64 th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference March 1 2010

64 th Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference March 1. 2010 Jim Mc. Fadden, Nancy Ash, Jack Parrish and Paul Flaherty NOAA Aircraft Operations Center 1

WHAT CAN WE SAY ABOUT THE 2010 SEASON? STARTED LATE!! ENDED EARLY!! 2

2009 Hurricane Summary Tropical Systems Flown Hurricane Felicia (EP) TS Ana Hurricane Bill TS Danny 3 3

2009 Hurricane Summary • P-3 171. 2 hours 36 flights* • G-IV 154. 7 hours 26 flights 325. 9 hrs. 62 flights Total * Single P-3 for 2009 hurricane season 4 4

2008 Hurricane Summary • P-3 422. 1 hours 64 flights • G-IV 192. 1 hours 26 flights • D. A. 75. 2 hours 25 flights Total 689. 4 hrs. 115 flights 5 5

2007 Hurricane Summary • P-3 • G-IV Total 207. 9 hours 37 flights 64. 8 hours 9 flights 272. 7 hrs. 45 flights 6 6

2009 Hurricane Summary What did we do in 2009? • East Coast Hurricane Awareness Tour • NOAA Hurricane Roll Out in D. C. • SFMR Test and Calibration Flights • FAA Certification of the G-IV TDR installation • Surveillance missions on Felicia (EP) and Bill • IFEX/HFIP Rsch missions on Ana, Bill and Danny • Gulf AXBT Survey Mission • Coyote Demonstration Mission 7 7

Coyote UAS Partnership with NAVAIR and BAE Systems Packaged in sonobuoy tube Deployed from P-3 free-fall chute Demonstration flight 20 Sept 2009 Telemetry data streamed to GCS on P-3 8

Technical Requirements P-3 • Store and deploy from within an “A” size sonobuoy tube (4. 875” D x 36” L) • Deployed at 150 -250 kts, 520 K ft UAV • Flight Airspeed: 50 -75 kts • Flight Duration: 1. 5 hrs • Range: 20 nm (threshold), 50 nm (objective) 9 9

Coyote – Mission Sequence Flying to Target (<20 sec) Release & Climb-out 10 10

Purpose • To evaluate the utilization of the Coyote for hurricane research, as well as other scientific applications • To evaluate the ability of the Coyote to fill data gaps in low altitude regions (near-surface TC environment) and provide continuous data to supplement existing instrumentation 11

Demonstration Flight 12

FY 10 PIROITIES AND ISSUES 1. G-IV Tail Doppler Radar 13

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G-IV OSAT Flight Profiles Convection Intercomp. WSR-88 D Intercomparison Convection Intercomp. 15

FY 10 PIROITIES AND ISSUES 1. G-IV Tail Doppler Radar 2. P-3 Radar Upgrade 3. Hi-speed SATCOM upgrade 4. Data System Upgrade (AAMPS) 16

FY 10 PRIORITIES AND ISSUES 5. NOAA/USAF SFMR Compatibility 6. New AXBT Receivers 7. 3 rd P-3 System Integration • Sufficient Personnel for above 17

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NOAA’s Third P-3 N 44 RF Integration Schedule, Utilization and Requirements 19 19

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Avionics/ Instrumentation Schedule 1. Avionics: January - June 2010 New cockpit displays, inertial navs, radios, HF antenna, collision avoidance system, radar altimeters, intercom system, C-band nose radar 2. Scientific Power Integration: January- June 2010 Run scientific power to distribution points throughout aircraft 21 21

Avionics/ Instrumentation Schedule 3. Scientific Instrumentation: February - October 2010 Data system, AXBT, and standard meteorological measurements 4. Air Chemistry modifications: May - October 2010 Multiple wing pods, cloud physics, multiple radiometers 5. Aircraft infrastructure: March - April 2011 Interior completion, required safety gear 22 22

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Avionics/ Instrumentation Schedule 6. Scientific Instrumentation: June 2012 AVAPS, SFMR, and High speed Satcom 24 24

Aircraft Features - June, 2011 - Large floor space for user equipment - User payload > 8000 lbs - Power available >30 KVA - Window/ instrumentation ports - Re-enforced floor to handle large/ heavy racks - Wing hard points - Standard meteorological and navigation parameters 25

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Doppler Wind LIDAR 29

Possible Mission Support and Integration Requirements Ocean Winds: install C and Ku band scatterometers (IWRAP) Ocean Heat Content/Ocean Dynamics: install receivers for AXBTs, CP and CTD probes. Remote Sensing: install large down looking window for LIDAR and digital camera instrumentation Sonobuoy launched UAS devices Bomb bay pallet: applicable to multiple users, rollon roll-off instrumentation packages. Two 1000# rated pallets. 30

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Other Program Support • Ecosystems • Climate • Arctic • Weather & Water • Sanctuaries • Law Enforcement • Other Joint/Shared Projects 32

QUESTIONS? 33