EOL’s Capability and Technical Development In RAINEX Wen-Chau Lee NCAR/EOL 15 Nov. 2004 http://www.atd.ucar.edu

EOL’s Capability Pre-flight During Mission Post-flight Equipment status update Flight planning During Mission Operate ELDORA, ADS, and dropsonde Monitor status of equipments Assist flight scientist in making real-time decisions Post-flight Data quality control and data summary Data analysis consultation

Chat and Comm. laptop Communication Scientist Sat. Com. ADS WARDS CAPPI ELDORA LF ELDORA Scientist Flight Scientist

LNA Before After

The ‘drown’ test (the Navy calls it a swim test) and, just as important, a medical clearance mean that a fraction of the scientific community will NOT be able to fly on the plane.

NRL P3 Scientific Positions Flight Scientist – Wen-Chau Lee & Dave Jorgensen ELDORA Scientist – Michael Bell & Hua-Qing Cai Communication Scientist – UW and UM graduate students

EOL Technical Development for RAINEX Download NOAA P3 LF data and upload LF images to NRL P3 Critical steps have been outlined Dropsonde capability Intend to use the AXBT shoot with a modified dropsonde insert Mobile ELDORA data processing capability Post processing on a laptop Real-time display and control of the ELDORA system Replace the proprietary VME hardware with Linux PC based system (100Mbit ethernet)

Action Items Finalize the LF data transfer task list, identify responsible party and cost estimate Data transfer between Tampa and UM Identify acceptable means to display LF data in the flight deck Establish in-flight decision making procedure between pilots, flight scientist, and navigator on NRL P3

ELDORA Post Processing Procedures In RAINEX Wen-Chau Lee NCAR/EOL 15 Nov. 2004

ELDORA Data Flowchart Data Processing ELDORA internet Base in Tampa Workstation At UM Data Processing Base in Tampa (U. of S. Florida) internet Mobile Data Processing on Laptop Away From Tampa

Flight Track and 1-min Images Developed by Bob Rilling, Susan Stringer, and Michael Bell

Navigation Corrections Uncorrected Corrected 1. Drift, 2. Pitch, 3. Roll/Rotation, 4, Aircraft Ground Speed, 5. Tilt (FORE/AFT), 6. Aircraft Vertical Velocity, 7. Aircraft Altitude.

ELDORA Missions in BAMEX

Data Retrieval

ELDORA Navigation Corrections

ELDORA Radar Header Information

NCAR Radar Data Analysis Tools SOLO/Translator Navigation correction software Reorder SPRINT/CEDRIC (MMM) Contact wenchau@ucar.edu or mbell@ucar.edu

Beginning of a mission

After 9 hours of flying