NAMMA Plan of the Day

Date of Plan: 2 Sept 06
Flight Status: Fly (Updated to No Fly)

Mission Scientists Arrive by Bus: 6:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 6:45 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 7:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 8:00 AM

Power Off Aircraft: 4:00 PM

Mission Summary/Objectives

The intended objective for 2 September 2006 was to continue the investigation of the wave that was sampled on 1 Sept 2006.  The decision was made not to fly this intented mission based on several forecast models which did not show  significant development of the planned wave target, but more significant development of a newer wave emerging off the coast on 3 September 2006.
  

Date of Plan: 1 Sept 06
Flight Status: Fly
Forecasters Arrive: 7:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 8:00 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 9:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 9:00 AM
Preflight Briefing: 10:30 AM
Door Close: 11:30 PM
Projected Takeoff: 1200 CVT (1300 UTC)
Projected Landing: 2000 CVT (2100 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 8:30 PM
Mission Summary/Objectives

Sampling an emerging African Easterly Wave that is expected to be crossing the western coast.  Overflight of Mauritania, Senegal, and Guinea may be included in the sampling regions if clearance for dropsonde releases over unpopulated regions may be obtained. 

Date of Plan: 31Aug06
Flight Status: Fly (tentative – update after go/no-go decision) – changed to No Fly
Forecasters Arrive: 7:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 8:00 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 8:30 AM
Power On Aircraft: 9:00 AM
Power Off Aircraft: 5:00 PM

Mission Objectives

Sampling new African Easterly Wave if it looks promising

Date of Plan: 30Aug06
Flight Status: Fly
Forecasters Arrive: 7:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 8:00 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 9:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 9:00 AM
Preflight Briefing: 10:30 AM
Door Close: 11:30 PM
Projected Takeoff: 1200 CVT (1300 UTC)
Projected Landing: 1800 CVT (1900 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 6:30 PM
Mission Summary/Objectives
      Investigate AEW emerging off the West African coast

Date of Plan: 29Aug06
Flight Status: No-Fly
Forecasters Arrive: 7:30 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 9:00 AM

Science Team Meeting: 3:00 PM

Date of Plan: 28Aug06
Flight Status: Hard Down

Date of Plan: 27Aug06
Flight Status: No-Fly
Forecasters Arrive: 8:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 9:00 AM

Date of Plan: 26Aug06
Flight Status: Fly
Forecasters Arrive: 7:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 8:00 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 9:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 9:00 AM
Preflight Briefing: 10:30 AM
Door Close: 11:30 PM
Projected Takeoff: 1200 CVT (1300 UTC)
Projected Landing: 1900 CVT (2000 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 7:30 PM
Mission Summary/Objectives

Associated with a large cyclonic circulation centered near Cape Verde

1. Continuity of AEW large wave disturbance 
2. Sample SAL
3. Underfly CloudSat/CALIPSO
4. Microphysics modules associated with low cumulus

Date of Plan: 25Aug06
Flight Status: Fly
Forecasters Arrive: 7:00 AM
Mission Science Weather Briefing: 8:00 AM
Go/No-Go Decision: 9:00 AM
Power On Aircraft: 9:00  AM
Preflight Briefing: 10:30 AM
Door Close: 11:30 PM
Projected Takeoff: 1200 CVT (1300 UTC)
Projected Landing: 2000 CVT (2100 UTC)
Post-Mission Debrief: 5:30 PM
Mission Summary/Objectives
      Coordinated SAL dust flight along African coast with British BAE146

Date of Plan: 24Aug06

Flight Status: No-Fly

Forecasters Arrive: 7:00 AM

Mission Science Weather Briefing: 8:00 AM

Mission Science Meeting: 9:00 AM

Flight Alert Status Decision: 10:00 AM

Power On Aircraft: 10:00 AM

C-17 Arrive: 10:15 AM

Mission Science Informal Meeting: 3:00 PM

Power Off Aircraft: 06:00 PM