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G. D. Emmitt and C. O'Handley, Simpson Weather Associates

Combining TODWL with Smart Towed Platform for unique investigation of the marine atmospheric boundary layer. G. D. Emmitt and C. O'Handley, Simpson Weather Associates H. Jonsson (NPS/CIRPAS) and D. Khelif (UCI) Lidar Working Group Meeting Snowmass July 17 – 20 2007. Objectives.

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G. D. Emmitt and C. O'Handley, Simpson Weather Associates

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  1. Combining TODWL with Smart Towed Platform for unique investigation of the marine atmospheric boundary layer G. D. Emmitt and C. O'Handley, Simpson Weather Associates H. Jonsson (NPS/CIRPAS) and D. Khelif (UCI) Lidar Working Group Meeting Snowmass July 17 – 20 2007

  2. Objectives • Use a flux measuring platform suspended from aircraft to obtain second level of observations to study energy budgets within the Marine Boundary Layer. • Use a Doppler Wind Lidar to obtain winds and aerosol distributions between the observation levels (aircraft flight level and towed platform level) • Use DWL data to position platform and select aircraft headings for optimal intercepts of MBL features of interest

  3. Background • Smart Towed Platform funded as SBIR project for CIRPAS. PI’s were Carl Friehe and Djamal Kehlif of University of California Irvine. • TODWL developed with joint funding from ONR and NPOESS • First co-flights conducted in April 2007 • 30 hours flight time all over water

  4. Specific Targets • TODWL/STP targets included: • OLEs • MBL jets • Coastal transitions • Multilayer situations

  5. Particle probes TODWL scanner STV Surface Temperature Sensor

  6. STV attached to Twin Otter

  7. Smart Towed Platform Temperature Relative Humidity Winds (gust) GPS Proximity radar Cruise missile flight control

  8. Smart Towed Vehicle

  9. Smart Towed Vehicle Converted Cruise Missile With flux sensors Courtesy of Carl Friehe

  10. Plans • Complete analyses of ’07 data • Very interesting conditions near shore • First time ever having fluxes near (~ 10 – 30 m) ocean surface with wind structure context provided by DWL • More flights are planned for Spring ’08 • Possible flights at night over water

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