Robert Wood, University of Washington

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VOCALS Regional Experiment (REx)Operations
Meetings/Flight Planning
Robert Wood, University of Washington many
contributors
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The two mission paradigms
Cross Section (Night Only)
POC Drift (Day/Night)
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REx Timeline
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Day-to-day planning strawman
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Decision making process

• 0800 General Meeting agenda items
• Final go/no go for todays day flights
• Three day outlook (change D?N? Lagrangian?)
• Discussion of D1 flights
• 0800-1530 Planning period
• Caucus of representatives (max 2) from each
  platform assess available data/PI interests and
  plan accordingly
• 1530 Meeting/Briefing
• Final announcement of decision on D1 flight

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Why 0800 and 1530?

• Meeting times should remain constant throughout
  both day and night operations