{"id":266,"date":"2009-06-04T13:33:28","date_gmt":"2009-06-04T19:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/?p=266"},"modified":"2014-09-03T10:03:02","modified_gmt":"2014-09-03T16:03:02","slug":"v2-things-field-command-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/2009\/06\/v2-things-field-command-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"V2 Things: Field Command Vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NSSL&#8217;s field command unit is used to organize and communicate storm intercept activities in real-time. Weather observations from other mobile instruments, mobile radar data, and location information are broadcast over a mobile digital radio network to the field coordinator, who analyzes the information and directs team members to ideal field positions.<\/p>\n<p>The NO-XP (NOAA NSSL\/OU Dual-pol X-band radar), field command unit, and mobile mesonet were deployed to intercept Hurricane Ike as it made landfall on the Texas coast.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-266 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/nssl7_PICT1747.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/nssl7_PICT1747-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-287\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-287'>\n\t\t\t\tCredit:  NOAA\/NSSL\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/IMGP2779.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/IMGP2779-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-277\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-277'>\n\t\t\t\tNO-XP, field command unit, and mobile mesonet.  Credit:  NOAA\/NSSL\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/V2RAMP_June08-005twitter.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/V2RAMP_June08-005twitter-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-288\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-288'>\n\t\t\t\tCredit:  NSSL student Terra Thompson\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/IMG_0031.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/IMG_0031-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-274\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-274'>\n\t\t\t\tCredit: Susan Cobb\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/IMG_0089.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/IMG_0089-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-275\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-275'>\n\t\t\t\tTexas. Credit: Susan Cobb\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/090529_Nebraska2_Coniglio.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/090529_Nebraska2_Coniglio-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-267\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-267'>\n\t\t\t\tNebraska. Credit: Mike Coniglio\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/090604_Colorado_Wyoming3_Coniglio.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/090604_Colorado_Wyoming3_Coniglio-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-268\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-268'>\n\t\t\t\tWyoming. Credit: Mike Coniglio\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/090604_Colorado_Wyoming5_Coniglio.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/090604_Colorado_Wyoming5_Coniglio-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-269\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-269'>\n\t\t\t\tWyoming. Credit: Mike Coniglio\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/090605_Wyoming6_Coniglio.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/090605_Wyoming6_Coniglio-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-270\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-270'>\n\t\t\t\tCredit: Mike Coniglio\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/090609_Kansas5_Coniglio.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/090609_Kansas5_Coniglio-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-271\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-271'>\n\t\t\t\tKansas. Credit: Mike Coniglio\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/IMG_0455.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/IMG_0455-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-276\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-276'>\n\t\t\t\tKansas. Credit: Susan Cobb\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/090611_Colorado6_Coniglio.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/090611_Colorado6_Coniglio-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-272\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-272'>\n\t\t\t\tColorado. Credit: Mike Coniglio\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/090613_Texas4_Coniglio.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/090613_Texas4_Coniglio-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-273\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-273'>\n\t\t\t\tTexas. Credit: Mike Coniglio\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/May11_FC.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/May11_FC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-281\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-281'>\n\t\t\t\tCredit: Mike Coniglio\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/May12_FC_waiting.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/May12_FC_waiting-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-282\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-282'>\n\t\t\t\tCredit: Mike Coniglio\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/May15_FC.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/May15_FC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-283\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-283'>\n\t\t\t\tCredit: Mike Coniglio\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/May15_rainbow_FC.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/May15_rainbow_FC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-284\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-284'>\n\t\t\t\tCredit: Mike Coniglio\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/May19_FC_crew.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/May19_FC_crew-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-286\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-286'>\n\t\t\t\tCredit: Mike Coniglio\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/June15_FC_crew.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/June15_FC_crew-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-279\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-279'>\n\t\t\t\tCredit: Mike Coniglio\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/June15_FC_cumulus.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/June15_FC_cumulus-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-280\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-280'>\n\t\t\t\tCredit: Mike Coniglio\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vortex2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/09\/June10_FC.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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