WVSS-II Validation Louisville (WVL)
UW-CIMSS AERIBago
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   Date: 8 November 2006 EST (Wednesday) 0000 - 1200 UTC
   Location: Kentucky Air National Guard at SDF Airport
   Operators: T. Wagner and K. Bedka
   http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/wvssii/

   Weather Conditions:

Temperatures in the low to mid 50s, light drizzle/mist early, transitioning to low clouds and fog.  Light northerly winds

   Instrument Status:

* AERIBago - No problems, all systems up and running

* Radiosonde system is working and archiving

3 successful launches were completed today

0340 UTC Launch moved to 0331 UTC to accomodate UPS flight schedule
0710 UTC Launch moved to 0735 to accomodate delayed UPS arrivals due to low ceilings and light drizzle.
1030 UTC Launch moved to 1042 to accomodate delayed UPS departures.  Data collection terminated above 150 hPa.

   Science/Miscellaneous:

Sonde data should be viewable via the NOAA ESRL (formerly FSL) ACARS data viewer.

UW-CIMSS WVSS-II web site:
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/wvssii/

AERIBago contact number: 608-219-0565

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Thanks to Erik Olson and John Short for their hard work in getting the AERIbago operational.

Cheers,
Tim Wagner and Kris Bedka