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T-PARC/TCS-08 Operations Overview

Dive into the successful T-PARC/TCS-08 operations featuring 9 nations, 500+ aircraft hours, 76 missions, and detailed circulation system data. Analyze dropsondes, objectives, and flight outcomes with a focus on mission goals.

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T-PARC/TCS-08 Operations Overview

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  1. T-PARC/TCS-08 Quicklook 29 October 2008

  2. Operations by the numbers… • 9 participating nations • Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, United States • Over 500 aircraft mission flight hours • 216 C-130, 179 P-3, 83 Falcon, 37 DOTSTAR • 76 missions • 25 Falcon, 23 C-130, 21 P-3, 7 DOTSTAR • 7 airfields • Andersen AB, Guam; NAF Atsugi, Japan; Kadena AB, Japan; Taiwan, Yokota AB, Japan; MCAS Iwakuni, Japan; Misawa AB, Japan • 11 tropical circulation systems • 4 typhoons, 1 TD, 1 ex-TS, 5 others

  3. Tropical Circulation Systems by the numbers… • During August – September, there were 12 total systems > TD intensity over the western North Pacific • 4 typhoons, 4 tropical storms, 4 TDs • 51 TCS systems • With a few recycled a time or two • 11 systems in which aircraft missions were flown • 4 typhoons, 1 TD, 1 ex-TS, 5 others • 72% of all missions were flown on the 4 typhoon cases • 6 Nuri, 28 Sinlaku, 5 Hagiput, 15 Jangmi (54/75 = 72%)

  4. WC-130 Missions per Objective

  5. WC-130 Time per Objective

  6. NRL P-3 Missions per Objective

  7. NRL P-3 Time per Objective

  8. DLR FALCON Missions per Objective

  9. DLR FALCON Time per Objective

  10. Dropsondes: • WC-130 • 604 total • 564 good • AXBTs • 229 total • 191 good • NRL P-3 • 343 total • 270 preliminary number of good drops pending final mission reports • DLR FALCON • 323 total • DOTSTAR • 124 total • TOTAL: • 1394 dropped • 1281 good (preliminary)

  11. Goals 17 Flights 38 sondes/flight 6 week operation period NPS staff/students operate system via WEB Send data to GTS quasi real time Drop 646 Sondes (38x17) Reality (Preliminary) 16 Balloons Launched 2 Balloon failures Flight #5 & #8 1 Electronics hardware failure Flight #7 13 Good Flights 253 Good Soundings Averaged ~19.5 good sondes/flights T-PARC Driftsonde Operations Slides by Terry Hock, NCAR

  12. Driftsonde Flight Durations Slides by Terry Hock, NCAR

  13. Preliminary Summary of Soundings • 13 Gondolas flown (38x13 = 494 sondes) • 34 sondes ejected at launch • 66 sondes not attempted to drop • 394 sondes available to drop • Good Drops: 252 64% (of 394) • Failed to release: 117 29.7% (of 394) • Questionable data: 26 6.6% (of 394) Slides by Terry Hock, NCAR

  14. Driftsonde Balloons 1 -9 140 150 160 170 180 170 160 Driftsonde Balloons 10 -16 Reduced westward distance in time 140 150 160 170 180 170 160

  15. Operations: Aircraft – buoy deployment First occurrence of the deployment of drifting buoys ahead of a category 5 tropical cyclone (Jangmi). Chart at left and imagery below are from a few hours after the deployment of the buoys along the diagonal to the northwest of the TC 2313 UTC 26 September First buoy deployment In TY Hagupit several days earlier P-3 flight track Second deployment in STY Jangmi Buoy, aircraft, and satellite data in Google Earth

  16. Year of Tropical Convection Jointly coordinated by WMO:WCRP and WWRP-THORPEX Through support from ONR and NSF, ECMWF analyses and forecasts are available for the T-PARC and TCS-08 time period T799 4 times daily 10-day forecasts 3-h resolution Available at: http://data-portal.ecmwf.int/data/d/yotc

  17. Mission Summaries • Track of tropical circulation system • Time periods in which aircraft missions were conducted • Data base • Aircrafts involved • Objectives • Hours • Data • Dropsonde • Radar • AXBTs • Flight level • Lidar • Notes

  18. TCS-006 • 1 Mission • 1 TC Formation - Survey • C-130 Coverage • 07/1516 – 07/2215

  19. TCS-006 P-3 • none C-130 • 07/1516 – 07/2215 • Notes • Survey for possible low-level circulation associated with TCS-06 • Square spiral pattern • 20 drops • 9 AXBTs • 5:34 on-station time • DOTSTAR • none Falcon • none Coverage • 07/1516 – 07/2215

  20. TY Nuri(TCS-015 / TD13W) • 6 Missions • 4 TC fprmation • P-3, C-130 • 2 TC Structure/SAT • C-130 Coverage • 15/2252 – 16/0426 • 16/1945 – 17/0415 • 17/1647 – 18/0525 • 18/1804 – 19/0325

  21. TY Nuri(TCS-015 / TD13W) P-3 • 15/2252 – 16/0426 • 16/2206 – 17/0349 • 17/2157 – 18/0525 C-130 • 16/1945 – 17/0415 • 17/1647 – 17/2321 • 18/1804 – 19/0325 • Notes • 4 TC formation missions • 2 survey missions • 2 formation missions • 1 each by WC130 and P3 • Satellite validation missions flown • First T-PARC DOTSTAR mission • DOTSTAR • 20/0843-20/1325 Falcon • none Coverage • 15/2252 – 16/0426 • 16/1945 – 17/0415 • 17/1647 – 18/0525 • 18/1804 – 19/0325

  22. TCS-017 • 1 Mission • 1 Genesis • C-130 Coverage • 24/1827 – 25/0325

  23. TCS-017 P-3 • none C-130 • 24/1827 – 25/0325 • Notes • TC Formation survey pattern • Lawnmower pattern • 24 dropsondes • 15 AXBTs • DOTSTAR • none Falcon • none Coverage • 24/1827 – 25/0325

  24. TCS-025 • 7 Missions • 5 TC Formation: Survey • P-3, C-130 • 2 Tropical plume/ET • Falcon Coverage • 26/1812 – 27/0725 • 27/1953 – 28/0515 • 28/2110 – 29/0615 • 29/2210 – 30/0135 • 30/2210 – 31/0205

  25. TCS-025 P-3 • 28/0024 – 28/0620 • 28/2240 – 29/0615 C-130 • 26/1812 – 27/0725 • 27/1953 – 28/0515 • 28/2110 – 29/0135 • DOTSTAR • none • Notes • WC130 patterns • Survey for low-level circulation • Lawnmower then square spiral • P3 TC formation survey of asymmetric convection patterns • FALCON flew in plume of tropical moisture and transforming TCS disturbance Falcon • 29/2210 – 30/0135 • 30/2210 – 31/0205 Coverage • 26/1812 – 27/0725 • 27/1953 – 28/0515 • 28/2110 – 29/0615 • 29/2210 – 30/0135 • 30/2210 – 21/0205

  26. Falcon #2 20080830/00Z

  27. Falcon #3 20080831/00Z

  28. TCS-030 • 2 Missions • 2 TC Formation Survey • P-3, C-130 Coverage • 01/1754 – 02/0219

  29. TCS-030 P-3 • 01/1906 – 02/0219 C-130 • 01/1754 – 02/0130 • Notes • TCS030 was a tropical wave with good upper-level support – thought to be a good candidate for development • WC130 and P3 each flew TC formation survey patterns • WC130 flew square spiral pattern • DOTSTAR • none Falcon • none Coverage • 01/1754 – 02/0219

  30. TY Sinlaku(TCS-033 / TD15W) Coverage • 09/0030 – 09/1045 • 09/2100 – 10/1225 • 10/2043 – 11/1828 • 12/1138 – 12/2318 • 13/2330 – 14/0555 • 15/2135 – 16/0205 • 16/0500 – 16/0800 • 16/2044 –17/1115 • 17/2224 – 18/0720 • 18/2235 – 19/0725 • 20/0156 – 20/1206 • 20/2205 – 21/0205 • 28 Missions • 8 Structure • P-3, C-130, DOTSTAR • 6 Targeting • Falcon • 14 ET • P-3, C-130, Falcon

  31. T-PARC Sinlaku Missions DOTSTAR 09/2100 – 10/0231 10/2043 – 11/0242 15/2143 – 16/0205 C-130 • 09/0030 – 09/1045 • 10/0140 – 10/1225 • 11/0728 – 11/1828 • 12/1138 – 12/2318 • 16/2044 – 17/0426 • 17/2224 – 18/0713 • 19/0053 – 19/0711 • 20/0156 – 20/1206 Coverage • 09/0030 – 09/1045 • 09/2100 – 10/1225 • 10/2043 – 11/1828 • 12/1138 – 12/2318 • 13/2330 – 14/0555 • 15/2135 – 16/0205 • 16/0500 – 16/0800 • 16/2044 –17/1115 • 17/2224 – 18/0720 • 18/2235 – 19/0725 • 20/0156 – 20/1206 • 20/2205 – 21/0205 DLR Falcon • 11/0320 – 11/0720 • 11/0815 – 11/1220 • 13/2330 – 14/0315 • 14/0445 – 14/0555 • 15/2135 – 16/0120 • 16/0500 – 16/0800 • 17/0320 – 17/0635 • 17/0750 – 17/1115 • 18/0325 – 18/0720 • 18/2235 – 18/2355 • 19/0110 – 19/0510 • 20/2205 – 21/0205 P-3 • 10/2019 – 11/0602 • 16/2053 – 17/0515 • 17/2239 – 18/0616 • 19/0015 – 19/0725 • 20/0235 – 20/1145 Note: Times listed above are times aircraft were aloft and do not necessarily reflect on-station times.

  32. TY Sinlaku(TCS-033 / TD15W) • Notes • Multiple mission types with all aircraft • See reports on catalog

  33. Falcon #14 20080917/10Z

  34. Sinlaku 17 September 05:30 UTC

  35. TCS-037 (TD16W) Coverage • 06/1946 – 07/0519 • 07/2208 – 08/0815 • 08/2210 – 09/0722 • 5 Missions • 4 TC formation • P-3, C-130 • 1 Targeting / ET • Falcon

  36. TCS-037 (TD16W) C-130 • 06/1946 – 07/0519 • 07/2208 – 08/0745 P-3 • 07/2345 – 08/0815 • 09/0148 – 09/0722 • Notes • TC Formation – survey missions • WC130 flew square spiral patterns • P3 flights obtained data on TUTT cell structure and surrounding convection • DOTSTAR • none Falcon • 08/2210 – 09/0150 Coverage • 06/1946 – 07/0519 • 07/2208 – 08/0815 • 08/2210 – 09/0722

  37. TY Hagiput(TCS-043 / TD18W) 4 Missions • 2 TC formation survey • P-3 • 2 Structure • P-3, DOTSTAR Coverage • 13/2003 – 14/0355 • 14/2008 – 15/0230 • 21/2100 – 22/0650

  38. TY Hagiput(TCS-043 / TD18W) C-130 • 14/2008 – 15/0230 P-3 • 13/2003 – 14/0355 • 14/2014 – 15/0123 • 21/2235 – 22/0650 • Notes • P3 missions were several days prior to formation as the tropical wave passed by Guam • Structure mission done during transit from Kadena AFB to Andersen AFB • DOTSTAR • 21/2100 – 22/0300 Falcon • none Coverage • 13/2003 – 14/0355 • 14/2008 – 15/0230 • 21/2100 – 22/0650

  39. STY Jangmi(TCS-047 / TD19W) • 15 Missions • 1 TC formation • P-3 • 7 Structure • P-3, C-130, DOTSTAR • 4 Targeting • Falcon • 3 ET • Falcon Coverage • 23/0012 – 23/0711 • 24/1713 – 25/0320 • 25/2003 – 26/0650 • 26/2008 – 27/1417 • 27/2044 – 28/0142 • 28/0310 – 28/1110 • 29/0350 – 29/0710 • 29/2220 – 30/0655 • 01/0525 – 01/1310

  40. Typhoon Sinlaku 10-11 September: 4 Aircraft Missions 0600 1200 1800 0000 0600 1200 1800 0000 0000 11 September 10 September WC-130: Center fixes, satellite validation, structure, intensity NRL P-3: Outer band structure FALCON: Typhoon Targeting DOTSTAR: Typhoon targeting

  41. Targeting Motivation: Track Uncertainty 10 September ECMWF Strike Probability JMA Ensemble Members Numerical model aids

  42. TCS-049 1 Mission • 1 Genesis (?) • P-3 Coverage • 02/2115 – 03/0430

  43. TCS-049 P-3 • 02/2115 – 03/0430 C-130 • none • Notes • Survey of general convection south of Guam • Weak tropical wave • DOTSTAR • none Falcon • none Coverage • 02/2115 – 03/0430

  44. TCS-051 P-3 • 03/2224 – 03/0805 C-130 • none • Notes • Detailed observations of MCS evolution • DOTSTAR • none Falcon • none Coverage • 03/2224 – 03/0805

  45. Firsts • First operation of WC-130Js at 31,000 ft altitude except when penetrating a mature TC • Dropped sondes and AXBTs from high altitude • Timed with passage of polar-orbiting satellites for satellite intensity validation • First systematic targeting operation in the WPAC • Comparison of several methods from a variety of operational and research organizations • Multiple aircraft • ECMWF/UKMO Data Targeting System • First four plane operation in a WPAC TC • First buoy drop in front of a WPAC TC • Two TCs • First time a category 5 TC passed over buoys dropped in its path • First systematic observations of full extratropical transition process • Multiple aircraft and land-based radar • Timed with satellite overpass

  46. Firsts First operation of the Driftsonde in the Pacific Launch from Hawaii Dropsonde data retrieved and sent to GTS for use in operational numerical weather forecasting models First use of the ELDORA radar in typhoons over the western North Pacific flight operations in: Cloud clusters Developing tropical cyclones Mature tropical cyclones Tropical cyclones undergoing extratropical transition

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