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

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

DIAMET Schedule Mon 21st Nov – DIAMET shakedown & CVI/AMS Test Flight @ Cranfield Tue 22nd Nov – AIMMS Test Flight @ Cranfield Wed 23rd Nov – Pack up @ Cranfield Detachment Start: Thu 24th 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

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

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

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

Transport at Exeter Vehicles Parking 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

Accommodation: Southgate Hotel Mercure Southgate Hotel Southernhay East, Exeter, Devon EX1 1QF Tel: +44 (0)1392 412812 Fax:+44 (0)1392 413549

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

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

Route: Hotel → Met Office → Airport Hotel to Met Office ~ 3.5miles, 10-20 minutes Met Office to Airport ~ 3 miles, 5-10 minutes M5 J29 Met Office Roadworks Airport Hotel

Met Office HQ M5 J29 Airport

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

Met Office HQ Security DIAMET Operations Room 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

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

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

Exeter Airport Access to aircraft Security Pack-up Storage 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

Exeter Airport - Layout

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.

EXMIX sorties Cranfield max essential desirable Sortie PI(s) Main science Exeter/ Weather Time (night, weekends) # flights # flights expected manoeuvres Instruments Satellite overpass? Cranfield max essential desirable LIMO BJ, KT Aerosol measurements around UK at low level Either No low cloud/precip High level of aerosol Day 1 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 Intercomparison Saharan Dust Sea Salt Boundary Layer SO2 plume 1   co-ordinated flying, preferably wing tip to wing tip Lidars, Neph Pcasp, SO2 AIMMS CAPS VACAR (over land) SH, CH Gather observational data to further validate the 1D-Var / PC code Ci layer with clear skies below 2 1 - 2 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 Cloud all levels/ Clear air Could be combined with organics flight CIP100 CIP15 CDP, Nevzerov, Johnson Williams, SID II Organics PBa Test for organics post cleaning Warm liquid water cloud layer SLR's in water, ice and supercooled layers AMS CVI Lyman Alpha Test Lyman alpha, assess CVI cut size, validate Nevzerov low IWC Range of conditions. Ci SLR's in various cloud/ clear layers CVI Lyman-alpha Nevzerov, Johnson Williams, CDP, CIP15 AIMMS Cal-Val PRAB Calibration of AIMMS probe Clear above boundary layer, steady winds (not w-ly) AIMMS Turbulence Probe Warden Hill Radar Validate Wx Radar Exeter Frontal Cloud SLR in conjunction with Warden Hill. Melting layer and colder CIP100 CIP15 CDP, Nevzerov, Johnson Williams, SID II, CPI, SID SID-II Aerosol RC Test High Gain SID II Windy (poss) high pressure SLR above BL. SLR's FL001 to FL020 over sea SID II PCASP CAS Wet Neph Cloud Physics Cal-Val Verify performance of Cloud Physics, CIP100, CIP15, Nevzerov Cloud of all heights and phases SLR in Sc, Ac, Ci CIP100, CIP15, CAPS, CPI, SIDII, SIDIII, Nevzerov, Johnson Williams, CDP Mixed Phase Measure turbulence and phase partition in supercooled cloud Supercooled layer cloud, single or multiple layers SLR, Saw Tooth legs between 0 and -30 deg C, profiles through cloud layers AIMMS, Nevzerov, Johnson Williams, CIP15, CDP, SID-II, 2DS, CPI Chilbolton

Any Questions?  Doug Anderson  dougan@faam.ac.uk  07753 88 0740 / 01234 75 4531