FASTEX Intensive Observation Periods
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Related Information
IOP 1 Linked to low 8A
(1800UTC January 8 -- 0600UTC January
11)
- NCAR Electra information
Takeoff: 10 Jan 01:54Z. Block in: 10 Jan 08:00Z
- NOAA P-3 information
Takeoff: 10 Jan 02:05Z. Block in: 10 Jan 10:46Z
- UK C-130 information
Takeoff: 10 Jan 00:40Z. Block in: 10 Jan 11:30Z
- Overlay of flight tracks
UK C-130, P3, Electra
IOP 2 Linked to low 11 and 12A
(1500UTC January 10 -- 0000UTC January 13)
- NCAR Electra information
Takeoff: 12 Jan 12:47Z. Block in: 12 Jan 19:41Z
- NOAA P-3 information
Takeoff: 12 Jan 11:50Z. Block in: 12 Jan 20:52Z
- Lear Jet information
Takeoff: 11 Jan 12:45Z. Block in: 11 Jan 17:50Z. 12 dropsondes.
- UK C-130 information
Takeoff: 12 Jan 10:00Z. Block in: 11 Jan 17:50Z
- Overlay of flight tracks
UK C-130, P3, Electra
IOP 3
(0600/13 Jan -1800/16 Jan)
- Lear Jet information
Takeoff: 13 Jan 09:41Z. Block in: 13 Jan 15:15Z. 12 dropsondes
IOP 4 Linked to lows 16 & 18
(0600/16 Jan -1200/19 Jan )
- G-IV information
Takeoff: 17 Jan 09:00Z. Block in: 17 Jan 15:40Z. 22 dropsondes
IOP 5 linked to lows 19a & 19b
(1200/19 Jan- 0000/23 Jan)
- NCAR Electra information
Takeoff: 22 Jan 09:00Z. Block in:
- NOAA P-3 information
Takeoff: 22 Jan 09:00Z. Block in:22 Jan 18:29Z.
- Lear Jet information
Takeoff: 20 Jan 08:55Z. Block in: 20 Jan 14:17Z. 17 dropsondes
- UK C-130 information
Takeoff: 22 Jan 07:00Z. Block in:
- G-IV information
Takeoff: 22 Jan 10:33Z. Block in: 22 Jan 13:54Z.
- Overlay of flight tracks
P3, Electra, G-IV
IOP 6 linked to low 20
(1500/22 Jan - 2100/24 Jan)
- G-IV information
Takeoff: 23 Jan 16:00Z. Block in: 23 Jan 23:45Z. 22 dropsondes
IOP 7 linked to low 22b
(1800/24 Jan - 0600/26 Jan)
- NCAR Electra information
Takeoff: 25 Jan 23:45Z. Block in: 26 Jan 05:45Z.
- NOAA P-3 information
Takeoff: 25 Jan 20:53Z. Block in: 26 Jan 04:53Z.
- UK C-130 information
Takeoff: 25 Jan Z. Block in:
- G-IV information
Takeoff: 25 Jan 17:00Z. Block in: 25 Jan 23:30Z.
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- USAF C-130 information
Takeoff: 26 Jan 21:08Z. Block in: 27 Jan 06:00Z. 14 dropsondes
- Overlay of flight tracks
P3, Electra, G-IV, UK C-130
IOP 8
Greenland mountain lee waves
(0800/29 Jan-0000/30 Jan)
- G-IV information
Takeoff: 29 Jan 09:00Z. Block in: 29 Jan 1610Z. 23 dropsondes
IOP 9
(0600/Fri 31 Jan- 1500/Mon 3 Feb)
- G-IV information
Take-off 1 Feb 09:00Z. Block in: 1 Feb Recover to St Johns,
Newfoundland.
- NCAR Electra information
Takeoff: 2 Feb 19:30Z. Block in: 3 Feb 02:30Z.
- NOAA P-3 information
Takeoff: 2 Feb 15:30Z. Block in: 3 Feb 00:30Z.
- USAF C-130 Information
Takeoff: 2 Feb 11:35Z Block in: 2 Feb 22:15Z.
- Overlay of flight tracks
P3, Electra
IOP 10 Linked to Low 28
(1500/Mon 2 Feb - 0900/Wed 5 Feb)
- G-IV information
Takeoff: 3 Feb 15:30Z. Block in: 3 Feb 21:15Z Recover to Shannon,
Ireland.
- NCAR Electra information
Takeoff: 4 Feb 05:39Z. Block in: 4 Feb 13:05Z.
- NOAA P-3 information
Takeoff: 4 Feb 05:51Z. Block in: 4 Feb 15:20Z.
- UK C-130 information
Takeoff: 4 Feb 05:05Z. Block in: 4 Feb 14:25Z
- USAF C-130 information
Takeoff: 4 Feb 11:20Z. Block in: 4 Feb 21:10Z
- Overlay of flight tracks
P3, Electra, UK C-130
IOP 11 Linked to Low 30
(0800/Wed 5 Feb - 2100/Fri 7 Feb)
- G-IV information
Takeoff: 5 Feb 22:30Z. Block in: 6 Feb 04:00Z
- NCAR Electra information
Takeoff: 5 Feb 18:30Z. Block in: 6 Feb 01:35Z.
- NOAA P-3 information
Takeoff: 5 Feb 20:45Z. Block in: 6 Feb 06:40Z.
- UK C-130 information
Takeoff: 5 Feb 18:00Z. Block in: 6 Feb 05:30Z
- USAF C-130 information
Takeoff: 5 Feb 07:55Z. Block in: 5 Feb 18:20Z
- USAF C-130 information
Takeoff: 6 Feb 02:25Z. Block in: 6 Feb 12:20Z
- Overlay of flight tracks
P3, Electra, G-IV, UK C-130
IOP 11A Linked to Low 33
(0800/Sat 8 Feb- 1300/Sun 9 Feb)
- G-IV information
Takeoff: 8 Feb 09:30Z. Block in: 8 Feb 15:00Z
Recover to St Johns, NewFoundland.
- USAF C-130 information
Takeoff: 8 Feb 00:10Z. Block in: 8 Feb 11:15Z
IOP 12 Linked to Low 34
(0600/Sat 8 Feb - 0000/Mon 10 Feb)
- G-IV information
Takeoff: 9 Feb 09:21Z. Block in: 8 Feb 13:23Z
Ferry to Shannon, Ireland
- NOAA P-3 information
Takeoff: 9 Feb 13:00Z. Block in: 10 Feb 23:00Z.
- UK C-130 information
Takeoff: 9 Feb 1200Z. Block in: 10 Feb 01:30Z
- USAF C-130 information
Takeoff: 9 Feb 09:36Z. Block in: 9 Feb 17:00Z
- Overlay of flight tracks
P3, G-IV, UK C-130
IOP 13 Linked to Low 35
(0600/Mon 10 Feb - 0000/Tue 11 Feb)
IOP 14 Linked to Low 37
(0600/Tue 11 Feb - 0900/Thu 13 Feb)
- G-IV information
Takeoff: 13 Feb 12:00Z. Block in: 13 Feb 17:00Z
Ferry to St Johns, NewFoundland
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Lear Jet
IOP 15 Linked to Low 38
(0600/Thu 13 Feb - 16:00 / Sat 15 Feb)
- G-IV information
Takeoff: 15 Feb 03:00Z. Block in: 15 Feb 09:30Z
Ferry St Johns to Shannon, Ireland through Low 38
- NOAA P-3 information
Takeoff: 15 Feb 07:30Z. Block in: 15 Feb 16:00Z.
- UK C-130 information
Takeoff: 15 Feb 06:00Z. Block in: 15 Feb 17:00Z
- Overlay of flight tracks
P3, G-IV, UK C-130
IOP 16 Linked to Low 39A
(12:00/15 February - 12:00/17 February)
- G-IV information
Takeoff: 17 Feb 07Z. Block in: 17 Feb 13Z
Ferry to St. Johns
- NOAA P-3 information
Takeoff: 17 Feb 03:30Z. Block in: 17 Feb 13:10Z.
- UK C-130 information
Takeoff: 17 Feb 02:00Z. Block in: 17 Feb 13:00Z
- G-IV information
Takeoff: 17 Feb 15Z. Block in: 17 Feb 20Z
- Overlay of flight tracks
P3, G-IV, UK C-130
IOP 17 linked to Low 41
(15:00/17 February - 15:00/19 February)
- G-IV information
Takeoff: 18 Feb 15:00Z. Block in: 18 Feb 22:00Z
St Johns, return to Shannon, Ireland through Low 41
- NOAA P-3 information
Takeoff: 19 Feb 03:00Z. Block in: 19 Feb 12:00Z.
- UK C-130 information
Takeoff: 19 Feb 01:30Z. Block in: 19 Feb 12:00Z
- G-IV information
Takeoff: 19 Feb 17:00Z. Block in: 20 Feb 00:00Z
Cyclone phase through Low 41
- Overlay of flight tracks
P3, G-IV, UK C-130
IOP 18 linked to Low 44
(12:00/22 February - 12:00/23 February)
- G-IV information
Takeoff: 23 Feb 08:00Z. Block in: 23 Feb 14:30Z
FUS target mission on Low 44. Shannon-to-Goose Bay
- G-IV information
Takeoff: 22 Feb 16:30Z. Block in: 22 Feb 21:10Z
NUS mission on Low 44. Goose Bay-to-Shannon
- NOAA P-3 information
Takeoff: 23 Feb 10:45Z. Block in: 23 Feb 20:00Z.
IOP 19 linked to Low 46
(03:00/26 February - 06:00/28 February)
- Lear Jet information
Takeoff: 25 Feb 22:12Z. Block in: 26 Feb 02:00Z
FUS target mission on Low 46.
- UK C-130 Information
Takeoff: 27 Feb 02:00Z. Block in: 27 Feb 13:00Z
- G-IV information
Takeoff: 27 Feb 10:00Z. Block in: 27 Feb 17:30Z
