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BAMEX Operations Center Functions
Daily Planning Meeting
Facility Status
Forecasting
Nowcasting
Field Catalog
Research Flight Planning
Operations Coordination
Aircraft ATC
GBOS
Logistics
Data/Products Display System
LAN
BAMEX Daily Timeline for Operations
Time 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 T0-1 T0 T0+Δt T0+9
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1st Aircraft take-off 2nd, 3rd Aircraft
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GBOS setup
(17 – 19) GBOS deployment
GBOS update
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Now
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Status CoordinatorStatus Coordinator
BAMEX PIsBAMEX PIsWeather Forecast Team
Daily Planning Meeting Previous mission summary Instrument and platform status Today’s update Tomorrow’s forecast and outlook
Daily Planning Meeting Previous mission summary Instrument and platform status Today’s update Tomorrow’s forecast and outlook
Mission Plan Scientific objectives & alternatives Type of flight plan & alternatives Alert sequence Takeoff time
Operations Support TeamScience Director; Operations DirectorCoordinators: status, aircraft, GBOS
Proposals and discussion Tomorrow’s mission decision Special Observations Administrative announcements
Airborne mission scientist(s) GBOS movements Sounding launch schedule
Mission Proposals
BAMEX Daily Planning Process
BAMEX Operations Center Staff
Operations Director Dirks, Moore, Stossmeister
A/C Coordinator Meitin, Williams
GBOS Coordinator Dowell, Trapp
GBOS Logistics Coordinator ??
Dropsonde Coordinator Knievel, Bartels, Ahijevych
Status Coordinator ??
Site Coordinator Dirks, Moore
System Administrator Daniels, Burghart
Administrative Assistant Tignor, Sandoval, Beard, Ray
Catalog/Data Coordinator Roberts, Loehrer, Goldstein
Nowcast/Forecast Coordinator Weisman, Przybylinski, Bosart
Forecast Team 8-12 people, 2 weeks each
Nowcast Team 18-22 people, 2 weeks each
Student Assistants UCLA, UI, SUNYA, UMO, SLU, NCAR …
BAMEX Operations Center Layout
• Operations/Nowcasting/Communications Center (telephones, terminals, fax)
• Operations Director/Aircraft Coordinator cubicles• Meeting area (including projection system)• In-field data management center (catalog ingest,
operational datasets, sounding data, etc.)• Air crew staging area• Systems administration support area
Mid America Airport (MAA) Operations Center Layout
Operations and Forecasting
Aircraft Facilities
Ramp and Runway
Main Entrance
Car Parking Lot
20’10’
25’
Airport Security-Badges(Only For Ramp Access – All Regular Flight Crew)
1. Fingerprint – Local Law Enforcement Agency2. Employment History Form3. ID Application Form
web forms - URL
Submit ASAP – At least 3 weeks before arrivalTo: Mid America Airport,
Office of Public Safety9768 Airport Blvd.Mascoutah, IL 62258-5500
Other restricted area access by escort only
Foreign National Badges
BAMEX Operations Center Displays
• FSL FX-Net workstations (operational weather products)• BAMEX Field Catalog (research data products,
operational data products, documentation)• Aircraft position/data display system (satellite overlay,
radar composite overlay (RDCC) Aircraft position from 3 aircraft WSR 88D Level III NIDS products MM sounding display
• Assorted participant web access/email workstations• Workstations for other “specialized” products (e.g.SUDS)
Reports Daily Operations Summary IOP mission reports Facility Status Reports Forecasts,Nowcasts
Operational Products Satellite, Soundings Surface, Radar
Model/Forecast Products ETA/GFS products SPC discussion Research Model Products
Research Products Aircraft plots Airborne radar GBOS plots Dropsondes
Missions IOP Table Cross-reference to other products
Tools/Misc Authoring forms Product submission User guide Other links
FIELD CATALOG SAMPLE PRODUCTS
Internet
BAMEX Operations Center Mid-America Airport, IL (BOC)
Ops. Coordination Science Team
Facility Status In-field Analysis
Forecast/Nowcast Data Ingest
BAMEX Field Catalog Data Collection
GBOS Coordination LAN/Wireless
Logistics
ATC/Military Coord.
BAMEX Communications Overview
NWS WFO
St. Louis, MO
Operational Weather Data
Specialized Model Data
NAWIPS
Severe Weather Alerts
NCAR, NOAA,
Rest of the World
Aircraft Coordination CenterMid-America Airport, IL
NRL P-3 Post Flight DebriefingsNOAA P-3 Mission PlanningDropsonde Jet A/c Status Updates
Data Processing A/c Logistics
Scientist Remote Access
Project Aircraft
T-1
Internet
Cell PhoneSat PhoneVHF, HFImage relay
Sat. P
hone
Imag
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Data
Relay
Dial-up Modem
Internet Provider
Mobile Field Systems
SMART-R, MIPS, MGLASS, MMesonets
VHF radio
Operations Center Products to be Received from Research Facilities
• GBOS (including MM?, Sondes, MIPS)– Armada position
– Mobile Mesonet data (time series, maps)
– Mobile CLASS soundings (data)
– Time/height profiles plots, ceilometer products, temperature, water vapor, cloud water (MIPS)
• Aircraft– Position– Low-resolution radar images– Dropsonde profiles
• Model Products– MM5, WRF, RAMS
BAMEX CommunicationsAirborne and Ground-Based Considerations
Current/planned communications capabilities
• Cell phones (voice/data) [limited coverage area]
• VHF/UHF/HF radio (voice) [air-air direct, air-ground direct]
• Packet radio (data, 900 MHz digital) [GBOS]
• Land phone lines (voice/data) [limited access]
• Satellite phone (voice)
• Satellite data downlinks [data duplex]
• Semaphores
Cell LandVHF 160–170
MHz
UHF 223–399
Sat. Comm. (Voice)
HF 3–360 GHz
Sat. Comm.
Data
Dropsonde Jet
NRL-P3
NOAA P3
Mobile Mes.
Mobile Sondes
Ops Center
MIPS
BAMEX Research Facilities Comms Capabilities
= Planned = Existing
NRL P3
D/JNOAA
P3M/M M/S MIPS
BOC
NRL P3
Dropsonde Jet
NOAA P3
M. Mes.
M. Sondes
MIPS
BOC
Critical BAMEX Facilities Comms Links
= Planned = Existing
BAMEX Communication Issues• Who needs what communications capabilities?• Who, from the ground, needs to communicate with which
aircraft?• What aircraft data are needed on the ground (flight tracks,
radar images, soundings)?• What ground data are needed on the aircraft (radar
composites, nowcasts, terminal weather)?• Field mobile systems data available in near real time for:
• Nowcasting (soundings, mobile Mesonet, text [this includes proposed CSU satellite Mesonet plots]
• Mesoscale model ingest• Position updating in the BOC
• Intercomparison coordination issues• Timing of update information from BOC (nowcasts, GBOS
deployment, etc.)
BAMEX Communication Issues• Critical links with Doppler P-3s and BOC/GBOS (duplex email, images
required, voice desirable)• Critical links with Dropsonde A/C and BOC (duplex data link required, voice
desirable)• Critical links among aircraft (voice mandatory [pilot-pilot, scientist-scientist],
relay from ground desirable)• What aircraft data are needed on the ground (flight tracks, radar images,
soundings, drop points)?• What ground data are needed on the aircraft (radar composites [plots from
BOC and WSI], nowcasts, terminal weather updates, launch points/times, GBOS plots)?
• Timing of update information from BOC (nowcasts, GBOS deployment, daily operations summary, etc.)
• Field mobile systems data available in near real time for: • Nowcasting (soundings, profiles, mobile probe vehicle, text )• Mesoscale model ingest?• Position updating in the BOC
• Are there intercomparison coordination considerations?