UK C-130 dropsondes, IOP 7
to UK C-130 flights
IOP No. 7
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Flight No. A511
No Ident Launch met win Lat. Long. Comments
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1 A107 193421 Y Y? 53.65 -3.57 STOP EARLY
2 B106 194050 N N 53.89 -4.25 NO TRANS
3 C107 194850 Y? N 54.31 -5.05 POOR
4 A101 211944 Y Y 56.20 -13.51 OK
5 D101 212600 Y Y 56.34 -14.21 OK
6 B101 213200 N N 56.62 -14.81 NO DATA
7 A102 213601 N? N? 56.79 -15.25 NO DATA?
8 D102 214200 Y Y 57.03 -15.90 OK
9 B102 214800 Y Y? 57.26 -16.53 STOP EARLY?
10 A103 215400 Y Y 57.48 -17.17 OK
11 D103 220000 Y Y 57.69 -17.82 OK
12 B103 220600 Y N 57.89 -18.47 NO WINDS
13 A104 220800 Y Y 57.96 -18.67 OK
14 D104 221359 Y Y 57.95 -19.26 OK
15 B104 222200 Y Y 57.80 -20.01 OK
16 A105 223100 N N? 57.63 -20.69 NO DATA?
17 D105 223214 Y Y 57.56 -20.66 POOR
18 B105 223600 Y Y 57.35 -20.57 OK
19 A106 224300 Y? Y 56.95 -20.39 NO GOOD?
20 D106 225000 Y Y 56.56 -20.10 OK
21 B106 225600 Y Y 56.39 -19.32 OK
22 A107 230200 Y Y 56.24 -18.53 POOR AT END?
23 D107 230800 Y Y 56.11 -17.73 OK
24 B107 231400 Y Y 55.96 -16.95 OK
25 A108 232000 Y Y 55.80 -16.20
26 D108 232600 Y Y 55.62 -15.45 OK
27 B108 233200 Y Y 55.44 -14.71 OK
28 A109 234100 Y Y 55.03 -13.93 OK
29 D109 235000 Y Y 54.52 -14.08 CROSS MIDNIGHT
30 B109 235900 Y? N 54.14 -14.76 NO CHUTE?
31 A110 000800 Y Y 54.22 -15.76 POOR
32 D110 001830 N N 54.62 -16.87 NO DATA
33 B110 002600 N N 54.90 -17.65 NO DATA
34 A111 004100 Y Y 55.06 -17.92 OK
35 B112 005000 Y Y 55.33 -18.89 OK
36 A112 005900 Y Y 55.61 -19.86 BAD AT END
37 D111 010800 Y Y 55.83 -20.80 OK
38 B113 012000 Y Y 55.92 -22.06 OK
39 A113 013200 Y Y 55.97 -23.29 SHORT
40 D112 014800 Y Y 56.05 -24.69 GOOD
41 B114 020211 Y Y 55.44 -23.36 OK
42 A114 021000 Y? Y? 55.08 -22.63 LOST DATA
43 B115 021930 Y Y 54.66 -21.80 HUMIDITY?
44 A108 025800 54.63 -21.55 POOR
45 B107 030510 Y Y? 54.45 -20.64 WINDS?
46 C108 031000 Y Y 54.33 -20.04 OK
47 D103 031600 Y N 54.18 -19.28 NO WINDS
48 A109 032200 Y ? 54.02 -18.52
49 B108 032800 Y Y 53.87 -17.79
50 C109 033400 Y Y 53.71 -17.07 OK
51 D104 034000 Y N 53.55 -16.35 NO WINDS
52 A110 034559 Y Y 53.31 -15.74
53 B109 035200 Y Y 53.04 -15.15 OK
Duplicate sonde identifiers as LORAN and GPS sondes used
(and some had the same identifier.)
IOP 7 Sonde performance :
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Failure A B C D E Total
category
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Met & wind OK A107 B104 C108 D101 32
A101 B105 C109 D102
A103 B106 D103
A104 B107 D104
A107 B108 D106
A108 B112 D107
A109 B113 D108
A111 B114 D109
A110 B108 D111
B109 D112
D104
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Met OK no wind A109 B103 D103 4
B107
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Noisy winds & A110 B102 D105 4
met A108
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Noisy met - A112 B115 3
winds OK A113
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Noisy met - no C107 1
winds
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System crash
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No parachute B109 1
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weak/stop A102 B101 5
transmission A105
A106
A114
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No B106 D110 3
transmission B110
on launch
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Channel failed
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Total : 18 18 3 14 53
Dated : 13 Mar 1997
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