T-PARC Communications Overview

Driftsonde Launch Center Hawaii

Launch preparation Specialized Data Products

Internet Phone Chat Satcom NCAR Driftsonde (GTS) Coordination Center Boulder, CO T-PARC Operations Center NPS, Monterey CA Ops. Coordination Science Team Facility Status Forecast/Nowcast T-PARC Field Catalog Facility Coordination ATC/Military Coord.

In-field Analysis Data Ingest Data Collection Mission Planning Elluminate Web conferencing Internet Phone JTWC, Hawaii

Special forecasting, and alert products

Japan Coordination Center, JMA

DLR Support Model products ATC Coordination

SSEC, NRL

Special Satellite products

Taiwan DOTSTAR (GTS)

Dropsonde Operations

NRL, JMA, UKMO, ECMWF, NCEP

Special model products Targeting products Sensitive areas Ensemble products

DLR Falcon Aircraft (GTS) Support Base Atsugi NAF, Japan

Mission Planning Status Updates Pre-Post flight debrief Flight planning

Guam Aircraft Support Base Andersen AFB

USAF C-130 Aircraft (GTS) NRL P-3 Aircraft (GTS) ELDORA, Lidar, Dropsondes Data analysis Pre-/post flight briefings ATC Coordination

T-PARC Operations Support Science Leadership

Science Steering Committee (SSC) Falcon Steering Committee Science Group (large participant group) Science Director Falcon Expert Teams Mission Planning Team (MPT) Mission Scientist (IOP specific) Mission Support Scientist (Guam, Atsugi) Flight Scientists (on-board each aircraft)

T-PARC Operations Support Science Leadership

Science Steering Committee (SSC) Chair: Harr, Co-Chairs: Nakazawa, Weissmann, TCS-08 Rep: Elsberry Korea: Lee, China: Chen, Canada: McTaggart-Cowan, Ex-Officio: Moore, Parsons, Wu, Toth.

Falcon Steering Group (Nakazawa, Harr, Weissman ) Science Group (large participant group) Science Director (4 in MOC) Mission Planning Team (MPT) (6) Mission Scientist (IOP specific) (MOC ) Mission Support Scientist (Guam, Atsugi) Flight Scientists (on-board each aircraft)

T-PARC Resources Deployment MOC 7/25 Guam Support USAF C-130 7/25 7/30 NRL P-3 DLR Falcon Driftsonde COAMPS model MTSAT Rapid scan Field Catalog 7/15 7/30 7/20 8/01 8/01 Targeting Products

Nominal T-PARC Field Season

7/20

8/01

8/26 9/15 10/04 9/30 9/30 9/30 10/04 10/04 10/04 10/15 10/04

10/04

T-PARC Operations Support Mission Planning

        Finalize daily mission plan Select alternate missions Make key personnel assignments (e.g. flight scientists) Notification of flight facilities Notification of project personnel (Daily Ops Summary) Communicate notification requirements to airspace agencies (advance notification as necessary) Preparation of flight plans and dropsonde points Advanced notification to driftsonde and rapid scan satellite programs

T-PARC Operations Support Daily Planning Meeting The Daily Planning Meeting will be co-chaired by the T-PARC Science Director and Operations Director. The agenda for the meeting will be consistent each day and include the following items:       Status of aircraft and remote observing systems Data management and communications status report Forecast discussion from 24-36 hours, special products; outlook to 72 hours Report on the status of scientific objectives and results of the last mission and/or update on the status of an on-going mission Mission Selection, staff assignment, and schedule of operations and advanced notification Logistics or administrative matters/other items

Daily Planning Schedule (00UTC) Decision Time Frame

Initial decision time Initiate flight planning

21 23 00 06 12 18

Final Decision time Modify flight plan

21 23 00 06 12

Pre-flight P-3 Pre-flight Falcon 22 (07) T/O P-3 T/O Falcon

18 21 23 00

DSM 01 09 DPM (Japan LT)

Team 1

20 DPM DSM 01 09

Team 2

14 Pre-flight WC-130J 16 T/O WC-130J DPM DSM

Start Crew Rest Sample timeline for a three plane mission: WC-130, P-3: TC structure Assumptions: Falcon: Targeting for track Targeting for 0000 UTC Synoptic time TC structure missions desired to be as close to dawn as possible Two-hour transit time to target (WC-130J, P-3) All times are UTC: 0000 UTC = 0900 Japan, 1000 Guam, 1700 Monterey

09

18

Final Decision time Modify flight plan

21 23 00 06 12

Pre-flight P-3 Pre-flight Falcon 22 T/O P-3 T/O Falcon

18 21 23 00 02 06 12 18

DPM DSM 01 14 Pre-flight WC-130J 16 T/O WC-130J DPM DSM

04 Start Crew Rest Sample timeline for a three plane mission: WC-130, P-3: TC structure Assumptions: Falcon: Targeting for track Targeting for 0000 UTC Synoptic time TC structure missions desired to be as close to dawn as possible Two-hour transit time to target (WC-130J, P-3) All times are UTC: 0000 UTC = 0900 Japan, 1000 Guam, 1700 Monterey 00

Daily Planning Schedule (12UTC) Decision Time Frame

Initial decision time Initiate flight planning

11 12 18 21 00 23 06

Final Decision time Modify flight plan

11 12 18 21 00 23

04 08 Pre-flight Falcon 10 Pre-flight P-3 T/O P-3 T/O Falcon

06 11 12

01 UPDATE

Team 1

DPM DSM 09

Team 1A

13 02 20 Pre-flight UPDATE Japan LT WC-130J DPM 09 04 DSM T/O WC-130J

Start Crew Rest Team 2

UPDATE

Sample timeline for a three plane mission: WC-130, P-3: TC structure Falcon, DOTSTAR: Targeting for track Or: Assumptions: WC-130, P-3, FALCON, ET Structure and Targeting Targeting for 1200 UTC Synoptic time Two-hour transit time to target (WC-130J, P-3) All times are UTC: 0000 UTC = 0900 Japan, 1000 Guam, 1700 Monterey

18

Final Decision time Modify flight plan

11 12 18 21 00 23

Pre-flight P-3 Pre-flight Falcon 10 T/O P-3 T/O Falcon

06 12 02 18 21 00 23 06 12

13 UPDATE 02 Pre-flight WC-130J DPM 04 DSM

06

T/O WC-130J

14

DPM DSM

Start Crew Rest Sample timeline for a three plane mission: WC-130, P-3: TC structure Or: Falcon, DOTSTAR: Targeting for track WC-130, P-3, FALCON, ET Structure and Targeting Assumptions: Targeting for 1200 UTC Synoptic time Two-hour transit time to target (WC-130J, P-3) All times are UTC: 0000 UTC = 0900 Japan, 1000 Guam, 1700 Monterey

T-PARC Operations Support Intensive Observing Period (IOP)

 An Intensive Observing Period (IOP) is a period of comprehensive airborne observations in the project target area, organized and launched to document the structure and evolution from the Formation through the Extra-tropical Transition (ET) stages of a tropical cyclone. An IOP also occurs if there are special “targeted observations” carried out with aircraft in support of forecasting objectives.

T-PARC Operations Support Intensive Observing Period (IOP)

   The main criterion for launching an IOP will be an indication 24 to 48 hour in advance of the conditions noted above that warrant special aircraft measurements with any project aircraft.

IOPs do not have a predetermined length. Weather conditions can last from several hours to several (3-4) days. Given the importance of transitions from undisturbed to disturbed conditions favoring tropical cyclone development, an attempt will also be made to include transition periods as part of IOPs, based on the available forecasts.

T-PARC Operations Support Intensive Observing Period (IOP)

   Special attention will be paid in the mission planning process to effectively use available resources to maximize documentation of each IOP event Question —Do we define IOPs by phenomena or the start of special observations?

Question —How do we handle simultaneous observations (e.g. TC formation near Guam and targeting near Japan?)

Proposed T-PARC Resources Scorecard IOP # Tropical Cyclone Structure Formation Structure Satellite Validation Extratropical Transition Transfor mation Re Intensific ation Targeting Formation Recurva ture Non-TC targeting 1 X X X 2A X X 2B 2C USAF 10.5

NRL 9.0

32 drops USAF 10.2

24 drops X NRL 8.0

DLR 4.4

30 drops DLR 4.0

NRL 8.0

C130 10 36 drops X DLR 4.0

DLR 3.5

25 drops X

T-PARC Operations Support Operations Staffing

 It is necessary to have two teams of key staff in the MOC to support operations.  Team-1 will be the daily shift of people to handle typical support operations when there are no IOPs planned or underway  Team-2 will be the special shift to support activities during IOPs (or other special periods as required).

T-PARC Operations Support Operations Staffing

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Team-1 (Daily Planning)

Science Director Operations Director Facility Status Coordinator Lead Weather Forecaster Forecast support staff (2-3 people) Communications Specialist        

Team-2 (during IOP)

Mission Scientist Operations Director-2 Aircraft Coordinator Sounding Coordinator Lead Nowcaster Forecast support staff Communications Specialist

T-PARC Operations Support Operations Staffing

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Aircraft Support Center Staff (Guam, Atsugi)

 Facility Manager and Center Support Coordinator Mission Support Scientist Data Manager

Driftsonde Coordination Center Staff

 Driftsonde Scientist  Communications Coordinator

T-PARC Aircraft Coordination Center at Andersen AFB, Guam

T-PARC Operations Center in Monterey

Action Items

     Staffing key positions for all centers Added Sections of the Ops Plan – Modeling – Aircraft program – Data Management – Sounding Systems Clear picture of airspace and flight operations capabilities Documentation and clearances for personnel Aircraft scientific crew training