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HIPPO 1-‐5: Summary of Flights

Jasna Pi;man, Harvard University Pavel Romashkin, NCAR Bri;on Stephens, NCAR

Oct 5, 2012 1

Airport Location ICAO Altitude Latitude Longitude HIPPO UT Time (ft AMSL*) Degrees Degrees Phase

Anchorage, AK PANC 152 61.17 N 150.00 W 1,2,3,4,5 UTC-9 (DST-8) Barrow, AK PABR 52 71.29 N 156.77 W 2,4,5 UTC-9 (DST-8) Billings, MT KBIL 3,652 45.81 N 108.54 W 1 UTC-7 (DST-6) Broomfield (JeffCo), CO KBJC 5,673 39.91 N 105.12 W 1,2,3,4,5 UTC-7 (DST-6) Campbell River, BC, Canada CYBL 346 49.95 N 125.27 W 1 UTC-8 (DST-7) Christchurch, New Zealand NZCH 37 43.49 S 172.53 E 1,2,3,4,5 UTC+12 (DST+13) Cold Bay, AK PACD 102 55.21 N 162.73 W 1,2,3,4,5 UTC-9 (DST-8) Darwin, Australia YPDN 103 12.41 S 130.88 E 4 UTC+9:30 Deadhorse, AK PASC 65 70.19 N 148.47 W 1,2,3,5 UTC-9 (DST-8) Easter Island SCIP 227 27.16 S 109.42 W 1 UTC-6 (DST-5) Edmonton, Canada CYEG 2,373 54.31 N 113.58 W 1 UTC-7 (DST-6) Fairbanks, AK PAFA 439 64.82 N 147.86 W 1,2,3,4,5 UTC-9 (DST-8) Hobart, Australia YMHB 13 42.84 S 147.51 E 4 UTC+10 Honiara, Solomon Island AGGH 28 9.43 S 160.05 E 2 UTC+11 Honolulu, HI PHNL 13 21.32 N 157.92 W 1 UTC-10 Kona, HI PHKO 47 19.74 N 156.05 W 2,3,4,5 UTC-10 Lauder Observatory, NZ - 1,214 45.04 S 169.68 E 1,2,3,5 UTC+12 (DST+13) Midway Atoll PMDY 18 28.20 N 177.38 W 4 UTC-11 Pago Pago, American Samoa NSTU 32 14.33 S 170.71 W 1,3 UTC-11 Papeete, Tahiti NTAA 7 17.56 S 149.61 W 1 UTC-10 Rarotonga, Cook Island NCRG 19 21.20 S 159.81 W 2,4,5 UTC-10 (DST-9:30) Saipan PGSN 211 15.12 N 145.73 E 4 UTC+10 San Jose, Costa Rica MROC 3,021 9.99 N 84.21 W 1 UTC-6 Watson Lake, Canada CYQH 2,225 60.11 N 128.82 W 1,2,3,4,5 UTC-8 (DST-7) WLEF Tower, WI - 1,549 45.95 N 90.27 W 1,2,5 UTC-6 (DST-5) Wollongong, Australia YWOL 31 34.56 S 150.79 E 2 UTC+10 (DST+11) Yellowknife, NwT, Canada CYZF 675 62.46 N 114.44 W 1 UTC-7 (DST-6)

2 * “M AMSL” = feet above mean sea level

Flight HIPPO-1 HIPPO-2 HIPPO-3 HIPPO-4 HIPPO-5

TF01 0 (1.8 hrs) 1 (2.5 hrs) 1 (2.4 hrs) 1 (1.9 hrs) -

TF02 1 (4.6 hrs) 1 (4.4 hrs) 1 (3.6 hrs) 5 (6.1 hrs) -

TF03 0 (1.5 hrs) - - - -

RF01 0 (1.1 hrs) 2 (6.3 hrs) 2 (6.0 hrs) 2 (5.8 hrs) 4 (5.1 hrs)











RF12 - - - 3 (6.5 hrs) 8 (8.1 hrs)

RF13 - - - - 6 (8.5 hrs)

RF14 - - - - 1 (4.8 hrs)

HOURS PER PHASE: 81.1 87.6 81.6 93.9 99.2

TOTAL HOURS: 443.4

DIPS PER PHASE: 61 63 57 73 80

TOTAL DIPS: 334

Number of dips and flight duraTon

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DATES (yymmdd) HIPPO-1 HIPPO-2 HIPPO-3 HIPPO-4 HIPPO-5 TF01 081213 091020 100316 110607 - TF02 081217 091022 100318 110609 - TF03 090106 - - - - RF01 090108 091031 100324 110614 110809 RF02 090109 091102 100326 110616 110811 RF03 090112 091104 100329 110618 110816 RF04 090114 091107 100331 110622 110818 RF05 090116 091109 100402 110625 110819 RF06 090118 091111 100405 110628 110822 RF07 090120 091114 100408 110701 110824 RF08 090123 091116 100410 110704 110827 RF09 090126 091119 100413 110706 110829 RF10 090128 091121 100415 110707 110901 RF11 090130 091122 100416 110710 110903 RF12 - - - 110711 110906 RF13 - - - - 110908 RF14 - - - - 110909

LOCATIONS HIPPO-1 HIPPO-2 HIPPO-3 HIPPO-4 HIPPO-5 TF01 CO<>SD CO<>OK around CO CO<>4 corners (see RF01) TF02 CO<>IO,OK CO<>WLEF CO<>OK CO<>TX,LA,OK (see RF02) TF03 CO<>SD - - - - RF01 CO->MT CO->AK CO->AK CO->AK CO<>WLEF RF02 MT->AK AK<>NP AK<>NP AK<>NP CO<>TX,LA,AR,OK RF03 AK<>NP AK->HI AK->HI AK->HI CO->AK RF04 AK->HI HI->CI HI->AS HI->CI AK<>NP RF05 HI->AS CI->NZ AS->NZ CI->NZ AK<>NP (redo) RF06 AS->NZ NZ<>SP NZ<>SP NZ->SP->HO AK->HI RF07 NZ<>SP NZ->SI NZ->AS HO->DA HI->CI RF08 NZ->TA SI->HI AS->HI DA>SA CI->NZ RF09 TA->EI HI->AK HI->AK SA->MI NZ<>SP RF10 EI->CR AK<>NP AK<>NP MI<>AK NZ->CI RF11 CR->CO AK->CO AK->CO AK<>NP CI->HI RF12 - - - AK->CO HI->AK RF13 - - - - AK<>NP RF14 - - - - AK->CO

AK:Anchorage, Alaska; AS:American Samoa; CI:Rarotonga, Cook Isld; CO:JeffCo, Colorado; CR:San Jose, Costa Rica; DA:Darwin, Australia; EI:Easter Isld; HO:Hobart, Australia; HI:Hawaii (H1=Honolulu, H2-H5=Kona); MI:Midway Atoll; MT:Billings, Montana; NP:North Pole; NZ:Christchurch, New Zealand; SA:Saipan; SI:Honiara, Solomon Isld; SP:South Pole; TA:Tahiti; WLEF: Wisconsin; AR: Arkansas; IO: Iowa; LA: Louisiana; OK: Oklahoma; SD: South Dakota; TX: Texas

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Flights are grouped by similarity in their flight trajectory

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22.5 23 23.5 24 24.5 250

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TF01 HIPPO−1

20 21 22 23

TF01 HIPPO−2

18 19 20 21

TF01 HIPPO−3

17 17.5 18 18.5 190

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20

30

40

50

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TF01 HIPPO−4

14 16 18 20 22

RF01 HIPPO−5

112oW 104oW 96oW 88oW 32oN

36oN

40oN

44oN

48oN

Time (UT hrs from midnight on take−off day)

6

18 19 20 21 22 230

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20

30

40

50

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TF02 HIPPO−1

17 18 19 20 21 22

TF02 HIPPO−2

17 18 19 20 21 22

TF02 HIPPO−3

16 18 20 22 240

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20

30

40

50

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TF02 HIPPO−4

14 16 18 20 22

RF02 HIPPO−5

110oW 105oW 100oW 95oW 90oW 85oW

30oN

35oN

40oN

45oN


7

16.5 17 17.5 18 18.50

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20

30

40

50

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(kft)

TF03 HIPPO−1

0 6 12 18 24

HIPPO−2

0 6 12 18 24

HIPPO−3

0 6 12 18 240

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20

30

40

50

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HIPPO−4

0 6 12 18 24

HIPPO−5

130oW 120oW 110oW 100oW 90oW 80oW 24oN

32oN

40oN

48oN

56oN


8

16 16.5 17 17.50

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20

30

40

50

Altit

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(kft)

RF01 HIPPO−1

0 6 12 18 24

HIPPO−2

0 6 12 18 24

HIPPO−3

0 6 12 18 240

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20

30

40

50

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(kft)

HIPPO−4

0 6 12 18 24

HIPPO−5

130oW 120oW 110oW 100oW 90oW 80oW 24oN

32oN

40oN

48oN

56oN


9

20 22 24 26 28 300

10

20

30

40

50

Altit

ude

(kft)

RF02 HIPPO−1

16 18 20 22 24

RF01 HIPPO−2

18 20 22 24 26

RF01 HIPPO−3

16 18 20 220

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20

30

40

50

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RF01 HIPPO−4

14 16 18 20 22

RF03 HIPPO−5

156oW 144oW 132oW 120oW 108oW

42oN

48oN

54oN

60oN


10

0 6 12 18 240

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20

30

40

50

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(kft)

HIPPO−1

0 6 12 18 24

HIPPO−2

0 6 12 18 24

HIPPO−3

0 6 12 18 240

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20

30

40

50

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ude

(kft)

HIPPO−4

18 19 20 21 22 23

RF04 HIPPO−5

180oW 168oW 156oW 144oW 132oW

54oN

60oN

66oN

72oN

78oN


11

18 20 22 24 260

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20

30

40

50

Altit

ude

(kft)

RF03 HIPPO−1

18 20 22 24 26

RF02 HIPPO−2

18 20 22 24 26 28

RF02 HIPPO−3

18 20 22 24 26 280

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20

30

40

50

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ude

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RF02 HIPPO−4

18 20 22 24 26 28

RF05 HIPPO−5

180oW 165oW 150oW 135oW 120oW 60oN

66oN

72oN

78oN

84oN


12

18 20 22 24 26 280

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20

30

40

50

Altit

ude

(kft)

RF04 HIPPO−1

20 22 24 26 28 30

RF03 HIPPO−2

18 20 22 24 26 28

RF03 HIPPO−3

18 20 22 24 26 280

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20

30

40

50

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RF03 HIPPO−4

18 20 22 24 26

RF06 HIPPO−5

180oW 170oW 160oW 150oW 140oW 130oW 18oN

27oN

36oN

45oN

54oN

63oN


13

20 22 24 26 280

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20

30

40

50

Altit

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(kft)

RF05 HIPPO−1

20 22 24 26 28 30

RF04 HIPPO−2

20 22 24 26 28

RF04 HIPPO−3

22 24 26 28 30 320

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20

30

40

50

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ude

(kft)

RF04 HIPPO−4

20 22 24 26 28 30

RF07 HIPPO−5

170oE 180oW 170oW 160oW 150oW 140oW

20oS

10oS

0o

10oN

20oN


14

20 22 24 26 280

10

20

30

40

50

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ude

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RF06 HIPPO−1

20 22 24 26 28

RF05 HIPPO−2

20 22 24 26 28

RF05 HIPPO−3

20 22 24 26 28 300

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20

30

40

50

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ude

(kft)

RF05 HIPPO−4

20 22 24 26 28 30

RF08 HIPPO−5

150oE 165oE 180oW 165oW 150oW 48oS

40oS

32oS

24oS

16oS


15

20 22 24 26 28 300

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20

30

40

50

Altit

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(kft)

RF07 HIPPO−1

20 22 24 26 28 30

RF06 HIPPO−2

22 24 26 28 30

RF06 HIPPO−3

22 24 26 28 30 320

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20

30

40

50

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ude

(kft)

RF06 HIPPO−4

22 24 26 28 30 32

RF09 HIPPO−5

126oE 144oE 162oE 180oW 162oW

66oS

60oS

54oS

48oS

42oS


16

20 22 24 26 28 300

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20

30

40

50

Altit

ude

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RF08 HIPPO−1

20 22 24 26 28 30

RF07 HIPPO−2

22 24 26 28

RF07 HIPPO−3

0 2 4 6 80

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20

30

40

50

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ude

(kft)

RF07 HIPPO−4

20 22 24 26 28 30

RF10 HIPPO−5

125oE 150oE 175oE 160oW 135oW

40oS

32oS

24oS

16oS

8oS


17

2 4 6 8 100

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20

30

40

50

Altit

ude

(kft)

RF09 HIPPO−1

22 24 26 28 30 32

RF08 HIPPO−2

20 22 24 26 28

RF08 HIPPO−3

2 4 6 80

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20

30

40

50

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ude

(kft)

RF08 HIPPO−4

20 22 24 26 28

RF11 HIPPO−5

120oE 150oE 180oW 150oW 120oW 90oW 30oS 20oS 10oS

0o 10oN 20oN


18

16 18 20 22 24 260

10

20

30

40

50

Altit

ude

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RF10 HIPPO−1

0 6 12 18 24

HIPPO−2

0 6 12 18 24

HIPPO−3

2 4 6 8 100

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20

30

40

50

Altit

ude

(kft)

RF09 HIPPO−4

0 6 12 18 24

HIPPO−5

120oE 160oE 160oW 120oW 80oW

40oS

20oS

0o

20oN

40oN


19

16 18 20 220

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20

30

40

50

Altit

ude

(kft)

RF11 HIPPO−1

20 22 24 26 28

RF09 HIPPO−2

20 22 24 26 28 30

RF09 HIPPO−3

16 18 20 220

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20

30

40

50

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ude

(kft)

RF10 HIPPO−4

20 22 24 26 28 30

RF12 HIPPO−5

180oW 150oW 120oW 90oW 60oW

12oN

24oN

36oN

48oN

60oN


20

0 6 12 18 240

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20

30

40

50

Altit

ude

(kft)

HIPPO−1

18 20 22 24 26 28

RF10 HIPPO−2

18 20 22 24 26

RF10 HIPPO−3

18 20 22 24 260

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20

30

40

50

Altit

ude

(kft)

RF11 HIPPO−4

16 18 20 22 24 26

RF13 HIPPO−5

180oW 162oW 144oW 126oW

60oN

66oN

72oN

78oN

84oN

90oN


21

0 6 12 18 240

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20

30

40

50

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ude

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HIPPO−1

18 20 22 24

RF11 HIPPO−2

16 18 20 22 24

RF11 HIPPO−3

18 20 22 24 260

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20

30

40

50

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ude

(kft)

RF12 HIPPO−4

16 17 18 19 20 21

RF14 HIPPO−5

160oW 140oW 120oW 100oW 80oW

40oN

45oN

50oN

55oN

60oN


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