VAMOS PROGRAMS PROJECT OFFICE C. B. Emmanuel, Director [email protected] José Meitín, Deputy Director [email protected] C. B

VAMOS PROGRAMS PROJECT OFFICEVAMOS PROGRAMS PROJECT OFFICE

C. B. Emmanuel, [email protected]

José Meitín, Deputy [email protected]

http://www.joss.ucar.edu/vamos/

C. B. Emmanuel, [email protected]

José Meitín, Deputy [email protected]

http://www.joss.ucar.edu/vamos/

UCAR Office of ProgramsUniversity Corporation for Atmospheric Research

VAMOS Programs Project OfficeJoint Office for Science Support (JOSS / UCAR)P. O. Box 3000Boulder, Colorado 80307 – 3000 U. S. A.

Physical Location: 3300 Mitchell Lane Foothills Lab # 4 Boulder, CO 80301

voice: 303 497-8987 fax: 303 497-8158

VAMOS Programs Project OfficeJoint Office for Science Support (JOSS / UCAR)P. O. Box 3000Boulder, Colorado 80307 – 3000 U. S. A.

Physical Location: 3300 Mitchell Lane Foothills Lab # 4 Boulder, CO 80301

voice: 303 497-8987 fax: 303 497-8158


The Office provides scientific, technical and administrative support services to the VAMOS programs for the purpose of organizing, coordinating and managing the implementation of the VAMOS field campaigns. The field campaigns are:

1. EPIC (Eastern Pacific Investigations of Climate)2. SALLJEX (South American Low Level Jet Experiment)3. NAME (North American Monsoon Experiment)4. MESA (Monsoon Experiment South America)5. VOCALS (VEPIC Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Systems)

The Office provides scientific, technical and administrative support services to the VAMOS programs for the purpose of organizing, coordinating and managing the implementation of the VAMOS field campaigns. The field campaigns are:

1. EPIC (Eastern Pacific Investigations of Climate)2. SALLJEX (South American Low Level Jet Experiment)3. NAME (North American Monsoon Experiment)4. MESA (Monsoon Experiment South America)5. VOCALS (VEPIC Ocean-Cloud-Atmosphere-Land Systems)

VAMOS Programs Project OfficeVAMOS Programs Project Office


• Receives guidance and direction from the NAME SWG

• Receives fiscal guidance from Agency Program Managers

• Reports to the NAME SWG and Agency Program Managers

• Receives guidance and direction from the NAME SWG

• Receives fiscal guidance from Agency Program Managers

• Reports to the NAME SWG and Agency Program Managers

NAME Project OfficeNAME Project Office


NAME Project Office Activities:NAME Project Office Activities:


Research Permit:SRE (Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, Mexico)Frequency Allocation Permits

Logistics:Agencies / UniversitiesAircraftShips

NAME Field Operations Centers:Tucson , Mexico CityMazatlán

Research Permit:SRE (Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, Mexico)Frequency Allocation Permits

Logistics:Agencies / UniversitiesAircraftShips

NAME Field Operations Centers:Tucson , Mexico CityMazatlán

Site Surveys Aircraft

Profiler network Radiosonde network

S-Pol RadarFlux SuperSite

Ship status Altair BI-03 (SEMAR) Francisco de Ulloa (CICESE)

El Puma (UNAM)

Site Surveys Aircraft

Profiler network Radiosonde network

S-Pol RadarFlux SuperSite

Ship status Altair BI-03 (SEMAR) Francisco de Ulloa (CICESE)

El Puma (UNAM)

NAME Project Office Activities:NAME Project Office Activities:



NOAA Aircraft Operations Center WP-3D


Research Vessel “Altair” (SEMAR)


Research Vessel “Francisco de Ulloa” (CICESE)

Daily Timeline for OperationsDaily Timeline for Operations

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Operational DecisionMission ScientistAircraft Mission

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Operational DecisionMission ScientistAircraft Mission

Land-systemsData & Communications

StructureNAME SWGProject OfficeInvestigators

StructureNAME SWGProject OfficeInvestigators

ResponsibilitiesOperational DecisionsForecast Services (FOC)Data & Comms

ResponsibilitiesOperational DecisionsForecast Services (FOC)Data & Comms

InputForecasts / OutlooksMet model productsDiscussionFacilities StatusPersonnel StatusScience ObjectivesDebrief ReportsData & Comms

InputForecasts / OutlooksMet model productsDiscussionFacilities StatusPersonnel StatusScience ObjectivesDebrief ReportsData & Comms

ParticipantsSWG membersOps Director/ staffInvestigatorsVisitors

ParticipantsSWG membersOps Director/ staffInvestigatorsVisitors

Daily Timeline for Aircraft OperationsDaily Timeline for Aircraft Operations

Time 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00(LT) T-3 T-1 T0 T+9

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Aircraft take-off

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Flight planningCrew Brief

All crew back at hotel

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7th VAMOS Panel Meeting7th VAMOS Panel Meeting

Field Operations Center Concept:

Define requirements for, and conduct the day-to-day operations, to satisfy the data collection objectives of NAME

Functions, Organization, Staff and Responsibilities

Field Operations Center Concept:

Define requirements for, and conduct the day-to-day operations, to satisfy the data collection objectives of NAME

Functions, Organization, Staff and Responsibilities


Catalog &

Data Mgt

Catalog &

Data Mgt

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Mexico City)

ForecastServices(Tucson/

Mexico City)

Aircraft & Ship

Operations

Aircraft & Ship

Operations

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Coordination

Land-based Systems

Coordination

Field CommsField

CommsLogistics/

FiscalLogistics/

Fiscal

• A summary of the scientific objectives to be met during the field phase

• Describes the Operations Center venue

• Describes, in detail, the day-to-day operational procedures

• Describes, in detail, the decision making process

• Specifies the forecast services available and other met/model products required

• A summary of the scientific objectives to be met during the field phase

• Describes the Operations Center venue

• Describes, in detail, the day-to-day operational procedures

• Describes, in detail, the decision making process

• Specifies the forecast services available and other met/model products required

NAME Operations Plan:NAME Operations Plan:



• Describe the research platforms and research systems available

• Specifies and describes the communications and support systems required

• Specifies the data/data catalog availability at the Operations Center

• Specifies the necessary logistics (Clearances, Immigration/Customs, etc.)

• Describe the research platforms and research systems available

• Specifies and describes the communications and support systems required

• Specifies the data/data catalog availability at the Operations Center

• Specifies the necessary logistics (Clearances, Immigration/Customs, etc.)

NAME Operations Plan:NAME Operations Plan:

NAME Field Program Timeline

ExperimentDesignScience

PlanningMeeting

Funding ProposalSubmissions

FacilityCoordinationMeeting.

Facility Request& Approval

Operations Meeting.Finalize Ops & Data PlanField Phase Logistics

-2 yr

FIELD CAMPAIGN Data Processing

Quality Control

6 weeks

Routine Archive/Access

Data AnalysisWorkshop

+2 yr

Daily BriefingsOnsite Data Mgmt.Operational Data CollectionFacility CoordinationSupport FunctionsIn-field Catalog

-1yr +1 yr

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NCAR ISS

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NCAR ISS

NCAR GLASS

NWS Tucson NWS El PasoNWS San Diego

NWS Flagstaff

SMN Chihuahua

SMN Torreon

SMN Guaymas

SMN La Paz

SMN Mazatlan

NWS Midland

NWS Del Rio

M. Douglas RAOB

EOP Ship RAOB

NOAA ETL/AL

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SMN Guadalajara

SMN Zacatecas

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NWS Las Vegas NWS Amarillo

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network designed to determine:

– initiation mechanisms, structure, and propagation of surges

– mechanisms for diurnal cycle of convection

– air-sea exchanges, upper-ocean changes

– atmospheric budgets, latent heating profiles over land and ocean

• SMN soundings

fluxes, upper-ocean

Puerto Peñasco

Kino Bay

LoretoLos Mochis

S-POL

• ETL flux

Documents

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