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HS3 2012

Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3)

The Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) is a five-year mission specifically targeted to investigate the processes that underlie hurricane formation and intensity change in the Atlantic Ocean basin. HS3 is motivated by hypotheses related to the relative roles of the large-scale environment and storm-scale internal processes. HS3 addresses the controversial role of the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) in tropical storm formation and intensification as well as the role of deep convection in the inner-core region of storms.

Coming into Wallops Flight Facility Sept 7 2012

Coming into Wallops Flight Facility Sept 7 2012

HS3 09/07/12 Daily Schedule

Global Hawk has landed at Wallops

Debrief is at 1300 EDT in the Wallops HS3 Conference Room. 
Meetme Conference Number 1-877-217-8791 #3581543

Access to plane for the instrument teams will be at 1530 EDT for 2 hours

HS3 09/07/12 Daily Schedule

Friday 9/7

Global Hawk estimated landing time is now 11:30 AM EDT

HS3 09/07/12 Daily Schedule

WFF:  All times EDT

Friday 9/7

Global Hawk is currently in transit.  Dropping sondes around Hurricane Leslie.  All is well.
1230 Estimated landing time
1630 Estimated aircraft access (until 1830)

HS3 09/06/12 Daily Schedule

WFF:  All times EDT

Thursday 9/6
GH took off from DFRC at 1619 EDT and is currently headed to WFF
If you aren't on MTS, you can check out the track on the public tracker (http://airbornescience.nasa.gov/content/Mission_Tools)

Friday 9/7
1100 Estimated landing time
1500 Estimated aircraft access (until 1700)

Sonde Preparation for AV-6 Transit (2012)

Sonde Preparation for AV-6 Transit (2012)

HS3 09/05/12 Daily Schedule

WFF:  All times EDT

Thursday 9/6

Transit
1400 PI representative should be in the PMOF
1500 Estimated take off time
Current plan is to fly Tropical Storm Leslie and collect data during the transit

Friday 9/7

0945 Estimated landing time
1400 Estimated aircraft access (until 1600)

AV-1 preparations underway
Transit is now scheduled for Sept 20 to 21

HS3 09/04/12 Daily Schedule

WFF: 

Wednesday 9/5

Due to COA and weather issues at WFF, the transit of AV-6 has been delayed.  Departure from DFRC is now Thursday, 9/6

Thursday 9/6

Transit
Estimated take off time 9am PDT/noon EDT
Current plan is to fly Tropical Storm Leslie and collect data during the transit

Friday 9/7

HIRAD Installation #2 (2012)

HIRAD Installation #2 (2012)

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