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64th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference

64th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference. March 1. 2010. Jim McFadden, Nancy Ash, Jack Parrish and Paul Flaherty NOAA Aircraft Operations Center. 1. WHAT CAN WE SAY ABOUT THE 2010 SEASON?. STARTED LATE!!. ENDED EARLY!!. 2. 2009 Hurricane Summary. Tropical Systems Flown.

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64th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference

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  1. 64th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference March 1. 2010 Jim McFadden, Nancy Ash, Jack Parrish and Paul Flaherty NOAA Aircraft Operations Center 1

  2. WHAT CAN WE SAY ABOUT THE 2010 SEASON? STARTED LATE!! ENDED EARLY!! 2

  3. 2009 Hurricane Summary Tropical Systems Flown Hurricane Felicia (EP) TS Ana Hurricane Bill TS Danny 3

  4. 2009 Hurricane Summary • P-3 171.2 hours 36 flights* • G-IV 154.7 hours 26 flights Total 325.9 hrs. 62 flights * Single P-3 for 2009 hurricane season 4

  5. 2008 Hurricane Summary • P-3 422.1 hours 64 flights • G-IV 192.1 hours 26 flights • D.A. 75.2 hours 25 flights Total 689.4 hrs. 115 flights 5

  6. 2007 Hurricane Summary • P-3 207.9 hours 37 flights • G-IV 64.8 hours 9 flights Total 272.7 hrs. 45 flights 6

  7. 2009 Hurricane Summary What did we do in 2009? • East Coast Hurricane Awareness Tour • NOAA Hurricane Roll Out in D.C. • SFMR Test and Calibration Flights • FAA Certification of the G-IV TDR installation • Surveillance missions on Felicia (EP) and Bill • IFEX/HFIP Rsch missions on Ana, Bill and Danny • Gulf AXBT Survey Mission • Coyote Demonstration Mission 7

  8. Coyote UAS Partnership with NAVAIR and BAE Systems Packaged in sonobuoy tube Deployed from P-3 free-fall chute Demonstration flight 20 Sept 2009 Telemetry data streamed to GCS on P-3 8

  9. Technical Requirements P-3 Store and deploy from within an “A” size sonobuoy tube (4.875” D x 36” L) Deployed at 150-250 kts, 5-20K ft UAV Flight Airspeed: 50-75 kts Flight Duration: 1.5 hrs Range: 20 nm (threshold), 50 nm (objective) 9

  10. Coyote – Mission Sequence Flying to Target (<20 sec) Release & Climb-out 10

  11. Purpose To evaluate the utilization of the Coyote for hurricane research, as well as other scientific applications To evaluate the ability of the Coyote to fill data gaps in low altitude regions (near-surface TC environment) and provide continuous data to supplement existing instrumentation

  12. Demonstration Flight 12

  13. FY10 PIROITIES AND ISSUES 1. G-IV Tail Doppler Radar

  14. G-IV OSAT Flight Profiles Convection Intercomp. WSR-88D Intercomparison Convection Intercomp.

  15. FY10 PIROITIES AND ISSUES 1. G-IV Tail Doppler Radar 2. P-3 Radar Upgrade 3. Hi-speed SATCOM upgrade 4. Data System Upgrade (AAMPS)

  16. FY10 PRIORITIES AND ISSUES 5. NOAA/USAF SFMR Compatibility 6. New AXBT Receivers 7. 3rd P-3 System Integration • Sufficient Personnel for above

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  18. NOAA’s Third P-3 N44RFIntegration Schedule, Utilization and Requirements 19

  19. N44RF 20

  20. Avionics/ Instrumentation Schedule • Avionics: January - June 2010 New cockpit displays, inertial navs, radios, HF antenna, collision avoidance system, radar altimeters, intercom system, C-band nose radar 2. Scientific Power Integration: January- June 2010 Run scientific power to distribution points throughout aircraft 21 21

  21. Avionics/ Instrumentation Schedule • Scientific Instrumentation: February - October 2010 Data system, AXBT, and standard meteorological measurements • Air Chemistry modifications: May - October 2010 Multiple wing pods, cloud physics, multiple radiometers 5. Aircraft infrastructure: March - April 2011 Interior completion, required safety gear 22 22

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  23. Avionics/ Instrumentation Schedule 6. Scientific Instrumentation: June 2012 AVAPS, SFMR, and High speed Satcom 24 24

  24. Aircraft Features - June, 2011 • Large floor space for user equipment • User payload > 8000 lbs • Power available >30KVA • Window/ instrumentation ports • Re-enforced floor to handle large/ heavy racks • Wing hard points • Standard meteorological and navigation parameters 25 25

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  28. Doppler Wind LIDAR 29

  29. Possible Mission Support and Integration Requirements Ocean Winds: install C and Ku band scatterometers (IWRAP) Ocean Heat Content/Ocean Dynamics: install receivers for AXBTs, CP and CTD probes. Remote Sensing: install large down looking window for LIDAR and digital camera instrumentation Sonobuoy launched UAS devices Bomb bay pallet: applicable to multiple users, roll-on roll-off instrumentation packages. Two 1000# rated pallets. 30

  30. Bomb Bay Pallet 31

  31. Other Program Support • Ecosystems • Climate • Arctic • Weather & Water • Sanctuaries • Law Enforcement • Other Joint/Shared Projects 32

  32. QUESTIONS? 33

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