UK C-130 dropsondes, IOP 15
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IOP No. 15
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Flight No. A516
No Ident Launch met win Lat. Long. Comments
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1 A101 083118 Y N 56.40 -12.99 NO WINDS
2 B101 083700 Y Y 56.24 -13.53 TOO SHORT
3 C101 084659 Y N 55.96 -14.45 NO WINDS
4 D101 085700 55.66 -15.37 SYSTEM CRASH
5 A102 091000 Y Y 55.27 -16.51 OK
6 C102 091900 54.98 -17.32 NO CHUTE
7 E101 092500 Y Y 54.78 -17.85 GOOD
8 B102 093500 Y Y 54.43 -18.67 GOOD
9 D102 094500 Y Y 54.09 -19.45 GOOD
10 A103 095500 N 53.77 -20.24 NO SYNC
11 C103 095800 N 53.67 -20.49 NO SYNC
12 E102 100200 Y N 53.51 -20.79 NO WINDS
13 B103 100900 Y N 53.27 -21.36 POOR WINDS
14 D103 102730 Y Y 53.06 -22.13 MET NOISY
15 A104 103500 Y Y 53.32 -23.06 GOOD
16 C104 104400 N 53.62 -24.02 NO SYNC
17 D104 104800 53.98 -23.82 NOISY
18 E103 105300 Y N 54.41 -23.53 NO WINDS
19 A105 105800 Y N 54.84 -23.23 NO V COMP
20 B104 110300 Y Y 55.25 -22.94 GOOD
21 C105 110800 N 55.65 -22.94 NO SYNC
22 D105 1111?? Y Y 55.93 -22.44 POOR MET
23 E104 111600 Y Y 56.32 -22.18 VERY GOOD
24 A106 112100 Y N 56.74 -21.90 NO WIND
25 B105 112600 Y Y 57.16 -21.61 GOOD
26 D106 113200 Y Y 57.67 -21.26 STOP EARLY
27 E105 113700 Y Y 58.08 -20.96 GOOD
28 A107 114200 Y Y 58.51 -20.62 GOOD
29 B106 114700 Y Y 58.92 -20.27 GOOD
30 D107 115200 Y Y 59.35 -20.06 GOOD
31 E106 121500 Y Y 59.66 -23.35 GOOD(STOP EARLY)
32 A108 123400 Y Y 59.72 -25.97 GOOD
33 B107 124400 Y Y 59.13 -25.66 OK
34 C106 125300 Y Y 58.51 -25.40 SHORT WINDS
35 D108 130100 57.93 -25.22 NO TRANS
36 D109 130308 Y Y 57.79 -25.18 GOOD
37 E107 131230 Y Y 57.16 -24.97 SHORT
38 A109 132100 Y Y 56.60 -24.61 GOOD
39 C107 133000 Y Y 56.00 -24.26 GOOD WINDS
40 E108 133900 55.42 -23.98 MET WRONG
41 B108 134800 Y N 54.85 -23.55 NO WINDS
42 D110 135700 N Y 54.29 -23.09 TEMPERATURE?
43 A110 140600 Y Y 53.72 -22.62 GOOD
44 C108 141600 Y Y 53.08 -22.29 OK
45 E109 142500 52.47 -22.27 FAIL
46 E110 142700 52.33 -22.27 FAIL
47 B109 143000 Y Y 52.15 -22.26 GOOD
IOP 15 Sonde performance :
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Failure A B C D E Total
category s
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Met & wind OK A102 B102 D102 E101 19
A104 B104 D103 E104
A107 B105 D107 E105
A108 B106 D109 E106
A109 B109
A110
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Met OK no wind A101 B103 C101 E102 7
A105 E103
A106
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Noisy winds & C106 D104? 2
met
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Noisy met - B107 C107 D105 E107 6
winds OK C108 D106
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Noisy met - no B108 1
winds
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System crash D101 1?
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No parachute B101? C102 2
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weak/stop A103 C103 D110 E108 6
transmission C104
C105
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No D108 E109 3
transmission E110
on launch
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Channel failed
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Total : 10 9 8 10 10 47
Dated : 13 Mar 1997
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