UK C-130 dropsondes, IOP 16
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IOP No. 16
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Flight No. A517
No Ident Launch met win Lat. Long. Comments
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1 A103 051100 Y Y 52.99 -14.86 OK
2 B103 051901 Y Y 53.44 -15.18 OK -GOOD WINDS
3 C109 052700 53.91 -15.49 NO TRANS
4 D103 052921 Y Y 54.04 -15.58 OK
5 E103 053730 54.50 -15.92 NO TRANS
6 A104 054010 Y Y 54.65 -16.04 GOOD
7 C110 054800 Y Y 55.07 -16.38 VERY NOISY
8 E104 055600 Y Y 55.51 -16.76 GOOD
9 B104 060329 Y N 55.92 -17.10 NOISY/NO WINDS
10 D104 061000 56.26 -17.44 NO CHUTE
11 A105 062500 Y Y 56.48 -18.43 GOOD MET/WIN OK
12 C111 063500 Y N 56.07 -18.42 NOISY/BAD WIND?
13 E105 064200 Y N 55.70 -17.80 NO WINDS
14 B105 064800 55.34 -17.18 NO CHUTE
15 D105 065400 Y N 54.98 -16.55 NO WINDS
16 A106 070000 Y Y 54.62 -15.88 NOISY ?
17 C112 070830 Y Y 54.06 -15.02 NOISY
18 E106 071400 Y Y 53.70 -14.44 NOISY
19 B106 072000 Y N 53.29 -13.94 NOISY/NO WIND
20 D106 0726?? 52.85 -13.78 NO TRANS
21 E107 073300 N N 52.40 -13.80 WEAK/NO USE
22 A107 073830 Y Y 52.49 -14.22 GOOD
23 B107 074500 52.63 -14.71 NO CHUTE?
24 D107 075500 Y Y 53.15 -15.02 OK
25 E108 080100 Y Y 53.65 -15.36 GOOD
26 A108 080900 Y Y 54.17 -15.74 POOR WINDS
27 B108 081700 54.69 -16.12 NO CHUTE?
28 D109 082600 Y Y 55.29 -16.57 GOOD
29 A109 083600 Y Y 55.93 -17.15 GOOD
30 D110 085800 Y N 56.13 -18.17 NO WINDS
31 B109 091000 55.56 -18.13 NO CHUTE
32 E109 091400 Y Y 55.38 -17.77 GOOD
33 A110 092100 55.04 -17.09 NO CHUTE
34 D111 092500 54.85 -16.72 NO TRANS
35 B110 092900 54.66 -16.36 NO CHUTE
36 E110 54.47 -16.02 NO CHUTE
37 A111 093800 Y Y? 54.23 -15.59 LITTLE WIND
38 D112 094600 Y N 53.82 -14.90 NO WINDS
39 B111 095400 Y Y 53.38 -14.23 POOR MET
40 E111 100400 Y Y 52.84 -13.50 GOOD
41 A112 101100 Y Y 52.54 -13.65 GOOD
42 D113 101900 Y N 52.75 14.30 WINDS POOR
43 B112 102600 Y Y 53.24 -14.63 GOOD
44 E112 103350 Y N 53.76 -14.96 NO WINDS
45 A113 104000 Y Y 54.22 -15.34 GOOD
46 D114 104700 Y N 54.70 -15.77 NO WINDS
47 B113 105400 Y Y 55.20 -16.19 OK
48 E113 110100 Y Y 55.71 -16.61 GOOD
49 A114 110800 Y Y 56.15 -17.08 GOOD
50 D115 111600 Y Y 56.18 -17.91 GOOD
51 B114 113000 Y Y 55.69 -18.87 GOOD
52 E114 113800 Y Y 55.34 -17.96 GOOD
53 A115 114600 Y Y 54.99 -17.10 GOOD
54 D116 115400 54.66 -16.34 NO TRANS
55 B115 115700 Y Y 54.52 -16.06 OK
56 E115 120700 Y Y 54.06 -15.14 GOOD
57 A116 121700 53.61 -14.26 NO CHUTE
58 B116 122100 53.42 -13.91 NO TRANS
59 E116 53.29 -13.64 WON'T SYNC
60 A117 122900 Y Y 53.06 -13.15 NOISY - POOR
61 D117 123900 Y Y 52.56 -12.56 OK
62 B117 124900 Y Y 52.04 -12.58 OK
IOP 16 Sonde performance :
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Failure A B C D E Total
category
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Met & wind OK A104 B112 D107 E104 26
A105 B113 D109 E108
A107 B114 D114 E109
A109 B115 D115 E111
A111 B117 D117? E113
A112 E114
A113 E115
A114
A115
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Met OK no wind D105 E105 6
D110 E112
D112
D113
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Noisy winds & A106 1
met
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Noisy met - A103 B103 C110 E106 8
winds OK A108? B111 C112
A117
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Noisy met - no B104 C111 D103 4
winds B106
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System crash
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No parachute A110 B105 D104 E110 9
A116 B107
B108
B109
B110
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weak/stop E107 2
transmission E116
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No B116 C109 D106 E103 6
transmission D111
on launch D116
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Channel failed
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Total : 15 15 4 14 14 62
Dated : 13 Mar 1997
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