| Stage | Time | Institution / People in Charge | P.S. |
| 1. Outlook |
May ~ November |
- CWB Forecast Center: Tien-Chiang Yen / De-Jung Wu / Shou-Wen Lin / Kuo-Chen Lu
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- Outlook of tropical cyclone activities in north-western Pacific ocean.
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| 2. Alert and draw up the flight mission |
Day(-4) ~ Day(-2) |
- CWB Forecast Center: Tien-Chiang Yen / De-Jung Wu / Shou-Wen Lin / Kuo-Chen Lu
- NTU: Chun-Chien Wu / Po-Hsiung Lin / Kun-Hsuan Chou
- AIDC: Chia-Gsiang Tsao
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- The forecast of the development of typhoons which may enter the alert area (longitude 123~130 degrees west, latitude 15~23 degrees north) within 48~96h.
- NTU collects each targeted observation products and model forecast.
- CWB provides forecast and operational opinions.
- Design the flight route and application for flight plan.
- Inform flight crews to stand by.
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| 3. Decision of flight mission |
Day(-1) |
- NTU: Chun-Chien Wu / Po-Hsiung Lin / Kun-Hsuan Chou
- Sim Aberson
- AIDC: Chia-Gsiang Tsao
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- Based on the 24-h track forecast from numerical models to partially modify flight route.
- Decide whether the flight mission will be executed.
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| 4. Operation |
Day(0) |
- NTU: Chun-Chien Wu / Po-Hsiung Lin / Kun-Hsuan Chou / Chung-I Hsu
- AIDC: Chia-Gsiang Tsao
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- Setup of the flight operation center at CWB.
- On-board scientists arrive at AIDC 2~3h before take off.
- Set up the software and hardware on the aircraft and attend the briefing meeting before take-off.
- Observation, communication with the flight operation center and transmit the dropsonde data by satellite phone.
- After-flight debriefing.
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| 5. Review |
Day(1) |
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- The end of the mission.
- Debriefing.
- Deliver the original data to the flight operation center.
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