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AERI-bago Daily Summary
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Date: 3 June 2002 CST (Monday)
Location: UW-Madison SSEC/CIMSS
Operator: W. Feltz

Weather Conditions:

Very hot again, temps in the middle 90's, extensive cirrus developed over site in the afternoon.  Thunderstorms developed west and north of site. A heat burst was detected at Amarillo, TX at 830UTC, temperature went from mid-70's to near 90F at 3 am local.  AERI retrieval profiles indicated very hot well mixed atmosphere above radiational inversion and several near surface temperature fluctuations as  air mixed down (thought to be due to nearby convection)

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/misc/020603/020603.html

Instrument Status:

AERI operating well, stirling cooler is nominal.

http://scooby.ssec.wisc.edu/AERI-BAGO

Science:
Convective initiation mission was conducted by aircraft.  A bore alert was called into early morning on 4 June 2002.  Heat burst needs to be investigated from previous night.

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/ihop/aeribago/
http://www.joss.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/catalog/ihop/research/index

Miscellaneous:
AERIbago is running unattended.  Raman Lidar personnel (Belay Demoz and Dave Whiteman) providing
emergency support if needed.  Bob Knuteson and Ralph Dedecker are supporting the S-HIS and NAST-I
in OKC and can respond within six hours if AERI needs attendance.