Project # 2005-304 RAINEX Hurricane RAinband and INtensity-change EXperiment Principal Investigator(s):   Shuyi S. Chen, Robert A. Houze, Jr. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory P-3 Orion

NRL P-3 Basic Instrument Configuration 3/27/2006

RAF-Supplied Instrumentation:

1. Airborne Data System
   1. Acquisition:   C-130Q ADS2 (Motorola 68040 based)
      • NCAR Distributed Sampling Modules (1 unit)
      • Analog, digital and serial recording at adjustable rates (1, 5, 25, 250 sps)
   2. Operator Station
      • Intel L440GX+ Motherboard with 2 Pentium III-500 CPUs, 512 MB Memory, Redhat Linux OS
      • 9GB Disk Storage with RAID-1
      • General Digital 17 inch 1280x1024 TFT Flat Panel Color Monitor
      • IBM-DRHS36D 36GB Removable Disk Drives In Kingston Carriers (2 units)
      • UPS
   3. Data Display/Distribution
      • NCAR/RAF "WINDS" real-time display package
      • ASCII serial data feed available to Users via network link
2. Aircraft Position, Velocity and Attitude
   1. Honeywell Model HG1095-AC03 Laseref SM Inertial Reference System (Research)
      LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, PITCH, ROLL, TRUE HEADING, VERTICAL VELOCITY, VERTICAL ACCELERATION, N-S GROUND SPEED COMPONENT, E-W GROUND SPEED COMPONENT, ALTITUDE (MSL)
   2. Garmin GPS16 Global Positioning System (GPS)
      LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, N-S GROUND SPEED COMPONENT,
      E-W GROUND SPEED COMPONENT, ALTITUDE (MSL)
   3. NAVCOM Model APN-232 Radar Altimeter
      Fuselage Mount, 0 to 15,000 m AGL (HGM232)
3. Static Pressures
   1. Rosemount Model 1201F1 Pressure Transducer - Fuselage Pitot/Static
      SN:   1516 (PSF, PSFC, PSXC)
4. Dynamic Pressures
   1. Rosemount Model 1221F1VL - Radome Gust Probe
      SN:   148 (QCR, QCRC)
   2. Rosemount Model 1221F1VL - Fuselage Pitot
      SN:   659 (QCF, QCFC)
5. Temperatures
   1. Rosemount Type 102 Non-deiced Sensor - Starboard Fuselage Mount
      SN:   3183 (TTRR)
      Rosemount Model 510BF Amplifier
   2. Rosemount Type 102 Non-deiced Sensor - Port Fuselage Mount
      SN:   3184 (TTRL)
      Rosemount Model 510BF Amplifier
6. Dew Point and Humidity
   1. General Eastern, Model 1011B Dew Point Hygrometer - Starboard Fuselage Mount
      SN:   11801 (DPT, DPTC)
7. Flow Angle Sensor:   Radome Gust Probe
   1. Attack - Rosemount Model 1221F1VL Differential Pressure Transducer
      SN:   1380 (AKRD, ADIFR)
   2. Sideslip - Rosemount Model 1221F1VL Differential Pressure Transducer
      SN:   1176 (SSRD, BDIFR)
   3. 3-D Wind Field:   WIND SPEED, WIND DIRECTION, VERTICAL WIND SPEED, N-S WIND COMPONENT, E-W WIND COMPONENT.