Canadian CloudSat/CALIPSO Validation Project (C3VP)
CARE Operations Summary
Wednesday, February 28, 2007 update
Julian Day #059
15Z (10am EST)
Day type:
 IOP-4
 Mostly cloudy with sunny breaks.
 No care ops planned for the day.
EC forecast:
Today: Cloudy with sunny periods. High zero.
Tonight: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness overnight. Low minus 11.
Thursday: Cloudy. Snow beginning early in the afternoon. Snow mixed with ice pellets in the evening.
Snow and ice pellet amount 10 cm. Wind becoming east 30 km/h early in the afternoon. High minus 2.
Synopsis:
Intense low in american mid-west moving across to the great lakes bringing significant weather
tomorrow and into Friday.
At CARE:
 Steve and Sudesh.
 Pre –checks for tomorrow.
 2dvd plane test. Data backup
At King:
 WKR CARERHI02 hourly runs.

X-band turned off.
Convair ops:
 No Convair ops.
Outlook:
Low moving into the area for Thursday with freezing rain or snow in the afternoon
continuing overnight in to Friday.
Temperature is expected to be at -2C for a high on Thursday.
Summary of Tuesday , February, 27, 2007.
No care ops
The next briefing is Thursday,March 1, 2007 at 8:00 am local
S. Boodoo.
Note: EST = UTC – 5 hrs