INDOEX OPERATIONS REPORT

Date: 9903120000Author: Dick Dirks Submitted at: 990312:12:5 ALL AIRCRAFT MISSIONS FOR TODAY WERE CANCELED IN ORDER TO CONDUCT

A 3 AIRCRAFT COORDINATED MISSION TOMORROW, 12 MARCH

RV RON BROWN SOUTHBOUND ALONG 67E AT 10N (1200 UTC)

ORV SAGAR KANYA INDOEX CRUISE HAS ENDED, IN PORT GOA

MISSION PLAN

PRIMARY PLAN C-130 PLANS A COMBINED 3 AIRCRAFT CLOUD STUDY AND

INTERCOMPARISON MISSION WITH AN INDIRECT CLOSURE MISSION

CITATION PLANS A COMBINED 3 AIRCRAFT CLOUD STUDY AND INTERCOMPARISON MISSION WITH A CONVECTVE CLOUD PROFILING MISSION

MYSTERE PLANS A COMBINED 3 AIRCRAFT CLOUD STUDY AND INTERCOMPARISON MISSION WITH A LIDAR PROFILING MISSION

SECONDARY PLAN N/A

Take-off Times

NCAR-C130: 0330 UTC (0830 LOCAL)

Dutch Citation: 0400 UTC (0900 LOCAL)

French Mystere: 0400 ITC (0900 LOCAL)

Pre-flight briefing Time: 0200 UTC (0700 LOCAL)

Next Update Time: N/A

Airborne Mission scientist:

NCAR-C130: CLARKE

Dutch Citation: WILLIAMS

French Mystere: PELON

Ship Operations RV RON BROWN CONTINUES SOUTHBOUND ALONG 67E

Special Operations THE 3 AIRCRAFT WILL CONDUCT APPROXIMATELY

ONE AND ONE -HALF HOURS OF COORDINATED OBSERVATIONS OF A LOW-LEVEL CLOUD FIELD FOLLOWED BY ONE-HALF HOUR OF SIDE-BY-SIDE INTERCOMPARISON AT TWO FLIGHT LEVELS

TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY OF FLIGHT OPERATIONS FOR THE FRENCH MYSTERE