Name: FAAM C281 ACAO flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft
Published: 2022-06-10T14:34:01
Keywords: ACAO, FAAM, airborne, atmospheric measurments

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FAAM C281 ACAO flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft

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Update Frequency: As Needed

Latest Data Update: 2025-06-18

Status: Ongoing

Online Status: ONLINE

Publication State: Published

Publication Date: 2022-06-10

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Dataset Size: 63 Files | 3GB

Abstract

Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites data on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft collected for the Arctic Cold Air Outbreak Project (ACAO). Flight C281 took place on 30th March 2022 in the Kiruna-Svalbard, Sweden region.

Citable as: FAAM Airborne Laboratory; National Centre for Atmospheric Science (2022): FAAM C281 ACAO flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft. NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/3e08843892a24e1b9fb642ffd3e4659a

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Keywords: ACAO, FAAM, airborne, atmospheric measurments

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Process overview

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

Instrument/Platform pairings

Met Office: Airborne Research Interferometer Evaluation System (ARIES)	Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
Met Office: Microwave Airborne Radiometer Scanning System (MARSS)	Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
FAAM/BAE systems: Subset of FAAM core instruments measuring cloud physics data	Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments	Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE

Mobile platform operations

Mobile Platform Operation 1	FAAM BAE-147 flight C281

Output Description	None

var_id: ARIESRAD

units: m s-2
var_id: ACLF_GIN
long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft longitudinal axis from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit (positive forward)

units: m s-2
var_id: ACLS_GIN
long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft transverse axis from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit (positive starboard)

units: m s-2
var_id: ACLD_GIN
long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft vertical axis from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit (positive down)

units: degree
standard_name: platform_course
var_id: TRCK_GIN
long_name: Aircraft track angle from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit

units: m s-1
var_id: VELD_GIN
long_name: Aircraft velocity down from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit

units: m s-1
var_id: VELE_GIN
long_name: Aircraft velocity east from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit

units: m s-1
var_id: VELN_GIN
long_name: Aircraft velocity north from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit

units: m
standard_name: altitude
long_name: Altitude from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: platform_altitude

units: m
standard_name: altitude
long_name: Altitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: ALT_GIN

units: cm-3
var_id: ambient_HI_particle_number_per_channel
long_name: Ambient HI Particle Number per Channel (dN)

units: cm-3
var_id: ambient_LI_particle_number_per_channel
long_name: Ambient LI Particle Number per Channel (dN)

units: cm-3
var_id: ambient_MI_particle_number_per_channel
long_name: Ambient MI Particle Number per Channel (dN)

units: um
var_id: ambient_particle_diameter
long_name: Ambient Particle Diameter

units: cm-3
var_id: ambient_allaccept_particle_number_per_channel
long_name: Ambient allaccept Particle Number per Channel (dN)

units: cm-3
var_id: ambient_small_particle_number_per_channel
long_name: Ambient small Particle Number per Channel (dN)

units: cm-3
var_id: ambient_streak_particle_number_per_channel
long_name: Ambient streak Particle Number per Channel (dN)

units: degree
long_name: Angle of attack from the turbulence probe (positive, flow upwards wrt a/c axes)
var_id: AOA

units: degree
long_name: Angle of sideslip from the turbulence probe (positive, flow from left)
var_id: AOSS

var_id: dependent_scattering_cross_section_err
long_name: Boolean indicator of lower and upper scattering cross-section bin boundary uncertainties being independent/dependent

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

long_name: CDP Channel Number
var_id: CDPCH
units:

units: hPa
var_id: CAB_PRES
long_name: Cabin Pressure

units: degC
long_name: Cabin temperature at the core consoles
var_id: CAB_TEMP

units: micron
long_name: Calibrated channel diameter lower limits
var_id: CDP_D_L_CAL

units: micron
long_name: Calibrated channel diameter upper limits
var_id: PCAS2_D_U_CAL

units: hPa
var_id: P0_S10
long_name: 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

units: hPa
long_name: Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe vertical ports
var_id: PA_TURB

units: ppm
long_name: Calibrated volume mixing ratio from WVSS2F
var_id: WVSS2F_VMR_C

var_id: applies_to
long_name: Calibration applies to this data

var_id: flow_fit
long_name: Calibration equation of sample flow

units: um
var_id: diameter_centre
long_name: Centre diameter of each bin for given aerosol mixture - ARCT

units: um
var_id: diameter_centre
long_name: Centre diameter of each bin for given aerosol mixture - COAV

units: um
var_id: diameter_centre
long_name: Centre diameter of each bin for given aerosol mixture - COCL

units: um
var_id: diameter_centre
long_name: Centre diameter of each bin for given aerosol mixture - COPO

units: um
var_id: diameter_centre
long_name: Centre diameter of each bin for given aerosol mixture - DESE

units: um
var_id: diameter_centre
long_name: Centre diameter of each bin for given aerosol mixture - MACL

units: um
var_id: diameter_centre
long_name: Centre diameter of each bin for given aerosol mixture - MAPO

units: um
var_id: diameter_centre
long_name: Centre diameter of each bin for given aerosol mixture - URBA

units: um
var_id: diameter_centre
long_name: Centre diameter of each bin for liquid water

units: degK
var_id: TDEW_C_U
long_name: Combined uncertainty estimate for Buck CR2 Mirror Temperature

units: %
long_name: Combined uncertainty estimate for RH_ICE
var_id: RH_ICE_CU

units: %
long_name: Combined uncertainty estimate for RH_LIQ
var_id: RH_LIQ_CU

units: K
long_name: Combined uncertainty estimate for TAT_DI_R
var_id: TAT_DI_R_CU

units: K
long_name: Combined uncertainty estimate for TAT_ND_R
var_id: TAT_ND_R_CU

units: ppmv
var_id: VMR_C_U
long_name: Combined uncertainty estimate for water vapour volume mixing ratio measured by the Buck CR2

long_name: Composition of the aerosol used to calibrate channel diameter lower limits
var_id: PCAS2_D_L_COMP
units:

long_name: Composition of the aerosol used to calibrate channel diameter upper limits
var_id: PCAS2_D_U_COMP
units:

standard_name: dew_point_temperature
units: degK
long_name: Corrected dew point temperature measured by the Buck CR2 Hygrometer
var_id: TDEWCR2C

units: W m-2
var_id: IR_DN_C
long_name: Corrected downward longwave irradiance

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: gram m-3
standard_name: mass_concentration_of_liquid_water_in_air
long_name: Corrected liquid water content from the Nevzorov probe (1st collector)
var_id: NV_LWC1_C

units: gram m-3
standard_name: mass_concentration_of_liquid_water_in_air
long_name: Corrected liquid water content from the Nevzorov probe (2nd collector)
var_id: NV_LWC2_C

units: gram m-3
var_id: NV_TWC_C
long_name: Corrected total condensed water content from the Nevzorov probe

units: W m-2
var_id: IR_UP_C
long_name: Corrected upward longwave irradiance

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

var_id: polynomial_fit_covariance
long_name: Covariance between the polynomial fit parameters

units: 1
var_id: ACLD_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for ACLD_GIN

units: 1
var_id: ACLF_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for ACLF_GIN

units: 1
var_id: ACLS_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for ACLS_GIN

units: 1
var_id: ALT_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for ALT_GIN

units: 1
var_id: AOA_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for AOA

units: 1
var_id: AOSS_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for AOSS

units: 1
var_id: BSC_BLUU_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for BSC_BLUU

units: 1
var_id: BSC_GRNU_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for BSC_GRNU

units: 1
var_id: BSC_REDU_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for BSC_REDU

units: 1
var_id: BTHEIM_U_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for BTHEIM_U

units: 1
var_id: CAB_PRES_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for CAB_PRES

units: 1
var_id: CAB_TEMP_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for CAB_TEMP

units: 1
var_id: EXX_JCI_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for EXX_JCI

units: 1
var_id: GSPD_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for GSPD_GIN

units: 1
var_id: HDGR_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for HDGR_GIN

units: 1
var_id: HDG_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for HDG_GIN

units: 1
var_id: HGT_RADR_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for HGT_RADR

units: 1
var_id: IAS_RVSM_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for IAS_RVSM

units: 1
var_id: IR_DN_C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for IR_DN_C

units: 1
var_id: IR_UP_C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for IR_UP_C

units: 1
var_id: LAT_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for LAT_GIN

units: 1
var_id: LON_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for LON_GIN

units: 1
var_id: NEPH_PR_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for NEPH_PR

units: 1
standard_name: status_flag
var_id: NEPH_RH_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for NEPH_RH

units: 1
var_id: NEPH_T_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for NEPH_T

units: 1
var_id: NV_LWC1_C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for NV_LWC1_C

units: 1
var_id: NV_LWC1_U_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for NV_LWC1_U

units: 1
var_id: NV_LWC2_C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for NV_LWC2_C

units: 1
var_id: NV_LWC2_U_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for NV_LWC2_U

units: 1
var_id: NV_TWC_C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for NV_TWC_C

units: 1
var_id: NV_TWC_U_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for NV_TWC_U

units: 1
var_id: P0_S10_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for P0_S10

units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for P10_STAT
var_id: P10_STAT_FLAG

units: 1
var_id: PALT_RVS_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for PALT_RVS

units: 1
var_id: PA_TURB_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for PA_TURB

units: 1
var_id: PB_TURB_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for PB_TURB

units: 1
var_id: PITR_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for PITR_GIN

units: 1
var_id: PSAP_FLO_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for PSAP_FLO

units: 1
var_id: PSAP_LIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for PSAP_LIN

units: 1
var_id: PSAP_LOG_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for PSAP_LOG

units: 1
var_id: PSAP_TRA_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for PSAP_TRA

units: 1
var_id: PSP_TURB_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for PSP_TURB

units: 1
var_id: PS_RVSM_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for PS_RVSM

units: 1
var_id: PTCH_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for PTCH_GIN

units: 1
var_id: Q_RVSM_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for Q_RVSM

units: 1
var_id: RED_DN_C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for RED_DN_C

units: 1
var_id: RED_UP_C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for RED_UP_C

units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for RH_ICE
var_id: RH_ICE_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for RH_LIQ
var_id: RH_LIQ_FLAG

units: 1
var_id: ROLL_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for ROLL_GIN

units: 1
var_id: ROLR_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for ROLR_GIN

units: 1
var_id: SOL_AZIM_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for SOL_AZIM

units: 1
var_id: SOL_ZEN_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for SOL_ZEN

units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for STATUS_GIN
var_id: STATUS_GIN_FLAG

units: 1
var_id: SW_DN_C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for SW_DN_C

units: 1
var_id: SW_UP_C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for SW_UP_C

units: 1
var_id: TAS_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for TAS

units: 1
var_id: TAS_RVSM_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for TAS_RVSM

units: 1
var_id: TAT_DI_R_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for TAT_DI_R

units: 1
var_id: TAT_ND_R_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for TAT_ND_R

units: 1
standard_name: status_flag
var_id: TDEWCR2C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for TDEWCR2C

units: 1
var_id: TDEW_CR2_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for TDEW_CR2

units: 1
var_id: TDEW_C_U_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for TDEW_C_U

units: 1
var_id: TDEW_GE_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for TDEW_GE

units: 1
var_id: TRCK_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for TRCK_GIN

units: 1
var_id: TSC_BLUU_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for TSC_BLUU

units: 1
var_id: TSC_GRNU_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for TSC_GRNU

units: 1
var_id: TSC_REDU_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for TSC_REDU

units: 1
var_id: U_C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for U_C

units: 1
var_id: U_NOTURB_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for U_NOTURB

units: 1
var_id: VELD_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for VELD_GIN

units: 1
var_id: VELE_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for VELE_GIN

units: 1
var_id: VELN_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for VELN_GIN

units: 1
var_id: VMR_CR2_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for VMR_CR2

units: 1
var_id: VMR_C_U_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for VMR_C_U

units: 1
var_id: V_C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for V_C

units: 1
var_id: V_NOTURB_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for V_NOTURB

units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for WAND_GIN
var_id: WAND_GIN_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for WVSS2F_PRESS_U
var_id: WVSS2F_PRESS_U_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for WVSS2F_VMR_C
var_id: WVSS2F_VMR_C_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for WVSS2F_VMR_U
var_id: WVSS2F_VMR_U_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for WVSS2R_PRESS_U
var_id: WVSS2R_PRESS_U_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for WVSS2R_VMR_U
var_id: WVSS2R_VMR_U_FLAG

units: 1
var_id: W_C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for W_C

standard_name: dew_point_temperature
units: degK
var_id: TDEW_GE
long_name: Dew Point from the General Eastern instrument

units: K
standard_name: dew_point_temperature
long_name: Dew-point derived from TWC probe specific humidity (valid in cloud-free air)
var_id: TWC_TDEW

units: K
standard_name: dew_point_temperature
var_id: TWC_TDEW_1Hz
long_name: Dew-point derived from TWC probe specific humidity (valid in cloud-free air) at 1 Hz

units: m s-1
standard_name: eastward_wind
long_name: Eastward wind component derived from aircraft instruments and GIN
var_id: U_NOTURB

units: m s-1
standard_name: eastward_wind
long_name: Eastward wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
var_id: U_C

units: micron
long_name: Error in calibrated channel diameter lower limits
var_id: CDP_D_L_ERR

units: micron
long_name: Error in calibrated channel diameter upper limits
var_id: PCAS2_D_U_ERR

var_id: calibration_file
long_name: File from which this calibration data has been read

var_id: calibration_qc
long_name: Flag denoting quality of calibration

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Altitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: ALT_GIN_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
var_id: TWC_TDEW_1Hz_FLAG
long_name: Flag for Dew-point derived from TWC probe specific humidity (valid in cloud-free air) at 1 Hz

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Latitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: LAT_GIN_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Longitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: LON_GIN_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 Sample temperature in Kelvin from the TWC evaporator probe
var_id: TWC_TSAM_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Static pressure from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
var_id: PS_RVSM_FLAG

units: 1
var_id: TWC_EVAP_FLAG
long_name: Flag for Total water specific humidity from the TWC evaporator instrument

units: 1
var_id: TWC_EVAP_1Hz_FLAG
long_name: Flag for Total water specific humidity from the TWC evaporator instrument at 1 Hz

units: 1
var_id: VP_NO_CLOUD_FLAG
long_name: Flag for Vapour pressure from WVSS with cloud flag derived from Nevzorov

var_id: CDP_FLAG
long_name: Flag for droplet concentration from CDP channels 1 to 30 included
units:

long_name: Flag for droplet concentration from PCASP2 (SPP200) channels 2 to 30 included
var_id: PCAS2_FLAG
units:

units: m
standard_name: altitude
long_name: GPS altitude
var_id: aimms_altitude

units: m s-1
standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_ground
var_id: GSPD_GIN
long_name: Groundspeed from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit

units: degree
standard_name: platform_yaw_angle
long_name: Heading from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: platform_heading_angle

units: gram m-3
var_id: IWC1
long_name: Ice Water Content calculated from WTWC and WLWC1

units: gram m-3
var_id: IWC2
long_name: Ice Water Content calculated from WTWC and WLWC2

units: m s-1
var_id: IAS_RVSM
long_name: Indicated air speed from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system

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
standard_name: mass_concentration_of_liquid_water_in_air
var_id: LWC1
long_name: Liquid Water Content calculated from WTWC and WLWC1

units: gram m-3
standard_name: mass_concentration_of_liquid_water_in_air
var_id: LWC2
long_name: Liquid Water Content calculated from WTWC and WLWC2

units: gram m-3
standard_name: mass_concentration_of_liquid_water_in_air
var_id: WLWC2
long_name: Liquid water content measured by LWC2 sensor

units: gram m-3
standard_name: mass_concentration_of_liquid_water_in_air
var_id: WLWC1
long_name: Liquid water content measured by the LWC1 sensor

units: um
var_id: measurement_channel_lower_limit
long_name: Lower Limit of Spectrometer Measurement Channel

var_id: ADC_threshold
long_name: Lower and upper analogue-to-digital converter (ADC) thresholds for each bin

units: um**2
var_id: scattering_cross_section
long_name: Lower and upper scattering cross-section boundaries for each bin

standard_name: dew_point_temperature
units: degK
long_name: Mirror Temperature measured by the Buck CR2 Hygrometer
var_id: TDEW_CR2

units: micron
long_name: Nominal uncalibrated channel diameter lower limits as given in the instrument manual
var_id: CDP_D_L_NOM

units: micron
long_name: Nominal uncalibrated channel diameter upper limits as given in the instrument manual
var_id: CDP_D_U_NOM

units: particles per cubic centimetre at standard temperature and pressure

units: m s-1
standard_name: northward_wind
long_name: Northward wind component derived from aircraft instruments and GIN
var_id: V_NOTURB

units: m s-1
standard_name: northward_wind
long_name: Northward wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
var_id: V_C

units: cm-3
var_id: total_number_concentration_of_ambient_HI_particles_in_air
long_name: Number Concentration of Ambient HI Particles in air (N)

units: cm-3
var_id: total_number_concentration_of_ambient_LI_particles_in_air
long_name: Number Concentration of Ambient LI Particles in air (N)

units: cm-3
var_id: total_number_concentration_of_ambient_MI_particles_in_air
long_name: Number Concentration of Ambient MI Particles in air (N)

units: cm-3
var_id: total_number_concentration_of_ambient_allaccept_particles_in_air
long_name: Number Concentration of Ambient allaccept Particles in air (N)

units: cm-3
var_id: total_number_concentration_of_ambient_small_particles_in_air
long_name: Number Concentration of Ambient small Particles in air (N)

units: cm-3
var_id: total_number_concentration_of_ambient_streak_particles_in_air
long_name: Number Concentration of Ambient streak Particles in air (N)

long_name: PCASP (SPP200) Channel Number
var_id: PCAS2CH
units:

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 1
var_id: PCAS2_01

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 10
var_id: PCAS2_10

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 11
var_id: PCAS2_11

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 12
var_id: PCAS2_12

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 13
var_id: PCAS2_13

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 14
var_id: PCAS2_14

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 15
var_id: PCAS2_15

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 16
var_id: PCAS2_16

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 17
var_id: PCAS2_17

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 18
var_id: PCAS2_18

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 19
var_id: PCAS2_19

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 2
var_id: PCAS2_02

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 20
var_id: PCAS2_20

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 21
var_id: PCAS2_21

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 22
var_id: PCAS2_22

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 23
var_id: PCAS2_23

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 24
var_id: PCAS2_24

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 25
var_id: PCAS2_25

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 26
var_id: PCAS2_26

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 27
var_id: PCAS2_27

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 28
var_id: PCAS2_28

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 29
var_id: PCAS2_29

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 3
var_id: PCAS2_03

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 30
var_id: PCAS2_30

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 4
var_id: PCAS2_04

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 5
var_id: PCAS2_05

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 6
var_id: PCAS2_06

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 7
var_id: PCAS2_07

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 8
var_id: PCAS2_08

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 9
var_id: PCAS2_09

long_name: PSAP Flow
var_id: PSAP_FLO
units: l min-1

units: percent
long_name: PSAP Transmittance
var_id: PSAP_TRA

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 1
var_id: PCAS2_01_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 10
var_id: PCAS2_10_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 11
var_id: PCAS2_11_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 12
var_id: PCAS2_12_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 13
var_id: PCAS2_13_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 14
var_id: PCAS2_14_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 15
var_id: PCAS2_15_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 16
var_id: PCAS2_16_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 17
var_id: PCAS2_17_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 18
var_id: PCAS2_18_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 19
var_id: PCAS2_19_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 2
var_id: PCAS2_02_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 20
var_id: PCAS2_20_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 21
var_id: PCAS2_21_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 22
var_id: PCAS2_22_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 23
var_id: PCAS2_23_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 24
var_id: PCAS2_24_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 25
var_id: PCAS2_25_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 26
var_id: PCAS2_26_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 27
var_id: PCAS2_27_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 28
var_id: PCAS2_28_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 29
var_id: PCAS2_29_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 3
var_id: PCAS2_03_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 30
var_id: PCAS2_30_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 4
var_id: PCAS2_04_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 5
var_id: PCAS2_05_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 6
var_id: PCAS2_06_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 7
var_id: PCAS2_07_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 8
var_id: PCAS2_08_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 9
var_id: PCAS2_09_err

units: percent
var_id: pcasp_error
long_name: Percentage error in pcasp_conc_psd

units: degree
standard_name: platform_pitch_angle
var_id: platform_pitch_angle
long_name: Pitch angle from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit

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

var_id: polynomial_fit_parameters
long_name: Polynomial fit parameters of increasing degree (eg linear fit is p[0] + p[1]*x) for fitting scattering cross-section to ADC_threshold

units: m
long_name: Pressure altitude from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
var_id: PALT_RVS
standard_name: barometric_altitude

units: hPa
long_name: Pressure inside WVSS2F sample cell linearly interpolated to 1 Hz
var_id: WVSS2F_PRESS_U

units: hPa
long_name: Pressure inside WVSS2R sample cell linearly interpolated to 1 Hz
var_id: WVSS2R_PRESS_U

units: a.u.
var_id: corrFac
long_name: Probe deadtime correction factor applied to data

var_id: QUALITY

units: m
standard_name: height
var_id: HGT_RADR
long_name: Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter

var_id: ADC_range
long_name: Range of analogue-to-digital converter (ADC) values covered by each gain stage

units: degree s-1
standard_name: platform_yaw_rate
var_id: HDGR_GIN
long_name: Rate-of-change of heading from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit

units: degree s-1
var_id: PITR_GIN
standard_name: platform_pitch_rate
long_name: Rate-of-change of pitch angle from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit

units: degree s-1
standard_name: platform_roll_rate
var_id: ROLR_GIN
long_name: Rate-of-change of roll angle from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit

units: 1
long_name: Raw data from the Fwd Core Console JCI static monitor, static signal
var_id: EXX_JCI

units: bits
long_name: Raw data from the TWC probe Lyman alpha detector
var_id: TWC_DET
standard_name:

long_name: Refractive index of the aerosol used to calibrate channel diameter lower limits
var_id: PCAS2_D_L_RI
units:

long_name: Refractive index of the aerosol used to calibrate channel diameter upper limits
var_id: PCAS2_D_U_RI
units:

units: %
long_name: Relative humidity from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
var_id: NEPH_RH

standard_name: relative_humidity
units: %
long_name: Relative humidity wrt ice water, derived from corrected WVSS-II VMR and Rosemount temperatures
var_id: RH_ICE

standard_name: relative_humidity
units: %
long_name: Relative humidity wrt liquid water, derived from corrected WVSS-II VMR and Rosemount temperatures
var_id: RH_LIQ

units: degree
standard_name: platform_roll_angle
var_id: platform_roll_angle
long_name: Roll angle from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit

var_id: SCANDIR

var_id: SECONDS

var_id: flows_reported
long_name: Sample flow rate reported by PCASP for each value in flows_actual
units: scc/s

units: K
long_name: Sample temperature in Kelvin from the TWC evaporator probe
var_id: TWC_TSAM
standard_name:

units: degree
var_id: SOL_AZIM
long_name: Solar azimuth derived from aircraft position and time
standard_name: solar_azimuth_angle

units: degree
standard_name: solar_zenith_angle
var_id: SOL_ZEN
long_name: Solar zenith derived from aircraft position and time

units: 1
long_name: Solution status from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: STATUS_GIN

var_id: source_file
long_name: Source file used in calibration processing

units: hPa
standard_name: air_pressure
long_name: Static pressure from S10 fuselage ports
var_id: P10_STAT

units: hPa
standard_name: air_pressure
long_name: Static pressure from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
var_id: PS_RVSM

var_id: TEMP_CBB

var_id: TEMP_HBB

var_id: time
units: seconds
long_name: Time (seconds since 1970-01-01)

var_id: Time
units: seconds
long_name: Time UTC integer seconds past midnight

units: gram m-3
var_id: WTWC
long_name: Total condensed water content measured by the TWC sensor

units: gram kg-1
var_id: TWC_EVAP
standard_name: mass_concentration_of_water_vapor_in_air
long_name: Total water specific humidity from the TWC evaporator instrument

units: gram kg-1
standard_name: mass_concentration_of_water_vapor_in_air
var_id: TWC_EVAP_1Hz
long_name: Total water specific humidity from the TWC evaporator instrument at 1 Hz

var_id: traceability
long_name: Traceability of calibration

units: m s-1
standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_air
var_id: TAS_RVSM
long_name: True air speed from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system and deiced temperature

units: K
standard_name: air_temperature
var_id: TAT_DI_R
long_name: True air temperature from the Rosemount deiced temperature sensor

units: K
standard_name: air_temperature
var_id: TAT_ND_R
long_name: 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

units: ppm
long_name: Uncertainty estimate for calibrated volume mixing ratio from WVSS2F
var_id: WVSS2F_VMR_C_CU

units: um
var_id: diameter_centre_err
long_name: Uncertainty of bin centre diameter

units: um
var_id: diameter_width_err
long_name: Uncertainty of bin diameter width

var_id: scattering_cross_section_err
long_name: Uncertainty of scattering cross-section boundaries for each bin
units: um**2

units: um**2
var_id: scattering_cross_section_width_err
long_name: Uncertainty of scattering cross-section width for each bin

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 1
var_id: PCAS2_01_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 10
var_id: PCAS2_10_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 11
var_id: PCAS2_11_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 12
var_id: PCAS2_12_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 13
var_id: PCAS2_13_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 14
var_id: PCAS2_14_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 15
var_id: PCAS2_15_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 16
var_id: PCAS2_16_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 17
var_id: PCAS2_17_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 18
var_id: PCAS2_18_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 19
var_id: PCAS2_19_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 2
var_id: PCAS2_02_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 20
var_id: PCAS2_20_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 21
var_id: PCAS2_21_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 22
var_id: PCAS2_22_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 23
var_id: PCAS2_23_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 24
var_id: PCAS2_24_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 25
var_id: PCAS2_25_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 26
var_id: PCAS2_26_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 27
var_id: PCAS2_27_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 28
var_id: PCAS2_28_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 29
var_id: PCAS2_29_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 3
var_id: PCAS2_03_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 30
var_id: PCAS2_30_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 4
var_id: PCAS2_04_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 5
var_id: PCAS2_05_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 6
var_id: PCAS2_06_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 7
var_id: PCAS2_07_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 8
var_id: PCAS2_08_u

units: cm-3
long_name: Uncorrected PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 9
var_id: PCAS2_09_u

units: m-1
var_id: PSAP_LIN
long_name: Uncorrected absorbtion coefficient at 565nm, linear, from PSAP

units: 1
var_id: PSAP_LOG
long_name: 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

units: m-1
var_id: TSC_BLUU
long_name: Uncorrected blue total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer

units: K
long_name: Uncorrected brightness temperature from the Heimann radiometer
var_id: BTHEIM_U

units: m-1
var_id: BSC_GRNU
long_name: Uncorrected green back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer

units: gram m-3
long_name: Uncorrected liquid water content from the Nevzorov probe (1st collector)
var_id: NV_LWC1_U

units: gram m-3
long_name: Uncorrected liquid water content from the Nevzorov probe (2nd collector)
var_id: NV_LWC2_U

units: m-1
var_id: BSC_REDU
long_name: Uncorrected red back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer

units: m-1
var_id: TSC_GRNU
long_name: Uncorrected red total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer

units: gram m-3
var_id: NV_TWC_U
long_name: Uncorrected total condensed water content from the Nevzorov probe

units: um
var_id: measurement_channel_upper_limit
long_name: Upper Limit of Spectrometer Measurement Channel

units: hPa
standard_name:
var_id: VP_NO_CLOUD
long_name: Vapour pressure from WVSS with cloud flag derived from Nevzorov

var_id: polynomial_fit_variance
long_name: Variance of each of the polynomial fit parameters

units: scc/s
var_id: flows_actual
long_name: Verified sample flow rate for each value in flows_reported

units: m s-1
standard_name: upward_air_velocity
long_name: Vertical wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
var_id: W_C

long_name: Volumetric sample flow rate through PCASP2 (SPP200)
var_id: PCAS2_FL
units: cm-3 s-1

units: cm-3 s-1
var_id: pcasp_flow
long_name: Volumetric sample flow rate through pcasp

var_id: WAVENUM

units: degree s-1
long_name: Wander angle from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: WAND_GIN

units: ppmv
long_name: Water Vapour Measurement from WVSS2F linearly interpolated to 1 Hz
var_id: WVSS2F_VMR_U

units: ppmv
long_name: Water Vapour Measurement from WVSS2R linearly interpolated to 1 Hz
var_id: WVSS2R_VMR_U

units: ppmv
long_name: Water vapour volume mixing ratio measured by the Buck CR2
var_id: VMR_CR2

units: 1
long_name: Weight on wheels indicator
var_id: WOW_IND

units: um
var_id: diameter_width
long_name: Width in terms of diameter of each bin for given aerosol mixture - ARCT

units: um
var_id: diameter_width
long_name: Width in terms of diameter of each bin for given aerosol mixture - COAV

units: um
var_id: diameter_width
long_name: Width in terms of diameter of each bin for given aerosol mixture - COCL

units: um
var_id: diameter_width
long_name: Width in terms of diameter of each bin for given aerosol mixture - COPO

units: um
var_id: diameter_width
long_name: Width in terms of diameter of each bin for given aerosol mixture - DESE

units: um
var_id: diameter_width
long_name: Width in terms of diameter of each bin for given aerosol mixture - MACL

units: um
var_id: diameter_width
long_name: Width in terms of diameter of each bin for given aerosol mixture - MAPO

units: um
var_id: diameter_width
long_name: Width in terms of diameter of each bin for given aerosol mixture - URBA

units: um
var_id: diameter_width
long_name: Width in terms of diameter of each bin for liquid water

units: um**2
var_id: scattering_cross_section_width
long_name: Width of each bin in terms of scattering cross-section

var_id: ZPD_POSITION

units: m
standard_name: altitude
var_id: altitude

units: degree
long_name: angle of attack (positive, flow from below aircraft)
var_id: aimms_angle_of_attack

units: degree
long_name: angle of sideslip (positive, flow from left)
var_id: aimms_angle_of_sideslip

var_id: bin
long_name: bin number

units: degree_north
var_id: bs_latitude
standard_name: bs_latitude
long_name: boresight surface intersection latitude

units: degree_east
var_id: bs_longitude
standard_name: bs_longitude
long_name: boresight surface intersection longitude

units: K
long_name: brightness_temperature_negative_error
var_id: brightness_temperature_negative_error

units: K
long_name: brightness_temperature_positive_error
var_id: brightness_temperature_positive_error

units: K
long_name: brightness_temperature_random_error
var_id: brightness_temperature_random_error

long_name: calibration_interpolation_factor
var_id: calibration_interpolation_factor
units:

long_name: channel
var_id: channel

units: degree
standard_name: platform_course
long_name: course
var_id: aimms_course

units: 1
var_id: flag
long_name: data quality flag

units: 1
long_name: data quality flag for AIMMS-20
var_id: aimms_flag

units: L-1
var_id: cip15_iwc_psd
long_name: derived number concentration of particles classed as ice based on shape

units: L-1
var_id: cip100_lwc_psd
long_name: derived number concentration of particles classed as water based on shape

units: L-1
var_id: cip15_edge_psd
long_name: derived number concentration of particles in contact with edge of imaging array

var_id: detector

var_id: range
units: meters
long_name: distance from sensor

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration from PCASP2 (SPP200) channels 2 to 30 included
var_id: PCAS2CON

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 1
var_id: CDP_01

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 10
var_id: CDP_10

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 11
var_id: CDP_11

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 12
var_id: CDP_12

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 13
var_id: CDP_13

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 14
var_id: CDP_14

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 15
var_id: CDP_15

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 16
var_id: CDP_16

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 17
var_id: CDP_17

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 18
var_id: CDP_18

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 19
var_id: CDP_19

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 2
var_id: CDP_02

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 20
var_id: CDP_20

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 21
var_id: CDP_21

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 22
var_id: CDP_22

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 23
var_id: CDP_23

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 24
var_id: CDP_24

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 25
var_id: CDP_25

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 26
var_id: CDP_26

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 27
var_id: CDP_27

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 28
var_id: CDP_28

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 29
var_id: CDP_29

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 3
var_id: CDP_03

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 30
var_id: CDP_30

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 4
var_id: CDP_04

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 5
var_id: CDP_05

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 6
var_id: CDP_06

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 7
var_id: CDP_07

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 8
var_id: CDP_08

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 9
var_id: CDP_09

units: m s-1
long_name: eastwards ground speed component
var_id: aimms_velocity_east

units: um
var_id: cip15_ed_pads
long_name: equivalent diameter of particles calculated by PADS

units: m s-1
standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_ground
long_name: ground speed
var_id: aimms_ground_speed

units: degree
standard_name: platform_yaw_angle
long_name: heading angle
var_id: aimms_heading

units: g m-3
standard_name: mass_concentration_of_cloud_liquid_water_in_air
var_id: cdp_lwc
long_name: mass concentration of cloud droplets assuming liquid water

units: g m-3
var_id: cip15_iwc
long_name: mass concentration of particles assuming ice water

units: g m-3
var_id: cip100_lwc
standard_name: mass_concentration_of_cloud_liquid_water_in_air
long_name: mass concentration of particles assuming liquid water

units: g m-3
standard_name: mass_concentration_of_cloud_liquid_water_in_air
var_id: cip100_lwc_pads
long_name: mass concentration of particles assuming liquid water calculated by PADS

units: um
var_id: cip100_mvd_pads
long_name: median volumetric diameter of particles calculated by PADS

units: m s-1
long_name: northwards ground speed component
var_id: aimms_velocity_north

standard_name: number_concentration_of_cloud_liquid_water_particles_in_air
units: L-1
var_id: cdp_conc
long_name: number concentration of cloud droplets

units: L-1
standard_name: number_concentration_of_ambient_aerosol_particles_in_air
long_name: number concentration of particles
var_id: pcasp_conc

units: 1
var_id: cip100_acpt
long_name: number of particles accepted

units: 1
var_id: cip100_rej
long_name: number of particles rejected

units: degree
long_name: orientation of detected polarisation
var_id: detected_polarisation

units: 1
var_id: overall_quality_control_flag
long_name: overall quality control flag

units: 1
long_name: overload indicator
var_id: cip15_ovld

long_name: particle size bin centre in micron
units: μm
var_id: cdp_bin_centre

long_name: particle size bin width in micron
units: μm
var_id: bcpd_bin_width

units: degree
standard_name: platform_pitch_angle
long_name: pitch angle
var_id: aimms_pitch

units: m
standard_name: altitude
var_id: altitude
long_name: platform altitude

units: m
standard_name: height
var_id: height
long_name: platform height

units: degree
standard_name: platform_orientation
var_id: platform_orientation

units: degree
standard_name: platform_pitch_angle
var_id: platform_pitch_angle

units: degree
standard_name: platform_roll_angle
var_id: platform_roll_angle

units: 1
var_id: quality_control_flag_components
long_name: quality control flag components

var_id: qc_test
long_name: quality control test name

units: dBZ
standard_name: equivalent_reflectivity_factor
var_id: cdp_lwc_dbz
long_name: radar reflectivity of cloud droplets assuming liquid water

units: dBZ
standard_name: equivalent_reflectivity_factor
var_id: bcpd_lwc_dbz
long_name: radar reflectivity of particles assuming liquid water

units: dBZ
standard_name: equivalent_reflectivity_factor
var_id: cip15_iwc_dbz
long_name: radar reflectivity of particles classed as ice water based on shape

units: dBZ
standard_name: equivalent_reflectivity_factor
var_id: cip15_lwc_dbz
long_name: radar reflectivity of particles classed as liquid water based on shape

units: kg m-2 s-1
standard_name: precipitation_flux
var_id: cip100_rain_rate
long_name: rainfall rate of liquid water

var_id: profile_range_corrected
long_name: range corrected profile

var_id: profile_raw
long_name: raw profile

units: K
standard_name: brightness_temperature
var_id: brightness_temperature
long_name: rayleigh jeans equivalent brightness temperature

units: degree
standard_name: platform_roll_angle
long_name: roll angle
var_id: aimms_roll

units: degree
var_id: angle
long_name: sensor scan mirror angle, measured forwards from upwards in instrument frame.

units: degree
standard_name: sensor_view_angle
var_id: sensor_view_angle
long_name: sensor view angle, measured from true nadir, in the direction of sensor_azimuth_angle

units: degree
standard_name: sensor_azimuth_angle
var_id: sensor_azimuth_angle

units: degree
standard_name: sensor_zenith_angle
var_id: sensor_zenith_angle

units: L-1
var_id: pcasp_conc_psd_u
long_name: size resolved aerosol number concentration

units: L-1
var_id: cdp_conc_psd
long_name: size resolved cloud droplet number concentration

var_id: pretrig_std
long_name: standard deviation of pre-trigger signal

units: hPa
standard_name: air_pressure
long_name: static pressure
var_id: aimms_pressure

var_id: time
units: seconds

units: cm-3
var_id: CDP_CONC
long_name: total droplet concentration from CDP channels 1 to 30 included

units: m s-1
standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_air
long_name: true air speed
var_id: aimms_true_air_speed

units: m s-1
standard_name: eastward_wind
long_name: u (positive is eastwards, negative is westwards)
var_id: aimms_u

units: m s-1
standard_name: northward_wind
long_name: v (positive is northwards, negative is southwards)
var_id: aimms_v

units: m s-1
long_name: vertical velocity (positive is up, negative is down)
var_id: aimms_vertical_velocity

units: m s-1
standard_name: upward_air_velocity
long_name: vertical wind component (positive is up, negative is down)
var_id: aimms_w

units: degree
standard_name: wind_from_direction
long_name: wind direction
var_id: aimms_wind_direction

units: m s-1
standard_name: wind_speed
long_name: wind speed
var_id: aimms_wind_speed

Co-ordinate Variables

units: degrees_north
standard_name: latitude
var_id: latitude
long_name: GPS latitude

units: degrees_east
standard_name: longitude
var_id: longitude
long_name: GPS longitude

units: degree_north
standard_name: latitude
long_name: Latitude from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: platform_latitude

units: degree_north
standard_name: latitude
long_name: Latitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: LAT_GIN

units: degree_east
standard_name: longitude
long_name: Longitude from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: platform_longitude

units: degree_east
standard_name: longitude
long_name: Longitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: LON_GIN

standard_name: time
units: seconds
long_name: Time UTC seconds past midnight for CDP
var_id: CDP_TSPM

standard_name: time
units: seconds
long_name: Time UTC seconds past midnight for PCASP2 (SPP200)
var_id: PCAS2TSPM

standard_name: time
var_id: Time
long_name: Time of measurement

standard_name: time
var_id: time
units: seconds
long_name: Time_UTC

units: degree_north
standard_name: latitude
var_id: latitude
long_name: platform latitude

units: degree_east
standard_name: longitude
var_id: longitude
long_name: platform longitude

standard_name: time
var_id: time
units: days
long_name: time of calibration

standard_name: time
var_id: Time
units: seconds
long_name: time of measurement

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Coverage

Temporal Range

Start time:

2022-03-30T00:00:00

End time:

2022-03-31T00:00:00

Geographic Extent

	78.2870°
13.5006°		21.1633°
	67.8128°

Dataset

FAAM C281 ACAO flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft

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Instrument/Platform pairings

Mobile platform operations

Co-ordinate Variables

Temporal Range

2022-03-30T00:00:00

2022-03-31T00:00:00

Geographic Extent

78.2870°

13.5006°

21.1633°

67.8128°

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