Photo (left):Nauru Airport. Planes must taxi across the main highway to get from the terminal to the runway. The Flinders University Cessna 404 is the small plane in front of the 737. Other snapshots from the Ron Brown

Commentary:

Overnight we moved to north of the island, but winds shifted from northeasterly to southeasterly. This caused us to move again this morning to the east side of the island, again 2 km offshore, directly upwind of the Atmosphere Radiation and Cloud Station (ARCS) on the west side. Two strong squalls passed the ship before noon. The first caught Ed Westwater in the RHIB (small boat) midway between Nauru and the ship. He got pretty wet but luckily had his suitcase in a plastic bag. Jeff Otten made it to Fiji, but his luggage did not. Earliest hope of seeing it in Nauru is 3 days hence. We hope to see Jeff tonight. Too bad we didn't have today's storms when the Mirai was nearby - they were perfect for dual Doppler.

Visual Observations:

Very convective and wet early in the day, then clearing with stronger winds in the afternoon; many cloud layers. Rough seas and 2 m -4 m swells.

Instrument Status:

The S-band and C-band radars performed well in the precipitation. It was not a good day for lidars, radiometers, and photometers.

Previous Days' Updates:

July 7, 1999
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June 30, 1999
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June 26, 1999
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June 24, 1999
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June 22, 1999
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June 14, 1999
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