|
JD |
DOW |
DATE |
OPERATIONS |
FCST |
OBSVD |
NOTES |
|
177 |
W/T |
26JUN97 |
Limited Tests |
None |
1 |
Test Xybions; 1 micro sprite over Boulder Hailstorm |
|
182 |
M/T |
01JUL97 |
Limited Tests |
Yes |
~ 25 |
Test Xybions, PMT; elves and sprites to east |
|
183 |
T/W |
02JUL97 |
Limited Tests |
None |
n/a |
Tested Systems; no storms within 1000 km |
|
184 |
W/T |
03JUL97 |
Limited Tests |
None |
0 |
Tested Systems; no data taken |
|
185 |
T/F |
04JUL97 |
Limited Tests |
None |
n/a |
Tested Systems |
|
186 |
F/S |
05JUL97 |
Limited Tests |
None |
n/a |
Tested Systems |
|
187 |
S/S |
06JUL97 |
Limited Tests |
Y(cl?) |
n/a |
Tested Systems |
|
188 |
S/M |
07JUL97 |
Tests |
Y(cl?) |
1 |
Squall line ND & SD-mostly blocked by clouds, TU saw one (no tape) |
|
189 |
M/T |
08JUL97 |
No |
Storms |
n/a |
Obtained excellent video of +CGs and spiders |
|
190 |
T/W |
09JUL97 |
Yes |
Yes |
22 |
3 MCS in NE & KS; bright sprites from small, late stage MCS, Some Blue ones |
|
191 |
W/T |
10JUL97 |
No |
No |
n/a |
Just no storms close enough to do anything |
|
192 |
T/F |
11JUL97 |
Yes |
Maybe |
38 |
Rather small NE supercell to MCS produces sprites; No blue? |
|
193 |
F/S |
12JUL97 |
Yes |
Yes |
8 |
Very large MCS from NE to ND-a few sprites seen when clouds go; Earle in RI |
|
194 |
S/S |
13JUL97 |
Yes |
Yes |
57 |
Watched MCS in NE through clouds all night; near field storm also |
|
195 |
S/M |
14JUL97 |
No |
No |
n/a |
MCS in eastern KS too far away |
|
196 |
M/T |
15JUL97 |
No |
No |
n/a |
Except for some local CGs, not much happening |
|
197 |
T/W |
16JUL97 |
Yes |
Yes |
14 |
Small MCS in KS produces most sprites in decaying phase |
|
198 |
W/T |
17JUL97 |
No |
n/a |
n/a |
No operations |
|
199 |
T/F |
18JUL97 |
Limited |
clouds |
1 |
Squall line in ND, barely could see through low clouds; recycled tapes |
|
200 |
F/S |
19JUL97 |
Yes |
Yes |
40 est |
Nice bow echo in SD; PSU and TU get nice data |
|
201 |
S/S |
20JUL97 |
Yes |
Yes |
10 est |
Storms in ND made many sprites, but KS storm fizzled |
|
202 |
S/M |
21JUL97 |
Yes |
Yes |
34 |
MCS moves from WY into SD, viewed until dawn |
|
203 |
M/T |
22JUL97 |
No |
No |
n/a |
Storm overhead, -CGs only (good video), but no targets over the plains |
|
204 |
T/W |
23JUL97 |
Yes |
Clouds |
n/a |
Small MCS in NE was borderline, but monsoon clouds blocked view |
|
205 |
W/T |
24JUL97 |
No |
Clouds |
n/a |
Local storms blocked view of nice MCS in Nebraska |
|
206 |
T/F |
25JUL97 |
Yes |
Yes |
1 |
Smaller storm in NE made 1 sprite (EOSO?); close CGs shot with PMT |
|
207 |
F/S |
26JUL97 |
Yes |
Yes |
2 |
Linear MCS decays slowly; saw 2 sprites in dying stage; other storms too small |
|
208 |
S/S |
27JUL97 |
Limited |
Yes? |
4 |
Saw EOSO sprites from smaller storms through break in clouds |
|
209 |
S/M |
28JUL97 |
No |
n/a |
n/a |
Clouds and Rain block view of large MCS in Kansas |
|
210 |
M/T |
29JUL97 |
No |
n/a |
n/a |
Torrential rains and all day clouds from upslope - no operations possible |
|
211 |
T/W |
30JUL97 |
No |
n/a |
n/a |
More clouds and rain prevent operations |
|
212 |
W/T |
31JUL97 |
Yes |
Yes |
4 |
Got enough breaks to see several EOSO sprites in Nebraska MCS |
| 213 | T/F | 01AUG97 | Yes | Yes | 20 | Saw sprites from modest MCS in NE through clouds at 300-500 km; some blues |
| 214 | F/S | 02AUG97 | Yes | Yes | 31 | Good sprites 450-500 km; many PMT shots; all systems go |
| 215 | S/S | 03AUG97 | Yes | Yes | 21 | Elves and sprites in KS-but seen through smoke; MIT PMT of close CGs also |
| 216 | S/M | 04AUG97 | Limited | No | No | Local storms; Some CG PMT measurements before emergency shut down |
| 217 | S/T | 05AUG97 | No | n/a | n/a | Dense clouds prevent observations |
| 218 | T/W | 06AUG97 | No | n/a | n/a | Dense clouds and rain prevent observations |
| 219 | W/T | 07AUG97 | No | n/a | n/a | Dense clouds and lack of target storms |
| 220 | T/F | 08AUG97 | No | n/a | n/a | clouds, no targets |
| 221 | F/S | 09AUG97 | Yes | Yes | 4? | No sprites-but maybe some elves from SD frontal storms |
| 222 | S/S | 10AUG97 | No | n/a | n/a | Rain and dense clouds |
| 223 | S/M | 11AUG97 | No | n/a | n/a | Rain, fog and dense clouds block targets |
| 224 | M/T | 12AUG97 | Yes | Yes | 36 | Super Bow Echo in Panhandle-but TLEs few until >08Z and too far away |
| 225 | T/W | 13AUG97 | No | n/a | n/a | Clouds |
| 226 | W/T | 14AUG97 | No | n/a | n/a | Clouds |
| 227 | T/F | 15AUG97 | No | n/a | n/a | No targets in area; set up MRC PMTs; NMT shot sprites from Mexican storms |
| 228 | F/S | 16AUG97 | No | n/a | n/a | Clouds and rain |
| 229 | S/S | 17AUG97 | Yes | Yes | 24 | YR and NMT both watch; PSU gets VHF returns; clouds block much of storm |
| 230 | S/M | 18AUG97 | Yes | clouds | n/a | Thin clouds blocked view; MIT PMT used on CGs at 100-175 km |
| 231 | M/T | 19AUG97 | Yes | Yes | 12+ | Sprites in SD (PMT data) and in KS-OK (NMT takes video) |
| 232 | T/W | 20AUG97 | Limited | No | No | MIT PMT records of -CGs in nearby small storm |
| 233 | W/T | 21AUG97 | No | No | n/a | No targets within 500 km; NMT worked storms in TX and Mexico |
| 234 | T/F | 22AUG97 | Yes | Yes | 28 | Large MCS in NE-KS; sprites seen through clouds, moonlight |
| 235 | F/S | 23AUG97 | Yes | No | 0 | Shot PMTs of CGs and ICs at 250-350 km |
| 238 | M/T | 26AUG97 | Yes | No | 0 | Shot PMTs of CGs 100-175 km to south; video of 10 km CGs late |
| 239 | T/W | 27AUG97 | Yes | Yes | 9+ | Some close in sprites, elves thru clouds; some good PMT results |
| 240 | W/T | 28AUG97 | Limited | Yes | 5 | Saw some sprites at 800 km from Montana MCS |
| 241 | T/F | 29AUG97 | Limited | Yes | 16 | Small sprites in from NE storm; PMTs of CGs |
| 242 | F/S | 30AUG97 | Yes | Yes | 5 | Ocn'l sprites thru clouds from NE storms, PMTs of CGs |
| 258 | M/T | 15SEP97 | Limited | Yes | 0 | MCS in KS with many +CGs, almost big enuf, but no TLEs |
| 285 | S/S | 12OCT97 | Limited | Yes | 28 | Tornadic squall line - NM to ND; saw few blue sprites when clouds cleared |
For more information on the Sprites Campaigns from YRFS, contact
Dr. Walter A. Lyons, FMA Research, Inc.
This file last updates on 3-17-98.