TAMDAR AERI-bago Validation Experiment (TAVE) Daily Summary
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    Date: 27-28 May 2005
    Location: Tennessee Air National Guard at MEM Airport
    Operators: E. Olson, S. Bedka
    http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/tamdar/

    Weather Conditions:

General condition of the day:  Clear skies and fair conditions throughout the morning and afternoon, with the high temperature reaching 87.  Clouds built in from the west beginning at around 5:30 PM, with cloudy conditions prevalent by the 7 PM launch.  Slight chance of thunderstorms overnight, but since today is the final day of TAVE--II, this won't affect us.

    Instrument Status:

* Surface pressure, RH, and temperature sensors working and archiving.  Packed up soon after last balloon release.

* Ceilometer working and archiving.  Packed up soon after last balloon release

* GPS system working and archiving.  Packed up soon after last balloon release

* AERI working and archiving.  Shutdown for the trip soon after last balloon release

* Radiosonde system is working and archiving
Final 5 launches completed

    Science/Miscellaneous:

0000 UTC launch   partly cloudy, few and scattered
1505 UTC launch   Clear with some cumulus clouds on the horizon.
1915 UTC launch   Mostly clear
2220 UTC launch   Partly cloudy with cumulus
0000 UTC launch   Cloudy, mostly stratocumulus, and there looks to be some cirrus above

AC status:  Units continue to work off and on throughout the day.  Enough to keep the inside temperature reasonable.

Bago is being stored on the Memphis ANG base until the start of WVSSII.

Erik Olson