UK C-130 dropsondes, IOP 17
to UK C-130 flights
IOP No. 17
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Flight No. A518
No Ident Launch met win Lat. Long. Comments
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1 A101 032710 Y N 53.03 -10.70 NO WINDS
2 D101 033400 Y Y 53.13 -11.29 OK (LATE SYNC)
3 B101 035321 Y Y 53.59 -12.98 VERY LITTLE
DATA
4 E101 040020 Y Y 54.20 -12.94 SHORT
5 A102 040619 Y Y 54.73 -12.91 GOOD
6 D102 041321 Y Y 55.32 -12.88 SHORT-no cycle
7 B102 042120 Y Y 56.03 -12.94 OK
8 E102 042819 Y Y 56.68 -12.94 GOOD
9 A103 043518 Y Y 57.34 -12.92 STRANGE PRESS
10 D103 044922 Y N 58.56 -13.08 NO WIND
11 B103 045955 Y Y 58.54 -14.08 GOOD
12 E103 050855 Y Y 58.57 -14.96 NO CHUTE
13 A104 051356 Y Y 58.56 -15.43 OK
14 D104 052438 58.47 -16.38 NO CHUTE
15 B104 052831 58.43 -16.75 NO CHUTE
16 E104 053316 Y Y 58.38 -17.19 VERY GOOD
17 A105 054006 Y Y 58.31 -17.81 GOOD
18 D105 055329 Y Y 58.02 -18.87 OK - GOOD WIND
19 B105 060109 Y N 57.76 -17.87 NO WINDS
20 E105 061549 57.41 -16.54 NO CHUTE
21 A106 061903 57.51 -16.85 NO CHUTE
22 D106 062232 Y Y 57.61 -17.15 GOOD
23 B106 063649 Y Y 57.85 -18.27 GOOD
24 E106 064348 Y N 57.56 -17.38 NO WINDS-SHORT
25 A107 065315 Y Y 57.23 -16.24 GOOD
26 D107 070017 Y Y 56.95 -15.46 GOOD
27 B107 070753 Y Y 56.62 -14.64 OK
28 E107 071453 Y Y 56.33 -13.83 GOOD
29 A108 072152 Y Y 56.07 -12.99 GOOD
30 D108 072924 Y Y 55.78 -12.08 GOOD
31 B108 074314 Y N 55.13 -10.79 NO WINDS
32 E108 074815 Y Y 54.92 -11.08 OK
33 A109 080229 Y Y 54.67 -12.11 GOOD
34 D109 080930 Y Y 55.08 -12.60 OK
35 B109 081630 55.51 -13.12 NO SYNC
36 E109 082122 Y Y 55.82 -13.51 OK
37 A110 082833 Y N 56.25 -14.06 NO WINDS
38 D110 083525 Y Y 56.67 -14.60 GOOD
39 B110 084225 Y Y 57.10 -15.16 GOOD
40 E110 084924 Y Y 57.52 -15.74 OK
41 A111 090027 Y Y 58.21 -16.72 OK
42 D111 091117 Y Y 58.80 -17.80 GOOD
43 B111 091946 59.10 -18.76 NO CHUTE
44 E111 0923?? 59.19 -19.11 NO CHUTE
45 A112 093304 Y Y 59.23 -19.80 WINDS?
46 D112 094205 Y Y 58.69 -19.16 GOOD
47 B112 095102 Y Y 58.20 -18.29 GAP IN MET
48 E112 095959 P Y 57.83 -17.14 WINDS ONLY
49 A113 100858 Y Y 57.45 -15.98 GOOD
50 D113 101758 Y Y 57.07 -14.86 OK
51 B113 102655 Y Y 56.67 -13.84 GOOD
52 E113 103553 Y Y 56.24 -12.86 GOOD
53 A114 104456 Y Y 55.80 -11.90 GOOD
54 D114 105357 Y Y 55.36 -10.93 WINDS AT TOP
55 B114 110838 Y Y 54.52 -09.74 POOR
IOP 17 Sonde performance :
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Failure A B C D E Total
category
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Met & wind OK A102 B102 D101 E101 35
A104 B103 D102
A105 B106
A107 B107 D105 E102
A108 B110 D106 E104
A109 B113 D107 E107
A111 D108 E108
A112? D110 E109
A113 D111 E110
A114 D112 E113
D113
D114
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Met OK no wind A101 B105 D103 E106 6
A110 B108
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Noisy winds & B101- B114 2
met short
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Noisy met - A103 B112 D109 E112 4
winds OK
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Noisy met - no
winds
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System crash
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No parachute A106 B104 D104 E103 7
B111 E105
E111
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weak/stop B109 1
transmission
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No
transmission
on launch
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Channel failed
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Total : 14 14 14 13 55
Dated : 13 Mar 1997
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