TRMM Tethered Balloon Site: Meck Island

Daily Activity Report for August 10-11 GMT

Tower and radiation systems functioned well. Tethered balloon operations were curtailed during the night of 9/10 August. Soundings were resumed at 23:00Z on 10 August. Soundings were made at 02:00Z and 05:00Z on August 11th. A forecast of 50 to 60kt winds together with rain resulted in the balloon being hangared for the remainder of the night of August 11th.