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Mesaba Airlines Mesaba Airlines Supplemental PIREP Supplemental PIREP
Program UpdateProgram Update
Jamie BraidJamie BraidGLFE 2GLFE 2ndnd Status Meeting Status Meeting
August 24-25, 2005August 24-25, 2005
HighlightsHighlights
3523 PIREPs Collected (July 14, 2005)3523 PIREPs Collected (July 14, 2005) Flight ModesFlight Modes
Climb = 1180Climb = 1180 Cruise = 1323Cruise = 1323 Descent = 1020Descent = 1020
59 Moderate or Greater Turbulence 59 Moderate or Greater Turbulence Cases Cases
32 Moderate or Greater Icing Cases32 Moderate or Greater Icing Cases
Data Availability Data Availability
Data available on the following website:Data available on the following website: http://www.rap.ucar.edu/research/verification/http://www.rap.ucar.edu/research/verification/
MESABA/mesaba.htmlMESABA/mesaba.html Available in four different text file formatsAvailable in four different text file formats Header file Header file
Has information on each of the data columns as well Has information on each of the data columns as well as on each of the QC flags used.as on each of the QC flags used.
Data SummaryData Summary Shows an overall breakdown of some select columns Shows an overall breakdown of some select columns
of data. of data.
Quality ControlQuality Control
Many of the variable went through Many of the variable went through some type of QC.some type of QC.
Changes to the data were made only Changes to the data were made only when it made sense.when it made sense.
Every PIREP that required a change Every PIREP that required a change was given a flag which documents was given a flag which documents the variable changed.the variable changed.
QC - Altitude (Flight Mode)QC - Altitude (Flight Mode)
The Old The New
QC – Location (The Old)QC – Location (The Old)
QC – Location (The New)QC – Location (The New)
Future WorkFuture Work
Complete an analysis of Mesaba PIREPs Complete an analysis of Mesaba PIREPs matched to TAMDAR data.matched to TAMDAR data.
Poster at the Annual AMS meeting in Poster at the Annual AMS meeting in Atlanta.Atlanta.
Continue to fine tune the data to make it Continue to fine tune the data to make it as clean as possible.as clean as possible.
Continue to collect and log PIREPs from Continue to collect and log PIREPs from Mesaba Airlines through the 2Mesaba Airlines through the 2ndnd half of the half of the GLFE.GLFE.