Quick Look: Sondes and Supporting Operations

NOTE: All times/dates are given in universal time (UT) unless explicitly mentioned otherwise

#
Date
Sonde
Launch
Time
Launch
Conditions

Flight
Data

Measurement
Event
ALEX
ELF
AT
STROZ LITE
HURL
ALVICE
AERI
1
2008-02-09 RS92-SGP 17:47:05 Partly sunny,
50% cumulus,
avg. temp,
mild breeze
FLEDT
RAW
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
Aqua 17:54
Aura ~18:09
S, H
    2008/02/09
02:47–03:55 
       
2
2008-02-11 RS92-K 00:45:35 Severe clear
cold, windy,
half moon
very high

FLEDT
RAW
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged

lidar UTH     2008/02/11
00:00–04:16
2008/02/11
01:00–03:00
     
3
2008-02-15 RS92-K 02:07:17 Thin cirrus
half moon
very high
FLEDT
RAW
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
lidar UTH 2008/02/14
23:50 –
2008/02/15
03:50
2008/02/14
23:50 –
2008/02/15
03:50
2008/02/15
00:00–03:55
2008/02/15
00:00–02:34
2008/02/15
00:56–04:09
Quicklook
  2008/02/14
19:00 –
2008/02/15
003:30
4
2008-02-16 RS92-SGP
+ECC
18:02:42 Thin cirrus FLEDT
RAW
O3
NILU
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
Aqua 18:01
Aura ~18:16
O, T, H
             
5
2008-02-17 RS92-K 00:21:48 Severe clear
cold, calm
FLEDT
RAW
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
lidar UTH     2008/02/17
00:01–04:11
Quicklook
  2008/02/17
00:15–03:22
2008–02-17
00:11–03:21
Quicklook
Time Series
Data
Lidar-RH
 
6
2008-02-19 RS92-SGP 18:24:03 Broken cumulus, mostly cloudy,
windy
FLEDT
RAW
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
Aqua 18:31
Aura ~18:46
S
    2008/02/19
01:08–05:46
       
7
2008-02-20 No sonde       lidar UTH     2008/02/20
00:40–05:56
    2008/02/20
01:09–04:34
Quicklook
Time Series
Data
Lidar-RH
2008/02/19
15:00 –
2008/02/20
02:00
8
2008-02-21 RS92-SGP
+ECC
06:58:11 Severe clear, calm, cold, nearly full moon FLEDT
RAW
O3
NILU
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
Aqua 07:15
Aura ~07:30
M
    2008/02/21
03:05–09:00
2008/02/21
05:37–07:46
2008/02/21
04:47–09:20
Quicklook
2008/02/21
06:37–08:37
Quicklook
Time Series
Data
Lidar-RH
2008/02/21
05:00–07:30
9
2008-02-26 No sonde       lidar UTH     2008/02/26
01:09-03:41
  2008/02/26
03:37–04:23
   
10
2008-02-28 RS92-K 00:19:54 Clear, cold, windy FLEDT
RAW
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
lidar UTH 2008/02/27
23:00 –
2008/02/28
02:00
2008/02/27
23:00 –
2008/02/28
02:00 
2008/02/28
00:02-05:02
  2008/02/28
00:06-03:15
Quicklook
2008/02/27
23:54
2008/02/28
02:45
Quicklook
Time Series
Data
Lidar-RH
2008/02/28
00:00-03:00
11 2008-02-28 RS92-SGP
+ ECC
18:18:43 Windy, cold, broken cumulus ~60% cloud cover FLEDT
RAW
O3
NILU
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
Aqua 18:25
Aura ~18:40
S
          see
below
 
12 2008-02-29 RS92-SGP 00:39:54 Cold, clear initially, then thin cirrus, followed by thicker clouds toward the end FLEDT
RAW
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
lidar UTH

2008/02/28
23:30
2008/02/29
03:00

2008/02/28
23:30
2008/02/29
03:00
2008/02/29
00:10-06:40
2008/02/29
00:00-06:40
2008/02/29
00:23-04:36
2008/02/28
21:34–
2008/02/29
04:38
 
13 2008-03-01 RS92-SGP 17:51 Too windy for launch. Two balloons lost, and failed radiosonde battery Scrubbed Scrubbed              
14 2008-03-02 RS92-SGP 01:03:15 ??? FLEDT
RAW
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
lidar UTH 2008/03/02
00:32–02:03
2008/03/02
00:32–02:03
2008/03/02
00:18–07:00
2008/03/02
00:44–06:40
  2008/03/01
23:40 –
2008/03/02
05:06
Quicklook
Time Series
Data
Lidar-RH
2008/03/02
00:00–04:30
15 2008-03-03 RS92-SGP 01:22:30 Clear, a little hazy on the horizon FLEDT
RAW
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
lidar UTH 2008/03/03
00:05–07:05
2008/03/03
00:05–07:05
2008/03/03
00:07–08:23
2008/03/03
00:11–08:00
2008/03/03
01:11–08:21
Quicklook
2008/03/03
00:50–08:22
Quicklook
Time Series
Data
Lidar-RH
 
16 2008-03-03 RS92-SGP 06:38:05 Clear, calm, incoming thin cirrus followed by thicker low-level clouds, sucker hole in the cirrus (UMBC) in the 1/2 hour right at overpass time. FLEDT
RAW
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
Aqua 06:56
Aura ~07:11
H,T
see
above
see
above
see
above
see
above
see
above
see
above
 
17 2008-03-06 RS92-SGP 02:28:28 Clear with thin cirrus FLEDT
RAW
GPS.DCC
GPS.LOC
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged

lidar UTH

Aqua 07:27
Aura ~07:42

2008/03/05
22:51 –
2008/03/06
11:20
2008/03/05
14:23–
2008/03/06
22:46
2008/03/06
00:08–08:00

2008/03/06
00:00–05:00

2008/03/06
00:26–08:00
Quicklook
2008/03/05
21:21 –
2008/03/06
08:15
Quicklook
Time Series
Data
Lidar-RH
2008/03/05
14:30 –
2008/03/06
08:00
SnowWhite /LMS6 SW sonde lost GPS lock, no pressure values, screwy RH HeaderInfo
RTSO
W9K
Quicklook
18 2008-03-10 RS92-SGP 01:55:18 Sever clear, calm winds, RS92 data ended prematurly above ~10.5-km FLEDT
RAW
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
lidar UTH 2008/03/10
1:04–07:39
2008/03/10
1:04–07:39
2008/03/10
00:16–08:05
2008/03/10
00:05–03:30
2008/03/10
01:15–08:06
2008/03/09
23:34 – 2008/03/10
8:00
Quicklook
Time Series
Data
Lidar-RH
 
SnowWhite /LMS6 SW RH not good 24-min after launch (above 6-km) HeaderInfo
RTSO
W9K
Quicklook
19 2008-03-10 RS92-SGP + ECC 06:51:18 Clear FLEDT
RAW
O3
NILU
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
Aqua 07:02
Aura ~07:17
H,M,T
TES special
see
above
see
above
see
above
2008/03/10
06:00–8:00
Quicklook
Data-HI
Data-Low
see
above
Quicklook
see
above
Quicklook
Time Series
Data
Lidar-RH
 
20 2008-03-10 RS92-SGP + ECC 18:11:02 Low level clouds moved in 1/2 hour before launch, high level clouds too FLEDT
RAW
O3
NILU
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
Aqua 18:06
Aura ~18:21
H,M,T
TES special
             
SnowWhite /LMS6 SW RH not good 60-min after launch (above 21-km) HeaderInfo
RTSO
W9K
Quicklook
21 2008-03-13 Modem + ECC +ATM 01:46:13   Coming
Soon
lidar UTH

Aqua 7:33
Aura ~7:48
2008/03/12
23:35 –
2008/03/13
03:30
2008/03/12
23:35 –
2008/03/13
03:30
2008/03/13
00:33–08:00
2008/03/13
00:00–05:00
2008/03/13
00:48–07:03
2008/03/12
23:18 –
2008/03/13 04:30
 
22 2008-03-13 RS92-K 02:28:02 Clear, calm, dim moonlight FLEDT
RAW
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
lidar UTH

Aqua 7:33
Aura ~7:48
see
above
see
above
see
above
see
above
see
above
Quicklook
see
above

Quicklook
Time Series
Data
Lidar-RH
 
SnowWhite /LMS6 HeaderInfo
RTSO
W9K
Quicklook
23 2008-03-13 Modem + ECC +ATM 17:53:37   Coming
Soon
Aqua 18:37
Aura ~18:52
S
             
24 2008-03-13 RS92-SGP 18:04:22 Breezy, sunny, warm, clear FLEDT
RAW
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
Aqua 18:37
Aura ~18:52
S
             
SnowWhite /LMS6 HeaderInfo
RTSO
W9K
Quicklook
25 2008-03-17 SnowWhite /LMS6 02:02:18 cirrus early, then clear. 2/3 moon high in the sky early in the evening. HeaderInfo
RTSO
W9K
Quicklook
lidar UTH     2008/03/17
00:15–08:00
2008/03/17
00:40–03:30
2008/03/17
01:29–08:24
2008/03/17
00:05–08:00
 
26 2008-03-17 RS92-SGP 02:32:43 cirrus early, then clear. 2/3 moon high in the sky early in the evening FLEDT
RAW
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
lidar UTH     see
above
see
above
see
above
Quicklook
see
above

Quicklook
Time Series
Data
Lidar-RH
 
27 2008-03-17 RS92-SGP + ECC 07:00:50 ??? FLEDT
RAW
O3
NILU
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
Aqua 7:09
Aura ~7:24
M,T
    see
above
2008/03/17
06:00–8:00
see
above
see
above

Quicklook
Time Series
Data
Lidar-RH
 
28 2008-03-17 Modem + ECC +ATM 17:41:37   Coming
Soon
Aqua 18:12
Aura ~18:27
M,T
             
29 2008-03-17 RS92-SGP + ECC 18:03:01 ??? FLEDT
RAW
O3
NILU
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
Aqua 18:12
Aura ~18:27
M,T
             
30 2008-03-18 Modem + ECC +ATM 01:43:00 This flight had trouble with low angle, loss of signal due to trees. Possible data to 15 km. Coming
Soon
      2008.03/18
00:20–03:03
2008.03/18
00:30–02:15
     
31 2008-03-24 RS92-SGP + ECC 18:19:29 Low-level clouds rolled in about 1-hour before launch. FLEDT
RAW
O3
NILU
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
Aqua 18:19
Aura ~18:34
M
             
SnowWhite /LMS6 HeaderInfo
RTSO
W9K
Quicklook
32 2008-03-26 RS92-SGP + ECC 06:48:41 Hazy FLEDT
RAW
O3
NILU
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
Aqua 7:02
Aura ~7:17
H,M,T
TES special
             
33 2008-03-26 RS92-SGP + ECC 17:57:38 Windy, mild, 30-40% cumulus cloud cover at launch, and increasing. Dereeler failed. FLEDT
RAW
O3
NILU
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
Aqua 18:06
Aura ~18:21
H,M,T
TES special
             

Post WAVES Operations

#
Date
Sonde
Launch
Time
Launch
Conditions

Flight
Data

Measurement
Event
ALEX
ELF
AT
STROZ LITE
HURL
ALVICE
AERI
1 2008-04-03 RS92-K 01:46:54 Clear, calm, cool FLEDT
RAW
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
lidar UTH
 
 
??
 
??
Quicklook
2008/04/03
00:31–04:36
"vertical window in place"
Quicklook
Time Series
Data
Lidar-RH
 
2 2008-04-03 SnowWhite /LMS6 02:35:58 Clear, calm, cool HeaderInfo
RTSO
W9K
Quicklook
lidar UTH
SW testing
 
 
??
 
??
see
above
 
3 2008-04-16 RS92-K 02:00:06 Severe clear, bright half moon FLEDT
RAW
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
lidar UTH    
??
??
??
2008/04/03
02:03–05:31
Quicklook
Time Series
Data
Lidar-RH
 
4 2008-04-16 SnowWhite /LMS6 02:33:34 Severe clear, bright half moon HeaderInfo
RTSO
W9K
Quicklook
lidar UTH
SW testing
   
??
??
??
see
above
 
5 2008-04-17 RS92-K 02:00:24 Clear, bright moon FLEDT
RAW
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
lidar UTH    
??
 
??
2008/04/17
00:1204:35
Quicklook
Time Series
Data
Lidar-RH
 
6 2008-04-17 SnowWhite /LMS6 02:37:31 Clear, bright moon HeaderInfo
RTSO
W9K
Quicklook
lidar UTH
SW testing
   
??
 
??
see
above
 
7 2008-04-18 RS92-SGP 02:30:26 Clear, haze around
gibbous moon
FLEDT
RAW
Corrected
Corr. Plot
Merged
lidar UTH    
??
 
??
2008/04/18
00:1504:31
Quicklook
Time Series
Data
Lidar-RH