TAMDAR AERI-bago Validation Experiment (TAVE) Daily
  Summary
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   Date: 07 March 2005 CST (Monday) 0000-2400 UTC
   Location: Tennessee Air National Guard at MEM Airport
   Operators: S. Bedka, S. Cultice, John Short
   http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tamdar/

   Weather Conditions:
    Partly cloudy this the morning, with rainshowers and thunderstorms through the afternoon.

       Morning lows in the 50s, afternoon highs in the mid 60s. Southwesterly winds at about
       10-15  kts. Rainfall 0.25.


   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.
         1430  Normal Launch.

      1615  Normal Launch
      2015  Normal Launch.
      2300  Normal Launch.
      0100  Normal Launch


   Science/Miscellaneous:
   Some of you may already know this, but we noticed today
that the Memphis branch of the NWS has a description of the
TAMDAR GLFE off of their page... it even has a picture of
John Short holding a weather balloon.  You can view it at http://www.srh.noaa.gov/zme/TAMDAR.htm.  Also, we noticed a
couple of days ago that profiles from the AERIbago were
referenced in one of their discussions.  It's great to know
that people are using this data!

  The operators have a full supply of sondes, as our

     new shipment made it in today!.  Thanks!

  John Short arrived this morning, and Sarah Bedka left this afternoon.
  AERIBago contact number:  608-219-0565
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   Cheers,

   Scott Cultice