– Long EZ (Dobosy) will not participate
– Xpol and 2D video disdrometer networked with 5 tipping bucket raingauges will participate
(Anagnostou)
– Office of Army Research multi-beam, passive remote sensing instrument (Bach) – still unknown

– Complete Lidar and Radar Information from PIs (incl. safety procedures) to request waiver from FAA
• Specs complete
• NCAR safety procedures documents are done
• Need information from other agencies
• Trevino (FAA) to review
– Communications Capabilities on Aeromet Learjet:
• Learjet does not have any Satcom system or line-of-sight communication systems
• Standard VHF radios, no details yet
– Cost to upgrade Learjet from a 4 to a 8-sonde system:
• Cost estimate and statement of work was requested 22 Octobe 2001 from Aeromet
• 8-channel dropsonde system consists of two 4-channel systems, which ATD can make available for IHOP
• Requires two Aeromet operators on Dropsonde Learjet (will be included in cost estimate)
• $4,000 in material and supplies (RF power dividers, amplifiers etc.)
• Requires twice the rack space

– Aircraft tracks
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All Aircraft tracks have been modified and posted for review
 Flight tracks now show horizontal as well as side views
 Produce flight tracks on FAA backgrounds for play book – maps will be provided by FAA by 5 November.
 Provide aircraft tracks and flight play book to FAA
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Schedule for all planes exists
– Meeting with military representatives for MOAs (Vance and Texas border) set for 13 November 2001. Material was provided in advance.
– Smaller aircraft meeting planned 2 days prior to
November planning meeting
– Details about NRL NP4 Training for NRL P-3 Scientists is posted on IHOP web site

– Aircraft track data and associated displays with overlays (visit FAA and see tactical display and see about getting aircraft track displays) – meeting set up for October 28
– Communication including voice to ops center
– General aircraft utilization
– Small add-ons to aircraft carrying just lidars
– How to bring up flight hours on some planes (i.e., do we need an Office of Army Research funded aircraft or a just an Office of Army Research funded instrument?)

– Are our plans realistic (in terms of number of drops)?
The OFAP approved 400 sondes (300 on dedicated dropsonde aircraft and 100 sondes for Falcon) within the scope of the $2.3 million allocation.
– Settle on an aircraft(s) for dropsondes after looking at heights, on station time, length of time at the experiment—then see if a permission letter is needed.
Lynn Rose (Aeromet) was contacted on 25 October and asked to provide a Statement of Work and a cost estimate (120 flight hours on the Learjet
36A, 6 week participation) after the Project Office received a go-ahead from NSF.
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Number of sondes in the air
A 8-channel system (two 4-channel AVAPS systems) may be possible on the Aeromet Learjet depending on operator and space availability. Will be addressed in SOW and cost estimate
– Real-time data communication (impossible or easy)
Not possible from the Aeromet Learjet or Falcon

• Surface Stations
– Provide recommendations to Van Baelen regarding location of additional GPS sensors
– Carry out land-use survey, GIS data base (ABL)
– Provide S. Richardson with any additional data requirements from OK Mesonet (non-qc’ed soil moisture data and FTP access)
– ASOS – cooperation between FSL and project office
– NWS badgering for new tapes and surface obs ?
– Priority list to Cress: what ARM data streams are most important and what data are needed in real time (any additional)—(general) disseminate discussion related to
ARM involvement in IHOP to Cress, Lilligren and Voyles

• Mobile Armada
– Check cell-phone coverage in IHOP area and identify gaps
– Produce map with all paved roads (list of roads with clay?)
– Develop Plan B if Freewave system doesn’t work
– Decide on secondary Ops Center for mobile facilities
Ops Center
– Communications (with airplanes, with mobile facilities etc.; Phone recording at Ops Center)
– Determine timing of daily meetings
– Get commitments on who does forecasting and nowcasting
– Identify people by name for Project Control responsibilities
– How forecasts will work with SPC, HPC, NESDIS, etc.

• Ops center (cont.)
– Outside help – weather channel, Ed Szoke
– Need a forecast team planning meeting
– Determine # of people at center
• Data Streams and Archival
– Real-time access of level II for list of sites and archival of WSR 88D data and provision in real time to Ops
Center (Kelvin discussion)
– Archival of two military radars—Vance and Frederick-work on real time
– Availability of GOES rapid scan (CERA-NESDIS)
– Can we get dropsonde data on GTS
– Data questionnaire

• Get modelers more involved in experimental design
– Will any one else step up besides FSL and CAPs with planning?
– Make sure all data on modeler list gets into the models
– Make sure NESDIS filters are not on and GTS works start to finish (check ARM data etc.)
– Parallel model evaluation team for nowcast and short time forecasts (0-9 h)