1. EOL’s Capability and Technical Development In RAINEX Wen-Chau Lee NCAR/EOL 15 Nov

2. 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

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

4. LNA
Before
After

5. 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.

8. 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

9. 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)

10. 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

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

12. 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

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

15. 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.

16. ELDORA Missions in BAMEX

17. Data Retrieval

18. ELDORA Navigation Corrections

19. ELDORA Radar Header Information

20. NCAR Radar Data Analysis Tools
SOLO/Translator
Navigation correction software
Reorder
SPRINT/CEDRIC (MMM)
Contact or

21. Beginning of a mission

22. After 9 hours of flying