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FAAM B300 GERBIL flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft

Update Frequency: As Needed
Latest Data Update: 2015-04-30
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2014-07-14
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 31 Files | 1GB

Abstract

Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites data on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft collected for GERBIL - GERB Intercomparison of Longwave Radiation project.

Citable as:  Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements; Natural Environment Research Council; Met Office (2014): FAAM B300 GERBIL flight: 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/0c6ab6c6be9e49b0894005c67be4fccb
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: GERBIL, FAAM, airborne, atmospheric measurments

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  • var_id: ARIESRAD
  • units: m s-2
  • long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft longitudinal axis from the INU
  • var_id: INU_ACLF
  • units: m s-2
  • long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft starboard axis from the INU
  • var_id: INU_ACLS
  • units: m s-2
  • long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft vertical axis from the INU
  • var_id: INU_ACLU
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: Aircraft vertical velocity from the INU
  • var_id: INU_VZ
  • units: m
  • standard_name: altitude
  • long_name: Altitude from the XR5 GPS system.
  • var_id: GPS_ALT
  • units: degree
  • var_id: AOA
  • long_name: Angle of attack from the turbulence probe system (positive, flow upwards wrt a/c
  • units: degree
  • var_id: AOSS
  • long_name: Angle of sideslip from the turbulence probe system (positive, flow from
  • var_id: CALIBRATION_FILES
  • var_id: CAL_DC_CBB
  • var_id: CAL_DC_HBB
  • var_id: CAL_DC_MEAS
  • var_id: CAL_TEMP_CBB
  • var_id: CAL_TEMP_HBB
  • var_id: CAL_TEMP_PORT2C
  • var_id: CAL_TEMP_PORT2H
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Cabin pressure
  • var_id: CAB_PRES
  • units: degC
  • long_name: Cabin temperature at the core consoles
  • var_id: CAB_TEMP
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Calibrated differential pressure between centre(P0) port and S10 static
  • var_id: P0-S10
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe horizontal ports
  • var_id: PB_TURB
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe vertical ports
  • var_id: PA_TURB
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: Corrected aircraft velocity east derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data
  • var_id: VE_INUC
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: Corrected aircraft velocity north derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data
  • var_id: VN_INUC
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air
  • long_name: Corrected downward long wave irradiance.
  • var_id: IR_DN_C
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
  • long_name: Corrected downward short wave irradiance, clear dome
  • var_id: SW_DN_C
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected downward short wave irradiance, red dome
  • var_id: RED_DN_C
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: upwelling_longwave_flux_in_air
  • long_name: Corrected upward long wave irradiance
  • var_id: IR_UP_C
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
  • long_name: Corrected upward short wave irradiance, clear dome
  • var_id: SW_UP_C
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected upward short wave irradiance, red dome
  • var_id: RED_UP_C
  • standard_name: dew_point_temperature
  • units: degK
  • long_name: Dew point from the General Eastern instrument.
  • var_id: TDEW_GE
  • units: degree
  • long_name: Drift angle from Honeywell H423 INU
  • var_id: INU_DRFT
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: eastward_wind
  • var_id: U_C
  • long_name: Eastward wind component from turbulence probe and Kalman-filtered INU
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: Eastwards velocity from the XR5 GPS system.
  • var_id: GPS_VELE
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration in size channel 0
  • var_id: FSSPCH00
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration in size channel 1
  • var_id: FSSPCH01
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration in size channel 10
  • var_id: FSSPCH10
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration in size channel 11
  • var_id: FSSPCH11
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration in size channel 12
  • var_id: FSSPCH12
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration in size channel 13
  • var_id: FSSPCH13
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration in size channel 14
  • var_id: FSSPCH14
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration in size channel 2
  • var_id: FSSPCH02
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration in size channel 3
  • var_id: FSSPCH03
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration in size channel 4
  • var_id: FSSPCH04
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration in size channel 5
  • var_id: FSSPCH05
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration in size channel 6
  • var_id: FSSPCH06
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration in size channel 7
  • var_id: FSSPCH07
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration in size channel 8
  • var_id: FSSPCH08
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration in size channel 9
  • var_id: FSSPCH09
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Acceleration along the aircraft longitudinal axis from the INU
  • var_id: INU_ACLF_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Acceleration along the aircraft starboard axis from the INU
  • var_id: INU_ACLS_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Acceleration along the aircraft vertical axis from the INU
  • var_id: INU_ACLU_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Aircraft vertical velocity from the INU
  • var_id: INU_VZ_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Altitude from the XR5 GPS system.
  • var_id: GPS_ALT_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • var_id: AOA_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Angle of attack from the turbulence probe system (positive, flow upwards wrt a/c
  • units: 1
  • var_id: AOSS_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Angle of sideslip from the turbulence probe system (positive, flow from
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Cabin pressure
  • var_id: CAB_PRES_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Cabin temperature at the core consoles
  • var_id: CAB_TEMP_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Calibrated differential pressure between centre(P0) port and S10 static
  • var_id: P0-S10_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe horizontal ports
  • var_id: PB_TURB_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe vertical ports
  • var_id: PA_TURB_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Corrected aircraft velocity east derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data
  • var_id: VE_INUC_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Corrected aircraft velocity north derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data
  • var_id: VN_INUC_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Corrected downward long wave irradiance.
  • var_id: IR_DN_C_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Corrected downward short wave irradiance, clear dome
  • var_id: SW_DN_C_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Corrected downward short wave irradiance, red dome
  • var_id: RED_DN_C_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Corrected latitude derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data
  • var_id: LAT_INUC_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Corrected longitude derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data
  • var_id: LON_INUC_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Corrected upward long wave irradiance
  • var_id: IR_UP_C_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Corrected upward short wave irradiance, clear dome
  • var_id: SW_UP_C_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Corrected upward short wave irradiance, red dome
  • var_id: RED_UP_C_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Dew point from the General Eastern instrument.
  • var_id: TDEW_GE_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Dew-point derived from TWC probe specific humidity (valid in cloud-free air)
  • var_id: TWC_TDEW_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Drift angle from Honeywell H423 INU
  • var_id: INU_DRFT_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • var_id: U_C_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Eastward wind component from turbulence probe and Kalman-filtered INU
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Eastwards velocity from the XR5 GPS system.
  • var_id: GPS_VELE_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for FFSSP Concentration in size channel 0
  • var_id: FSSPCH00_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for FFSSP Concentration in size channel 1
  • var_id: FSSPCH01_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for FFSSP Concentration in size channel 10
  • var_id: FSSPCH10_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for FFSSP Concentration in size channel 11
  • var_id: FSSPCH11_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for FFSSP Concentration in size channel 12
  • var_id: FSSPCH12_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for FFSSP Concentration in size channel 13
  • var_id: FSSPCH13_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for FFSSP Concentration in size channel 14
  • var_id: FSSPCH14_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for FFSSP Concentration in size channel 2
  • var_id: FSSPCH02_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for FFSSP Concentration in size channel 3
  • var_id: FSSPCH03_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for FFSSP Concentration in size channel 4
  • var_id: FSSPCH04_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for FFSSP Concentration in size channel 5
  • var_id: FSSPCH05_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for FFSSP Concentration in size channel 6
  • var_id: FSSPCH06_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for FFSSP Concentration in size channel 7
  • var_id: FSSPCH07_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for FFSSP Concentration in size channel 8
  • var_id: FSSPCH08_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for FFSSP Concentration in size channel 9
  • var_id: FSSPCH09_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Groundspeed from Honeywell H423 INU
  • var_id: INU_GSPD_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Heading from Honeywell H423 INU
  • var_id: INU_HDG_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Indicated air speed from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system.
  • var_id: IAS_RVSM_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Internal sample pressure of the Nephelometer
  • var_id: NEPH_PR_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Internal sample temperature of the Nephelometer
  • var_id: NEPH_T_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Latitude from the XR5 GPS system.
  • var_id: LAT_GPS_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Liquid water content from FFSSP
  • var_id: FSSP_LWC_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Longitude from the XR5 GPS system.
  • var_id: LON_GPS_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PCASPMAS_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Mass content from PCASP (channels 2-14 only)
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Mean volume radius from FFSSP
  • var_id: FSSP_RAD_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Mole fraction of Carbon Monoxide in air from the AERO AL5002 instrument
  • var_id: CO_AERO_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Mole fraction of NOx in air from the TECO 42 instrument
  • var_id: NOX_TECO_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Mole fraction of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) in air from the TECO 42 instrument
  • var_id: NO2_TECO_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Mole fraction of Nitrogen Monoxide (NO) in air from the TECO 42 instrument
  • var_id: NO_TECO_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Mole fraction of ozone in air from the TECO 49 instrument
  • var_id: O3_TECO_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • var_id: V_C_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Northward wind component from turbulence probe and Kalman-filtered INU
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Northwards velocity from the XR5 GPS system.
  • var_id: GPS_VELN_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 0
  • var_id: PCASP_00_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 1
  • var_id: PCASP_01_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 10
  • var_id: PCASP_10_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 11
  • var_id: PCASP_11_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 12
  • var_id: PCASP_12_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 13
  • var_id: PCASP_13_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 14
  • var_id: PCASP_14_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 2
  • var_id: PCASP_02_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 3
  • var_id: PCASP_03_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 4
  • var_id: PCASP_04_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 5
  • var_id: PCASP_05_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 6
  • var_id: PCASP_06_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 7
  • var_id: PCASP_07_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 8
  • var_id: PCASP_08_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 9
  • var_id: PCASP_09_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Pitch angle from Honeywell H423 INU (positive for nose up)
  • var_id: INU_PTCH_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Pitot static pressure inverted from RVSM (air data) system indicated airspeed
  • var_id: Q_RVSM_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Pitot-static pressure from centre-port measurements corrrected for AoA and AoSS
  • var_id: PSP_TURB_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Pressure altitude from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
  • var_id: PALT_RVS_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter.
  • var_id: HGT_RADR_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Raw data from the TWC probe Lyman alpha detector
  • var_id: TWC_DET_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Roll angle from Honeywell H423 INU (positive for left wing up / right wing down)
  • var_id: INU_ROLL_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Sample temperature in Kelvin from the TWC evaporator probe
  • var_id: TWC_TSAM_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Solar azimuth derived from aircraft position and time.
  • var_id: SOL_AZIM_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Solar zenith derived from aircraft position and time.
  • var_id: SOL_ZEN_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Static pressure from S9 fuselage ports
  • var_id: P9_STAT_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Static pressure from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
  • var_id: PS_RVSM_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Total water specific humidity from the TWC avaporator instrument
  • var_id: TWC_EVAP_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for True air speed from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system and deiced temperature.
  • var_id: TAS_RVSM_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for True air temperature from the Rosemeount non-deiced temperature sensor.
  • var_id: TAT_ND_R_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for True air temperature from the Rosemount deiced temperature sensor.
  • var_id: TAT_DI_R_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for True airspeed (dry-air) from turbulence probe
  • var_id: TAS_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, linear, from PSAP.
  • var_id: PSAP_LIN_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, log, from PSAP.
  • var_id: PSAP_LOG_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected blue back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
  • var_id: BSC_BLUU_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected blue total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
  • var_id: TSC_BLUU_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected brightness temperature from the Heimann radiometer
  • var_id: BTHEIM_U_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected green back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
  • var_id: BSC_GRNU_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected green total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
  • var_id: TSC_GRNU_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected liquid water content from the Johnson Williams instrument.
  • var_id: LWC_JW_U_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected liquid water content from the Nevzorov probe
  • var_id: NV_LWC_U_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected red back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
  • var_id: BSC_REDU_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected red total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
  • var_id: TSC_REDU_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected total condensed water content from the Nevzorov probe.
  • var_id: NV_TCW_U_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Upwards velocitiy from the XR5 GPS system.
  • var_id: GPS_VELZ_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Upwelling infrared brightness temperature from the Heimann radiometer.
  • var_id: BTHEIM_C_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • var_id: W_C_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Vertical wind component from turbulence probe and Kalman-filtered INU
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for droplet concentration from the FFSSP
  • var_id: FSSPCONC_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PCASPCON_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for droplet concentration from the PCASP (channels 2-14 only)
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for rate-of-change of INS heading
  • var_id: INU_HDGR_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for rate-of-change of INS pitch angle
  • var_id: INU_PITR_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for rate-of-change of INS roll angle
  • var_id: INU_ROLR_FLAG
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_ground
  • long_name: Groundspeed from Honeywell H423 INU
  • var_id: INU_GSPD
  • units: degree
  • standard_name: platform_yaw_angle
  • long_name: Heading from Honeywell H423 INU
  • var_id: INU_HDG
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: Indicated air speed from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system.
  • var_id: IAS_RVSM
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Internal sample pressure of the Nephelometer
  • var_id: NEPH_PR
  • units: K
  • long_name: Internal sample temperature of the Nephelometer
  • var_id: NEPH_T
  • var_id: LONG_DATE
  • units: gram m-3
  • long_name: Liquid water content from FFSSP
  • var_id: FSSP_LWC
  • units: milligram m-3
  • var_id: PCASPMAS
  • long_name: Mass content from PCASP (channels 2-14 only)
  • units: micron
  • long_name: Mean volume radius from FFSSP
  • var_id: FSSP_RAD
  • units: ppb
  • long_name: Mole fraction of Carbon Monoxide in air from the AERO AL5002 instrument
  • var_id: CO_AERO
  • units: ppb
  • long_name: Mole fraction of NOx in air from the TECO 42 instrument
  • var_id: NOX_TECO
  • units: ppb
  • standard_name: mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air
  • long_name: Mole fraction of ozone in air from the TECO 49 instrument
  • var_id: O3_TECO
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: northward_wind
  • var_id: V_C
  • long_name: Northward wind component from turbulence probe and Kalman-filtered INU
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: Northwards velocity from the XR5 GPS system.
  • var_id: GPS_VELN
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 0
  • var_id: PCASP_00
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 1
  • var_id: PCASP_01
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 10
  • var_id: PCASP_10
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 11
  • var_id: PCASP_11
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 12
  • var_id: PCASP_12
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 13
  • var_id: PCASP_13
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 14
  • var_id: PCASP_14
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 2
  • var_id: PCASP_02
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 3
  • var_id: PCASP_03
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 4
  • var_id: PCASP_04
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 5
  • var_id: PCASP_05
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 6
  • var_id: PCASP_06
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 7
  • var_id: PCASP_07
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 8
  • var_id: PCASP_08
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 9
  • var_id: PCASP_09
  • units: degree
  • standard_name: platform_pitch_angle
  • long_name: Pitch angle from Honeywell H423 INU (positive for nose up)
  • var_id: INU_PTCH
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Pitot static pressure inverted from RVSM (air data) system indicated airspeed
  • var_id: Q_RVSM
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Pitot-static pressure from centre-port measurements corrrected for AoA and AoSS
  • var_id: PSP_TURB
  • units: m
  • standard_name: altitude
  • long_name: Pressure altitude from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
  • var_id: PALT_RVS
  • var_id: QUALITY
  • units: m
  • standard_name: height
  • long_name: Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter.
  • var_id: HGT_RADR
  • units: bits
  • long_name: Raw data from the TWC probe Lyman alpha detector
  • var_id: TWC_DET
  • var_id: SCANDIR
  • var_id: SECONDS
  • units: K
  • long_name: Sample temperature in Kelvin from the TWC evaporator probe
  • var_id: TWC_TSAM
  • units: degree
  • long_name: Solar azimuth derived from aircraft position and time.
  • var_id: SOL_AZIM
  • units: degree
  • long_name: Solar zenith derived from aircraft position and time.
  • var_id: SOL_ZEN
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Static pressure from S9 fuselage ports
  • var_id: P9_STAT
  • units: hPa
  • standard_name: air_pressure
  • long_name: Static pressure from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
  • var_id: PS_RVSM
  • units: gram kg-1
  • long_name: Total water specific humidity from the TWC avaporator instrument
  • var_id: TWC_EVAP
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • units: degK
  • long_name: True air temperature from the Rosemeount non-deiced temperature sensor.
  • var_id: TAT_ND_R
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • units: degK
  • long_name: True air temperature from the Rosemount deiced temperature sensor.
  • var_id: TAT_DI_R
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: True airspeed (dry-air) from turbulence probe
  • var_id: TAS
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Uncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, linear, from PSAP.
  • var_id: PSAP_LIN
  • long_name: Uncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, log, from PSAP.
  • var_id: PSAP_LOG
  • units:
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Uncorrected blue back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
  • var_id: BSC_BLUU
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Uncorrected blue total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
  • var_id: TSC_BLUU
  • standard_name: brightness_temperature
  • units: degK
  • long_name: Uncorrected brightness temperature from the Heimann radiometer
  • var_id: BTHEIM_U
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Uncorrected green back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
  • var_id: BSC_GRNU
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Uncorrected green total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
  • var_id: TSC_GRNU
  • units: gram kg-1
  • long_name: Uncorrected liquid water content from the Johnson Williams instrument.
  • var_id: LWC_JW_U
  • units: gram m-3
  • long_name: Uncorrected liquid water content from the Nevzorov probe
  • var_id: NV_LWC_U
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Uncorrected red back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
  • var_id: BSC_REDU
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Uncorrected red total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
  • var_id: TSC_REDU
  • units: gram m-3
  • long_name: Uncorrected total condensed water content from the Nevzorov probe.
  • var_id: NV_TCW_U
  • standard_name:
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: Upwards velocitiy from the XR5 GPS system.
  • var_id: GPS_VELZ
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: upward_air_velocity
  • var_id: W_C
  • long_name: Vertical wind component from turbulence probe and Kalman-filtered INU
  • var_id: WAVENUM
  • var_id: ZPD_POSITION
  • var_id: alt
  • units: meters
  • long_name: altitude above MSL
  • units: degC
  • long_name: dp
  • var_id: dp
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration from the FFSSP
  • var_id: FSSPCONC
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PCASPCON
  • long_name: droplet concentration from the PCASP (channels 2-14 only)
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: dz
  • var_id: dz
  • units: degrees
  • var_id: lon
  • long_name: east longitude
  • units: gram/kg
  • long_name: mr
  • var_id: mr
  • units: degrees
  • var_id: lat
  • long_name: north latitude
  • units: hPa
  • var_id: pres
  • long_name: pres
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: qp
  • var_id: qp
  • units: percent
  • long_name: qrh
  • var_id: qrh
  • units: degC
  • long_name: qt
  • var_id: qt
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: qu
  • var_id: qu
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: qv
  • var_id: qv
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: qwind
  • var_id: qwind
  • var_id: range
  • units: km
  • long_name: range
  • long_name: rate-of-change of INS heading
  • units: degree s-1
  • standard_name: platform_yaw_rate
  • var_id: INU_HDGR
  • long_name: rate-of-change of INS pitch angle
  • units: degree s-1
  • standard_name: platform_pitch_rate
  • var_id: INU_PITR
  • long_name: rate-of-change of INS roll angle
  • units: degree s-1
  • standard_name: platform_roll_rate
  • var_id: INU_ROLR
  • units: percent
  • var_id: rh
  • long_name: rh
  • units: seconds
  • long_name: seconds since base_time
  • var_id: time_offset
  • long_name: sounding launch time
  • var_id: base_time
  • units: degC
  • long_name: tdry
  • var_id: tdry
  • units: K
  • var_id: theta
  • long_name: theta
  • units: K
  • long_name: theta_e
  • var_id: theta_e
  • units: K
  • long_name: theta_v
  • var_id: theta_v
  • long_name: time
  • var_id: time
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: u_wind
  • var_id: u_wind
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: v_wind
  • var_id: v_wind
  • units: degC
  • long_name: vt
  • var_id: vt
  • units: degree
  • var_id: wdir
  • long_name: wdir
  • units: m/s
  • var_id: wspd
  • long_name: wspd

Co-ordinate Variables

  • units: degree_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • long_name: Corrected latitude derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data
  • var_id: LAT_INUC
  • units: degree_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • long_name: Corrected longitude derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data
  • var_id: LON_INUC
  • units: degree_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • long_name: Latitude from the XR5 GPS system.
  • var_id: LAT_GPS
  • units: degree_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • long_name: Longitude from the XR5 GPS system.
  • var_id: LON_GPS
  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: Time
  • long_name: time of measurement
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2000-01-01T09:06:21
End time:
2000-01-01T14:19:12
Geographic Extent

 
18.0976°
 
-15.9565°
 
2.1945°
 
13.4828°