Overview of integrated science goals, flight planning, and formation flying Brian Toon

Some challenges and opportunities in SEAC4RS Large complex mission Diverse science goals Extended time period Large number of flights Complex operating area Need to involve large numbers of people in decisions Need to make timely decisions

Some solutions to challenges This is a team effort We can achieve our goals by working together The Leadership team is the focal point, and we need clear lines of communication and decision making. We will need to do a lot of communication with the larger team

Calendar

Teams

Modeling support PIType of model Daniel JacobGEOS-Chem-nested global tropospheric chemistry Arlindo da SilvaGEOS-5-global tropospheric chemistry and aerosols Paul KonopkaLagrangian modeling of anti- cyclone Ed HyerFire emissions Greg CharmichaelRegional scale tropospheric chemistry Jennifer OlsenInstrument consistency Henry FuelbergTransport to UTLS Louisa EmmonsNCAR model chemical forecasting +NRL, Local Met offices

Satellite data support PIType of model Pat MinnisReal-Time Satellite data analyses Chip TrepteCalipso Jay MaceCloud-Sat

Typical Flight Mission Day 1 AM- forecasting team arrives and looks at current weather relative to forecast 2 am-Project scientist arrives and decides if the current flight plans will work flight planners arrive -revised flight plans devised as needed. ?? GV power on 3 am ER-2 hands on. 4 am ER-2 hands off 4 am DC-8 power on 5 am Aircraft in-flight control group arrives and discusses new flight plans as needed. 6 am -6:30 aircraft take off –ER-2, DC-8, GV what is correct order? 6 am In-flight control group takes control of planes. Flight scientists communicate through this group. Forecasters and flight planners monitor actual weather, alter flight plans during the day. DC-8, GV, ER-2 teams discuss ideas with Flight scientists for next flight. Conceptual Flight planning team discusses ideas for next flight. Forecasting team looks at 2-day forecast preliminary flight plans for next flight are constructed. 12 noon-ER-2 returns to base 1pm ER-2 pilot debriefing 2 pm GV, DC-8 return to base. 3 pm GV, DC-8 debriefing 4pm instrument and flight status reports to everyone.

Typical Mission Day Day 2. 9 am Forecasting team looks at forecast for next day 10 Am-All Hands Science team meeting-Forecast for tomorrow. Presentation of flight plan for next day. Discussion of flight plan. Report by flight scientist from each flight team. Presentations of interesting new science results (note instrument descriptions banned, sale jobs banned. Only new and interesting results.) Logistics. 12 noon Flight plans designed. 4 pm? Final flight plans given to pilots. (Note at this point the forecasters only have 9 hours until the next workday starts). Day 3. Repeat of Day 1.

Extreme in-flight control highly variable target- convection, very flexible ATC