[Airs-2] C-130 over Mirabel

[jbj at atd.ucar.edu]

Hi All,

The C-130 took off this morning at 6 AM local time following the 3:30 AM weather
update. There is a stratocumulus deck over Mirabel, but the cloud tops are at
+0.5 degC, so there is no icing hazard. In the lowest few hundreds of meters
over the surface there is much colder air, so drizzle - if any - may supercool
at the lower level.

The cloud top is variable, and only allows for the C-130 to make transects close
to cloud top, in order to be higher than the minimum flight altitude for the region.

- Jorgen

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