NOAA P-3 N42RF

TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO

Flight ID: 060829H

Sensor or system	Number or Name

INE	1

Accelerometer	1

Temperature Probe	1

Dew Point Probe	1 (General Eastern)

Altitude (for vertical wind)	Radar Altimeter 159

Static Pressure	Rosemount Fuselage

Dynamic Pressure	Rosemount Fuselage 1281

Time Source	Micro 99

Constants File	CO2062.con

Notes:

There were a number of time/data gaps during this flight which occurred from 125110Z-125130Z, 125339Z-125430Z, and 164143Z-164150Z.

The King liquid water sensor was inoperative throughout the flight.

Altitude from inertial one and two were both inoperative throughout the entire flight.

There were several ground speed errors associated with the collins GPS from 183600Z-183800Z.

There were numerous times during the flight where the dewpoint temperature exceeded ambient temperature resulting in RH>100%. This was likely due to rain, a wet-bulb effect on the total temperature sensor, and/or an artificial warming of the dewpoint sensor as it tried to burn off excess moisture. No edits were made to the data to correct this.

SPECIAL NOTE!!!	Locations 80, 81 and 82 of record five on the standard tape contain

vertical ground, vertical air and vertical speeds, respectively, computed

using Dave Jorgensen's vertical wind algorithm.

It is recommended that these values be used for vertical wind analysis.

Takeoff	Landing

Aircraft Static Pressure	1013.2 mb	1008.3 mb

Corrected Tower Pressure	1012.9 mb	1013.2 mb

Flight Director:	Martin Mayeaux (813) 828-3310 ext. 3086