FASTEX IOP Summary Table

IOP LOW DATE IN MSA OBJEC- TIVE REMARKS S R S FLIGHTS
Lear Jet G-IV UK C130 P3 Elec tra US C130
1 8A 10 Jan MSA (SS) v. good data in cloud head & cyclone centre


* * *
2 11/ 12A 12 Jan FUS(0)

*







MSA (PCR) v. good data on CF line elements


* * *
3 14









4 18 17 Jan MSA (PLP) good cold-air multiple vortices (also served as test flight & 24-h validation of NRL f/cast)

NOAA



5 19A 21 Jan MSA (SS) v. good mesoscale phenomena in cloud head *


* *

19B 22 Jan FUS(0)

*




6 20 23 Jan NUS(S) v. good data in high-PV filament *
CNRS



7 22B 25 Jan NUS (S&0) v.good data from upper jet entrance to surface cold front

NOAA CNRS NRL *





MSA (PCR) v. weak cold frontal rainbands


* * *
8 X 29 Jan Test good transect over Greenland on non-Fastex obj.

NOAA



9 27 2 Feb FUS(0) good verification of model performance
* NRL NOAA
* *
10 28 4 Feb FUS(0)






*



NUS(0)
*
CNRS NOAA






MSA good data on mesoscale phenomena in weakly developed cloud head


* * *

IOP LOW DATE IN MSA OBJEC- TIVE REMARKS S R S FLIGHTS
Lear Jet G-IV UK C130 P3 Elec tra US C130
11 30 6 Feb FUS(0)

*



*



NUS
*








MSA (PWR PCR SS) good data in non-fractured system with warm and cold frontal precip areas

NOAA * * *
11A 33 8 Feb NUS(S)


NOAA CNRS



12 34 9 Feb FUS(0)


NRL


*



NUS
*








MSA (PWR PCI) good data on rapidly deepening cyclone with cloud head, possible stratospheric intrusion and intense NCFR


* *

13 35 11 Feb FUS(0)

*




14 37 14 Feb FUS(0)

*




15 38 15 Feb FUS(0)

*







NUS
*
CNRS






MSA v. good measurements of 'occlusion' rainbands dryslot & bent-back


* *

16 39A 17 Feb FUS(0)

*







NUS
*








MSA v. good measurements of cold frontal precip, dryslot and part of newly developing cloud head


* *

17 41 19 Feb FUS(0,S) The FASTEX Cyclone
* NRL CNRS






NUS
*
CNRS






MSA



* *




Post MSA


NOAA CNRS



18 44 23 Feb FUS(0,S) Survey Mission &
target verification

NRL CNRS






NUS


NOAA CNRS






MSA




*

19 46 26 Feb FUS(0) Dynamical Structure
of cold front
*







NUS










MSA


NOAA CNRS
 *