EPIC Daily Operations Summary

Date of report(UTC): 2001/10/06 14:48
Author of report: Gus Emmanuel
Submitted at: 20011006:14:57
Both aircraft fly an ITCZ mission today with take-off scheduled for 0930 local. En route to 93W, 12N the aircraft will do 5-min. wing-to-wing intercomparisons at altitudes of 600-ft., 6000-ft., and 13000-ft. The C-130 carries dropsondes, the P-3 dropsondes and ocean probes.

MISSION PLANS:

PRIMARY MISSION:


SECONDARY MISSION:


TAKE OFF / LANDING TIMES:
 Plane Take-off Times(UTC) Landing Times(UTC)
NSF C-130   1530   2330-approx
NOAA P-3   1535   2330-approx

Pre-flight briefing times(UTC):
Update times(UTC):

AIRBORNE MISSION SCIENTIST NAMES:
NSF C-130 : D.Raymond
NOAA P-3 : Carlos Lopez-Carillo


SHIP OPERATIONS:
The Ron Brown is expected to dock in Puerto Ayoro, Santa Cruz, Galapagos.

OTHER SPECIAL OPERATIONS: