1. NAME Tier 1 Atmospheric/Oceanic Process and Budget Studies using ISS Data
Richard H. Johnson, Paul E. Ciesielski, Brian D. McNoldy Colorado State University

2. TIER 1 SOUNDINGS = NOAA R/V Ronald Brown = S-band Dual-Pol. RadarUS I US US
88D I US M5 M
88D M US M5
88D I M5 I M US M M5
10P M M M5
= SMN 5 cm Doppler Radar
88D
= WSR 88D Doppler Radar
10P
= S-band Dual-Pol. Radar M
= SMN Op. RAOB US
= U.S. Op. RAOB I
= ISS Profiler/ RAOB
= UHF Profiler w/RASS M M M M
= NOAA R/V Ronald Brown
5 / .85 cm Dopp. Radars, Profilers, RAOB, Fluxes, aerosols, SST/CTD/ADCP M
NOAA ETL surface flux system
RAOB Budget network

3. •
Puerto Penasco
• 3 NCAR ISSs (GPS sounding, UHF profiler, RASS, sfc station); 1 GLASS
ISS sounding network designed to determine:
– initiation mechanisms, structure, and propagation of surges
– mechanisms for diurnal cycle of convection
– air-sea exchanges, upper-ocean changes
– atmospheric budgets, latent heating profiles over land and ocean •
Kino Bay
• SMN soundings • • • •
Los Mochis
Loreto or Santa Rosalia • •
S-POL • • •
fluxes, upper-ocean

4. (Mapes et al. 2003)

5. ISS Network 3 ISSs (Integrated Sounding Systems)
GPS sounding system
UHF wind profiler (winds up to ~ 4 km)
RASS (Radio Acoustic Sounding System) (Tv profiles)
Surface met station
1 mobile sounding system (GLASS)
GPS sounding system
Surface met station

6. Data Processing/Dissemination Plan
Real Time
All “preliminary” data on the web
Soundings onto GTS
– PIBAL messages are generated
– Data available for operational models
Local internet service required
CSU soundings-monitoring/processing/display facility
Quality-controlled data (ATD ISS staff)
Six months after project, all data
Consensus profiler winds (30-min intervals)
Exabyte tapes, DVD, or FTP; ASCII or net CDF
Further quality control by JOSS/CSU?

7. Special Issues Staffing Siting (to be determined) Supplies
10 operators required continuously
Crew change at midpoint recommended operators!
Training required
Local requirements: interpreters (?), safety
Siting (to be determined)
16’  16’ area, unobstructed view of sky for 50’ radius, 8’ above ground
unobstructed fetch, no shadowing
Supplies
130 T-cylinders of helium

8. Field Coordination Requirements
Launch frequency
IOP
– 6  daily at 2 southern sites
– 2  daily at 2 northern sites
non-IOP
– 2  daily at all sites
24-h notice needed for IOPs (possibly shorter)
IOP decisions ( 10 IOPs, averaging 2 days each)
Coordinate with aircraft, radar, other ops
Assign IOPs/optimize resources to satisfy NAME objectives (surges, MCSs, diurnal cycle, easterly waves, upper-level disturbances)