Dataset
FAAM B764 ACCACIA flight, number 6: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft
Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2017-01-23
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2015-03-23
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 68 Files | 5GB
Abstract
Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites data on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft during flight 6 for Aerosol Cloud Coupling and Climate Interactions in the Arctic (ACCACIA) project.
Citable as: Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements; Natural Environment Research Council; Met Office (2015): FAAM B764 ACCACIA flight, number 6: 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/5d0331009b0744f6bb54a2e2d6bba74d/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: ACCACIA, FAAM, airborne, atmospheric measurments
Details
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| Data lineage: |
Data were collected by instrument scientists during the flight before preparation and delivery for archiving at the NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre. |
| Data Quality: |
Data collected by flight participants before preparation for archival with the British Atmospheric Data Centre
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| File Format: |
Data are netCDF and NASA-Ames formatted. Ancillary files may be plain ASCII or PDF formatted. Image files may be PNG formatted.
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Process overview
This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.
Instrument/Platform pairings
Mobile platform operations
| Mobile Platform Operation 1 | FAAM BAE-146 flight B764 |
| Output Description | None |
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_ground
- long_name: AIMMS Eastwards ground speed
- var_id: VE
- units: m
- standard_name: altitude
- long_name: AIMMS GPS altitude
- var_id: ALT
- units: degree
- standard_name: platform_yaw_angle
- long_name: AIMMS Heading angle
- var_id: HDG
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_ground
- long_name: AIMMS Northwards ground speed
- var_id: VN
- units: percent
- standard_name: relative_humidity
- var_id: RH
- long_name: AIMMS Relative humidity wrt water
- units: hPa
- standard_name: air_pressure
- var_id: PRES
- long_name: AIMMS Static pressure
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_air
- var_id: TAS
- long_name: AIMMS True air speed
- units: degree
- var_id: AOA
- long_name: AIMMS angle of attack (positive, flow from below aircraft)
- units: degree
- var_id: AOSS
- long_name: AIMMS angle of sideslip (positive, flow from left)
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: eastward_wind
- var_id: U
- long_name: AIMMS eastwards wind component
- units: 1
- long_name: AIMMS non-dimensional angle of attack differential pressure
- var_id: DPAOA
- units: 1
- long_name: AIMMS non-dimensional angle of sideslip differential pressure
- var_id: DPAOSS
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: northward_wind
- var_id: V
- long_name: AIMMS northwards wind component
- units: degree
- standard_name: platform_pitch_angle
- long_name: AIMMS pitch angle
- var_id: PITCH
- units: degree
- standard_name: platform_roll_angle
- long_name: AIMMS roll angle
- var_id: ROLL
- units: K
- standard_name: air_temperature
- long_name: AIMMS true air temperature
- var_id: TK
- units: m s-1
- long_name: AIMMS vertical speed
- var_id: VZ
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: upward_air_velocity
- var_id: W
- long_name: AIMMS vertical wind component
- var_id: ARIESRAD
- units: degree
- long_name: A_0 calibration coefficient
- var_id: A_0
- units: degree
- long_name: A_alpha calibration coefficient
- var_id: A_alpha
- units: degree
- long_name: A_beta calibration coefficient
- var_id: A_beta
- units: degree
- long_name: B_0 calibration coefficient
- var_id: B_0
- units: degree
- long_name: B_alpha calibration coefficient
- var_id: B_alpha
- units: degree
- long_name: B_beta calibration coefficient
- var_id: B_beta
- 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: 1
- long_name: CP_0 calibration coefficient
- var_id: CP_0
- units: 1
- long_name: CP_alpha calibration coefficient
- var_id: CP_alpha
- units: 1
- long_name: CP_beta calibration coefficient
- var_id: CP_beta
- units: micron
- long_name: Calibrated channel diameter lower limits
- var_id: PCAS2_D_L_CAL
- units: micron
- long_name: Calibrated channel diameter upper limits
- var_id: PCAS2_D_U_CAL
- 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:
- units: um
- long_name: Edge_point_of_size_bin
- var_id: Size_edge
- long_name: Edge_point_of_time_bin
- var_id: Time_edge
- units: micron
- long_name: Error in calibrated channel diameter lower limits
- var_id: PCAS2_D_L_ERR
- units: micron
- long_name: Error in calibrated channel diameter upper limits
- var_id: PCAS2_D_U_ERR
- 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:
- var_id: LONG_DATE
- units: kg L-1 um-1
- long_name: Mass_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_all
- var_id: PSD_Mass_all
- units: kg L-1 um-1
- long_name: Mass_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_edge
- var_id: PSD_Mass_E
- units: kg L-1 um-1
- long_name: Mass_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_high_irregularity
- var_id: PSD_Mass_HI
- units: kg L-1 um-1
- long_name: Mass_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_low_irregularity
- var_id: PSD_Mass_LI
- units: kg L-1 um-1
- long_name: Mass_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_medium_irregularity
- var_id: PSD_Mass_MI
- units: kg L-1 um-1
- long_name: Mass_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_small
- var_id: PSD_Mass_S
- units: kg L-1 um-1
- long_name: Mass_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_streak
- var_id: PSD_Mass_Streak
- units: um
- long_name: Mid_point_of_size_bin
- var_id: Size_mid
- long_name: Mid_point_of_time_bin
- var_id: Time_mid
- units: micron
- long_name: Nominal uncalibrated channel diameter lower limits as given in the instrument manual
- var_id: PCAS2_D_L_NOM
- units: micron
- long_name: Nominal uncalibrated channel diameter upper limits as given in the instrument manual
- var_id: PCAS2_D_U_NOM
- units: None
- units: L-1
- long_name: Number_concentration__of_particles_classed_as_edge
- var_id: NC_E
- units: L-1
- long_name: Number_concentration_of_particles_classed_as_all
- var_id: NC_all
- 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
- long_name: Number_concentration_of_particles_classed_as_streak
- var_id: NC_Streak
- units: L-1 um-1
- long_name: Number_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_all
- var_id: PSD_Num_all
- units: L-1 um-1
- long_name: Number_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_edge
- var_id: PSD_Num_E
- units: L-1 um-1
- long_name: Number_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_high_irregularity
- var_id: PSD_Num_HI
- units: L-1 um-1
- long_name: Number_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_low_irregularity
- var_id: PSD_Num_LI
- units: L-1 um-1
- long_name: Number_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_medium_irregularity
- var_id: PSD_Num_MI
- units: L-1 um-1
- long_name: Number_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_small
- var_id: PSD_Num_S
- units: L-1 um-1
- long_name: Number_size_distribution_of_particles_classed_as_streak
- var_id: PSD_Num_Streak
- 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
- 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
- var_id: QUALITY
- 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:
- var_id: SCANDIR
- var_id: SECONDS
- var_id: Time
- long_name: Time UTC integer seconds past midnight
- long_name: Time UTC seconds past midnight for PCASP2 (SPP200)
- standard_name: Time
- var_id: PCAS2TSPM
- units: cm3 s-1
- long_name: Volumetric sample flow rate through PCASP2 (SPP200)
- var_id: PCAS2_FL
- var_id: WAVENUM
- var_id: ZPD_POSITION
- var_id: alt
- units: meters
- long_name: altitude above MSL
- units: degC
- long_name: dp
- var_id: dp
- units: cm-3
- long_name: droplet concentration from 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
- long_name: dz
- var_id: dz
- units: degrees
- var_id: lon
- long_name: east longitude
- units: meters
- long_name: gps reported altitude above MSL
- var_id: gpsalt
- units: gram/kg
- long_name: mr
- var_id: mr
- units: degrees
- var_id: lat
- long_name: north latitude
- units: hPa
- var_id: pres
- long_name: pres
- units: hPa
- long_name: qp
- var_id: qp
- units: percent
- long_name: qrh
- var_id: qrh
- units: degC
- long_name: qt
- var_id: qt
- units: m/s
- long_name: qu
- var_id: qu
- units: m/s
- long_name: qv
- var_id: qv
- units: m/s
- long_name: qwind
- var_id: qwind
- var_id: range
- units: km
- long_name: range
- units: percent
- var_id: rh
- long_name: rh
- units: seconds
- long_name: seconds since base_time
- var_id: time_offset
- long_name: sounding launch time
- var_id: base_time
- units: degC
- long_name: tdry
- var_id: tdry
- units: K
- var_id: theta
- long_name: theta
- units: K
- long_name: theta_e
- var_id: theta_e
- units: K
- long_name: theta_v
- var_id: theta_v
- long_name: time
- var_id: time
- units: cm-3
- var_id: CDP_CONC
- long_name: total droplet concentration from CDP channels 1 to 30 included
- units: m/s
- long_name: u_wind
- var_id: u_wind
- units: m/s
- long_name: v_wind
- var_id: v_wind
- units: degC
- long_name: vt
- var_id: vt
- units: degree
- var_id: wdir
- long_name: wdir
- units: m/s
- var_id: wspd
- long_name: wspd
Co-ordinate Variables
- units: degree_north
- standard_name: latitude
- var_id: LAT
- long_name: AIMMS GPS latitude
- units: degree_east
- standard_name: longitude
- var_id: LON
- long_name: AIMMS GPS longitude
- standard_name: time
- long_name: Time UTC seconds past midnight for CDP
- var_id: CDP_TSPM
- standard_name: time
- var_id: TIME
- long_name: time of measurement
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2013-03-29T04:40:43
End time:
2013-03-29T17:06:29
Geographic Extent
78.2717° |
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14.6580° |
27.2963° |
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67.7730° |
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