Flight Flight Planning Planning Andenes Andenes , 1 , 1 March March 2008 2008 Saturday Saturday Andreas Andreas D D ö ö rnbrack rnbrack http://www.pa.op.dlr.de/ipy_thorpex
FlightFlight PlanningPlanning
AndenesAndenes, 1 , 1 MarchMarch 20082008
SaturdaySaturday
Andreas Andreas DDöörnbrackrnbrack
http://www.pa.op.dlr.de/ipy_thorpex
CurrentCurrent ConditionsConditions
NOAA AVHRR NOAA AVHRR SatelliteSatellite ImageryImageryhttp://met.nohttp://met.no
ECMWF T799/L91 ECMWF T799/L91 ForecastsForecastshttp://www.pa.op.dlr.de/ipy_thorpexhttp://www.pa.op.dlr.de/ipy_thorpex
NOAA IR - 1 Mar 2008 0339 UTC
MSL Pressure (hPa)1 Mar 2008 03 UTC (+15 h)
NOAA IR - 1 Mar 2008 0339 UTC
Θe (K) and MSL Pressure (hPa)1 Mar 2008 03 UTC (+15 h)
NOAA IR - 1 Mar 2008 0339 UTC
Surface Wind + Gusts1 Mar 2008 03 UTC (+15 h)
NOAA IR - 1 Mar 2008 0339 UTC
Total Precip1 Mar 2008 03 UTC (+15 h)
NOAA IR - 1 Mar 2008 0339 UTC
Cloud Cover1 Mar 2008 03 UTC (+15 h)
NOAA IR - 1 Mar 2008 0339 UTC
T500hPa-SST (K)1 Mar 2008 03 UTC (+15 h)
ConditionsConditions at 12 UTCat 12 UTC
ECMWF T799/L91 ECMWF T799/L91 ForecastsForecastshttp://www.pa.op.dlr.de/ipy_thorpexhttp://www.pa.op.dlr.de/ipy_thorpex
Regional Regional ConditionsConditions((basedbased on ECMWF T799/L91 on ECMWF T799/L91 ForecastsForecasts))SaturdaySaturday 1 1 MarchMarch 2008 12 UTC (+24 h)2008 12 UTC (+24 h)
Wind at 10 m and Wind at 10 m and GustsGusts > 15m/s (> 15m/s (yellowyellow))MSL MSL PressurePressure ((hPahPa), ), TendencyTendency (hPa/3 h)(hPa/3 h)
Regional Regional ConditionsConditions((basedbased on ECMWF T799/L91 on ECMWF T799/L91 ForecastsForecasts))SaturdaySaturday 1 1 MarchMarch 2008 12 UTC (+24 h)2008 12 UTC (+24 h)
Wind (m/s) and Z (m) at 850 Wind (m/s) and Z (m) at 850 hPahPaΘΘee (K) at 850 (K) at 850 hPahPa
Regional Regional ConditionsConditions((basedbased on ECMWF T799/L91 on ECMWF T799/L91 ForecastsForecasts))SaturdaySaturday 1 1 MarchMarch 2008 12 UTC (+24 h)2008 12 UTC (+24 h)
PrecipitationPrecipitation (mm/3h)(mm/3h)HighHigh, , MediumMedium, , LowLow Cloud CoverCloud Cover
Suggestion for Saturday Flights
1. Flight: Targeting in predicted sensitive areas
FL 270 ... 290
2. Flight: Mapping Tropopause Anomaly above Svalbard and Polar Low Developmentoffshore Norway
FL 270 ... 290
Suggestion 2nd flightWind (m/s) and Z (m) at 500 Wind (m/s) and Z (m) at 500 hPahPa