ST MEETING 15 July, Forecast for 16 July - DOY 197
(It appears that the date below is incorrect -JJ/PMEL)


Hi Trish. As you'll see from the St report we still want to do a lot, 
and the conditions seem promising (although we've become less critical 
about conditions).The maximum program for the ship would be:
- release balloons/tracer between 2100Z 2400Z Wed.
- steam to Sagres again for CLEARCOLUMN/LAGRANGIAN on Sat/Sun
- back on 40 N for another release on Mon/Tue at 40 N
Is that feasible? Frank


ST meeting 0714  Monday

Meteo outlook
DAY N+1: Upper levels: Low over Iberian Peninsula with center moving NE.
Ridge over Azores, moving slowly E. Winds NW to N in N of ACE2 area and
SW in S of area. Subsiding air over the whole area. Low levels: High E
of Azores, extending to NE and weakening. Thermal low over N Africa,
another one over Iberian Peninsula filling. Winds from N to NE about 15
Kts over S of ACE2 area increasing, over N of area and weakening around
Portugese coast and Cadiz Gulf. Scattered to broken with Cumuli and
Stratocumuli all over ACE2 area, tending to clear to scattered along
Portugese coast, Cadiz Gulf and North part of East coast of Morocco. MBL
decreasing slightly over the whole area, cloud base and thicknesses
decrease. Possible rain in N Tenerife. 
DAY N+2: Upper levels: Ridge line from Azores to Iceland, bringing
subsidence
over ACE2 area. Weak trough from Iberian Peninsula to Canaries. Winds
from SW except N border of ACE2 area where N winds expected, and N coast
of Portugal where NE winds by the end of the day. Low levels: High
extending from Azores to Iceland. Thermal low over North Africa. Winds
from N to NE 15 Kts increasing in the N of the ACE2 area and weakening
in E. Winds will blow from Mediterranean and Iberian Peninsula over E of
the ACE2 area giving clear to scattered skies along E boundaries of ACE2
area. Scattered to broken Cumuli and Stratocumuli over the rest of the
area.
DAY N+3, N+4: Both days. Upper levels: The trough over the Atlantic will
move slightly E. The trough over Canaries will move NE. Winds from N to
NE over the N of the ACE2 area and from SW over the S part. Low levels:
The high pressure area over The Atlantic, builds up and extends along
the N Spanish coast. Winds from mediterranean and Portugal, over E of
area, leaving clear skies along Portugese coast, Cadiz Gulf and North
Morocco. Scattered to broken layers of cumuli and/or stratocumuli in the
rest of the area. slight decrease in cloud base and thickness. 

Operations

Today Tuesday
1. FREETROPE Citation flight.
2. INTERCOMPARISON Pelican - C130 radiometers on the ground only
partially successful

Wednesday
3. C130 available from 1200Z onwards
4. Ship to be near 40N00'11W00'
5. Following options exist:
a- CLOUDYCOLUMN with C130 and Pelican N of Tenerife
b- full (non clean) LAGRANGIAN C130 flight starting 2100Z
c- CLEARCOLUMN over Sagres with C130 (only in case there is no start of
b-) 
Satellite pictures and ST meeting at 0745Z will decide.

Remaining days
More European pollution is expected to advect into the ACE-2 area next
week. Another LAGRANGIAN could start Mon/Tue.  If there will be two full
Lagrangians
ship could be near Sagres on Saturday (and Sunday?) for 
CLEARCOLUMN/LAGRANGIAN work
with C130 

General
- Phil (D.&R) will present radiative  closure results from Pelican
flights on Wed. 
- Jean Louis will present results from clean and polluted CLOUDYCOLUMN
closures later