Dataset
BAS Twin-Otter flight 219 MAC flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAS Masin Twin-Otter aircraft.
Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2024-09-11
Status: Ongoing
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2020-07-23
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 4 Files | 347MB
Abstract
Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites data on board the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) Masin Twin-Otter aircraft collected for the Microphysics of Antarctic Clouds (MAC) project.
Citable as: British Antarctic Survey; Natural Environment Research Council; O'Shea, S. (2020): BAS Twin-Otter flight 219 MAC flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAS Masin Twin-Otter aircraft.. Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/401e4c48509e41d09ad08235a5797f83
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: MAC, BAS, airborne, atmospheric measurements
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Process overview
This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.
Instrument/Platform pairings
| University of Manchester: 2-Dimensional Stereo (2DS) particle imaging probe (SPEC Inc.) on board the British Antarctic Survey Twin Otter aircraft | Deployed on: BAS Twin-Otter aircraft |
Mobile platform operations
| Mobile Platform Operation 1 | Mobile Platform Operation for: BAS Masin Twin-Otter aircraft |
| Output Description | None |
- units: m s-2
- var_id: ACLF_BAT
- long_name: Acceleration along aircraft longitudinal axis (positive forward)
- units: m s-2
- var_id: ACLS_BAT
- long_name: Acceleration along aircraft transverse axis (positive right)
- units: m s-2
- var_id: ACLD_BAT
- long_name: Acceleration along aircraft vertical axis (positive down)
- units: K
- standard_name: air_temperature
- var_id: T1_BAT
- long_name: Air temperature measured by turbulence probe thermistor/thermocouple pair 1
- units: K
- standard_name: air_temperature
- var_id: T2_BAT
- long_name: Air temperature measured by turbulence probe thermistor/thermocouple pair 2
- standard_name: mole_fraction_of_carbon_dioxide_in_air
- units:
- var_id: CO2_LICOR
- long_name: CO2 mole fraction from LICOR gas analyser
- units: m-3
- var_id: CPC_CONC
- long_name: Condensation particle concentration from TSI instrument.
- standard_name: relative_humidity
- units: %
- var_id: HUM_ROSE
- long_name: Corrected Relative Humidity from Rosemount Inlet.
- units: W m-2
- standard_name: downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air
- long_name: Corrected downwelling long wave irradiance
- var_id: LW_DN_C
- units: W m-2
- standard_name: downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
- var_id: SW_DN_C
- long_name: Corrected downwelling short wave irradiance
- units: W m-2
- standard_name: upwelling_longwave_flux_in_air
- long_name: Corrected upwelling long wave irradiance
- var_id: LW_UP_C
- units: W m-2
- standard_name: upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
- var_id: SW_UP_C
- long_name: Corrected upwelling short wave irradiance
- units: K
- standard_name: dew_point_temperature
- long_name: Dew point from Buck cooled mirror instrument.
- var_id: TDEW_BUCK
- units: hPa
- var_id: Q_AIR
- long_name: Dynamic pressure from the aircraft probe.
- units: hPa
- var_id: PBAT_Q
- long_name: Dynamic pressure from turbulence probe
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: eastward_wind
- long_name: Eastward wind component from turbulence probe and OXTS.
- var_id: U_OXTS
- units: m s-1
- var_id: VELE_OXTS
- standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_ground_eastward
- long_name: Eastwards velocity from the OXTS System
- units: micron
- long_name: Edge_point_of_size_bin
- var_id: Size_edge
- long_name: Edge_point_of_time_bin
- var_id: Time_edge
- units: m
- standard_name: altitude
- var_id: ALT_JAVAD
- long_name: Ellipsoid altitude from JAVAD GPS System
- units: m
- standard_name: altitude
- long_name: Ellipsoid altitude from OXTS System
- var_id: ALT_OXTS
- units: m
- standard_name: altitude
- var_id: ALT
- long_name: Ellipsoid altitude measured by the BAS Twin Otter MASIN OXTS System
- var_id: ACLF_BAT_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for Acceleration along aircraft longitudinal axis (positive forward)
- var_id: ACLS_BAT_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for Acceleration along aircraft transverse axis (positive right)
- var_id: ACLD_BAT_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for Acceleration along aircraft vertical axis (positive down)
- standard_name: air_temperature status_flag
- var_id: T1_BAT_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for Air temperature measured by turbulence probe thermistor/thermocouple pair 1
- standard_name: air_temperature status_flag
- var_id: T2_BAT_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for Air temperature measured by turbulence probe thermistor/thermocouple pair 2
- var_id: CO2_LICOR_FLAG
- standard_name: mole_fraction_of_carbon_dioxide_in_air status_flag
- long_name: Flag for CO2 mole fraction from LICOR gas analyser
- var_id: CPC_CONC_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for Condensation particle concentration from TSI instrument.
- var_id: HUM_ROSE_FLAG
- standard_name: relative_humidity status_flag
- long_name: Flag for Corrected Relative Humidity from Rosemount Inlet.
- var_id: LW_DN_C_FLAG
- standard_name: downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air status_flag
- long_name: Flag for Corrected downwelling long wave irradiance
- var_id: SW_DN_C_FLAG
- standard_name: downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air status_flag
- long_name: Flag for Corrected downwelling short wave irradiance
- var_id: LW_UP_C_FLAG
- standard_name: upwelling_longwave_flux_in_air status_flag
- long_name: Flag for Corrected upwelling long wave irradiance
- var_id: SW_UP_C_FLAG
- standard_name: upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air status_flag
- long_name: Flag for Corrected upwelling short wave irradiance
- var_id: TDEW_BUCK_FLAG
- standard_name: dew_point_temperature status_flag
- long_name: Flag for Dew point from Buck cooled mirror instrument.
- var_id: Q_AIR_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for Dynamic pressure from the aircraft probe.
- var_id: PBAT_Q_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for Dynamic pressure from turbulence probe
- var_id: U_OXTS_FLAG
- standard_name: eastward_wind status_flag
- long_name: Flag for Eastward wind component from turbulence probe and OXTS.
- var_id: VELE_OXTS_FLAG
- standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_ground_eastward status_flag
- long_name: Flag for Eastwards velocity from the OXTS System
- standard_name: altitude status_flag
- var_id: ALT_JAVAD_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for Ellipsoid altitude from JAVAD GPS System
- standard_name: altitude status_flag
- var_id: ALT_OXTS_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for Ellipsoid altitude from OXTS System
- var_id: H2O_LICOR_FLAG
- standard_name: mole_fraction_of_water_vapor_in_air status_flag
- long_name: Flag for H2O mole fraction from LICOR gas analyser
- var_id: HDG_OXTS_FLAG
- standard_name: platform_yaw_angle status_flag
- long_name: Flag for Heading from the OXTS System
- var_id: T_LIC_C_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for LICOR gas analyser cell temperatures
- var_id: F_LIC_R_FLAG
- standard_name: flow_rate status_flag
- long_name: Flag for LICOR gas analyser reference flow rate
- var_id: P_LIC_R_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for LICOR gas analyser reference inlet pressure
- var_id: T_LIC_RI_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for LICOR gas analyser reference inlet temperature
- var_id: P_LIC_S_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for LICOR gas analyser sample cell pressure
- standard_name: flow_rate status_flag
- var_id: F_LIC_S_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for LICOR gas analyser sample flow rate
- var_id: T_LIC_SI_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for LICOR gas analyser sample inlet temperature
- standard_name: latitude status_flag
- var_id: LAT_JAVAD_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for Latitude from JAVAD GPS System
- standard_name: latitude status_flag
- var_id: LAT_OXTS_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for Latitude from OXTS System
- standard_name: longitude status_flag
- var_id: LON_JAVAD_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for Longitude from JAVAD GPS System
- standard_name: longitude status_flag
- var_id: LON_OXTS_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for Longitude from OXTS System
- var_id: V_OXTS_FLAG
- standard_name: northward_wind status_flag
- long_name: Flag for Northward wind component from turbulence probe and OXTS.
- var_id: VELN_OXTS_FLAG
- standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_ground_northward status_flag
- long_name: Flag for Northwards velocity from the OXTS System
- var_id: PTCH_OXTS_FLAG
- standard_name: platform_pitch_angle status_flag
- long_name: Flag for Pitch angle from the OXTS System (positive for nose up)
- var_id: PBAT_H_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for Pressure difference across horizontal turbulence probe ports
- var_id: PBAT_V_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for Pressure difference across vertical turbulence probe ports
- var_id: HGT_RADR1_FLAG
- standard_name: height status_flag
- long_name: Flag for Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter 1.
- standard_name: height status_flag
- var_id: HGT_RADR2_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter 2.
- var_id: ROLL_OXTS_FLAG
- standard_name: platform_roll_angle status_flag
- long_name: Flag for Roll angle from the OXTS System (positive for left wing up)
- var_id: PS_AIR_FLAG
- standard_name: air_pressure status_flag
- long_name: Flag for Static pressure from the aircraft probe.
- standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_air status_flag
- var_id: TAS_DI_AIR_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for True air speed from aircraft sensors and deiced temperature.
- standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_air status_flag
- var_id: TAS_ND_AIR_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for True air speed from aircraft sensors and non deiced temperature.
- var_id: TAS_FLAG
- standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_air status_flag
- long_name: Flag for True air speed from turbulence probe.
- long_name: Flag for True air temperature from the Rosemount deiced temperature sensor.
- var_id: TAT_DI_R_FLAG
- standard_name: air_temperature status_flag
- var_id: TAT_ND_R_FLAG
- standard_name: air_temperature status_flag
- long_name: Flag for True air temperature from the Rosemount non-deiced temperature sensor.
- standard_name: brightness_temperature status_flag
- long_name: Flag for Uncorrected brightness temperature from the Heimann radiometer
- var_id: BTHEIM_U_FLAG
- var_id: VELZ_OXTS_FLAG
- standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_ground_upward status_flag
- long_name: Flag for Upwards velocity from the OXTS System
- var_id: W_OXTS_FLAG
- standard_name: upward_air_velocity status_flag
- long_name: Flag for Vertical wind component from turbulence probe and OXTS.
- standard_name: mole_fraction_of_water_vapor_in_air
- long_name: H2O mole fraction from LICOR gas analyser
- units:
- var_id: H2O_LICOR
- units: degree
- standard_name: platform_yaw_angle
- long_name: Heading from the OXTS System
- var_id: HDG_OXTS
- units: K
- var_id: T_LIC_C
- long_name: LICOR gas analyser cell temperatures
- units: l min-1
- var_id: F_LIC_R
- standard_name: flow_rate
- long_name: LICOR gas analyser reference flow rate
- units: hPa
- var_id: P_LIC_R
- long_name: LICOR gas analyser reference inlet pressure
- units: K
- var_id: T_LIC_RI
- long_name: LICOR gas analyser reference inlet temperature
- units: hPa
- var_id: P_LIC_S
- long_name: LICOR gas analyser sample cell pressure
- units: l min-1
- standard_name: flow_rate
- var_id: F_LIC_S
- long_name: LICOR gas analyser sample flow rate
- units: K
- var_id: T_LIC_SI
- long_name: LICOR gas analyser sample inlet temperature
- units: g m-3
- var_id: PSD_Mass_All
- long_name: Mass_size_distribution_of_all_particles
- units: g m-3
- long_name: Mass_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_high_irregularity
- var_id: PSD_Mass_HI
- units: g m-3
- long_name: Mass_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_low_irregularity
- var_id: PSD_Mass_LI
- units: g m-3
- long_name: Mass_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_medium_irregularity
- var_id: PSD_Mass_MI
- units: g m-3
- long_name: Mass_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_small
- var_id: PSD_Mass_S
- units: micron
- long_name: Mid_point_of_size_bin
- var_id: Size_mid
- long_name: Mid_point_of_time_bin
- var_id: Time_mid
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: northward_wind
- long_name: Northward wind component from turbulence probe and OXTS.
- var_id: V_OXTS
- units: m s-1
- var_id: VELN_OXTS
- standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_ground_northward
- long_name: Northwards velocity from the OXTS System
- units: L-1
- long_name: Number_concentration_of_particles_classed_as_high_irregularity
- var_id: NC_HI
- units: L-1
- long_name: Number_concentration_of_particles_classed_as_low_irregularity
- var_id: NC_LI
- units: L-1
- long_name: Number_concentration_of_particles_classed_as_medium_irregularity
- var_id: NC_MI
- units: L-1
- long_name: Number_concentration_of_particles_classed_as_small
- var_id: NC_S
- units: L-1
- var_id: PSD_Num_All
- long_name: Number_size_distribution_of_all_particles
- units: L-1
- long_name: Number_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_high_irregularity
- var_id: PSD_Num_HI
- units: L-1
- long_name: Number_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_low_irregularity
- var_id: PSD_Num_LI
- units: L-1
- long_name: Number_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_medium_irregularity
- var_id: PSD_Num_MI
- units: L-1
- long_name: Number_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_small
- var_id: PSD_Num_S
- units: degree
- standard_name: platform_pitch_angle
- var_id: PTCH_OXTS
- long_name: Pitch angle from the OXTS System (positive for nose up)
- units: hPa
- var_id: PBAT_H
- long_name: Pressure difference across horizontal turbulence probe ports
- units: hPa
- var_id: PBAT_V
- long_name: Pressure difference across vertical turbulence probe ports
- units: m
- standard_name: height
- long_name: Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter 1.
- var_id: HGT_RADR1
- units: m
- standard_name: height
- var_id: HGT_RADR2
- long_name: Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter 2.
- units: degree
- standard_name: platform_roll_angle
- var_id: ROLL_OXTS
- long_name: Roll angle from the OXTS System (positive for left wing up)
- units: hPa
- standard_name: air_pressure
- long_name: Static pressure from the aircraft probe.
- var_id: PS_AIR
- units: L-1
- var_id: NC_All
- long_name: Total_number_concentration_of_particles
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_air
- var_id: TAS_DI_AIR
- long_name: True air speed from aircraft sensors and deiced temperature.
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_air
- var_id: TAS_ND_AIR
- long_name: True air speed from aircraft sensors and non deiced temperature.
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_air
- var_id: TAS
- long_name: True air speed from turbulence probe.
- units: K
- standard_name: air_temperature
- long_name: True air temperature from the Rosemount deiced temperature sensor.
- var_id: TAT_DI_R
- units: K
- standard_name: air_temperature
- var_id: TAT_ND_R
- long_name: True air temperature from the Rosemount non-deiced temperature sensor.
- units: K
- standard_name: brightness_temperature
- long_name: Uncorrected brightness temperature from the Heimann radiometer
- var_id: BTHEIM_U
- units: m s-1
- var_id: VELZ_OXTS
- standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_ground_upward
- long_name: Upwards velocity from the OXTS System
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: upward_air_velocity
- long_name: Vertical wind component from turbulence probe and OXTS.
- var_id: W_OXTS
Co-ordinate Variables
- standard_name: latitude
- units: degree north
- var_id: LAT_JAVAD
- long_name: Latitude from JAVAD GPS System
- standard_name: latitude
- units: degree north
- long_name: Latitude from OXTS System
- var_id: LAT_OXTS
- units: degree_north
- standard_name: latitude
- var_id: LAT
- long_name: Latitude measured by the BAS Twin Otter MASIN OXTS System
- standard_name: longitude
- units: degree east
- var_id: LON_JAVAD
- long_name: Longitude from JAVAD GPS System
- standard_name: longitude
- units: degree east
- long_name: Longitude from OXTS System
- var_id: LON_OXTS
- units: degree_east
- standard_name: longitude
- var_id: LON
- long_name: Longitude measured by the BAS Twin Otter MASIN OXTS System
- standard_name: time
- var_id: Time
- units: milliseconds
- long_name: time of measurement
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2015-11-27T08:13:21
End time:
2015-11-27T12:25:21
Geographic Extent
-73.9600° |
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-29.0700° |
-25.7500° |
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-75.6000° |
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