TC-4

Tropical Cloud Systems and Processes

Location: San Jose, Costa Rica  |  Coordinates: 09°59′N 84°12′W

Flights focused on dynamics and thermodynamics of precipitating cloud systems during July 2005, with an emphasis on tropical cyclogenesis, including wave-to-depression transition in the western Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Eastern Pacific Oceans.TC4 Logo

  • About 100 hours flown.
  • Coordinated flights with ER-2, NOAA P3's.
  • Flights focused on dynamics and thermodynamics of precipitating cloud systems during July 2005.
  • Emphasis on tropical cyclogenesis, including wave-to-depression transition in the western Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Eastern Pacific Oceans.
  • ER-2 Instruments: AMPR, CRS, EDOP, HAMSR, LIP, MTP, MAS, REVEAL.