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 * “ AMSL” = feet above mean sea level Number of dips and flight dura on
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) RF02 7 (7.7 hrs) 5 (7.3 hrs) 5 (8.2 hrs) 8 (8.9 hrs) 6 (6.8 hrs) RF03 4 (6.9 hrs) 8 (7.8 hrs) 8 (8.4 hrs) 8 (8.6 hrs) 2 (6.1 hrs) RF04 8 (8.4 hrs) 8 (8.2 hrs) 5 (6.3 hrs) 7 (8.3 hrs) 0 (4.2 hrs) RF05 7 (6.8 hrs) 7 (7.0 hrs) 5 (5.9 hrs) 6 (6.8 hrs) 9 (8.6 hrs) RF06 5 (6.0 hrs) 6 (7.7 hrs) 6 (7.8 hrs) 4 (7.3 hrs) 8 (7.8 hrs) RF07 8 (8.6 hrs) 6 (7.9 hrs) 5 (5.7 hrs) 5 (6.8 hrs) 8 (8.4 hrs) RF08 7 (7.2 hrs) 6 (8.6 hrs) 5 (6.2 hrs) 3 (6.0 hrs) 7 (7.2 hrs) RF09 5 (6.6 hrs) 7 (7.7 hrs) 8 (8.3 hrs) 6 (6.4 hrs) 6 (8.9 hrs) RF10 7 (7.9 hrs) 5 (7.4 hrs) 5 (7.8 hrs) 5 (6.2 hrs) 6 (6.1 hrs) RF11 2 (6.1 hrs) 1 (4.8 hrs) 1 (5.0 hrs) 10 (8.3 hrs) 9 (8.6 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
3 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 4 Pole; TA:Tahiti; WLEF: Wisconsin; AR: Arkansas; IO: Iowa; LA: Louisiana; OK: Oklahoma; SD: South Dakota; TX: Texas Flights are grouped by similarity in their flight trajectory
5 TF01 HIPPO−1 TF01 HIPPO−2 TF01 HIPPO−3 50
40
30
20 Altitude (kft)
10
0 22.5 23 23.5 24 24.5 25 20 21 22 23 18 19 20 21
TF01 HIPPO−4 RF01 HIPPO−5 50
48oN 40
o 30 44 N
20 o
Altitude (kft) 40 N
10 36oN
0 17 17.5 18 18.5 19 14 16 18 20 22 32oN 112oW 104oW 96oW 88oW Time (UT hrs from midnight on take−off day)
6 TF02 HIPPO−1 TF02 HIPPO−2 TF02 HIPPO−3 50
40
30
20 Altitude (kft)
10
0 18 19 20 21 22 23 17 18 19 20 21 22 17 18 19 20 21 22
TF02 HIPPO−4 RF02 HIPPO−5 50
45oN 40
30 40oN
20 Altitude (kft) 35oN
10
30oN 0 16 18 20 22 24 14 16 18 20 22
o o o o o o Time (UT hrs from midnight on take−off day) 110 W 105 W 100 W 95 W 90 W 85 W
7 TF03 HIPPO−1 HIPPO−2 HIPPO−3 50
40
30
20 Altitude (kft)
10
0 16.5 17 17.5 18 18.5 0 6 12 18 24 0 6 12 18 24
HIPPO−4 HIPPO−5 50 56oN
40
48oN 30
20 40oN Altitude (kft)
10 32oN 0 0 6 12 18 24 0 6 12 18 24 o 24 N o o o o o o Time (UT hrs from midnight on take−off day) 130 W 120 W 110 W 100 W 90 W 80 W
8 RF01 HIPPO−1 HIPPO−2 HIPPO−3 50
40
30
20 Altitude (kft)
10
0 16 16.5 17 17.5 0 6 12 18 24 0 6 12 18 24
HIPPO−4 HIPPO−5 50 56oN
40
48oN 30
20 o
Altitude (kft) 40 N
10 32oN 0 0 6 12 18 24 0 6 12 18 24 o 24 N o o o o o o Time (UT hrs from midnight on take−off day) 130 W 120 W 110 W 100 W 90 W 80 W
9 RF02 HIPPO−1 RF01 HIPPO−2 RF01 HIPPO−3 50
40
30
20 Altitude (kft)
10
0 20 22 24 26 28 30 16 18 20 22 24 18 20 22 24 26
RF01 HIPPO−4 RF03 HIPPO−5 50
60oN 40
30 54oN
20 Altitude (kft) 48oN
10
42oN 0 16 18 20 22 14 16 18 20 22
o o o o o Time (UT hrs from midnight on take−off day) 156 W 144 W 132 W 120 W 108 W
10 HIPPO−1 HIPPO−2 HIPPO−3 50
40
30
20 Altitude (kft)
10
0 0 6 12 18 24 0 6 12 18 24 0 6 12 18 24
HIPPO−4 RF04 HIPPO−5 50 78oN
40 72oN 30
66oN 20 Altitude (kft)
10 60oN
0 0 6 12 18 24 18 19 20 21 22 23 54oN
o o o o o Time (UT hrs from midnight on take−off day) 180 W 168 W 156 W 144 W 132 W
11 RF03 HIPPO−1 RF02 HIPPO−2 RF02 HIPPO−3 50
40
30
20 Altitude (kft)
10
0 18 20 22 24 26 18 20 22 24 26 18 20 22 24 26 28
RF02 HIPPO−4 RF05 HIPPO−5 50 84oN
40 78oN 30
o 20 72 N Altitude (kft)
10 66oN
0 18 20 22 24 26 28 18 20 22 24 26 28 60oN o o o o o Time (UT hrs from midnight on take−off day) 180 W 165 W 150 W 135 W 120 W
12 RF04 HIPPO−1 RF03 HIPPO−2 RF03 HIPPO−3 50
40
30
20 Altitude (kft)
10
0 18 20 22 24 26 28 20 22 24 26 28 30 18 20 22 24 26 28
RF03 HIPPO−4 RF06 HIPPO−5 63oN 50
o 40 54 N
30 45oN
20 Altitude (kft) 36oN
10 27oN 0 18 20 22 24 26 28 18 20 22 24 26 18oN o o o o o o Time (UT hrs from midnight on take−off day) 180 W 170 W 160 W 150 W 140 W 130 W
13 RF05 HIPPO−1 RF04 HIPPO−2 RF04 HIPPO−3 50
40
30
20 Altitude (kft)
10
0 20 22 24 26 28 20 22 24 26 28 30 20 22 24 26 28
RF04 HIPPO−4 RF07 HIPPO−5 50 20oN
40 10oN
30
0o 20 Altitude (kft)
10 10oS
0 22 24 26 28 30 32 20 22 24 26 28 30 20oS
o o o o o o Time (UT hrs from midnight on take−off day) 170 E 180 W 170 W 160 W 150 W 140 W
14 RF06 HIPPO−1 RF05 HIPPO−2 RF05 HIPPO−3 50
40
30
20 Altitude (kft)
10
0 20 22 24 26 28 20 22 24 26 28 20 22 24 26 28
RF05 HIPPO−4 RF08 HIPPO−5 50
16oS 40
o 30 24 S
o 20 32 S Altitude (kft)
10 40oS
0 48oS 20 22 24 26 28 30 20 22 24 26 28 30 150oE 165oE 180oW 165oW 150oW
Time (UT hrs from midnight on take−off day)
15 RF07 HIPPO−1 RF06 HIPPO−2 RF06 HIPPO−3 50
40
30
20 Altitude (kft)
10
0 20 22 24 26 28 30 20 22 24 26 28 30 22 24 26 28 30
RF06 HIPPO−4 RF09 HIPPO−5 50 42oS 40 48oS 30 54oS 20 Altitude (kft) 60oS 10
66oS 0 22 24 26 28 30 32 22 24 26 28 30 32 126oE 144oE 162oE 180oW 162oW
Time (UT hrs from midnight on take−off day)
16 RF08 HIPPO−1 RF07 HIPPO−2 RF07 HIPPO−3 50
40
30
20 Altitude (kft)
10
0 20 22 24 26 28 30 20 22 24 26 28 30 22 24 26 28
RF07 HIPPO−4 RF10 HIPPO−5 50
40 8oS o 30 16 S 24oS 20 o
Altitude (kft) 32 S
40oS 10 125oE 150oE 175oE 160oW 135oW
0 0 2 4 6 8 20 22 24 26 28 30
Time (UT hrs from midnight on take−off day)
17 RF09 HIPPO−1 RF08 HIPPO−2 RF08 HIPPO−3 50
40
30
20 Altitude (kft)
10
0 2 4 6 8 10 22 24 26 28 30 32 20 22 24 26 28
RF08 HIPPO−4 RF11 HIPPO−5 50
40 20oN 30 10oN 0o 20 10oS Altitude (kft) 20oS 10 30oS 120oE 150oE 180oW 150oW 120oW 90oW
0 2 4 6 8 20 22 24 26 28
Time (UT hrs from midnight on take−off day)
18 RF10 HIPPO−1 HIPPO−2 HIPPO−3 50
40
30
20 Altitude (kft)
10
0 16 18 20 22 24 26 0 6 12 18 24 0 6 12 18 24
RF09 HIPPO−4 HIPPO−5 50
o 40 40 N
20oN 30
0o 20 Altitude (kft) 20oS 10 40oS 0 2 4 6 8 10 0 6 12 18 24 120oE 160oE 160oW 120oW 80oW
Time (UT hrs from midnight on take−off day)
19 RF11 HIPPO−1 RF09 HIPPO−2 RF09 HIPPO−3 50
40
30
20 Altitude (kft)
10
0 16 18 20 22 20 22 24 26 28 20 22 24 26 28 30
RF10 HIPPO−4 RF12 HIPPO−5 50
o 40 60 N
48oN 30
36oN 20 Altitude (kft) 24oN 10 12oN o o o o o 0 180 W 150 W 120 W 90 W 60 W 16 18 20 22 20 22 24 26 28 30
Time (UT hrs from midnight on take−off day)
20 HIPPO−1 RF10 HIPPO−2 RF10 HIPPO−3 50
40
30
20 Altitude (kft)
10
0 0 6 12 18 24 18 20 22 24 26 28 18 20 22 24 26
o RF11 HIPPO−4 RF13 HIPPO−5 90 N 50
84oN 40
o 30 78 N
20 72oN Altitude (kft)
10 66oN
0 18 20 22 24 26 16 18 20 22 24 26 60oN o o o o Time (UT hrs from midnight on take−off day) 180 W 162 W 144 W 126 W
21 HIPPO−1 RF11 HIPPO−2 RF11 HIPPO−3 50
40
30
20 Altitude (kft)
10
0 0 6 12 18 24 18 20 22 24 16 18 20 22 24
RF12 HIPPO−4 RF14 HIPPO−5 50
40 60oN
30 55oN
50oN 20 Altitude (kft) 45oN
10 40oN
160oW 140oW 120oW 100oW 80oW 0 18 20 22 24 26 16 17 18 19 20 21
Time (UT hrs from midnight on take−off day)
22