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Dataset

 

SAFIRE-ATR42 AS52 EUFAR TETRAD Flight, 2010-09-14: in situ atmospheric measurements

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2011-09-29
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Citable
Publication Date: 2015-11-20
DOI Publication Date: 2018-01-17
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 5 Files | 78MB

Abstract

In situ atmospheric measurements using the SAFIRE ATR42 Core Instrument suite onboard the ATR42 - SAFIRE aircraft for the TETRAD- Training & Education for Turbulence Research project (flight reference: as52).

Data were collected over the Toulon-Hyeres Airport (South of France) area.

Citable as:  SAFIRE Service des Avions Francais Instrumentés pour la Recherche en Environnement; European Facility for Airborne Research; Lanotte, A.S. (2018): SAFIRE-ATR42 AS52 EUFAR TETRAD Flight, 2010-09-14: in situ atmospheric measurements. Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, 17 January 2018. doi:10.5285/e421aade00064c11876a5c4e25c8cabb. https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/e421aade00064c11876a5c4e25c8cabb
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: TETRAD, EUFAR, aircraft, atmospheric

Details

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Data lineage:

Data were collected by instrument scientists during the flight before preparation and delivery for archiving at the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA).

Data Quality:
The data are quality controlled by the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Anglia. Details are given in the paper Harries et al. 2014 and the release notes, links to both can be found in the documentation.
File Format:
Data are netCDF and ENVI Binary formatted. Ancillary files may be plain ASCII or PDF formatted. Image files may be PNG or JPG formatted.

Related Documents

 EUFAR Website

Process overview

This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.

Instrument/Platform pairings

SAFIRE ATR42 Core Instrument suite Deployed on: ATR42 - SAFIRE aircraft
Output Description

None

  • standard_name: altitude
  • units: meter
  • long_name: Barometric altitude INS
  • var_id: alt_baro_m_25
  • units: degree
  • standard_name: platform_pitch_angle
  • long_name: Pitch angle INS
  • var_id: att_pitch_cal_25
  • standard_name: relative_humidity
  • units: %
  • long_name: Relative humidity from
  • var_id: hum_rel_lymtd_25
  • units: degree
  • standard_name: platform_roll_angle
  • long_name: Roll angle INS
  • var_id: att_roll_cal_25
  • standard_name: northward_wind
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: South-North wind component
  • var_id: ven_n_pinsdat_incid2011_25
  • units: degree
  • standard_name: platform_orientation
  • long_name: True heading from INS
  • var_id: att_capgeo_cal_25
  • units: degree
  • standard_name: platform_course
  • long_name: True track INS
  • var_id: nav_trins_cal_25
  • units: meter/second2
  • long_name: Vertical acceleration from INS
  • var_id: acc_gvins_cal_25
  • standard_name: upward_air_velocity
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: Vertical wind component
  • var_id: ven_v_pinsdat_incid2011_25
  • standard_name: eastward_wind
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: West-East wind component
  • var_id: ven_e_pinsdat_incid2011_25
  • units: degree
  • standard_name: wind_from_direction
  • long_name: Wind direction
  • var_id: ven_DD_pinsdat_incid2011_25
  • standard_name: wind_speed
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: Wind speed
  • var_id: ven_FF_pinsdat_incid2011_25
  • standard_name: air_potential_temperature
  • units: Celsius
  • var_id: tpr_pot_rt_25
  • units: hPa
  • standard_name: air_pressure
  • var_id: pre_s_av1_25
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • units: Celsius
  • var_id: tpr_srt_25
  • standard_name: altitude
  • units: meter
  • var_id: alt_p_av1_inc_25
  • units: degree
  • var_id: att_derap_rdm_deg_25
  • units: degree
  • var_id: att_incid_rdm_deg_25
  • units: kelvin
  • standard_name: brightness_temperature
  • var_id: ray_tsurf_C1_CE332_cimel_LOA_25
  • standard_name: dew_point_temperature
  • units: Celsius
  • var_id: hum_td_lymtd_25
  • units: W/m2
  • standard_name: downwelling_longwave_radiance_in_air
  • var_id: ray_irhep_fm_3s_25
  • units: Watt/m2
  • standard_name: downwelling_shortwave_radiance_in_air
  • var_id: ray_vishep_25
  • standard_name: height
  • units: meter
  • var_id: alt_ra15_m_25
  • standard_name: humidity_mixing_ratio
  • units: gram/kg
  • var_id: hum_RapM_lymtd_25
  • units: gram/m3
  • standard_name: mass_concentration_of_liquid_water_in_air
  • var_id: lwc_kp_calTETRAD_25
  • units: 100 meter-1
  • var_id: mic_psa_ger_25
  • var_id: mic_re_ger_25
  • units:
  • units: m/s
  • standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_air
  • var_id: vit_p_pav1_25
  • standard_name: surface_altitude
  • units: meter
  • var_id: alt_relief_gpsra15_25
  • units: 1
  • var_id: topnb_25
  • units: W/m2
  • standard_name: upwelling_longwave_radiance_in_air
  • var_id: ray_irbep_fm_3s_25
  • units: Watt/m2
  • standard_name: upwelling_shortwave_radiance_in_air
  • var_id: ray_visbep_25

Co-ordinate Variables

  • units: degree
  • standard_name: latitude
  • var_id: pos_lat_gps_25
  • units: degree
  • standard_name: longitude
  • var_id: pos_lon_gps_25
  • long_name: time
  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: time
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2010-09-14T06:35:21
End time:
2010-09-14T09:19:40
Geographic Extent

 
43.2233°
 
6.1424°
 
8.0696°
 
42.7124°