VOCALS OPERATIONS PLAN (15 October 2008)
The following document represents the working version of the VOCALS-REx Field Operations Plan and describes the daily operations procedures that must be carried out to gather the data as specified in the VOCALS-REx Scientific Plan Overview. To get a full PDF document please click here.
Chapter 1. VOCALS-REx Operations Overview
- Introduction to the VOCALS Regional Experiment (REx)
- Scientific Objectives
- VOCALS-REx Study Area
- VOCALS-REx Participating Facilities and Resources
- VOCALS-REx Field Schedule and Timeline
Chapter 2. VOCALS-REx Operations Centers
Chapter 3. VOCALS REx Mission Planning and Implementation
- VOCALS Science Team
- Daily Planning Process
- Mission Implementation Process
- VOCALS Communications Plan
Chapter 4. VOCALS-REx Aircraft Operations
- Aircraft specifications, instrumentation, and operational guidelines
- Aircraft Operational Bases
- Aircraft Flight Plans incl. multiple aircraft coordination and intercomparison flights
Chapter 5. VOCALS-REx Soundings Operations
- NCAR GAUS System at Iquique
- NCAR GAUS System on R/V José Olaya
- Paposo Landsite
- Antofagasta National Weather Service Station
- R/V Ron Brown
Chapter 6. VOCALS-REx Ship Operations
Chapter 7. VOCALS Data and Information Management
- Data Management Timeline
- Data Management Strategy
- Real-time Data Access
- Data Archive and Access
- Special field data products
Chapter 8. Education and Outreach
- Activities
- Windows to the Universe
- EOL Field Tracks
