Flight plan - HALO-20240811a#
ec_under ec_track c_north c_mid c_south ec_southCrew#
The flight is planned to take off at 2024-08-11 12:00:00+00:00.
Job |
Name |
|---|---|
PI |
Bjorn Stevens |
WALES |
Silke Gross |
HAMP |
Clara Bayley |
Dropsondes |
Helene Glöckner |
Smart/VELOX |
Anna Luebke |
SpecMACS |
Veronika Pörtge |
Scientist |
Julia Windmiller |
Ground Support |
Divya Praturi |
Flight plan#
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from orcestra.flightplan import sal, bco, LatLon, IntoCircle, path_preview, plot_cwv
from datetime import datetime
import intake
cat = intake.open_catalog("https://tcodata.mpimet.mpg.de/internal.yaml")
date_time = datetime(2024, 8, 9, 12, 0, 0)
date_time_str = date_time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
flight_time = datetime(2024, 8, 11, 12, 0, 0)
radius = 100e3
airport = sal
ec_north = LatLon(lat=15.529, lon=-24.982, label='ec_north')
ec_south = LatLon(lat=2.586, lon=-27.440, label='ec_south')
c_south = LatLon(lat=5.0, lon=-26.996, label='c_south')
c_mid = LatLon(lat=8.251, lon=-26.389, label='c_mid')
c_north = LatLon(lat=11.5, lon=-25.772, label='c_north')
mindelo = LatLon(lat=16.891, lon=-25.006, label='mindelo')
leg_south = [
airport,
ec_north,
c_north,
c_mid,
c_south,
ec_south
]
leg_circles = [
IntoCircle(c_south, radius, 360),
IntoCircle(c_mid, radius, 360),
IntoCircle(c_north, radius, 360),
]
leg_home = [
ec_north,
mindelo,
airport
]
path = leg_south + leg_circles + leg_home
ds = cat.HIFS(refdate=date_time_str, reftime=date_time.hour).to_dask()
cwv_flight_time = ds["tcwv"].sel(time=flight_time, method = "nearest")
ax = path_preview(path)
plot_cwv(cwv_flight_time)
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import pandas as pd
from dataclasses import asdict
pd.DataFrame.from_records(map(asdict, [ec_north, c_north, c_mid, c_south, ec_south])).set_index("label")
| lat | lon | fl | time | note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| label | |||||
| ec_north | 15.529 | -24.982 | None | None | None |
| c_north | 11.500 | -25.772 | None | None | None |
| c_mid | 8.251 | -26.389 | None | None | None |
| c_south | 5.000 | -26.996 | None | None | None |
| ec_south | 2.586 | -27.440 | None | None | None |
11:00 LT Take off … get on EarthCare Heading north of 14deg
Drop first sonde at center of c_mid heading south
Drop second sonde before starting Procedure turn (near 2.5 N, ec_south)
090 deg enter c_south (CCW) from south
270 deg exit to EC track
meet EC along track (not after 1550 UT) 8.25 N and 26.39 W
270 deg enter c_mid (CW) from north
90 deg exit to EC track
90 deg enter c_north (CCW) fro south
90 deg exit c_north to EC track
Descend to FL350 before passing over Mindelo to N point of c_atr
270 deg enter c_atr (CW)
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from orcestra.flightplan import export_flightplan
export_flightplan("HALO-20240811a", path)