Transcript Davis Introduction

BAMEX Operational Planning Meeting
Monday March 31, 2003
0830
Welcome, Meeting Objectives and Brief Project Status
0840
Aircraft update (Jorgensen, Wakimoto, Lee)
1015
Break
1030
Forecasting Update (Weisman, Przybylinski)
1200
Lunch
1300
GBOS update (Knupp)
1500
Break
1515
Operations Center and Communications Update (Dirks, Daniels)
1645
Preview of Day 2
1700
Adjourn
1705
Reception: Cafeteria Atrium
Tuesday April 1, 2003
0830
Review of daily timeline and decision process
0945
Break
1000
Breakout sessions to discuss Ops Plan sections (emphasize decision process)
Aircraft (Rm. 1001)
GBOS (Rm. 1002)
Ops Center and Communications (Rm. 1003)
1215
Lunch
1315
Anatta: media relations
1340
Plenary summaries and discussion
1500
Break
1515
Plenary summaries and discussion continued
1600
Summary of action items
1630
Adjourn
Goals of Meeting
Bring everyone “up to speed” on project facilities
and objectives.
Review and discuss operations strategy with
emphasis on timing and process of decisions.
Discuss Operations Plan draft and fill in the gaps.
Dates: 20 May to 6 July, 2003
Base: Mid-America Airport
(Illinois)
Facility
PI
Requested Hours/Expendables
NOAA P-3 Aircraft
Jorgensen (NSSL)
148
Microphysical Measurements on NOAA P-3
McFarquhar/Rauber
(UIUC)
N/A
NRL P-3 Aircraft (ELDORA)
Wakimoto (UCLA)
Lee (NCAR)
135
Lear Jet
Davis (NCAR)
100 hrs/450 dropsondes
University of Alabama/Huntsville
Mobile Integrated Profiling System (MIPS)
Knupp (UAH)
N/A
Ground-Based Mobile
Sounding System (2)
Weisman (NCAR)
450 sondes
Probe Vehicle (1)
Dowell (NCAR)
N/A