1 DIAMET DIAbatic influences on Mesoscale structures in ExtraTropical storms Pre-Detachment Briefing - Logistics Doug Anderson, FAAM 15 th November 2011

2 What’s covered Schedule Transport Accommodation Met Office Airport Met Office Sorties

3 DIAMET Schedule Mon 21 st Nov – DIAMET shakedown & CVI/AMS Test Cranfield Tue 22 nd Nov – AIMMS Test Cranfield Wed 23 rd Nov – Pack Cranfield Detachment Start: Thu 24 th Nov 2011 –Transit to Exeter, unpack and set up at airport, Met Office & hotel Detachment End: Wed 14th Dec 2011 –Pack up and return transit to Cranfield

4 Flying Number of hours: ~ 50 DIAMET hours available (approx 4 single and 4 double or 6 doubles – 8 flying days) ~ 50 EXMIX hours (10 flights) + Cranfield Test Flights Expected no. of flights: 5 flying days/week (some double flights) Weekend working: yes, weather permitting Early/Late flying: yes (Met Office 07:00 – 23:00), weather permitting Night flying: Met Office : NO. DIAMET : ?? Flight Crew duty rest days: 1 in 7 and 2 consecutive in 14

5 DIAMET Flight planning timeline The Day before the Flight 08:30L DIAMET science planners check weather and discuss possibilities for a DIAMET flight tomorrow onwards 08:45L Detachment Manager departs hotel for Met Office 09:00L (Detachment Manager &) Met Office Mission Scientists check weather and discuss possibilities for flights tomorrow (in Conf 4) 09:30L DIAMET Mission Scientist agrees decision for DIAMET flight the following day and departs for the Met Office 10:00L Flight decision meeting at Met Office for following day (Conf 4) with Detachment Manager, Met O, DIAMET MS, DFL Ops, pilot (if not flying/on rest day) 12:00L AT LATEST - Flight Brief to be with FAAM/Directflight Ops to allow NOTAMS etc to be booked for following days flight. The Day of the Flight T-4:30 Mission Scientist weather check to be able to notify Directflight Ops of changes at T-4:00 T-4:15 Directflight Ops depart hotel for Met Office. T-4:00 Directflight Ops assemble flight and weather info for the crew T-3:45 Aircrew depart hotel for Met Office. Start of aircrew duty. T-3:00 Aircrew report for duty at Met Office Conf 4 - last chance for changes to flight booking T-3:00 Avalon engineers depart hotel to ready aircraft for science pre-flight T-3:00? FAAM core instrument pre-flighter(s) depart hotel for airport T-3:00 ~ T-2:30 DFL Ops 2 depart hotel airport to be ready to escort science crew between terminal and aircraft T-2:30 Core science pre-flight begins. T-2:00 Non Core instrument operators to be through security ready to be escorted to aircraft T-1:15 Mission Scientists, experience and all other fliers to be through security ready to be escorted to aircraft T-1:00 Science brief at Exeter Airport - all tools off aircraft T-0:45 Science crew board for safety brief and final pre flight checks T-0:30 Doors closed and the crew prepare to start the engines. T-0:00 Take Off

6 Transport: To & from Exeter Travel to Exeter: FAAM/Directflight on the aircraft Avalon in their van Pack-up to & from Exeter: on the aircraft Return to Cranfield: FAAM/Directflight on the aircraft Avalon in their van

7 Transport at Exeter Vehicles –FAAM and DFL: Hire cars –Avalon: Van –Universities: Hire cars –Met Office: Hire cars – will run a car departure time system on a board in Met Office entrance foyer - open for any DIAMET participant who requires a lift : Met Office to/from airport Parking –Hotel: Private car park (barrier/ token system, free for residents) –Met Office: Visitor’s car park –Airport: Public car park, free for DIAMET after registrations passed to airport via Doug

8 Accommodation: Southgate Hotel Mercure Southgate Hotel Southernhay East, Exeter, Devon EX1 1QF Tel: +44 (0) Fax: +44 (0)

9 Hotel Facilities Wi-fi - free (log in once every 24 hours) Tea/coffee in rooms Restaurant, bar Room service & 24-hour menu Fitness centre, swimming pool, sauna - free Meeting room - Data Processing - DIAMET Science discussion and decisions Flying update notice board

10 Hotel Location Southgate Hotel Restaurants Train stations University Shops Cathedral Southgate Hotel University Cathedral Restaurants, shops and entertainment

11 Route: Hotel → Met Office → Airport Hotel to Met Office ~ 3.5miles, minutes Met Office to Airport ~ 3 miles, 5-10 minutes Met Office Hotel Airport M5 J29 Roadworks

12 Met Office HQ Airport M5 J29

13 Met Office HQ Security barriers Visitor car park Main Entrance Evening / weekend Entrance

14 Met Office HQ Security –passes issued at Reception DIAMET Operations Room –CONFERENCE 4 on second floor above security –Flight planning –Secure and non-secure networks –Met Office car departures timetable/booking list Facilities in “The Street” –Restaurant: breakfast, lunch (and dinner Mon-Fri) –Café: coffee and sandwiches –Shop: newspapers, snacks & drinks –Cashpoint OBR (Jupiter) Lab (escort required unless green passholder) –Space to work on instruments (with aircraft power) –Some storage space if required

15 Met Office: Ground Floor Layout Main Entrance & Reception OBR lab Restaurant

16 Met Office: Second Floor Layout Stairs up from Main Entrance & Reception CONFERENCE 4 DIAMET Operations Met Office Mission Scientists

17 Exeter Airport Access to aircraft -Fliers to collect boarding pass at FAAM or Directflight Desk then go to security -Non flyers will have to be escorted Security - Bags and body scan/search at Departures - Bring DFL pass and passport! - We will use the staff/crew exit to Departures then the aircraft - Keep to marked walking areas. Pack-up Storage - In locked portacabin in hangar - Dangerous Goods in a cage in hangar Refreshments - In the Terminal - In departures after passing through security

18 Exeter Airport - Layout

19 Working at Exeter Airport High Vis jackets must be worn on the ramp. Stay within the aircraft foot print. If other aircraft moving (this means if the beacon is on) either stay on a/c or stay on walk way. Always carry DFL pass and Passport. Conform to normal airport security procedures (ie. no liquids/sharp instrument etc.) Be aware of F.O.D. do not drop rubbish on ramp and if you see any pick it up and put in the F.O.D. bins. Exeter airport are very tight on ramp procedures. If anyone does not observe the above they risk being removed from the apron and refused further access.

20 EXMIX sorties SortiePI(s)Main science Exeter/ Weather Time (night, weekends) # flights # flights expected manoeuvres Instruments Satellite overpass? Cranfieldmaxessentialdesirable LIMOBJ, KT Aerosol measurements around UK at low level Either No low cloud/precip High level of aerosol Day1 or 2 Low level around UK coast. If poss with MOCCA Lidar. Dry Neph. PCASP Wet Neph. CAS or SID 2. PSAP. Core Chem No MOCCA Inter- comparison JH, BJ, KT IntercomparisonEither Saharan Dust Sea Salt Boundary Layer SO2 plume Day1 co-ordinated flying, preferably wing tip to wing tip Lidars, Neph Pcasp, SO2 AIMMS CAPS No VACAR (over land) SH, CH Gather observational data to further validate the 1D-Var / PC code Either Ci layer with clear skies below Day SLR's below, in and above Ci ARIES AVAPS(4) Nevzerov Lidar Cloud Physics SWS/SHIMS Cameras IASI Shake Down KB, PB, RC Instruments are working and producing data Cranfield Cloud all levels/ Clear air Day11 Could be combined with organics flight CIP100 CIP15 CDP, Nevzerov, Johnson Williams, SID II No OrganicsPBa Test for organics post cleaning Cranfield Warm liquid water cloud layer Day11 SLR's in water, ice and supercooled layers AMS CVI No Lyman AlphaPBa Test Lyman alpha, assess CVI cut size, validate Nevzerov low IWC Either Range of conditions. Ci Day11 SLR's in various cloud/ clear layers CVI Lyman-alpha Nevzerov, Johnson Williams, CDP, CIP15 No AIMMS Cal- Val PRAB Calibration of AIMMS probe Cranfield Clear above boundary layer, steady winds (not w-ly) Day11 AIMMS Turbulence Probe No Warden Hill Radar PBaValidate Wx RadarExeterFrontal CloudDay11 SLR in conjunction with Warden Hill. Melting layer and colder CIP100 CIP15 CDP, Nevzerov, Johnson Williams, SID II, CPI, SID No SID-II Aerosol RCTest High Gain SID IIEither Windy (poss) high pressure Day11 SLR above BL. SLR's FL001 to FL020 over sea SID II PCASP CAS Wet NephNo Cloud Physics Cal- Val RC Verify performance of Cloud Physics, CIP100, CIP15, Nevzerov Either Cloud of all heights and phases Day22SLR in Sc, Ac, Ci CIP100, CIP15, CAPS, CPI, SIDII, SIDIII, Nevzerov, Johnson Williams, CDP No Mixed PhasePBa Measure turbulence and phase partition in supercooled cloud Either Supercooled layer cloud, single or multiple layers Day22 SLR, Saw Tooth legs between 0 and -30 deg C, profiles through cloud layers AIMMS, Nevzerov, Johnson Williams, CIP15, CDP, SID-II, 2DS, CPI ChilboltonNo

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