Involvement in CHIPIX65/RD53 collaboration Sara Marconi, Pisana Placidi, Jorgen Christiansen.
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53 rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron 2015 Hurricane Season – Ops Review I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
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53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron 2015 Hurricane Season – Ops Review
I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
Season Comparison For Tasking
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’11 ’12 ’13 ’14 ‘15 TASKED 191 162 103 141 155 CANCELLED 59 36 61 28 58 REQUIRED 132 126 42 113 97 ACCOMP 130 125 42 111 96
RELIABILITY 97% 99% 99% 99% 99%
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Flying Hours by Storm
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15.8 13.3 10.7 9.9 Joaquin (A)Guillermo (CP)Erika (A)Ignacio (CP)Ana (A)Hilda (CP)Bill (A)Blanca (EP)Kilo (CP)Danny (A)Carlos (EP)Ela (CP)Oho (CP)Patricia (EP)Marty (EP)
I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
CHAT and the HAT
• Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour • The 2015 CHAT was successful and visited Merida and
Cozumel, Mexico, Bonaire, NA, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Saint Kitts, St. Eustatius and San Juan, PR.
• The 2016 CHAT will visit Cabo San Lucas and Puerto Vallarta,
Mexico, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and Ponce, Puerto Rico.
• Hurricane Awareness Tour (Gulf Coast) • 53WRS along with NOAA AOC will visit San Antonio and
Galveston, TX, New Orleans, LA, Panama City and Naples, FL
I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
Technological Improvements
• Software Upgrade - Spring 2016 • SFMR and mission software?
• ARWO computer system hardware refresh in the works
• 1st step needed to allow radar imagery transmission
• Sat-phone Upgrade • All aircraft modified summer 2014
• Testing broadband capability Aug 2016
I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e
AXBT’s
• Test program began in 2011 season for 3 years (extended through 2016 season)
• Current launch system marginal but usable at 10K ft or below • Navy provided data operators and portable receivers • Utility for hurricane operational models ongoing
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Hurricane Patricia 22-23 October 2015
Hurricane Patricia Satellite Imagery
Pressure Alt. vs. GPS Alt. (Meters)
3161m = 10,370ft
Vertical Velocity
-18.52 m/s
+15.95 m/s
SLP vs. Surface Wind Speed
888mb 890mb
193.41 kts 198.27 kts 195.55 kts
187.58 kts 187.19 kts 188.16 kts . . . .
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Flt Level WS vs. Surface WS
HURRICANE WINDS = 31 MILES
192 KTS
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Hurricane Patricia
Random Pictures
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