TABLE 2

TABLE 2. LISTING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON'S CONVAIR-580 FLIGHTS IN KWAJEX
Date (1999, Local Time)	UW Flight Number	Time of Takeoff (h:m Local Time^*)	Time of Landing (h:m Local Time^*)	Main Accomplishments of CV-580 Flight^†	Other Aircraft Flying During CV-580 Flight	TRMM Satellite Overpass During CV-580 Flight (Local Time^* of Overpass in h:m)
July 26 Flight started on July 25 UTC)	1783	1011	1359	1. Calibration against Aeromet sonde released from Kwajalein (surface to 20,000 ft). 2. Two prescribed^§ tracks at different altitudes in stratiform precipitation. 3. Descent from 20,000 to 7,000 ft in stratiform precipitation.	None	None
July 28	1784	1747	2217	1. Aerosol measurements below Cu bases plus cloud measurements. 2. Penetrations of Cu along prescribed tracks. 3. Penetration of Cu along prescribed tracks during TRMM satellite overpass.	None	2116
July 30	1785	1656	1908	1. Penetrations of small Cbs along prescribed tracks in coordination with DC-8 flying above. 2. Completed study to cloud tops after TRMM Ops ended coordinated flight.	DC-8	None (But one at 2028) (continued)
^* Local Time = UTC + 12 hours. ^† More details on each flight can be found on the CARG homepage (http://cargsun2.atmos.washington.edu). ^§ "Prescribed tracks" refer to desired aircraft flight paths relayed to the CV-580 from TRMM Operations Center.

TABLE 2 (continued)
Date (1999, Local Time)	UW Flight Number	Time of Takeoff (h:m Local Time^*)	Time of Landing (h:m Local Time^*)	Main Accomplishments of CV-580 Flight^†	Other Aircraft Flying During CV-580 Flight	TRMM Satellite Overpass During CV-580 Flight (Local Time^* of Overpass in h:m)
August 1	1786	1818	2038	1. Penetrations of convective clouds and precipitation along prescribed tracks in coordination with Citation flying above. 2. Measurements beneath TRMM satellite overpass along prescribed tracks.	Citation	1940
August 2	1787	1445	1726	1. Test flight of instruments. 2. Aerosol and gas measurements.	None	None
August 3	1788	1540	1912	1. Penetrations of six precipitaiton bands along prescribed tracks coordinated with Citation and DC-8 flying above.	DC-8	1852 (But north of flight tracks in non-precipitating region.)
August 6	1789	1500	1830	1. Penetrations of isolated Cbs along prescribed tracks coordinated with DC-8 flying above. 2. Aerosol and gas measurements.	DC-8	1650
August 8	1790	1511	1645	1. Calibrations against tethered baloon and tower on Meck Island.	None	None (continued)

TABLE 2 (continued)
Date (1999, Local Time)	UW Flight Number	Time of Takeoff (h:m Local Time^*)	Time of Landing (h:m Local Time^*)	Main Accomplishments of CV-580 Flight^†	Other Aircraft Flying During CV-580 Flight	TRMM Satellite Overpass During CV-580 Flight (Local Time^* of Overpass in h:m)
August 10 (Flight started on August 9 UTC)	1791	1028	1421	1. Penetrations of isolated Cbs along prescribed tracks coordinated with DC-8 flying above.	DC-8	None
August 12	1792	0924	1108	1. Penetrations of stratiform and convective regions (heavy precipitation) along prescribed tracks coordinated with Citation and DC-8 flying above.	Citation and DC-8	None
August 23	1793	1336	1857	1. Penetrations of stratiform precipitation along prescribed tracks coordinated with Citation and DC-8 flying above. 2. Two spirals by CV-580.	Citation and DC-8	1740
August 24	1794	1354	1852	1. Small cumulus study. 2. At TRM satellite overpass time all three aircraft stacked in decaying cumulonimbus with CV-580 sampling between 18,000 and 15,000 ft.	Citation and DC-8	1740
August 25	1795	1550	1847	1. Penetrations of several convective bands along prescribed tracks coordinated with Citation and DC-8 flying above.	Citation and DC-8	None (continued)

TABLE 2 (continued)
Date (1999, Local Time)	UW Flight Number	Time of Takeoff (h:m Local Time^*)	Time of Landing (h:m Local Time^*)	Main Accomplishments of CV-580 Flight^†	Other Aircraft Flying During CV-580 Flight	TRMM Satellite Overpass During CV-580 Flight (Local Time^* of Overpass in h:m)
August 26	1796	1535	1935	1. Penetrations of line of Cbs in various stages of life cycle at time of TRMM satellite overpass. 2. Aerosol studies below cloud base and in detrained air to 11,000 ft.	Citation and DC-8	1652
August 28 (Flight started on August 27 UTC)	1797	0944	1215	1. Small cumulus study.	None	None
August 28	1798	1447	1953	1. Penetrations of suppressed clouds along prescribed tracks coordinated with Citation and DC-8 flying above at time of TRMM satellite overpass. 2. Aerosol measurments in boundary layer and around clouds.	Citation and DC-8	1604
August 30	1799	1316	1722	1. Penetrations of two convective rainbands (one strong) and a decaying band along prescribed tracks at time of TRMM satellite overpass.	None	1515
August 31	1800	0653	0721	(Flight aborted)	Citation and DC-8	None

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