EPIC Daily Operations Summary
Date of report(UTC):
2001/09/12 14:49
Author of report:
Gus Emmanuel
Submitted at:
20010912:15:09
The C-130 plans a 2-hour flight for early afternoon[2pm local] to test the ocean probe chute on the aircraft.
Note: The expendibles did arrive late yesterday afternoon and are currently stored at the Huatulco airport.
A two aircraft ITCZ mission is planned for tomorrow, Thursday.
The Huatulco airport is under a heightened security operations mode; both aircraft are under 24-hr armed guard suveillance..
MISSION PLANS:
- PRIMARY MISSION:
-
- SECONDARY MISSION:
-
TAKE OFF / LANDING TIMES:
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| Plane |
Take-off Times(UTC) |
Landing Times(UTC) |
| NSF C-130 |
2000
|
2200
|
| NOAA P-3 |
|
|
Pre-flight briefing times(UTC):
- Update times(UTC):
AIRBORNE MISSION SCIENTIST NAMES:
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NSF C-130 :
Nick Bond
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NOAA P-3 :
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SHIP OPERATIONS:
-
Daily[for 11 September] report received from the Ron Brown
- OTHER SPECIAL OPERATIONS:
-
San Cristobal team launching 0000UTC radiosondes daily
No GTS transmission at this time