New Mexico Tech Video Log
for July, 2000

Universal Date/Time
JDay Date Time Start/Stop Camera Lens Orientation Comments
188 06-Jul 3:09:40 Start Xybion 1 12.5 mm NNW Looking above tornadic storm to NNW
4:17:00-40 Increased AZ to ~50 deg.
4:32:30 Stop Xybion 1 End of tape
4:33:10 Start Xybion 1 New tape
5:48:00 Stop Xybion 1 Note: Forgot to plug in 1 "PPS" tonight
192 10-Jul 4:20:00 Start Xybion 1 12.5 mm E Good view of storm and region above >~100 km to E
4:45:00 Start Xybion 2 25 mm (fixed) E? Note: Difficult to get camera level since no tripod
4:51:30 Xybion 2 Adjust AZ & EL
5:08:30 Stop Xybion 1 End of tape
5:09:54 Start Xybion 1 New tape
5:24:20-25:30 Xybion 1 Decrease AZ Covering 2 storms: ~NE & ENE
5:25:40 Xybion 2 Decrease AZ
6:22:20 Xybion 1 W Monitoring approaching storms
6:24:00 Xybion 2 NW Monitoring approaching storms
6:34-35:10 Xybion 2 Drop AZ a bit to ~W
~6:44 Xybion 1 Decreased AZ & EL a bit Decrease intensifier gain
~6:44 Xybion 2 EL dropped Now looking at storm
6:48:50 Stop Xybion 2 End of tape
7:13:30 Stop Xybion 1 End of tape
10:01:14 Start RCA color NNE
10:10-11 RCA color Adjusted AZ Camera and surrounding mailbox-housing were raised from grass-level with 4x4 wood blocks.
11:10:00 Stop RCA color No more lightning
193 11-Jul 6:46:30 Start Xybion 1 12.5 mm WNW Monitoring storm to WNW which is producing spider lightning discharges and +CGs. Clearing of clouds at >20 deg elevation.
7:06:15 Start Xybion 2 25 mm (fixed) WNW?
7:08:40 Xybion 2 Increase AZ
7:21:30 Xybion 2 Increase AZ
7:37:30 Stop Xybion 2 Clouds increasing again
7:53:20 Stop Xybion 1 No +CGs for >1 hour
194 12-Jul 3:16:35 Start Xybion 1 12.5 mm SSW Cloud cover heavy, but not solid anywhere
3:27:10 Xybion 1 Decrease AZ a bit
3:42:00 Xybion 1 E Camera reoriented towards closer storm (~30 km??)
4:13:30 Stop Xybion 1 End of tape
4:14:25 Start Xybion 1 New tape
4:16:40 Xybion 1 Increase AZ
4:38:30 Stop Xybion 1 Flash rate too low & moving behind trailer
4:42:12 Start Xybion 1 12.5 mm ESE (still)
4:44:10 Xybion 1 Increase AZ Trailer now in FOV
5:33:50 Xybion 1 W
6:21:30 Stop Xybion 1 End of tape. Cloud cover is too heavy.
198 16-Jul 8:03:56 Start Xybion 1 12.5 mm NNW New tape. Camera is looking over storm at ~120 km range (+background storms at <200 km). Storms are producing -CGs, but may also be producing +CGs (real?).
8:40:20 Xybion 1 NE Cloud cover to NNW was ~solid. ~New cell to NE is ~<50 km away, but small. Cell is ~40 km N of Goodland.
9:26:25 Xybion 1 Increase AZ to ~E Monitoring storm ENE of Goodland, KS
10:07:00 Stop Xybion 1 End of tape (let tape run out)
11:53:21 Start RCA color ~NNW Oriented towards region of -CGs
12:00:00 Increase AZ a bit
12:12:30 Increased AZ a bit & rotated Attempted to minimize rotation angle
~13:05 Stop RCA color Image is bad (see notes)
13:26:20 Start RCA color NNE Oriented towards region of +CGs
13:48:30 Stop RCA color Lightning activity has slowed in vicinity & no more +CGs?
200 18-Jul 1:27:25 Start RCA color W
1:29:30 RCA color Decrease AZ: looking WSW
1:34:20 RCA color Decrease AZ to ~SW
1:50 RCA color Decrease AZ & zoom camera
~1:56 RCA color End of tape
1:59:10 RCA color New tape
2:03 RCA color Pan camera around ...to show stratiform outflow extending to N. of MCS
2:04 RCA color Oriented to SSW (same zoom) Adjusted IRIS to manual (@!#!)
2:08:11 RCA color Adjusted IRIS (decreased)
2:08:50 RCA color Slightly increased AZ ...so Burlington towers still in F.O.V. (region above in F.O.V.)
2:10:40 RCA color S Storm moving quickly
~2:15-16 RCA color Working on camera - placed in housing since it's raining. Tried to fix IRIS. Image has streaks (unable to fix)
2:43:30 Stop RCA color +CG activity appears to have ended
23:46:56 Start RCA color WSW Looking towards Severe storm
201 19-Jul 0:25:06 RCA color Increase AZ a bit
0:33:40 Stop? ? Camera box fell over
1:06:57 Start RCA color SE Oriented to region of spiders
1:08 RCA color ~same? Different location Moved camera to better position (CGs behind trailer)
1:09:20 RCA color Adjust AZ
1:11:10 RCA color Adjust AZ
1:24 RCA color Decrease AZ: ESE
1:38:59 Stop RCA color End of tape
1:40:05 Start RCA color New tape
2:09:20 RCA color Panned around Attempting to adjust IRIS - panned around to show stratiform region & other storms
2:11:30 Stop RCA color Bad image
3:13:00 Start Xybion 1 12.5 mm E? Setup in backof truck along road adjacent to trailer
4:01:00 Xybion 1 Increase AZ Clearing above storm
4:40:43 Xybion 1 Increase AZ: SSE Very active storms (near Sharon Springs?)
4:50:10 Xybion 1 Increase AZ a bit
5:00:00 Xybion 1 Increase AZ a bit
5:16:50 Stop Xybion 1 End of tape
5:18:30 Start Xybion 1 New tape
5:22:30 Xybion 1 Increase AZ a bit
6:34:30 Xybion 1 Decrease AZ a bit
7:21:50 Stop Xybion 1 End of tape
202 20-Jul 3:05:10 Start Xybion 1 12.5 mm ? New tape
3:2? Xybion 1 NNW Storm <~100 km away producing many +CGs!
~3:50 Xybion 1 Raise EL
4:03:40 Xybion 1 Increase EL Anvil creaping in
~4:04:00 Xybion 1 Increase intensifier gain a bit
4:09:00 Xybion 1 Drop EL Looking at storm and wall cloud
4:09:50 Xybion 1 Decrease EL further ...so that time codes not blocking wall cloud
4:32:10 Xybion 1 Increase AZ again Continuing to track updraft core
4:58:00 Xybion 1 Increase AZ a bit Tracking mesocyclone
5:08:28 Stop Xybion 1 End of tape
5:08:49 Start Xybion 1 New tape
5:17-18 Xybion 1 Increase AZ Tracking supercell
5:40:40 Xybion 1 Increase AZ
5:41:05 Xybion 1 Increase EL
5:49:50 Xybion 1 Increase EL Looking above storm
6:04:00 Xybion 1 Increase AZ a bit
6:40:00 Xybion 1 Increase AZ a bit Still monitoring region above storm
7:12:08 Stop Xybion 1 End of tape (let tape run out)
203 21-Jul 0:17:25 Start RCA color N Looking towards intense region of +CGs
0:31:00 Stop RCA color Image is messed up
3:35:00 Start Xybion 1 12.5 mm E New tape. Looking towards stratiform region and sky above
3:37:50-38:05 Xybion 1 Drop EL a bit Also increased intensifier gain
3:41:30 Xybion 1 Increase AZ more to ESE
3:48:45 Xybion 1 Increase AZ a bit Unable to increase AZ further due to trailer
5:07 Xybion 1 WNW +'s are closer to WNW at 120-150? km range than to ESE
5:10:20 Xybion 1 Put Black Level on Auto (was at min.)
5:38:22 Stop Xybion 1 End of tape
210 28-Jul 3:52:10 Start Xybion 1 Zoom, ~37mm SSW Lens set at full aperture. Looking out back trailer window. Burlington towers in right side of FOV. Note: may be somewhat out of focus.
4:24:00 Stop Xybion 1 Moving to other window
4:32:14 Start Xybion 1 Zoom, ~20mm ~NNE Intensifier gain was decreased. View is also wider than before.
5:07:00 Xybion 1 Decrease AZ
6:03:36 Stop Xybion 1 End of tape
6:05:12 Start Xybion 1 New tape (still ~20 mm & NNE)
6:56:15 Stop Xybion 1
7:19:04 Start Xybion 1 ~NNE AZ is slightly greater than last time
7:20:30-21:00 Xybion 1 Zoom,~20mm? Increase AZ & EL
7:30:30-31:10 Xybion 1 Increase AZ to ENE Tracking cells as they move ~SE
~8:31 "Stop" End of tape (fell asleep, probably ran out at this time)
212 30-Jul 4:20:00 Start Xybion 1 Zoom,~25mm ~N Determining orientation of 3:13 Horizontal Baseline. New tape.
4:23:50 Stop
4:48:50 Start Xybion 1 Zoom,~25mm ~NE X-baseline orientation determination
4:51:00 Stop
5:58:00 Start Xybion 1 Zoom,~25mm ~NW Y-baseline orientation determination
6:00:00 Stop
6:18:00 Start Xybion 1 Zoom,~25mm ~N 45 degrees to X-Y baselines (along line connecting short baseline exterior antennas)
6:20:00 Stop
Last Modified By: Mark Stanley (stanley@ibis.nmt.edu )
Last Modified On: Monday, March 26, 2001  21:36:43