Dataset
FAAM B780 SALSTICE flight, number 8: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft
Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2015-04-30
Status: Ongoing
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2015-03-23
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 71 Files | 4GB
Abstract
Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites data on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft during flight 8 for SALSTICE Semi-Arid Land Surface Temperature IASI Cal/val project.
Citable as: Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements; Natural Environment Research Council; Met Office (2015): FAAM B780 SALSTICE flight, number 8: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/0439f2f018ec405a815e51aeeaff635a/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: SALSTICE, FAAM, airborne, atmospheric measurments
Details
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| Data lineage: |
Data were collected by instrument scientists during the flight before preparation and delivery for archiving at the NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre. |
| Data Quality: |
Data collected by flight participants before preparation for archival with the British Atmospheric Data Centre
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Data are netCDF and NASA-Ames formatted. Ancillary files may be plain ASCII or PDF formatted. Image files may be PNG formatted.
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Process overview
This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.
Instrument/Platform pairings
Mobile platform operations
| Mobile Platform Operation 1 | FAAM BAE-146 flight B780 |
| Output Description | None |
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- var_id: CAL_DC_MEAS
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- units: micron
- long_name: Calibrated channel diameter upper limits
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- units: cm-3
- names: Column B Cloud Condensation Nuclei Concentration per cubic centimeter
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- long_name: Composition of the aerosol used to calibrate channel diameter upper limits
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- names: Composition of the aerosol used to calibrate channel diameter upper limits
- units: 0-100000 particles cm-3
- names: Condensation Nuclei Concentration per cubic centimeter
- units: None
- names: Error Flag for Column A
- units: None
- names: Error Flag for Column B
- units: None
- names: Error Flag for Condensation Nuclei Concentration
- units: micron
- long_name: Error in calibrated channel diameter lower limits
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- units: micron
- long_name: Error in calibrated channel diameter upper limits
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- names: Error in calibrated channel diameter upper limits
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- var_id: LONG_DATE
- units: micron
- long_name: Nominal uncalibrated channel diameter lower limits as given in the instrument manual
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- names: Nominal uncalibrated channel diameter lower limits as given in the instrument manual
- units: micron
- long_name: Nominal uncalibrated channel diameter upper limits as given in the instrument manual
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- var_id: PCAS2_10
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- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 11
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- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 12
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- units: cm-3
- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 13
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- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 15
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- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 19
- var_id: PCAS2_19
- names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 19
- units: cm-3
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- names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 2
- units: cm-3
- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 20
- var_id: PCAS2_20
- names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 20
- units: cm-3
- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 21
- var_id: PCAS2_21
- names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 21
- units: cm-3
- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 22
- var_id: PCAS2_22
- names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 22
- units: cm-3
- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 23
- var_id: PCAS2_23
- names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 23
- units: cm-3
- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 24
- var_id: PCAS2_24
- names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 24
- units: cm-3
- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 25
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- names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 25
- units: cm-3
- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 26
- var_id: PCAS2_26
- names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 26
- units: cm-3
- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 27
- var_id: PCAS2_27
- names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 27
- units: cm-3
- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 28
- var_id: PCAS2_28
- names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 28
- units: cm-3
- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 29
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- names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 29
- units: cm-3
- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 3
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- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 30
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- names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 30
- units: cm-3
- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 4
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- names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 4
- units: cm-3
- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 5
- var_id: PCAS2_05
- names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 5
- units: cm-3
- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 6
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- units: cm-3
- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 7
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- units: cm-3
- long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 8
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- var_id: PCAS2_09
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- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 10
- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 11
- var_id: PCAS2_11_err
- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 11
- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 12
- var_id: PCAS2_12_err
- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 12
- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 13
- var_id: PCAS2_13_err
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- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 14
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- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 15
- var_id: PCAS2_15_err
- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 15
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- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 16
- var_id: PCAS2_16_err
- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 16
- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 17
- var_id: PCAS2_17_err
- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 17
- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 18
- var_id: PCAS2_18_err
- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 18
- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 19
- var_id: PCAS2_19_err
- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 19
- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 2
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- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 2
- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 20
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- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 20
- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 21
- var_id: PCAS2_21_err
- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 21
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- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 22
- var_id: PCAS2_22_err
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- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 23
- var_id: PCAS2_23_err
- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 23
- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 24
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- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 25
- var_id: PCAS2_25_err
- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 25
- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 26
- var_id: PCAS2_26_err
- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 26
- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 27
- var_id: PCAS2_27_err
- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 27
- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 28
- var_id: PCAS2_28_err
- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 28
- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 29
- var_id: PCAS2_29_err
- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 29
- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 3
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- units: percent
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- units: percent
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- var_id: PCAS2_04_err
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- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 5
- var_id: PCAS2_05_err
- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 5
- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 6
- var_id: PCAS2_06_err
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- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 7
- var_id: PCAS2_07_err
- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 7
- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 8
- var_id: PCAS2_08_err
- names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 8
- units: percent
- long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 9
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- var_id: SCANDIR
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- var_id: PCAS2TSPM
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- long_name: mr
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- var_id: lat
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- var_id: pres
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- var_id: qp
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- units: percent
- long_name: qrh
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- var_id: qt
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- units: m/s
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- units: m/s
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- names: qv
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- long_name: range
- names: range
- units: percent
- var_id: rh
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- units: seconds
- long_name: seconds since base_time
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- long_name: sounding launch time
- var_id: base_time
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- units: degC
- long_name: tdry
- var_id: tdry
- names: tdry
- units: K
- var_id: theta
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- units: K
- long_name: theta_e
- var_id: theta_e
- names: theta_e
- units: K
- long_name: theta_v
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- long_name: time
- var_id: time
- names: time
- units: m/s
- long_name: u_wind
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- units: m/s
- long_name: v_wind
- var_id: v_wind
- names: v_wind
- units: degC
- long_name: vt
- var_id: vt
- names: vt
- units: degree
- var_id: wdir
- long_name: wdir
- names: wdir
- units: m/s
- var_id: wspd
- long_name: wspd
- names: wspd
Co-ordinate Variables
Coverage
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Start time:
2013-05-24T11:23:42
End time:
2013-05-24T18:41:41
Geographic Extent
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