Flight plan - HALO-20240914a#
ec_under ec_track c_north c_mid c_southCrew#
The flight is planned to take off at 2024-09-14 11:50:00+00:00.
Job |
Name |
|---|---|
PI |
Helene Glöckner |
WALES |
Georgios Dekoutsidis |
HAMP |
Clara Bayley |
Dropsondes |
Theresa Mieslinger |
Smart/VELOX |
André Ehrlich |
SpecMACS |
Anna Weber |
Flight Documentation |
Lukas Kluft |
Ground contact |
Wei-Ting Hsiao |
Flight plan#
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from dataclasses import asdict
from datetime import datetime
import orcestra.sat
from orcestra.flightplan import bco, sal, mindelo, point_on_track, LatLon, IntoCircle, FlightPlan
airport = bco
radius = 72e3*1.852
# Define dates for flight
flight_time = datetime(2024, 9, 14, 12, 0, 0)
flight_index = f"HALO-{flight_time.strftime('%Y%m%d')}a"
# Load satellite tracks
ec_fcst_time = "2024-09-12"
ec_track = orcestra.sat.SattrackLoader("EARTHCARE", ec_fcst_time, kind="PRE",roi="BARBADOS") \
.get_track_for_day(f"{flight_time:%Y-%m-%d}")\
.sel(time=slice(f"{flight_time:%Y-%m-%d} 14:00", None))
# Create elements of track
ec_south = point_on_track(ec_track,lat= 5.0).assign(label = "ec_south")
# circle centers
c_south = point_on_track(ec_track,lat= 6.75).assign(label = "c_south")
c_mid = point_on_track(ec_track,lat= 9.7).assign(label = "c_mid")
c_south2 = c_south.towards(c_mid, distance=radius).assign(label="c_south2")
c_north = point_on_track(ec_track,lat= 12.75).assign(label = "c_north")
#circle in / out (not necessary but nice to have for more waypoints
cn_out = c_north.towards(c_mid,distance=radius).assign(label = "cn_out")
cm_out = c_mid.towards(c_south, distance=radius).assign(label="cm_out")
cs2_out = c_south2.towards(c_south, distance=radius).assign(label="cs2_out")
cs_out = c_south.towards(c_mid, distance=radius).assign(label="cs_out")
# earthcare end points
ec_north = c_north.towards(c_mid, distance=radius).assign(label = "ec_north")
c_wait = c_south.towards(c_mid, distance=radius*0.5).assign(label = "c_wait")
cw_out = c_south.towards(c_mid, distance=radius*0.9).assign(label = "cw_out")
dir_opt = LatLon(lon=-54.7366666666667, lat=9.23666666666667).assign(label="wp1")#LatLon(lat=7 , lon= -54)
add_wp = LatLon(lon=-54,lat=8.6183).assign(label="wp2")#dir_opt.towards(c_south, fraction=0.6)
# intersection
int_ss1, int_ss2 = IntoCircle(c_south, radius, 360).get_intersect(IntoCircle(c_south2, radius, 360))
int_sm1, int_sm2 = IntoCircle(c_south2, radius, 360).get_intersect(IntoCircle(c_mid, radius, 360))
xlat = c_mid.towards(cn_out, fraction=1/6).lat
ec_under = point_on_track(ec_track, lat=xlat, with_time=True).assign(label = "ec_under", note = "meet EarthCARE")
# Additional Waypoints
extra_waypoints = []
# Define Flight Paths
waypoints = [
airport.assign(fl=0),
#ec_south.assign(fl=410),
dir_opt.assign(fl=410),
add_wp.assign(fl=410),
int_ss2.assign(fl=410, label="scs2_inter"),
IntoCircle(c_south.assign(fl=410), radius, angle=-360),
cw_out.assign(fl=430),
IntoCircle(c_wait.assign(fl=430), radius*0.4, angle=360),
int_ss1.assign(fl=430, label="scs1_inter"),
IntoCircle(c_south2.assign(fl=430, label='c_south2'), radius, 360),
int_sm1.assign(fl=450, label="scm_inter"),
IntoCircle(c_mid.assign(fl=450), radius, 360),
cm_out.assign(fl=450),
ec_under.assign(fl=450),
IntoCircle(c_north.assign(fl=450), radius, angle=360),
cn_out.assign(fl=450),
airport.assign(fl=0),
]
# Crew
crew = {
'Mission PI': 'Helene Glöckner',
'DropSondes': 'Theresa Mieslinger',
'HAMP': 'Clara Bayley',
'SMART/VELOX': 'André Ehrlich',
'SpecMACS': 'Anna Weber',
'WALES' : 'Georgios Dekoutsidis',
'Flight Documentation': 'Lukas Kluft',
'Ground Support': 'Wei-Ting Hsiao'
}
# Plan
plan = FlightPlan(waypoints, flight_index, extra_waypoints=extra_waypoints, crew=crew, aircraft="HALO")
print(f"Flight index: {plan.flight_id}")
print(f"Take-off: {plan.takeoff_time:%H:%M %Z}\nLanding: {plan.landing_time:%H:%M %Z}\n")
print(plan.landing_time - plan.takeoff_time)
Flight index: HALO-20240914a
Take-off: 11:49 UTC
Landing: 20:07 UTC
8:17:16.520666
/home/runner/miniconda3/envs/orcestra_book/lib/python3.12/site-packages/orcestra/sat.py:183: UserWarning: You are using an old forecast (issued on 2024-09-12) for EARTHCARE on 2024-09-14! The newest forecast issued so far was issued on 2024-09-14. It's a PRE forecast.
warnings.warn(
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'''
0732N05125W
0645N05029W
0749N05017W
0721N05023W
0709N04921W 0756N05016W
0840N04918W/N0430F450
0942N04956W 0831N05010W
1001N04953W 1245N04921W
1134N04935W
c_south N06 45.00, W050 29.49, FL410
c_wait N07 20.55, W050 22.82, FL430
c_south2 N07 56.10, W050 16.13, FL430
c_mid N09 42.00, W049 56.08, FL450
c_north N12 45.00, W049 21.11, FL450
N10 00.66, W049 52.53, FL450, 17:25:37 UTC
'''
fx_waypoints = [
LatLon(lat=7.5333333333333333, lon=-51.4166666666666667 ),
LatLon(lat=6.75, lon=-50.48333333333333334),
LatLon(lat=7.8166666666666667, lon=-50.2833333333333333 ),
LatLon(lat=7.35, lon=-50.38333333333333336 ),
LatLon(lat=7.15, lon=-49.35),
LatLon(lat=7.9333333333333333, lon=-50.26666666666666666),
LatLon(lat=8.6666666666666666, lon=-49.3 ),
LatLon(lat=9.7, lon=-49.9333333333333333 ),
LatLon(lat=8.5166666666666667, lon=-50.16666666666666666),
LatLon(lat=10.016666666666666666, lon=-49.8833333333333333),
LatLon(lat=12.75, lon=-49.35 ),
LatLon(lat=11.5666666666666667, lon=-49.5833333333333334 ),
LatLon(lon=-54.7366666666667, lat=9.23666666666667),
LatLon(lon=-54,lat=8.6183),
]
fx_south = LatLon(lat=06.75, lon=-50.4915).assign(fl=410)
fx_wait = LatLon(lat=7.3425, lon= -50.38033333333333336).assign(fl=430)
fx_south2 = LatLon(lat=7.935, lon=-50.2688333333333333).assign(fl=430)
fx_mid = LatLon(lat=9.7, lon= -49.9346666666666666).assign(fl=450)
fx_north = LatLon(lat=12.75, lon=-49.35183333333333333).assign(fl=450)
fx_earth = LatLon(lat=10.011000000000000001, lon=-49.8755000000000001).assign(fl=450)
fx_data = [fx_south, fx_wait, fx_south2, fx_mid, fx_north] + fx_waypoints
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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import cartopy.crs as ccrs
import easygems.healpix as egh
import intake
from orcestra.flightplan import plot_cwv, plot_path
import topojson
import json
forecast_overlay=True
# Some fixed coordinates
lon_min, lon_max, lat_min, lat_max = -62, -40, 0, 17
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)
if (forecast_overlay):
ifs_fcst_time = datetime(2024, 9, 13, 0, 0, 0)
ds = intake.open_catalog("https://tcodata.mpimet.mpg.de/internal.yaml").HIFS(datetime = ifs_fcst_time).to_dask().pipe(egh.attach_coords)
cwv_flight_time = ds["tcwv"].sel(time=flight_time, method = "nearest")
plot_cwv(cwv_flight_time, levels = [48.0, 50.0,55.0, 60.0], ax=ax)
plt.title(f"{flight_time}\n(CWV forecast issued on {ifs_fcst_time})")
plt.plot(ec_track.lon, ec_track.lat, c='k', ls='dotted')
plot_path(plan, ax, color="C1")
with open("worldfirs.json", 'r') as f:
data = json.load(f)
# parse topojson file using `object_name`
topo = topojson.Topology(data, object_name="data")
firs = topo.to_gdf()
for i, row in firs.iterrows():
for geom in getattr(row.geometry.boundary, "geoms", [row.geometry.boundary]):
lon, lat = zip(*list(geom.coords))
ax.plot(lon, lat, transform=ccrs.PlateCarree(), color='k', lw=1)
for fx in fx_data:
plt.scatter(fx.lon, fx.lat, c='green', marker='x')
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from orcestra.flightplan import vertical_preview
vertical_preview(waypoints)
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plan.show_details()
plan.export()
Detailed Overview:
BCO N13 09.76, W059 25.72, FL000, 11:49:59 UTC,
to wp1 N09 14.20, W054 44.20, FL410, 12:47:03 UTC,
to wp2 N08 37.10, W054 00.00, FL410, 12:54:35 UTC,
to scs2_inter N07 32.03, W051 24.07, FL410, 13:16:40 UTC,
circle around c_south N06 45.00, W050 29.04, FL410, 13:16:40 UTC - 14:16:14 UTC, radius: 72 nm, 360° CCW, enter from north west
to cw_out N07 48.99, W050 17.02, FL430, 14:25:14 UTC,
circle around c_wait N07 20.55, W050 22.37, FL430, 14:25:14 UTC - 14:48:50 UTC, radius: 29 nm, 360° CW, enter from north
to scs1_inter N07 08.93, W049 20.71, FL430, 14:57:48 UTC,
circle around c_south2 N07 56.10, W050 15.68, FL430, 14:57:48 UTC - 15:56:49 UTC, radius: 72 nm, 360° CW, enter from south east
to scm_inter N08 40.07, W049 18.00, FL450, 16:08:37 UTC,
circle around c_mid N09 42.00, W049 55.63, FL450, 16:08:37 UTC - 17:07:09 UTC, radius: 72 nm, 360° CW, enter from south east
to cm_out N08 30.91, W050 09.11, FL450, 17:13:49 UTC,
to ec_under N10 00.66, W049 52.08, FL450, 17:25:35 UTC, meet EarthCARE
circle around c_north N12 45.00, W049 20.66, FL450, 17:37:49 UTC - 18:36:21 UTC, radius: 72 nm, 360° CW, enter from south
to cn_out N11 33.94, W049 34.33, FL450, 18:36:22 UTC,
to BCO N13 09.76, W059 25.72, FL000, 20:07:15 UTC,