TAMDAR AERI-bago Validation Experiment (TAVE) Daily Summary
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Date: 05 March 2005 CST (Sunday) 0000-2400 UTC
Location: Tennessee Air National Guard at MEM Airport
Operators: K. Bedka, S. Bedka, S. Cultice
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tamdar/

Weather Conditions:
    Beautiful sunny skies with a few scattered cirrus. Highs
in the mid-60's.  Northwesterly winds at about 15 kts in the
afternoon, gusting to 20 kts.

Instrument Status:
  *  Surface pressure, RH, and temperature sensors working
     and archiving. Anemometer is still malfunctioning.
     UW-CIMSS crew has decided to examine the anemometer when
     the AERIbago is taken back to UW-Madison.  Therefore, the
     wind data contained in the surface data files is invalid.
  *  Ceilometer working and archiving.
  *  GPS system working and archiving
  *  AERI working and archiving.
  *  Radiosonde system is working and archiving.
  0100  Launch normal, data good.
  1430  Launch normal, data good.
  1615  Launch normal, data good with the exception of
      surface RH%... see note below.
  2015  Launch normal, data good.
  2300  Launch normal, data good.

Science/Miscellaneous:

  Please note that the surface observation of RH% listed in
the 1615 UTC radiosonde file should be 33.02%, not 41.3%.
This value was mistakenly entered incorrectly into the
Vaisala software.

  The 0100, 1430, and 1615 launches tomorrow have been
cancelled.  The Bago is running out of radiosondes and we
are expecting a new shipment on Monday morning.  The
expected weather pattern for today and tomorrow is similar
to others that we have sampled already.  However, on Monday,
a cut low ejects east across Texas, as return flow slowly
develops late Sunday over the region. Rain, with the return
moisture, will overspread west tenn first thing Monday
morning and persist through the day. Thunder will be
possible monday afternoon, as a warm front approaches from
the south. If the warm front edges north of the area, a few
breaks may occurr, in turn increasing the chances for a
better outbreak for thunderstorms. SPC might have to upgrade
the Tenn valley to a slight risk for Monday afternoon.  In
order to be sure that we have sondes available for the 1430
and 1615 launches on Monday, we have opted to cancel several
launches tomorrow.

   Kris Bedka is leaving today, and Scott Cultice arrived
yesterday (hence the great detailed weather information we
have in this report!!)

The operators have 5 sondes remaining within the
AERIbago.

AERIBago contact number:  608-219-0565

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Cheers,
    Sarah Bedka