UK C-130 dropsondes, IOP 12
to UK C-130 flights
IOP No. 12
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Flight No. A515
No Ident Launch met win Lat. Long. Comments
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1 A102 145504 N N 55.25 -15.23 NO CHUTE
2 C101 150605 N Y 55.77 -16.38 WINDS ONLY
3 E101 151701 N Y 56.28 -17.56 WINDS ONLY
4 B101 152802 Y N 56.77 -18.87 SYSTEM CRASH
5 D101 153712 N N 57.17 -20.00 NO GOOD
6 A103 154231 N N 57.40 -20.63 NO DATA
7 C102 154948 N N 57.67 -21.53 NO DATA
8 E102 155422 Y Y 57.85 -22.12 OK
9 B102 160112 Y N 58.11 -22.98 NO WINDS
10 D102 160641 N N 58.31 -23.72 NO DATA
11 A104 161201 Y Y 58.47 -24.43 WRONG COEFF
12 C103 161701 N Y 58.63 -25.13 NO SYNC
13 E103 162102 Y Y 58.76 -25.67 OK
14 B103 162802 Y? Y 59.00 -26.61 HUMID WRONG?
15 D103 163431 N N 59.20 -27.52 NO CHUTE?
16 A105 163931 Y Y 59.18 -28.20 OK
17 C104 164525 N Y 59.05 -28.78 NO MET
18 E104 165219 Y Y 58.78 -28.26 GOOD
19 B104 165746 Y Y 58.55 -27.90 OK
20 D104 170502 N N 58.48 -27.10 NO CHUTE?
21 A106 171242 N N 58.40 -26.24 NO TRANS
22 A107 171442 N N 58.37 -26.02 NO CHUTE
23 E105 171938 Y N 58.31 -25.46 NO WINDS
24 B105 172708 Y N 58.21 -24.64 NO WINDS
25 D105 173436 N N 58.12 -23.78 NO DATA
26 A108 174210 Y Y 58.03 -22.91 GOOD
27 E106 174844 Y N 57.92 -22.23 NO WINDS
28 B106 175703 Y Y 57.81 -21.44 OK
29 D106 180503 N N 57.71 -20.68 NO CHUTE?
30 A109 181336 Y N 57.60 -19.83 NO WINDS
31 E107 182339 Y N 57.23 -19.28 NO WINDS
32 B107 183412 Y N 56.86 -18.81 NO WINDS
33 E108 183928 N N 56.91 -19.51 NO TRANS
34 E109 184150 Y N 56.95 -19.83 NO WINDS
35 A110 184445 Y N 57.02 -20.22 POOR
36 B108 185032 Y N 57.17 -20.94 NOT TO SURF
37 E110 185649 Y N 57.37 -21.70 NO WINDS
38 A111 190252 Y Y 57.54 -22.43 OK
39 B109 190950 Y Y 57.75 -23.26 GOOD
40 E111 191531 Y Y 57.93 -23.95 OK
41 A112 192323 Y N 58.17 -24.96 NO WINDS
42 B110 192748 Y Y 58.31 -25.55 OK
43 E112 193519 Y Y 58.79 -25.67 OK
44 A113 194106 N N 58.78 -24.95 PRESS WRONG
45 B111 194527 Y N 58.77 -24.38 NO WIND
46 E113 58.77 -23.67 NO TRANS
47 E114 195228 58.77 -23.43 NO TRANS
48 E115 195458 Y Y 58.77 -23.10 GOOD
49 A114 195936 Y Y 58.74 -22.53 GOOD
50 B113 200401 Y N 58.71 -21.94 NO WINDS
51 E116 201103 N N 58.68 -21.07 NO DATA
52 A115 201712 N N 58.62 -20.34 NO DATA
53 B114 202356 Y? Y 58.59 -19.51 HUMIDITY?
54 E117 203136 ? Y 58.58 -18.65 COEFFS?
55 A116 203943 Y Y 58.41 -18.26 GOOD
56 B115 204545 Y Y 58.15 -18.70 GOOD
57 E118 205402 Y Y 57.81 -19.31 COEFFS?
58 A117 210236 Y Y 57.45 -19.69 OK
59 B116 211222 Y Y 57.13 -18.62 OK
60 E119 211951 Y Y 56.96 -17.74 COEFFS?
61 A118 212808 Y Y 56.74 -16.80 GOOD
62 B117 213701 N N 56.49 -15.79 NO DATA
63 E120 214120 N N 56.38 -15.30 SYSTEM CRASH
64 A119 214901 N N 56.19 -14.43 NO CHUTE
65 B118 215304 Y Y 56.09 -13.98 ?
66 A120 220001 Y N 55.89 -13.17 NO WINDS
67 B119 220951 Y N 55.61 -12.09 NOT GOOD
68 B120 222404 Y Y 55.11 -10.49 NOT TO SURF
IOP 12 Sonde performance :
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Failure A B C D E Total
category
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Met & wind OK A105 B104 E102 21
A108 B106 E103
A111 B109 E104
A114 B110 E111
A116 B115 E112
A117 B116 E115
A118 B118
B120
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Met OK no wind A109 B102 E105 14
A112 B105 E106
A120 B107 E107
B108 E109
B111 E110
B113
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Noisy winds &
met
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Noisy met - A104 B103 C101 E101 9
winds OK B114 C104 E117?
E118?
E119?
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Noisy met - no A110 B119 2
winds
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System crash B101 E120 2
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No parachute A102 D103 6
A107 D104
A119 D106
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weak/stop A103 B117 C102 D101 E116 10
transmission A113 C103 D102
A115 D105
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No A106 E108 4
transmission E113
on launch E114
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Channel failed
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Total : 19 19 4 6 20 68
Dated : 13 Mar 1997
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