Extended Abstract (312K)P2.32
The Development of Real-time Airborne and Dropwindsonde Data Acquisition System on Laptops
Po-Hsiung Lin, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; and Y. H. Chen and C. C. Wu
A framework for real-time monitoring Gulfstrem-100 airborne data and Dropsonde data in 2002-2005 DOTSTAR (Dropsonde Observations for Typhoon Surveillance near the Taiwan Region) flight missions is presented in this subject. The data management tool on board called Madonna (management of airplane and dropsonde data and analysis) is constructed by MySQL database, window interface written by Delphi Language and digital coastline data from CIA World DataBank II. Madonna tool is installed on laptops computer (Notebook) with Microsoft Windows2000 Operation System for limited cabin space. The scientist crews monitor the real-time airborne data from his Notebook screen and use track pad to zoom in/out the flight route and drop-points on the digital map. The spent time to next drop-point is always updated automatically for Vaisala AVAPS (Airborne Vertical Atmospheric Profiling System) operation. Four SkewT-log P thermodynamic diagrams of in-air dropsonde data could be plotted at the same time to help the principle investigator watching the atmospheric sounding profiles immediately. Madonna tool had expected performance in 2003/2004 40-hour typhoon surveillance flight missions. Meanwhile, a developing toolkit for calculating typhoon center location on board was tested well in 2003 Typhoon Dujuan.
Poster Session 2, IIPS Poster Session II
Wednesday, 12 January 2005, 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
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