC 14 July 2007

ssmis 91 GhZ H

RJTY

RODN

Note location of upper-level jet, which extends downstream from decaying TC Science objective – TC outflow and jet interaction

NRL P-3 all FL 150OKO – 1 (33oN,141oE) 212 n mi1 – 2 (30oN, 142.5oE) 225 n mi2 – 3 (31.5oN, 146oE) 232 n mi3 – 4 (35oN, 142.5oE) 315 n mi4 – OKO 185 n mi

1169 n miDrops at waypoints and 60 n mi intervals

FALCON Mission in two stages with a re-fueling stop at MSJ

RJSM

0030 UTC 15 July 2007 TY Man-Yi

WC-1301787 n miDecaying TC Core

RODN

RJTA

NRL P-31986 n miET Ridge Building, warm frontogenesis

DLR Falcon Leg 11287 n miTC outflow-Jet InteractionLeg 2: 1414 n miTC outflow – Jet Interaction

NRL P-3 all FL 150OKO – 1 (33oN,141oE) 212 n mi1 – 2 (30oN, 142.5oE) 225 n mi2 – 3 (31.5oN, 146oE) 232 n mi3 – 4 (35oN, 142.5oE) 315 n mi4 – OKO 185 n mi

1169 n miDrops at waypoints and 60 n mi intervals

FALCON Mission in two stages with a re-fueling stop at MSJ

RJSM

0030 UTC 15 July 2007 TY Man-Yi

WC-1301787 n miDecaying TC Core

RODN

RJTA

NRL P-31986 n miET Ridge Building, warm frontogenesis

DLR Falcon Leg 11287 n miTC outflow-Jet InteractionLeg 2: 1414 n miTC outflow – Jet Interaction

Aircraft Operations Summary for TY 04W (Man-Yi)

Date Aircraft Hours / ObjectiveNRL P-3 WC-130J DLR Falcon

0000 UTC 7 July 10TC Formation

10TC Formation

0300 UTC 8 July 10TC Formation

10TC Formation

0600 UTC 9 July 10TC Intensification

10TC Intensification/SAT

0900 10 July 10TC Intensification

10TC Intensification/SAT

0000 UTC 12 July 10TC Structure/SAT

10TC Structure/SAT

8Targeting for Recurvature

0000 UTC 13 July 4Targeting for Recurvature

0000 UTC 15 July 10ET Structure

10ET Structure

8ET Structure/Targeting

TOTAL 60 60 20