ST MEETING 22 July, Forecast for 23 July - DOY 204

Trish. 
As mentioned before, ship should now go to 40N00' 12W30' and be ready to
launch between 0600Z and 1000Z. Our meteorologist Daan will email you
tonight before 0300Z with possibly a new position and time (which can
only be 12W00' and 0800Z). C130 will take off tomorrow at 0830UTC,
whatever happens, and pick up the balloons wherever they are. Please
send email after first launch. Schedules is the same as always, only
shifted in time.
Follows a message from Randy and ST report.
Success again!.
Will be in Lisbon hotel at the time you mentioned (but which I forgot
now)
Frank.


To: Shane Beard
From: Randy Johnson

Use parameters as stated last time:
Use profile information for flying altitude temp.
Use 300 Meters as flying altitude
200 Meter Min Alt.
400 Meter Max Alt.
I will adjust later if necessary.
Set timer to start control - we will get out there later

Thanks - Randy


ST meeting 0722  Tuesday

TODAY'S WAS THE LAST ACE-2 SCIENCE TEAM MEETING. 
THE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT THANKS ALL ATTENDEES
EITHER REGULAR OR IRREGULAR. THIS HAS BEEN GREAT FUN!!

Meteo Outlook

DAY N+1: Upper levels: Trough line from S Ireland to N Canaries, moving
E. SW
winds increasing over the African coast. Rising air over ACE2 area,
tending to subside over the W of the area, during the day. Low levels:
Anticyclone 1028 hPa W of Azores, extending N to Ireland. Thermal low
over N Africa, extending and connecting with the second one over Iberian
Peninsula. Winds from NE 10-15 Kts, weakening towards Cadiz Gulf. Cu and
Sc, broken to covered over the E of the ACE2 area and scattered to
broken in the W, also middle and high clouds over E of the ACE2 area.
MBL rising up and increasing cloud thickness. Possible rain N of
Canaries and around Sagres. 
DAY N+2: Upper levels: The trough keeps moving E,
crossing the Iberian Peninsula, bringing NW winds and subsiding air over
ACE2 area. Low levels: The anticyclone over Azores spreads to the NE,
connecting with a high pressure area N of British Isles. Thermal lows
over N Africa and the Iberian Peninsula being removed by the
anticyclone. Winds from the N at 10-15 Ks on the average, weakening
towards Cadiz Gulf. MBL level lightly increasing as cloud thickness, but
decreasing by the end of the day. Cloudiness decreasing around Sagres an
Cadiz Gulf and. No changes for the west part of ACE2 area. Possible
light rain in N Canaries.

Operations

Tue
1.  3rd successful CLEARCOLUMN mission with C130, now over the ship.
Polluted conditions

Wed
5. Start of 3rd LAGRANGIAN between 0800 and 1200Z from N

Wed/Thu/Fr
3. Continuation of Lagrangian. Tenerife should sample till Friday 1200Z