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AERI-bago Daily Summary
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Date: 9 June 2002 CST (Sunday)
Location: UW-Madison SSEC/CIMSS
Operator: W. Feltz

Weather Conditions:

Mostly clear, high's in mid-90's, dewpoints in 60's, dryline is very far west (TX, NM border) and a weak east to west gradient of moisture is noted across the TX/OK panhandles

Instrument Status:

AERI operating well, stirling cooler is nominal.
http://scooby.ssec.wisc.edu/AERI-BAGO

Science:
Convective initiation mission was conducted by DC-8, P-3,  Lear and King Air.  DC-8 and P-3 made several passes over the Homestead/S-Pol site for comparisons.  Great PBL day at site with outflow boundary passage noted just after 00 UTC the previous evening.

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.