SATREPS IOP 2011

BMKG Tabing Rawinsonde

Report BMKG Tabing Padang 12 UTC (Dec 5,2011)
1. Launching 19
2. Max Height : 18,234 km
3. Sounding was successful
4. Weather (Cloudy)
5. T/P/RH : 28,4 C/1007.8 mb/71%
6. Rainfall: - mm

by: Jeni (BMKG Tabing)
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REFORT RADIOSONDE OBSEVATION NUMBER 10

Radiosonde Observation log

Station	Pontianak (LAPAN Observatory)
Position	0.00⁰ S,109.37⁰ E
Altitude	1m MSL

Date (YYYY/MM/DD				2011 /12 /05
Observation Members				Iskandar Bakri, Suyadi, Suhendy
Observation Number				10
Observation Time				12 (UTC)
Radiosonde Number Radiosonde Frequency				G2414278 404.50 MHz
Ground Check			Reference	P(hPa): 1008,3	T(⁰C) : 27,4	RH (%): 0
			Difference	P (hPa): -0.0	T(⁰C) : -0,0	RH (%): 0
Sonde Release Time				18.30 LST
Observation End Time				19:26:04 LST
Flight Direction (16 direction)				South
Maximum Elevation				17536 km
Archive File Name				111205 / 111205.002
Weather Condition				Cloudy
Cloud Amount				5/8 Octus
Surface	Pressure			1008,3 (hPa)
	Temperature			26,4 (⁰C)
	Relative Humidity			99 (%)
	Surface Wind Direction			360 (deg)
	Suferface Wind Speed			0.4 (m/s)
Comments		- Obsevation succes

Re: [tcvrp-t3] Re: MJO is passing through Sumatera and Jawa

Dear colleagues,
In Jakarta (Thamrin) it is fine throughout today (until 19 WIB).
As TL Mori suggests, the present MJO might be inactive/decaying.
Manabu

(2011/12/04 20:45), Manabu D. Yamanaka wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
> Today weather was fine until early afternoon, but becomes a
> typical rainfall in the early evening (until now), which
> looks ISV matching with the diurnal cycle.
> MDY
>
> (2011/12/04 14:08), Manabu D. Yamanaka wrote:
>> TL Mori, Many thanks for your information.
>> In Jakarta (at least from Thamrin through Blok M) there are not
>> so strong rainfall until now, except a light very local shower
>> yesterday. Probably the center the phase of ISV and that of
>> the diurnal cycle are not matched at least at present. Anyway
>> a strong wind observed yesterday at Nontongga may suggest a sub-
>> system developed both by ISV and diunal cycle.
>> MDY at Arcadia, Jakarta
>>
>> (2011/12/04 10:06), Shuichi Mori wrote:
>>> Dear all:
>>>
>>> MJO indes and GSMaP show the MJO is passing through Sumatera and Jawa
>>> Islands now.
>>>
>>> Convective activities over Sumatera Island will suppressed from a few
>>> days later.
>>>
>>> However, I hope you will continue the 3-hourly sounding at Sipora until
>>> MJO index reaches the western Pacific Ocean (- around 10 Dec?) for
>>> further comparison with those at another sounding station along the MC
>>> for example, Pontianak, Manado, and Biak.
>>>
>>> ~morishu
>>
>>
>>
>

Sounding Report for Sipora (Dec. 4)

Dear All,

It was no rain. Lower and middle troposphere became dry (RH, 60-80%).
Upper tropospheric easterly wind was dominant.

--- Observational report for December 4 ---

00Z-12Z: Iyan, Bambang
12Z-21Z: Hamada, Riris, Tanoue

00Z: Cloudy (8/8, Ci), 16.985km

03Z: Cloudy (5/8, 2Cu, 2Ac, 1Ci), 17.814km

06Z: Cloudy (4/8, 1Cu, 2Ac, 1Ci), 19.387km

09Z: Cloudy (5/8, 1Cu, 3Ac, 1Ci), 22.414km

12Z: Cloudy (5/8, 1Sc, 2Ac, 2Ci), 20.268km
PTU/WIND raw data were almost lack above 15km height.
--> Manual stop.

15Z: Cloudy (7/8, Aw, Ac), 20.102km

18Z: Clear (3/8, As, Ac), 21.232km

21Z: Cloudy (4/8, As, Ac), 15.378km
Black out for 30 minutes before/after launch.

Hamada Jun1

REFORT RADIOSONDE OBSERVATION NUMBER 9