General Workshop Information
Wireless access is available from this room. To connect, go to
http://www.wireless.ucar.edu The group name and password are RICO. If you
have trouble connecting, please contact Jay Alipit, x8527 or pager 303-497-1104
(when prompted, enter 210), or email: alipit@ucar.edu
Lunch is available in the cafeteria in this building. The menus for today and
tomorrow are:
Wednesday, September 1
Thursday, September 2
Navy Bean Soup
Greek Salad Pita, Pepperoncini
Ham & Brie Baguette, Chips
Salisbury Steak, Macaroni & Cheese,
and Stewed Tomatoes
Light Vegetable Barley Soup
Tex-Mex Salad Plate
Roma Panini with Pasta Salad
Jamaican Jerk Pork Loin with Fruit
Salsa, Black Beans & Rice
Breaks: There will be continental breakfast provided in the building’s lobby
beginning at 8am on both days. There will be an afternoon break of cookies and
cold drinks at 2:30pm on Wednesday, and a reception with beer, wine and snacks
beginning at 5:30pm on Wednesday.
There is no printer or copier in this building. If you need something printed or
copied, please email it to Sara Metz with instructions at smetz@joss.ucar.edu
RICO Facilities Introduction
Antigua
Terminal
Royal
Antiguan
University of
Wyoming Hangar
X X
X
RICO
Operations Center
(ACT Building)
Jolly
Harbour
Villas
•
Sampling
Site
X
Barbuda
X
S-Pol Research
Radar Site
X ISS/PAM Site
RICO Project
Preliminary Support Facilities Layout
Bird Airport
24/7 manned gate
FBO warehouse
(storage, prep &
lab space)
FBO trailer #1
(RAF aircrew)
BAE
146 C-130
BAE 146
Crew prep area
(RICO Operations Center)
ACT Building (3-4 miles)
Hangar (Univ. of
Wyoming office and
aircraft prep area)
2UW
FBO
Trailer #2
RICO Facilities at V.C. Bird
International Airport
•
Univ. of Wyoming K/A Aircraft and Support
•
NCAR C-130 Aircraft and Support
•
UK BAE146 Aircraft and Support
•
Aircraft facilities and support equipment storage
•
Project hazardous materials storage
•
Laboratory space for airborne sensor maintenance and
in-field sample analysis
RICO Operations Center
Facility Support
•
Main meeting space for Daily Planning Meeting,
Seminars and Mission Briefings/Debriefings
•
Forecast/Nowcast center
•
Operations coordination area
•
Analysis center (scientist workstation space)
•
Specialized workstations (IDV, SPOL, Email/Webserver,
etc)
Facilities Communications
and Logistics
Operations Center Layout
• 2000 sq. feet total space
• 110v/60Hz “US” outlets
• 24/7 access and back-up
power
• Secure building
• Adjacent parking
Operations Center Functions
•
Main meeting space for Daily Planning Meeting,
Seminars and Mission Briefings/Debriefings
•
Forecast/Nowcast center
•
Operations coordination area
•
Analysis center (scientist workstation and desk space)
•
Specialized workstations (IDV, SPOL, Email/Webserver,
etc)
RICO Project
Preliminary Support Facilities Layout
Bird Airport
24/7 manned gate
FBO warehouse
(storage, prep &
lab space)
FBO trailer #1
(RAF aircrew)
BAE
146 C-130
BAE 146
Crew prep area
(RICO Operations Center)
ACT Building (3-4 miles)
Hangar (Univ. of
Wyoming office and
aircraft prep area)
2UW
FBO
Trailer #2
Airport Functions
•
Univ. of Wyoming K/A Aircraft and Support
•
NCAR C-130 Aircraft and Support
•
UK BAE146 Aircraft and Support
•
Aircraft facilities and equipment storage
•
Project hazardous materials storage
•
Laboratory space for airborne sensor maintenance and
in-field sample analysis
RICO Communications Schematic
telephones
(IP,cell)
S-POL
ISS
Aircraft
Rest of World
Land line
satcom?
•e-mail
•data
•products
•Catalog
•chat
•chat
•data/data products
•Shared web
browser
Operations
Center
NSF/NCAR C-130
UW KA
UK Bae146
•chat
•data upload/download
•flight tracks
radio
Ship
(airport)
telephones
(IP, cell, pagers)
R/V S. Johnson
•e-mail
•data upload/download
Mission Planning
Mission Scientific Staff
Science Director
Mission Scientist
Flight Scientist
Ship Chief Scientist
SPOL Chief Scientist
Scientific Operator/Observer
Operations Coordination Team
Operations Director
Aircraft Coordinator
Surface Observing Systems Coordinator
Antigua Site Coordinator
Barbuda Site Coordinator
Communications/Networking Coordinator
In-Field Data Management Coordinator
Weather Forecaster/Nowcaster Coordinator
Staffing Table
(as of 9/1/04)
FUNCTION
Science Director (SD)
Mission Scientist (MS)
Operations Director (OD)
Aircraft Coordinator (AC)
Sfc Obs Systems Coord
Antigua Site Coordinator
Barbuda Site Coordinator
Comms/Network Coord.
Field DM Coord.
Forecast/Nowcast Coord
PARTICIPANT
Rauber, Ochs, Stevens
Rauber, Ochs, Stevens
Dirks, Moore, Stossmeister, Williams
Moore, Dirks, Stossmeister, Williams
Dirks, Moore
Bauerle, Gates…
Daniels, Bradford, Russ,..
Stossmeister, Roberts, Williams
Rauber, Stevens, Trapp
Daily Planning Meeting Content
•
Status of aircraft, mobile facilities 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
•
Logistics or administrative matters
•
Other announcements
RICO Daily Planning/Operations Scenario
(Numbers refer to timeline description in Sec. 4.4)
Special Surface Systems
Operations
Nominal C-130 + (9)
Operations Window
Nominal KA, Bae146+ (8)
Operations Window
Operations
3 hourly ISS launches (3b)
Nominal
Ka, Bae146
Preflight
briefing (11)
Meetings
Morning
Weather
briefing
(5)
Aircraft
Mission
Briefing Nominal
& Ship KA, Bae146
Update T/O (12)
** (7)
04
UTC
Antigua
LT
(UTC -4 HR)
Reporting
*
**
***
+
Mission
Debriefing
*** (16)
03
06
Nominal
Go/NoGo
Decision
(C-130)
Nominal
Go/NoGo
Decision
(KA, Bae146)
16
09
12
Status
Reports
from all
facilities in
operations
center
22
15
18
Distribute
daily
briefing
package
Day 1
As required
Pre-flight briefing for air crew/scientists ~90 min. before takeoff
Flight debriefing should occur within 30 minutes of landing
All science flight crew at airport ~1 hr before planned departure
Nominal
Ka, Bae146
Preflight
briefing (11)
Aircraft
Mission
Briefing
& Ship
Update
** (7)
Daily
Planning
Meeting
(3a-d)
10
00
Morning
Weather
Briefing
(5)
04
21
00
Mission
Debriefing
*** (16)
Nominal
KA, Bae146
T/O (12)
10
03
06
Nominal
Go/NoGo
Decision
(C-130)
Nominal
Go/NoGo
Decision
(KA, Bae146)
Daily
Planning
Meeting
(3a-d)
16
09
12
Day 2
22
15
18
RICO Forecast Support
•
Planning and conduct of aircraft flight and ship operations in and around
precipitating cumulus clouds
•
Provide forecasting and nowcasting support from 5-20 December 2004
and 2-24 January 2005
•
Developing 12-48 hr planning forecasts for this domain
•
Short-term forecasting including generation of 1-12 hr guidance
•
Nowcasting in the very short-range (0-1 hour) and extrapolation of
mesoscale weather conditions
•
A 2 person forecast team is envisioned
•
Forecasts include general flow and stability regimes, airmass and
mesoscale boundaries, and general convective weather conditions
•
Test and evaluation of forecasting and nowcasting techniques and model
products
RICO Real-Time Data and Products Schedule for Operations
12 UTC
Model
Output
available
OO UTC
Model
Output
available
Nominal
morning
weather
briefing
UTC
04
07
10
00
03
06
Antigua
LT
(UTC -4 HR)
GOES*
POES NOAA**
POES DMSP***
POES DMSP***
13
16
19
22
01
04
09
12
15
18
21
24
nominal
Forecaster #1
Forecaster #2
nominal
= night
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N-16
N-17
N-15
N-15
N-16
F-14
F-13
•
•
*GOES (imagery at 0:15 and 0:45 past the hour)
**POES NOAA (Satellite numbers N-15, N-16, N-17)
***POES DMSP (Satellite numbers F-13, F-14, F-15, F-16)
F-14
F-13
F-15
•
•
N-17
F-16
F-16
POES DMSP***
POES SeawiFS
POES Terra
POES Aqua
Soundings
Synoptic obs
Nominal
Daily
planning
meeting
•
•
•
F-15
•
•
•
Logistics – Personal
• US citizens do not need a visa and are exempt from work
permit requirements
• Duty-free import of scientific equipment, computers, and
expendables. A complete list of all equipment to be imported
must be submitted to the Customs Department and the Ministry
of International Transportation prior to arrival in Antigua.
• Waiver of aircraft parking/ramp fees has been received. A
50 % reduction in landing fees has been approved.
• Security (Airport, ACT): 24/7 access, keys and entry cards
(for vehicles) will be provided, badges for participants will be
prepared by JOSS and issued by the VCBI Airport Security
Office.
RICO Security Badge mock-ups
Shipping
Shipping destination address for RICO (sent to “self” in care of
FBO):
Your name
Your facility
In care of FBO 2000 Antigua, Limited
V.C. Bird International Airport
St. John’s, Antigua
There is also a freight forwarder that was recommended. The
name is:
Caribbean Forwarders, Limited
Attn. Foster George
Phone 268-480-1106
RICO Lodging Information
• Royal Antiguan Resort (www.eliteislandresorts.com)
35 rooms blocked: 20 standard @ $110 per night, 15 bayview @ $139/night. Taxes are
included in this rate; meals are not.
Hotel rooming list (as of 8/31/04):
NAME
CHECK-IN
ALBRECHT
12/1/2004
BOYNTON
12/1/2004
CALVIN
12/3/2004
CAMPOS
12/4/2004
CUSACK
12/4/2004
DANIELS
12/4/2004
EAGAN
12/4/2004
EMMETT
12/4/2004
GATES
12/4/2004
GENZLINGER 12/4/2004
GERBER
12/4/2004
HOLDEN
12/4/2004
HUDSON
12/4/2004
IRWIN
12/4/2004
JENSEN
12/5/2004
JENSEN
12/5/2004
KORN
12/7/2004
KORN
1/3/2005
LASHER-TRAPP 1/3/2005
MAYOR
1/3/2005
MCFARLAND 1/3/2005
MORLEY
1/3/2005
NICOLL
1/3/2005
OLSON
1/3/2005
RAGNI
1/3/2005
CHECK-OUT
12/21/2004 (2 rooms)
12/21/2004 (2 rooms)
12/16/2004
12/21/2004
12/21/2004 (2 rooms)
12/21/2004
12/21/2004 (2 rooms)
12/21/2004 (2 rooms)
12/21/2004 (4 rooms)
12/21/2004 (2 rooms)
12/21/2004 (2 rooms)
12/21/2004
12/21/2004 (3 rooms)
12/21/2004 (2 rooms)
12/20/2004
12/21/2004
12/21/2004
1/12/2005
1/18/2005
1/22/2005
1/25/2005 (2 rooms)
1/25/2005
1/26/2005 (2 rooms)
1/26/2005 (2 rooms)
1/26/2005
NAME
CHECK-IN
RINGLEMAN 1/3/2005
ROCHESTER 1/3/2005
ROGERS
1/3/2005
SCANNELL
1/3/2005
SCHANOT
1/3/2005
SHERTZ
1/3/2005
SPOWART
1/3/2005
STEPHENS
1/3/2005
STITH
1/3/2005
STRONG
1/4/2005
WEBSTER
1/9/2005
WEBSTER
1/15/2005
CHECK-OUT
1/26/2005 (2 rooms)
1/26/2005
1/26/2005 (2 rooms)
1/26/2005
1/26/2005 (2 rooms)
1/26/2005
1/26/2005
1/26/2005
1/26/2005 (2 rooms)
1/25/2005
1/14/2005
1/16/2005
RICO Lodging Information
• Jolly Harbour Villas (www.jollyharbour-marina.com)
12 units blocked: 1-2 person units @ $125 per night, 3-4 person units @ $150/night. 18.5%
taxes is not included in this rate; neither are meals or maid service.
Villa rooming list (as of 8/30/04):
NAME
No. in villa Arr.
Dep.
ANDERSON
2
11/29/04 12/21/04
ANDERSON
2
12/1/04
12/21/04
BLYTH
2
12/1/04
12/21/04
BLYTH
2
12/1/04
12/21/04
BURNETT/BREN-UIER 2
12/1/04
12/21/04
BURNETT/BREN-UIER 2
12/3/04
12/21/04
COTTON/ZAROVY
3
12/4/04
12/21/04
DIRKS
2
12/1/04
12/21/04
HEIKES
3
12/5/04
12/21/04
HEIKES
2
12/5/04
12/21/04
KRUEGER
2
12/8/04
12/21/04
LASHER-TRAPP
2
12/12/04 12/21/04
LASHER-TRAPP
3
1/3/05
1/25/05
LAWSON
2
1/3/05
1/25/05
LAWSON
2
1/3/05
1/26/05
LAWSON
3
1/3/05
1/25/05
LAWSON
3
1/3/05
1/26/05
MOORE
3
1/3/05
1/26/05
OCHS
2
1/3/05
1/25/05
OCHS
2
1/3/05
1/25/05
OCHS
2
1/3/05
1/25/05
OCHS
2
1/3/05
1/25/05
NAME
CHECK-IN
SMALL/CHUANG
2
STEVENS
2
STEVENS
2
THORNTON
2
TWOHY/RAGNI
3
CHECK-OUT
1/3/05
1/26/05
1/3/05
1/25/05
1/3/05
1/26/05
1/4/05
1/18/05
1/11/05
1/22/05
Did you see a mistake with your reservation?
If so, please contact the property at which you made your
reservation:
Royal Antiguan
Janine Hills
Tel: 800-345-0356 or
954-481-8787 ext. 126
Fax: 954-481-1661
Email:
jhills@eliteislandresorts.com
Jolly Harbour
Annie Liverpool
Tel: 268-462-6166
Fax: 268-462-6167
Email:
jollyhbr@candw.ag