Flight plan - HALO-20240905a#
ec_underCrew#
The flight is planned to take off at 2024-09-05 11:10:00+00:00.
Job |
Name |
|---|---|
PI |
Julia Windmiller |
WALES |
Martin Wirth |
HAMP |
Yuting Wu |
Dropsondes |
Bjorn Stevens |
Smart/VELOX |
Michael Schaefer |
SpecMACS |
Lea Volkmer |
Flight Documentation |
Silke Gross |
Ground contact |
Brett McKim |
Flight plan#
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from dataclasses import asdict
from datetime import datetime
import cartopy.crs as ccrs
import easygems.healpix as egh
import intake
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
import orcestra
import orcestra.flightplan as fp
import orcestra.sat
from orcestra.flightplan import LatLon, IntoCircle, bco, sal, mindelo, find_ec_lon, vertical_preview, to_kml, FlightPlan\
def ec_time_at_lat(ec_track, lat):
e = np.datetime64("2024-08-01")
s = np.timedelta64(1, "ns")
return (((ec_track.swap_dims({"time":"lat"}).time - e) / s).interp(lat=lat) * s + e)
# Global coordinates and definitions that should not change from flight to flight
lon_min, lon_max, lat_min, lat_max = -65, -5, -5, 25
radius = 133e3
atr_radius = 72e3
natal = LatLon(-5 - 47/60. - 42.00/3600.,-35 - 12/60. - 33.98/3600., label = "natal")
# Basic information
lon_min, lon_max, lat_min, lat_max = -65, -5, -5, 25
# Define dates for forecast initialization and flight
issued_time = datetime(2024, 9, 3, 12, 0, 0)
flight_time = datetime(2024, 9, 5, 12, 0, 0)
flight_index = f"HALO-{flight_time.strftime('%Y%m%d')}a"
print(
f"Initalization date of IFS forecast: {issued_time}\n"
f"Flight date: {flight_time:%Y-%m-%d}\n"
f"Flight index: {flight_index}"
)
crew = {'Mission PI': 'Julia Windmiller',
'DropSondes': 'Bjorn Stevens',
'HAMP': 'Yuting Wu',
'SMART/VELOX': 'Michael Schäfer',
'SpecMACS': 'Lea Volkmer',
'WALES' : 'Martin Wirth',
'Flight Documentation': 'Silke Gross',
'Ground Support': 'Brett McKim',
}
# Load forecast data
cat = intake.open_catalog("https://tcodata.mpimet.mpg.de/internal.yaml")
ds = cat.HIFS(datetime = issued_time).to_dask().pipe(egh.attach_coords)
# Load ec satellite track for
ec_track = orcestra.sat.SattrackLoader("EARTHCARE", "2024-09-04", kind="PRE", roi="BARBADOS").get_track_for_day(f"{flight_time:%Y-%m-%d}")
ec_track = ec_track.sel(time=slice(f"{flight_time:%Y-%m-%d} 14:00", None))
ec_lons, ec_lats = ec_track.lon.values, ec_track.lat.values
# Latitudes where we enter, underfly, and leave the ec track (visually estimated)
lat_ec_north = bco.lat
lat_ec_under = 10.0
lat_ec_south = 8.0
# create ec track
ec_north = LatLon(lat_ec_north, find_ec_lon(lat_ec_north, ec_lons, ec_lats), label = "ec_north")
ec_south = LatLon(lat_ec_south, find_ec_lon(lat_ec_south, ec_lons, ec_lats), label = "ec_south")
ec_south2 = LatLon(lat_ec_south+1, find_ec_lon(lat_ec_south+1, ec_lons, ec_lats), label = "ec_south_2")
# ec underpass
ec_under = LatLon(lat_ec_under, find_ec_lon(lat_ec_under, ec_lons, ec_lats), label = "ec_under")
ec_under = ec_under.assign(time=str(ec_time_at_lat(ec_track, ec_under.lat).values)+"Z")
# create circles
lat_circ = lat_ec_south
c_track_on = LatLon(lat_circ, -32.0, label = "c_track_on")
c_east = LatLon(lat_circ, -35.0, label = "c_east")
c_center = LatLon(lat_circ, -40.0, label = "c_center")
lat_c_west = 12.0
c_west = LatLon(lat_c_west, find_ec_lon(lat_c_west, ec_lons, ec_lats), label = "c_west")
# extra waypoints
lat_circ_alt = lat_ec_south
meteor = LatLon(lat_circ_alt, -35.0, label = "meteor")
c_center_s = LatLon(lat_circ_alt, -40.0, label = "c_center_s")
# Define flight track
outbound_legs = [
sal,
c_track_on.assign(fl=410)
]
circle_legs = [
IntoCircle(meteor.assign(fl=430), radius, 360),
IntoCircle(c_center_s.assign(fl=430), radius, 360),
]
ec_legs = [
ec_south.assign(fl=450),
ec_south2.assign(fl=450),
ec_under.assign(fl=450),
IntoCircle(c_west.assign(fl=450), radius, -360, enter = 90),
#ec_north.assign(fl=450),
]
inbound_legs = [
bco,
]
waypoints = outbound_legs + circle_legs + ec_legs + inbound_legs
waypoint_centers = []
for point in waypoints:
if isinstance(point, IntoCircle):
point = point.center
waypoint_centers.append(point)
path = fp.expand_path(waypoints, dx=10e3)
plan = path.isel(distance = path.waypoint_indices).to_dataframe().set_index("waypoint_labels")
extra_waypoints = [meteor, c_center_s]
plt.figure(figsize = (14, 8))
ax = plt.axes(projection=ccrs.PlateCarree())
ax.set_extent([lon_min, lon_max, lat_min, lat_max], crs=ccrs.PlateCarree())
ax.coastlines(alpha=1.0)
ax.gridlines(draw_labels=True, dms=True, x_inline=False, y_inline=False, alpha = 0.25)
cwv_flight_time = ds["tcwv"].sel(time=flight_time, method = "nearest")
fp.plot_cwv(cwv_flight_time, ax, levels = [40.0, 50.0, 52.0, 54.0, 56.0, 58.0, 60.0])
plt.title(f"{flight_time}\n(CWV forecast issued on {issued_time})")
plt.plot(ec_lons, ec_lats, c='k', ls='dotted')
for wp in waypoint_centers:
plt.scatter(wp.lon,wp.lat,s=10.,color='k')
for wp in extra_waypoints:
plt.scatter(wp.lon,wp.lat,s=10.,color='r',marker='o')
fp.plot_path(path, ax, color="C1")
Initalization date of IFS forecast: 2024-09-03 12:00:00
Flight date: 2024-09-05
Flight index: HALO-20240905a
/home/runner/miniconda3/envs/orcestra_book/lib/python3.12/site-packages/orcestra/sat.py:180: UserWarning: You are using an old forecast (issued on 2024-09-04) for EARTHCARE on 2024-09-05! The newest forecast issued so far was issued on 2024-09-05. It's a PRE forecast.
warnings.warn(
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vertical_preview(waypoints)
plt.title("Profile")
Text(0.5, 1.0, 'Profile')
plan_test = FlightPlan(waypoints, flight_index, extra_waypoints=extra_waypoints, crew=crew)
plan_test.show_details()
plan_test.export()
Detailed Overview:
SAL N16 44.07, W022 56.64, FL000, 10:50:02 UTC,
to c_track_on N08 00.00, W032 00.00, FL410, 12:47:12 UTC,
circle around meteor N08 00.00, W035 00.00, FL430, 13:01:12 UTC - 14:00:03 UTC, radius: 72 nm, 360° CW, enter from east
circle around c_center_s N08 00.00, W040 00.00, FL430, 14:38:54 UTC - 15:37:46 UTC, radius: 72 nm, 360° CW, enter from east
to ec_south N08 00.00, W051 13.89, FL450, 17:13:59 UTC,
to ec_south_2 N09 00.00, W051 02.56, FL450, 17:21:51 UTC,
to ec_under N10 00.00, W050 51.18, FL450, 17:29:43 UTC,
circle around c_west N12 00.00, W050 28.27, FL450, 17:54:45 UTC - 18:53:09 UTC, radius: 72 nm, 360° CCW, enter from north, fly through circle before entering
to BCO N13 04.79, W059 29.26, FL000, 20:17:01 UTC,
/home/runner/miniconda3/envs/orcestra_book/lib/python3.12/site-packages/orcestra/flightplan.py:199: FutureWarning: The aircraft attribute of this FlightPlan is not set, but it's required for aircraft performance calculations. Currently, the code will proceed using the default aircraft performance, but the code may break in future.
warn(