NAWDEX - North Atlantic Waveguide and Downstream Impact Experiment

h1. NAWDEX 2016 Campaign (HALO & Falcon)

This is the official blog for the NAWDEX campaign, a webpage that can be edited by all NAWDEX team members that are registered. The aim is to inform all NAWDEX participants and interested colleagues about the campaign and to share the planning material. If you need information about the international NAWDEX Project please refer to http://nawdex.org/ and for the HALO/Falcon Project please refer to http://www.pa.op.dlr.de/nawdex/

In case you should have any questions please contact: *andreas.schaefler[at]dlr.de*

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h2. NAWDEX daily campaign schedule 

_[last change: 13 Oct, 2016, 05:00 UT]_

If not stated otherwise, all timings given below after September 18 are referring to UT, which is LT in Iceland.

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h3. Thursday, Oct 13, 2016 

*Aircraft schedule:* 

* *%{color:red} DLR Falcon%*

>*2 Flights planned for Thursday*

>09:45 --- Power on the aircraft

>11:50 --- Pulling the aircraft out of the Hangar

>12:35 --- *Take-Off* (approx. flight time 3:00h)

>15:35 --- *Landing*

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>*Scientific Crew:* B. Witschas, C. Lemmerz

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>"Falcon ATC Map":https://internal.wavestoweather.de/nawdex/attachments/download/427/NAWDEX%20161013%20MAP%20DCMET-Flight1.pdf

>"Falcon Flight Plan":https://internal.wavestoweather.de/nawdex/attachments/download/425/Flightplan%20D-CMET%20%2013-10-2016-Flight%201.pdf

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>16:30 --- *Take-Off* (approx. flight time 3:30h)

>20:00 --- *Landing*

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>*Scientific Crew:* B. Witschas, O. Lux

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>"Falcon ATC Map":https://internal.wavestoweather.de/nawdex/attachments/download/428/Map%20ATC%20D-CMET%20-%20Flight%202%2013-10-2016.pdf

>"Falcon Flight Plan":https://internal.wavestoweather.de/nawdex/attachments/download/426/Flightplan%20D-CMET%20-Flight%202%2013-10-2016.pdf

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*%{color:green}Meeting times for entry into the airport at Silver Gate%* 

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%{color:green} **09:15** E. Nagel, B. Witschas, O. Lux, D. Woudsma ; Shuttle from Gate to Terminal: Engelbert%

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%{color:green} **10:45** R. Welser, S. Grillenbeck, M. Zöger ; Shuttle from Gate to Terminal: Katrin%

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%{color:green} **11:30** C. Lemmerz, D. Schüttemeyer; Shuttle from Gate to Terminal: Engelbert%

* *%{color:red} DLR HALO%*

>04:45 --- Power on the aircraft

>07:00 --- Pulling the aircraft out of the Hangar

>08:00 --- *Take-Off* (approx. flight time 08:45h)

>16:45 --- *Landing*

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>*Scientific Crew:* F. Ewald (PI), S. Groß, T. Koelling, D. Ene, B. Brügmann, M. Jacob

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>"HALO ATC Map":https://internal.wavestoweather.de/nawdex/attachments/download/424/02%20%20Map%20ATC%20D-ADLR%20%20%2013-10-2016.pdf

>"HALO Flight Plan":https://internal.wavestoweather.de/nawdex/attachments/download/423/13%20%20Flightplan%20D-ADLR%20%20%2013-10-2016.pdf

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*%{color:green}Meeting times for entry into the airport at Golden Gate%* 

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%{color:green} **04:15** K. Witte, C. Grad, M. Wirth, M. Gutleben, L. Hirsch, M. Klingebiel; Shuttle from Gate to Terminal: Katrin%

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%{color:green} **05:45** T. Koelling, L. Höppler, T. Carlsen, K. Wolf; Shuttle from Gate to Terminal: Katrin%

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*%{color:green}Meeting times for entry into the airport at Silver Gate%*

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%{color:green} **06:45** S. Gemsa, M. Grossrubatscher, T. Leder, C. Mallaun, S. Storhas, F. Ewald, S. Groß, D. Ene, B. Brügmann, M. Jacob, H. Konow; Shuttle from Gate to Terminal: Katrin%

* *%{color:red} Radio Sondes%*

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>07:30 --- Work in the hangar

>08:00 --- Start of 1st Radio Sonde

>14:00 --- Start of 2nd Radio Sonde

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*%{color:green}Meeting times for entry into the airport at Silver Gate%* 

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%{color:green} **07:15** M. Bramberger, A. Senica, J. Quinting, M. Röthlisberger; Shuttle from Gate to Terminal: Katrin%

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h3. Wednesday, Oct 12, 2016 

*Aircraft schedule:* 

* *%{color:red} DLR Falcon%*

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>*Due to strong winds, today´s flight got cancelled!*

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* *%{color:red} DLR HALO%*

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>*Due to strong winds, today´s flight got cancelled!* 

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* *%{color:red} Radio Sondes%*

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>07:30 --- Work in the hangar

>08:00 --- Start of 1st Radio Sonde

>14:00 --- Start of 2nd Radio Sonde

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*%{color:green}Meeting times for entry into the airport at Silver Gate%* 

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%{color:green} **07:15** M. Bramberger, A. Senica, J. Quinting, M. Röthlisberger; Shuttle from Gate to Terminal: South Air%

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h3. Tuesday, Oct 11, 2016 

*Aircraft schedule:* 

* *%{color:red} DLR Falcon%*

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>*No flight!*

>Work on ground.

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*%{color:green}Meeting times for entry into the airport at Silver Gate%* 

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%{color:green} **09:15** E. Nagel, D. Woudsma ; Shuttle from Gate to Terminal: Engelbert%

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* *%{color:red} DLR HALO%*

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>*Flight got cancelled because of some problems in Cranfield. It should have been a coordinated flight with FAAM!*

>Work on ground. Fueling.

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h2. Responsibilities

| *Position* | *Name* | *Contact (Email*) | *mobile phone* |

| HALO/Falcon Campaign Steering Group:|  X | X | X |

| Scientific Manager: | Andreas Schaefler | andreas.schaefler[at]dlr.de | X |

| Technical Manager: | X |  X | X |

| Chief Forecaster: | Paolo Ghinassi | pghinass[at]uni-mainz.de | X |

| Instrument Manager: | Manuel Gutleben |  manuel.gutleben[at]dlr.de | X |

| Coordinator Ground-Based Observations: | Lucas Hoeppler | lucas.hoeppler[at]physik.uni-muenchen.de | X |

| Mission Scientist (D-CMET) | Benjamin Witschas| benjamin.witschas[at]dlr.de | +354 8668270 |

| Mission Scientist (D-ADLR) | Florian Ewald | florian.ewald[at]dlr.de | X |

| Mission Scientist (ground) | Roman Attinger | roman.attinger[at]env.ethz.ch | X |

| DLR-FX Operations | Stefan Hempe| stefan.hempe[at]dlr.de | +49 172 20 00 688 |

| DLR-FX Project Manager | Katrin Witte | katrin.witte[at]dlr.de | +49 172 741 3066 |

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h2. Planning Summary Matrix (from 19 Sep 2016, 23:25 UTC)

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h2. Instrument and Aircraft Status Matrix (from 12 Okt 2016, 12:00 UTC)

!{width:60%}NAWDEX_instrument_status_matrix_20161012.png!

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h2. Observation Coordination Matrix( from XX Sep 2016, XX:XX UTC)