ATL: PALOMA - Recon Discussion
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Re: ATL: Invest 93L - Recon Discussion
I double checked that 50 kt sfmr before posting it, wanted to make sure no flags were on it.
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Re: ATL: Invest 93L - Recon Discussion
ai9d wrote:I double checked that 50 kt sfmr before posting it, wanted to make sure no flags were on it.
Considering it's double the FL winds, I'd say it's quite suspicious. We have quite a few real-live surface obs around the low and all are in the 15-25 kt range.
Have you also noticed that SFMR winds this year are almost always a good bit higher than FL winds? I think they need to do a good bit more calibration on those instruments. Will be interesting to query the presenters at next spring's hurricane conferences about these data.
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"Have you also noticed that SFMR winds this year are almost always a good bit higher than FL winds?"
I've seen that every recon mission I've worked. Sure looks like the calibration needs more work.
I've seen that every recon mission I've worked. Sure looks like the calibration needs more work.
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Re: ATL: Invest 93L - Recon Discussion
48kt smfr is legit,but I suscribe the above comments.
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Re: ATL: Invest 93L - Recon Discussion
cycloneye wrote:48kt sfmr is legit,but I subscribe the above comments.
The observation appears to have been in an area of heavy squalls north of the center, but FL winds were only 22 kts. I know when the presenters at last year's AMS tropical conference talked about calibrating the SFMR they flew over buoys with known wind speeds only on days with no rain. Maybe the rain is interfering with the signal?
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Re: ATL: PALOMA - Recon Discussion
wxman57 wrote:cycloneye wrote:48kt sfmr is legit,but I subscribe the above comments.
The observation appears to have been in an area of heavy squalls north of the center, but FL winds were only 22 kts. I know when the presenters at last year's AMS tropical conference talked about calibrating the SFMR they flew over buoys with known wind speeds only on days with no rain. Maybe the rain is interfering with the signal?
we don't fly calibration flights during the day.
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Re: ATL: PALOMA - Recon Discussion
Lets see how strong this mission finds Paloma.Plane decends.
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Just Joshing You wrote:What do mesovortices in an eyewall look like on radar?
I was thinking the same thing- sounds like a POJO question.
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Re: ATL: PALOMA - Recon Discussion
These are mesovortices rotating around inside the eye of Hurricane Ike, as it was making landfall in Galveston.
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Re: ATL: PALOMA - Recon Discussion
Our friend ai9d has to go soon so who wants to continue posting the NOAA3 obs? I will take the Air Force ones for a while.
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