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FAAM B861 GAUGE flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft

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Latest Data Update: 2023-06-14
Status: Ongoing
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2015-07-13
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Dataset Size: 15 Files | 362MB

Abstract

Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites data on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft collected for The GAUGE (Greenhouse gAs UK and Global Emissions Project project.

Citable as:  Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements; Natural Environment Research Council; Met Office (2015): FAAM B861 GAUGE 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/139592e8e19443169b0bd26fe58d8702
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: GAUGE, FAAM, airborne, atmospheric measurments

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  • units: m s-2
  • long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft longitudinal axis (GIN) (positive forward)
  • var_id: ACLF_GIN
  • names: Acceleration along the aircraft longitudinal axis (GIN) (positive forward)
  • units: m s-2
  • long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft transverse axis (GIN) (positive starboard)
  • var_id: ACLS_GIN
  • names: Acceleration along the aircraft transverse axis (GIN) (positive starboard)
  • units: m s-2
  • long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft vertical axis (GIN) (positive down)
  • var_id: ACLD_GIN
  • names: Acceleration along the aircraft vertical axis (GIN) (positive down)
  • units: degree
  • long_name: Aircraft track angle POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: TRCK_GIN
  • names: Aircraft track angle POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: Aircraft velocity down from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: VELD_GIN
  • names: Aircraft velocity down from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: Aircraft velocity east from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: VELE_GIN
  • names: Aircraft velocity east from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: Aircraft velocity north from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: VELN_GIN
  • names: Aircraft velocity north from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • units: m
  • standard_name: altitude
  • long_name: Altitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: ALT_GIN
  • names: altitude, Altitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • units: degree
  • long_name: Angle of attack from the turbulence probe (positive, flow upwards wrt a/c axes)
  • var_id: AOA
  • names: Angle of attack from the turbulence probe (positive, flow upwards wrt a/c axes)
  • units: degree
  • long_name: Angle of sideslip from the turbulence probe (positive, flow from left)
  • var_id: AOSS
  • names: Angle of sideslip from the turbulence probe (positive, flow from left)
  • units: None
  • names: CH4 error flag
  • units: None
  • names: CO2 error flag
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Calibrated differential pressure between centre(P0) port and S10 static
  • var_id: P0_S10
  • names: Calibrated differential pressure between centre(P0) port and S10 static
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe horizontal ports
  • var_id: PB_TURB
  • names: Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe horizontal ports
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe vertical ports
  • var_id: PA_TURB
  • names: Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe vertical ports
  • units: CO2
  • names: Carbon Dioxide dry mole fraction, in ppm
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected downward short wave irradiance, clear dome
  • var_id: SW_DN_C
  • names: Corrected downward short wave irradiance, clear dome
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected downward short wave irradiance, red dome
  • var_id: RED_DN_C
  • names: Corrected downward short wave irradiance, red dome
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected upward short wave irradiance, clear dome
  • var_id: SW_UP_C
  • names: Corrected upward short wave irradiance, clear dome
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected upward short wave irradiance, red dome
  • var_id: RED_UP_C
  • names: Corrected upward short wave irradiance, red dome
  • standard_name: dew_point_temperature
  • units: degK
  • var_id: TDEW_GE
  • long_name: Dew point from the General Eastern instrument
  • names: dew_point_temperature, Dew point from the General Eastern instrument
  • units: K
  • long_name: Dew-point derived from TWC probe specific humidity (valid in cloud-free air)
  • var_id: TWC_TDEW
  • names: Dew-point derived from TWC probe specific humidity (valid in cloud-free air)
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: eastward_wind
  • long_name: Eastward wind component derived from aircraft instruments and GIN
  • var_id: U_NOTURB
  • names: eastward_wind, Eastward wind component derived from aircraft instruments and GIN
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: eastward_wind
  • long_name: Eastward wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
  • var_id: U_C
  • names: eastward_wind, Eastward wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
  • long_name: Flag for Acceleration along the aircraft longitudinal axis (GIN) (positive forward)
  • var_id: ACLF_GIN_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Acceleration along the aircraft longitudinal axis (GIN) (positive forward)
  • long_name: Flag for Acceleration along the aircraft transverse axis (GIN) (positive starboard)
  • var_id: ACLS_GIN_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Acceleration along the aircraft transverse axis (GIN) (positive starboard)
  • long_name: Flag for Acceleration along the aircraft vertical axis (GIN) (positive down)
  • var_id: ACLD_GIN_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Acceleration along the aircraft vertical axis (GIN) (positive down)
  • long_name: Flag for Aircraft track angle POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: TRCK_GIN_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Aircraft track angle POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • long_name: Flag for Aircraft velocity down from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: VELD_GIN_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Aircraft velocity down from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • long_name: Flag for Aircraft velocity east from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: VELE_GIN_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Aircraft velocity east from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • long_name: Flag for Aircraft velocity north from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: VELN_GIN_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Aircraft velocity north from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • long_name: Flag for Altitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: ALT_GIN_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Altitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • long_name: Flag for Angle of attack from the turbulence probe (positive, flow upwards wrt a/c axes)
  • var_id: AOA_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Angle of attack from the turbulence probe (positive, flow upwards wrt a/c axes)
  • long_name: Flag for Angle of sideslip from the turbulence probe (positive, flow from left)
  • var_id: AOSS_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Angle of sideslip from the turbulence probe (positive, flow from left)
  • long_name: Flag for Calibrated differential pressure between centre(P0) port and S10 static
  • var_id: P0_S10_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Calibrated differential pressure between centre(P0) port and S10 static
  • long_name: Flag for Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe horizontal ports
  • var_id: PB_TURB_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe horizontal ports
  • long_name: Flag for Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe vertical ports
  • var_id: PA_TURB_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe vertical ports
  • long_name: Flag for Corrected downward short wave irradiance, clear dome
  • var_id: SW_DN_C_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Corrected downward short wave irradiance, clear dome
  • long_name: Flag for Corrected downward short wave irradiance, red dome
  • var_id: RED_DN_C_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Corrected downward short wave irradiance, red dome
  • long_name: Flag for Corrected upward short wave irradiance, clear dome
  • var_id: SW_UP_C_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Corrected upward short wave irradiance, clear dome
  • long_name: Flag for Corrected upward short wave irradiance, red dome
  • var_id: RED_UP_C_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Corrected upward short wave irradiance, red dome
  • var_id: TDEW_GE_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Dew point from the General Eastern instrument
  • names: Flag for Dew point from the General Eastern instrument
  • long_name: Flag for Dew-point derived from TWC probe specific humidity (valid in cloud-free air)
  • var_id: TWC_TDEW_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Dew-point derived from TWC probe specific humidity (valid in cloud-free air)
  • long_name: Flag for Eastward wind component derived from aircraft instruments and GIN
  • var_id: U_NOTURB_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Eastward wind component derived from aircraft instruments and GIN
  • long_name: Flag for Eastward wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
  • var_id: U_C_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Eastward wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
  • long_name: Flag for Groundspeed from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: GSPD_GIN_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Groundspeed from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • long_name: Flag for Heading from POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: HDG_GIN_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Heading from POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • long_name: Flag for Indicated air speed from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system.
  • var_id: IAS_RVSM_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Indicated air speed from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system.
  • long_name: Flag for Internal sample pressure of the Nephelometer
  • var_id: NEPH_PR_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Internal sample pressure of the Nephelometer
  • long_name: Flag for Internal sample temperature of the Nephelometer
  • var_id: NEPH_T_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Internal sample temperature of the Nephelometer
  • long_name: Flag for Latitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: LAT_GIN_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Latitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • long_name: Flag for Longitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: LON_GIN_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Longitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • long_name: Flag for Mole fraction of Carbon Monoxide in air from the AERO AL5002 instrument
  • var_id: CO_AERO_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Mole fraction of Carbon Monoxide in air from the AERO AL5002 instrument
  • var_id: O3_TECO_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Mole fraction of Ozone in air from the TECO 49 instrument
  • names: Flag for Mole fraction of Ozone in air from the TECO 49 instrument
  • long_name: Flag for Northward wind component derived from aircraft instruments and GIN
  • var_id: V_NOTURB_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Northward wind component derived from aircraft instruments and GIN
  • long_name: Flag for Northward wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
  • var_id: V_C_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Northward wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
  • long_name: Flag for PSAP Flow
  • var_id: PSAP_FLO_FLAG
  • names: Flag for PSAP Flow
  • long_name: Flag for PSAP Transmittance
  • var_id: PSAP_TRA_FLAG
  • names: Flag for PSAP Transmittance
  • long_name: Flag for Pitch angle from POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Nav. unit (positive for nose up)
  • var_id: PTCH_GIN_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Pitch angle from POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Nav. unit (positive for nose up)
  • long_name: Flag for Pitot static pressure inverted from RVSM (air data) system indicated airspeed
  • var_id: Q_RVSM_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Pitot static pressure inverted from RVSM (air data) system indicated airspeed
  • long_name: Flag for Pitot-static pressure from centre-port measurements corrrected for AoA and AoSS
  • var_id: PSP_TURB_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Pitot-static pressure from centre-port measurements corrrected for AoA and AoSS
  • long_name: Flag for Pressure altitude from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
  • var_id: PALT_RVS_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Pressure altitude from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
  • long_name: Flag for Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter.
  • var_id: HGT_RADR_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter.
  • long_name: Flag for Raw data from the Fwd Core Console JCI static monitor, static signal
  • var_id: EXX_JCI_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Raw data from the Fwd Core Console JCI static monitor, static signal
  • long_name: Flag for Raw data from the TWC probe Lyman alpha detector
  • var_id: TWC_DET_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Raw data from the TWC probe Lyman alpha detector
  • long_name: Flag for Roll angle from POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Nav. unit (positive for left wing up)
  • var_id: ROLL_GIN_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Roll angle from POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Nav. unit (positive for left wing up)
  • long_name: Flag for Sample temperature in Kelvin from the TWC evaporator probe
  • var_id: TWC_TSAM_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Sample temperature in Kelvin from the TWC evaporator probe
  • var_id: SOL_AZIM_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Solar azimuth derived from aircraft position and time
  • names: Flag for Solar azimuth derived from aircraft position and time
  • var_id: SOL_ZEN_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Solar zenith derived from aircraft position and time
  • names: Flag for Solar zenith derived from aircraft position and time
  • long_name: Flag for Static pressure from S9 fuselage ports
  • var_id: P9_STAT_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Static pressure from S9 fuselage ports
  • long_name: Flag for Static pressure from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
  • var_id: PS_RVSM_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Static pressure from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
  • long_name: Flag for Total water specific humidity from the TWC avaporator instrument
  • var_id: TWC_EVAP_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Total water specific humidity from the TWC avaporator instrument
  • long_name: Flag for True air speed from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system and deiced temperature.
  • var_id: TAS_RVSM_FLAG
  • names: Flag for True air speed from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system and deiced temperature.
  • var_id: TAT_DI_R_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for True air temperature from the Rosemount deiced temperature sensor
  • names: Flag for True air temperature from the Rosemount deiced temperature sensor
  • var_id: TAT_ND_R_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for True air temperature from the Rosemount non-deiced temperature sensor
  • names: Flag for True air temperature from the Rosemount non-deiced temperature sensor
  • long_name: Flag for True airspeed (dry-air) from turbulence probe
  • var_id: TAS_FLAG
  • names: Flag for True airspeed (dry-air) from turbulence probe
  • var_id: PSAP_LIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, linear, from PSAP
  • names: Flag for Uncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, linear, from PSAP
  • var_id: PSAP_LOG_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, log, from PSAP
  • names: Flag for Uncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, log, from PSAP
  • var_id: BSC_BLUU_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected blue back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • names: Flag for Uncorrected blue back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • var_id: TSC_BLUU_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected blue total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • names: Flag for Uncorrected blue total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected brightness temperature from the Heimann radiometer
  • var_id: BTHEIM_U_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Uncorrected brightness temperature from the Heimann radiometer
  • var_id: BSC_GRNU_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected green back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • names: Flag for Uncorrected green back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • var_id: TSC_GRNU_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected green total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • names: Flag for Uncorrected green total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • var_id: LWC_JW_U_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected liquid water content from the Johnson Williams instrument
  • names: Flag for Uncorrected liquid water content from the Johnson Williams instrument
  • var_id: BSC_REDU_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected red back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • names: Flag for Uncorrected red back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • var_id: TSC_REDU_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Uncorrected red total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • names: Flag for Uncorrected red total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • long_name: Flag for Vertical wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
  • var_id: W_C_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Vertical wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
  • long_name: Flag for Water Vapour Measurement from Flush inlet WVSSII serial no. 4229 linearly interpolated to 1Hz
  • var_id: WVSS2F_VMR_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Water Vapour Measurement from Flush inlet WVSSII serial no. 4229 linearly interpolated to 1Hz
  • long_name: Flag for Water Vapour Measurement from Rosemount inlet WVSSII serial no. 0388 linearly interpolated to 1Hz
  • var_id: WVSS2R_VMR_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Water Vapour Measurement from Rosemount inlet WVSSII serial no. 0388 linearly interpolated to 1Hz
  • long_name: Flag for rate-of-change of GIN heading
  • var_id: HDGR_GIN_FLAG
  • names: Flag for rate-of-change of GIN heading
  • long_name: Flag for rate-of-change of GIN pitch angle
  • var_id: PITR_GIN_FLAG
  • names: Flag for rate-of-change of GIN pitch angle
  • long_name: Flag for rate-of-change of GIN roll angle
  • var_id: ROLR_GIN_FLAG
  • names: Flag for rate-of-change of GIN roll angle
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_ground
  • long_name: Groundspeed from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: GSPD_GIN
  • names: platform_speed_wrt_ground, Groundspeed from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • units: degree
  • long_name: Heading from POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • standard_name: platform_yaw_angle
  • var_id: HDG_GIN
  • names: Heading from POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit, platform_yaw_angle
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: Indicated air speed from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system.
  • var_id: IAS_RVSM
  • names: Indicated air speed from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system.
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Internal sample pressure of the Nephelometer
  • var_id: NEPH_PR
  • names: Internal sample pressure of the Nephelometer
  • units: K
  • long_name: Internal sample temperature of the Nephelometer
  • var_id: NEPH_T
  • names: Internal sample temperature of the Nephelometer
  • units: CH4
  • names: Methane dry mole fraction, in ppb
  • units: ppb
  • standard_name: mole_fraction_of_carbon_monoxide_in_air
  • long_name: Mole fraction of Carbon Monoxide in air from the AERO AL5002 instrument
  • var_id: CO_AERO
  • names: mole_fraction_of_carbon_monoxide_in_air, Mole fraction of Carbon Monoxide in air from the AERO AL5002 instrument
  • units: ppb
  • standard_name: mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air
  • var_id: O3_TECO
  • long_name: Mole fraction of Ozone in air from the TECO 49 instrument
  • names: mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air, Mole fraction of Ozone in air from the TECO 49 instrument
  • units: None
  • names: N2O error flag
  • units: N2O
  • names: Nitrous oxide dry mole fraction, in ppb
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: northward_wind
  • long_name: Northward wind component derived from aircraft instruments and GIN
  • var_id: V_NOTURB
  • names: northward_wind, Northward wind component derived from aircraft instruments and GIN
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: northward_wind
  • long_name: Northward wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
  • var_id: V_C
  • names: northward_wind, Northward wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
  • units: standard l min-1
  • long_name: PSAP Flow
  • var_id: PSAP_FLO
  • names: PSAP Flow
  • units: percent
  • long_name: PSAP Transmittance
  • var_id: PSAP_TRA
  • names: PSAP Transmittance
  • units: degree
  • long_name: Pitch angle from POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Nav. unit (positive for nose up)
  • standard_name: platform_pitch_angle
  • var_id: PTCH_GIN
  • names: Pitch angle from POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Nav. unit (positive for nose up), platform_pitch_angle
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Pitot static pressure inverted from RVSM (air data) system indicated airspeed
  • var_id: Q_RVSM
  • names: Pitot static pressure inverted from RVSM (air data) system indicated airspeed
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Pitot-static pressure from centre-port measurements corrrected for AoA and AoSS
  • var_id: PSP_TURB
  • names: Pitot-static pressure from centre-port measurements corrrected for AoA and AoSS
  • units: m
  • long_name: Pressure altitude from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
  • var_id: PALT_RVS
  • names: Pressure altitude from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
  • units: m
  • long_name: Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter.
  • var_id: HGT_RADR
  • names: Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter.
  • units: adc counts
  • long_name: Raw data from the Fwd Core Console JCI static monitor, static signal
  • var_id: EXX_JCI
  • names: Raw data from the Fwd Core Console JCI static monitor, static signal
  • units: bits
  • long_name: Raw data from the TWC probe Lyman alpha detector
  • var_id: TWC_DET
  • names: Raw data from the TWC probe Lyman alpha detector
  • units: degree
  • long_name: Roll angle from POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Nav. unit (positive for left wing up)
  • standard_name: platform_roll_angle
  • var_id: ROLL_GIN
  • names: platform_roll_angle, Roll angle from POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Nav. unit (positive for left wing up)
  • units: K
  • long_name: Sample temperature in Kelvin from the TWC evaporator probe
  • var_id: TWC_TSAM
  • names: Sample temperature in Kelvin from the TWC evaporator probe
  • units: degree
  • var_id: SOL_AZIM
  • long_name: Solar azimuth derived from aircraft position and time
  • names: Solar azimuth derived from aircraft position and time
  • units: degree
  • var_id: SOL_ZEN
  • long_name: Solar zenith derived from aircraft position and time
  • names: Solar zenith derived from aircraft position and time
  • units: hPa
  • standard_name: air_pressure
  • long_name: Static pressure from S9 fuselage ports
  • var_id: P9_STAT
  • names: air_pressure, Static pressure from S9 fuselage ports
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Static pressure from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
  • var_id: PS_RVSM
  • names: Static pressure from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
  • units: gram kg-1
  • long_name: Total water specific humidity from the TWC avaporator instrument
  • var_id: TWC_EVAP
  • names: Total water specific humidity from the TWC avaporator instrument
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: True air speed from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system and deiced temperature.
  • var_id: TAS_RVSM
  • names: True air speed from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system and deiced temperature.
  • units: degK
  • var_id: TAT_DI_R
  • long_name: True air temperature from the Rosemount deiced temperature sensor
  • names: True air temperature from the Rosemount deiced temperature sensor
  • units: degK
  • var_id: TAT_ND_R
  • long_name: True air temperature from the Rosemount non-deiced temperature sensor
  • names: True air temperature from the Rosemount non-deiced temperature sensor
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: True airspeed (dry-air) from turbulence probe
  • standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_air
  • var_id: TAS
  • names: True airspeed (dry-air) from turbulence probe, platform_speed_wrt_air
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: PSAP_LIN
  • long_name: Uncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, linear, from PSAP
  • names: Uncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, linear, from PSAP
  • var_id: PSAP_LOG
  • units: *
  • long_name: Uncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, log, from PSAP
  • names: Uncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, log, from PSAP
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: BSC_BLUU
  • long_name: Uncorrected blue back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • names: Uncorrected blue back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: TSC_BLUU
  • long_name: Uncorrected blue total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • names: Uncorrected blue total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • units: degK
  • long_name: Uncorrected brightness temperature from the Heimann radiometer
  • var_id: BTHEIM_U
  • names: Uncorrected brightness temperature from the Heimann radiometer
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: BSC_GRNU
  • long_name: Uncorrected green back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • names: Uncorrected green back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: TSC_GRNU
  • long_name: Uncorrected green total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • names: Uncorrected green total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • units: gram kg-1
  • var_id: LWC_JW_U
  • long_name: Uncorrected liquid water content from the Johnson Williams instrument
  • names: Uncorrected liquid water content from the Johnson Williams instrument
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: BSC_REDU
  • long_name: Uncorrected red back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • names: Uncorrected red back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: TSC_REDU
  • long_name: Uncorrected red total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • names: Uncorrected red total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: upward_air_velocity
  • long_name: Vertical wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
  • var_id: W_C
  • names: upward_air_velocity, Vertical wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
  • units: ppmv
  • long_name: Water Vapour Measurement from Flush inlet WVSSII serial no. 4229 linearly interpolated to 1Hz
  • var_id: WVSS2F_VMR
  • names: Water Vapour Measurement from Flush inlet WVSSII serial no. 4229 linearly interpolated to 1Hz
  • units: ppmv
  • long_name: Water Vapour Measurement from Rosemount inlet WVSSII serial no. 0388 linearly interpolated to 1Hz
  • var_id: WVSS2R_VMR
  • names: Water Vapour Measurement from Rosemount inlet WVSSII serial no. 0388 linearly interpolated to 1Hz
  • units: m
  • standard_name: altitude
  • var_id: altitude
  • names: altitude
  • units: cm-3
  • standard_name: number_concentration_of_cloud_condensation_nuclei_at_stp_in_air
  • var_id: ColumnB_CCN_conc
  • names: number_concentration_of_cloud_condensation_nuclei_at_stp_in_air
  • units: degree s-1
  • long_name: rate-of-change of GIN heading
  • standard_name: platform_yaw_rate
  • var_id: HDGR_GIN
  • names: rate-of-change of GIN heading, platform_yaw_rate
  • units: degree s-1
  • long_name: rate-of-change of GIN pitch angle
  • var_id: PITR_GIN
  • standard_name: platform_pitch_rate
  • names: rate-of-change of GIN pitch angle, platform_pitch_rate
  • units: degree s-1
  • standard_name: platform_roll_rate
  • long_name: rate-of-change of GIN roll angle
  • var_id: ROLR_GIN
  • names: platform_roll_rate, rate-of-change of GIN roll angle
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: relative_humidity
  • var_id: ColumnB_RH
  • names: relative_humidity
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • var_id: longitude_flag
  • names: status_flag

Co-ordinate Variables

  • units: degree_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • long_name: Latitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: LAT_GIN
  • names: latitude, Latitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • units: degree_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • long_name: Longitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: LON_GIN
  • names: longitude, Longitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • units: degree_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • var_id: latitude
  • names: latitude
  • units: degree_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • var_id: longitude
  • names: longitude
  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: time
  • names: time
  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: Time
  • long_name: time of measurement
  • names: time, time of measurement
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2014-07-09T03:55:20
End time:
2014-07-09T12:34:31
Geographic Extent

 
52.7747°
 
-2.5788°
 
1.9839°
 
50.9544°