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NOAA Aircraft Operations Center Flight Activities - 2006 Hurricane Season

NOAA Aircraft Operations Center Flight Activities - 2006 Hurricane Season. 61st Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference. March 5, 2007. Jim McFadden and Jack Parrish. 2005 Hurricane Season (by the numbers). What a Difference a Year Makes. P-3s 77 flights 488.3 hours.

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NOAA Aircraft Operations Center Flight Activities - 2006 Hurricane Season

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  1. NOAA Aircraft Operations Center Flight Activities - 2006 Hurricane Season 61st Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference March 5, 2007 Jim McFadden and Jack Parrish

  2. 2005 Hurricane Season (by the numbers) What a Difference a Year Makes P-3s 77 flights 488.3 hours G-IV 58 flights 432.2 hours Total 135 flights 920.5 hours

  3. 2006 Hurricane Season P-3 (Operational/ResearchMissions) • Hurricane Awareness Tour 10.7 Hours 6 flights • Trop. Storm (Ernesto) Recco 18.0 Hours 2 flights • Ocean Heat Budget 9.1 Hours 1flight • NESDIS Ocean Winds 37.6 Hours 8 flights • HRD SALEX 24.6 Hours 3 flights • Total 100.0 Hours 20 flights

  4. TS Chris 1 Flight 8.6 hours TS Ernesto 6 Flights 50.0 hours Total 7 Flights 58.6 hours TS Debby 3 Flights 18.2 hours H Helene 6 Flights 36.5 hours Total 9 Flights 54.7 hours NOAA G-IV 2006 HURRICANE SEASON SUMMARY (Operations/Research) HURRICANE SURVEILLANCE SALEX (Saharan Air Layer Experiment) Grand Total 16 flights 113.3 hours

  5. 2006 Season Summary • P-3 100.0 hours 20 flights • G-IV 113.3 hours 16 flights Season Total 213.3 hrs. 36 flights

  6. NEW FOR FY07 - FY08 • New Commanding Officer - CAPT Phil Kenul • Complete Hi-speed SATCOM Upgrades • P-3 Radar Upgrades • P-3 Navigation Upgrades • P-3/G-IV Data System Upgrade - AAMPS

  7. NEW FOR FY07 - FY08 • Development of New Generation Dropsonde System • Installation of New Radar Altimeters • Acquisition of New Cloud Particle Probes • Rework and Development of Third P-3 - • delivery Spring 08

  8. New for FY07 - FY08 N44RF

  9. NEW FOR FY07 - FY08 • Development of New Generation Dropsonde System • Installation of New Radar Altimeters • Acquisition of New Cloud Particle Probes • Rework and Development of Third P-3 - • delivery Spring 08 • Installation of New G-IV Tail Doppler Radar and SFMR

  10. G-IV TAIL DOPPLER RADAR • Installation and testing to occur during 2008 Winter Storm period. • Working in test mode in 2008 hurricane season; operational in 2009.

  11. Questions?

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