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FAAM B737 SAMBBA flight, number 7: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2014-07-14
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 72 Files | 4GB

Abstract

Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft during flight 7 for South AMerican Biomass Burning Analysis (SAMBBA) project.

Citable as:  Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements; Natural Environment Research Council; Met Office (2014): FAAM B737 SAMBBA flight, number 7: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. doi:10.5285/6034214ae46c48a7835608866a823f56. https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/6034214ae46c48a7835608866a823f56
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: SAMBBA, FAAM, airborne, atmospheric measurments

Details

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Use of these data is covered by the following licence: http://licences.ceda.ac.uk/image/data_access_condition/faam_core.pdf. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
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
File Format:
Data are netCDF and NASA-Ames formatted. Ancillary files may be plain ASCII or PDF formatted. Image files may be PNG formatted.

Process overview

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

Instrument/Platform pairings

FAAM/BAE systems: Aerolaser AL5002 Carbon Monoxide instrument on Core Chemistry rack (CO) 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
FAAM: DMT Dual Column Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN) Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
FAAM/BAE systems or other aircraft: Dropsonde Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
Met Office Wet Nephelometer Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
FAAM: AQD NOX Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
New Instrument: metoffice-neph1 Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
University of Manchester/UFAM: Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) - formerly umist-ams Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
York: Dual Column Gas Chromatograph-Flame Ionization Detector (DC-GC-FID) 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
Manchester: Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2) Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
FAAM Fast Greenhouse Gas analyser Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
UEA: Proton Transfer Reaction Mass Spectrometer (PTR-MS) Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE

Mobile platform operations

Mobile Platform Operation 1 FAAM BAE-146 flight B737
Output Description

None

  • units: None
  • names: 1,3-butadiene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: 1-butene_pptV
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 0
  • var_id: 2DC_CH00
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 0
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 1
  • var_id: 2DC_CH01
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 1
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 10
  • var_id: 2DC_CH10
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 10
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 11
  • var_id: 2DC_CH11
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 11
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 12
  • var_id: 2DC_CH12
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 12
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 13
  • var_id: 2DC_CH13
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 13
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 14
  • var_id: 2DC_CH14
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 14
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 15
  • var_id: 2DC_CH15
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 15
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 16
  • var_id: 2DC_CH16
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 16
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 17
  • var_id: 2DC_CH17
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 17
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 18
  • var_id: 2DC_CH18
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 18
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 19
  • var_id: 2DC_CH19
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 19
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 2
  • var_id: 2DC_CH02
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 2
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 20
  • var_id: 2DC_CH20
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 20
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 21
  • var_id: 2DC_CH21
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 21
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 22
  • var_id: 2DC_CH22
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 22
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 23
  • var_id: 2DC_CH23
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 23
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 24
  • var_id: 2DC_CH24
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 24
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 25
  • var_id: 2DC_CH25
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 25
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 26
  • var_id: 2DC_CH26
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 26
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 27
  • var_id: 2DC_CH27
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 27
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 28
  • var_id: 2DC_CH28
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 28
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 29
  • var_id: 2DC_CH29
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 29
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 3
  • var_id: 2DC_CH03
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 3
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 30
  • var_id: 2DC_CH30
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 30
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 31
  • var_id: 2DC_CH31
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 31
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 4
  • var_id: 2DC_CH04
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 4
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 5
  • var_id: 2DC_CH05
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 5
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 6
  • var_id: 2DC_CH06
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 6
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 7
  • var_id: 2DC_CH07
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 7
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 8
  • var_id: 2DC_CH08
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 8
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 9
  • var_id: 2DC_CH09
  • names: 2DC Concentration in size channel 9
  • units: m
  • standard_name: altitude
  • long_name: Aircraft altitude (m)
  • var_id: LIDAR_NC_ALTITUDE
  • names: altitude, Aircraft altitude (m)
  • units: m
  • long_name: Along-track distance (m)
  • var_id: LIDAR_NC_DISTANCE
  • names: Along-track distance (m)
  • units: None
  • names: Ammonium
  • units: None
  • names: Ammonium uncertainty
  • units: ng m-3
  • names: BC mass concentration
  • units: cm-3
  • names: BC number concentration
  • long_name: CDP Channel Number
  • var_id: CDPCH
  • names: CDP Channel Number
  • units: None
  • names: CH4 error flag
  • units: None
  • names: CO2 error flag
  • units: micron
  • long_name: Calibrated channel diameter lower limits
  • var_id: PCAS2_D_L_CAL
  • names: Calibrated channel diameter lower limits
  • units: micron
  • long_name: Calibrated channel diameter upper limits
  • var_id: PCAS2_D_U_CAL
  • names: Calibrated channel diameter upper limits
  • units: CO2
  • names: Carbon Dioxide dry mole fraction, in ppm
  • units: CO2
  • names: Carbon Dioxide dry mole fraction, in ppmv
  • long_name: Channel
  • var_id: LIDAR_NC_CHANNEL
  • names: Channel
  • units: None
  • names: Chloride
  • units: None
  • names: Chloride uncertainty
  • units: cm-3
  • names: Column A Cloud Condensation Nuclei Concentration per cubic centimeter
  • units: 0.07 - 2.0%
  • names: Column A Supersaturation
  • units: cm-3
  • names: Column B Cloud Condensation Nuclei Concentration per cubic centimeter
  • units: 0.07 - 2.0%
  • names: Column B Supersaturation
  • long_name: Composition of the aerosol used to calibrate channel diameter lower limits
  • var_id: PCAS2_D_L_COMP
  • names: Composition of the aerosol used to calibrate channel diameter lower limits
  • long_name: Composition of the aerosol used to calibrate channel diameter upper limits
  • var_id: PCAS2_D_U_COMP
  • names: Composition of the aerosol used to calibrate channel diameter upper limits
  • units: 0-100000 particles cm-3
  • names: Condensation Nuclei Concentration per cubic centimeter
  • units: None
  • names: Cyclopentane_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: Error Flag for Column A
  • units: None
  • names: Error Flag for Column B
  • units: None
  • names: Error Flag for Condensation Nuclei Concentration
  • units: micron
  • long_name: Error in calibrated channel diameter lower limits
  • var_id: PCAS2_D_L_ERR
  • names: Error in calibrated channel diameter lower limits
  • units: micron
  • long_name: Error in calibrated channel diameter upper limits
  • var_id: PCAS2_D_U_ERR
  • names: Error in calibrated channel diameter upper limits
  • units: None
  • names: Ethane_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: Ethene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: Ethylbenzene_pptV
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 0
  • var_id: 2DC_CH00_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 0
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 1
  • var_id: 2DC_CH01_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 1
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 10
  • var_id: 2DC_CH10_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 10
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 11
  • var_id: 2DC_CH11_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 11
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 12
  • var_id: 2DC_CH12_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 12
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 13
  • var_id: 2DC_CH13_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 13
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 14
  • var_id: 2DC_CH14_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 14
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 15
  • var_id: 2DC_CH15_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 15
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 16
  • var_id: 2DC_CH16_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 16
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 17
  • var_id: 2DC_CH17_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 17
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 18
  • var_id: 2DC_CH18_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 18
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 19
  • var_id: 2DC_CH19_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 19
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 2
  • var_id: 2DC_CH02_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 2
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 20
  • var_id: 2DC_CH20_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 20
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 21
  • var_id: 2DC_CH21_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 21
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 22
  • var_id: 2DC_CH22_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 22
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 23
  • var_id: 2DC_CH23_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 23
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 24
  • var_id: 2DC_CH24_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 24
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 25
  • var_id: 2DC_CH25_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 25
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 26
  • var_id: 2DC_CH26_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 26
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 27
  • var_id: 2DC_CH27_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 27
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 28
  • var_id: 2DC_CH28_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 28
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 29
  • var_id: 2DC_CH29_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 29
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 3
  • var_id: 2DC_CH03_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 3
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 30
  • var_id: 2DC_CH30_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 30
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 31
  • var_id: 2DC_CH31_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 31
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 4
  • var_id: 2DC_CH04_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 4
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 5
  • var_id: 2DC_CH05_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 5
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 6
  • var_id: 2DC_CH06_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 6
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 7
  • var_id: 2DC_CH07_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 7
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 8
  • var_id: 2DC_CH08_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 8
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 9
  • var_id: 2DC_CH09_FLAG
  • names: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 9
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Ice water content from 2DC
  • var_id: 2DC_IWC_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Ice water content from 2DC
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Liquid water content from 2DC
  • var_id: 2DC_LWC_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Liquid water content from 2DC
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Particle concentration from the 2DC
  • var_id: 2DC_CONC_FLAG
  • names: Flag for Particle concentration from the 2DC
  • var_id: CDP_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for droplet concentration from CDP channels 1 to 30 included
  • names: Flag for droplet concentration from CDP channels 1 to 30 included
  • long_name: Flag for droplet concentration from PCASP2 (SPP200) channels 2 to 30 included
  • var_id: PCAS2_FLAG
  • names: Flag for droplet concentration from PCASP2 (SPP200) channels 2 to 30 included
  • units: m
  • standard_name: height
  • long_name: Height (m)
  • var_id: LIDAR_NC_HEIGHT
  • names: height, Height (m)
  • units: hPa
  • var_id: NEPH_PR
  • long_name: Internal sample pressure of (dry) nephelometer.
  • names: Internal sample pressure of (dry) nephelometer.
  • units: %
  • var_id: NEPH_HUM
  • long_name: Internal sample relative humidity of (dry) nephelometer.
  • names: Internal sample relative humidity of (dry) nephelometer.
  • units: K
  • var_id: NEPH_T
  • long_name: Internal sample temperature of (dry) nephelometer.
  • names: Internal sample temperature of (dry) nephelometer.
  • units: None
  • names: Iso-butane_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: Iso-pentane_pptV
  • units: CH4
  • names: Methane dry mole fraction, in ppb
  • units: CH4
  • names: Methane dry mole fraction, in ppbv
  • units: None
  • names: Nitrate
  • units: None
  • names: Nitrate uncertainty
  • units: micron
  • long_name: Nominal uncalibrated channel diameter lower limits as given in the instrument manual
  • var_id: PCAS2_D_L_NOM
  • names: Nominal uncalibrated channel diameter lower limits as given in the instrument manual
  • units: micron
  • long_name: Nominal uncalibrated channel diameter upper limits as given in the instrument manual
  • var_id: PCAS2_D_U_NOM
  • names: Nominal uncalibrated channel diameter upper limits as given in the instrument manual
  • units: cm-3
  • names: Non-BC scattering number concentration
  • units: degree
  • long_name: Off-nadir angle (degrees)
  • var_id: LIDAR_NC_OFFNADIR
  • names: Off-nadir angle (degrees)
  • units: None
  • names: Organic uncertainty
  • units: None
  • names: Organics
  • long_name: PCASP (SPP200) Channel Number
  • var_id: PCAS2CH
  • names: PCASP (SPP200) Channel Number
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 1
  • var_id: PCAS2_01
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 1
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 10
  • var_id: PCAS2_10
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 10
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 11
  • var_id: PCAS2_11
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 11
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 12
  • var_id: PCAS2_12
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 12
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 13
  • var_id: PCAS2_13
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 13
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 14
  • var_id: PCAS2_14
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 14
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 15
  • var_id: PCAS2_15
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 15
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 16
  • var_id: PCAS2_16
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 16
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 17
  • var_id: PCAS2_17
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 17
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 18
  • var_id: PCAS2_18
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 18
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 19
  • var_id: PCAS2_19
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 19
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 2
  • var_id: PCAS2_02
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 2
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 20
  • var_id: PCAS2_20
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 20
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 21
  • var_id: PCAS2_21
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 21
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 22
  • var_id: PCAS2_22
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 22
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 23
  • var_id: PCAS2_23
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 23
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 24
  • var_id: PCAS2_24
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 24
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 25
  • var_id: PCAS2_25
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 25
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 26
  • var_id: PCAS2_26
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 26
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 27
  • var_id: PCAS2_27
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 27
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 28
  • var_id: PCAS2_28
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 28
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 29
  • var_id: PCAS2_29
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 29
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 3
  • var_id: PCAS2_03
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 3
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 30
  • var_id: PCAS2_30
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 30
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 4
  • var_id: PCAS2_04
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 4
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 5
  • var_id: PCAS2_05
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 5
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 6
  • var_id: PCAS2_06
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 6
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 7
  • var_id: PCAS2_07
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 7
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 8
  • var_id: PCAS2_08
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 8
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 9
  • var_id: PCAS2_09
  • names: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 9
  • units: m-3
  • long_name: Particle concentration from the 2DC
  • var_id: 2DC_CONC
  • names: Particle concentration from the 2DC
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 1
  • var_id: PCAS2_01_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 1
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 10
  • var_id: PCAS2_10_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 10
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 11
  • var_id: PCAS2_11_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 11
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 12
  • var_id: PCAS2_12_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 12
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 13
  • var_id: PCAS2_13_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 13
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 14
  • var_id: PCAS2_14_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 14
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 15
  • var_id: PCAS2_15_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 15
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 16
  • var_id: PCAS2_16_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 16
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 17
  • var_id: PCAS2_17_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 17
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 18
  • var_id: PCAS2_18_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 18
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 19
  • var_id: PCAS2_19_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 19
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 2
  • var_id: PCAS2_02_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 2
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 20
  • var_id: PCAS2_20_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 20
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 21
  • var_id: PCAS2_21_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 21
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 22
  • var_id: PCAS2_22_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 22
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 23
  • var_id: PCAS2_23_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 23
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 24
  • var_id: PCAS2_24_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 24
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 25
  • var_id: PCAS2_25_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 25
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 26
  • var_id: PCAS2_26_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 26
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 27
  • var_id: PCAS2_27_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 27
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 28
  • var_id: PCAS2_28_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 28
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 29
  • var_id: PCAS2_29_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 29
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 3
  • var_id: PCAS2_03_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 3
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 30
  • var_id: PCAS2_30_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 30
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 4
  • var_id: PCAS2_04_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 4
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 5
  • var_id: PCAS2_05_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 5
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 6
  • var_id: PCAS2_06_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 6
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 7
  • var_id: PCAS2_07_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 7
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 8
  • var_id: PCAS2_08_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 8
  • units: percent
  • long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 9
  • var_id: PCAS2_09_err
  • names: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 9
  • units: None
  • names: Propane_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: Propene_pptV
  • units: Arbitrary units
  • long_name: Range corrected lidar signal
  • var_id: LIDAR_NC_PR2
  • names: Range corrected lidar signal
  • long_name: Refractive index of the aerosol used to calibrate channel diameter lower limits
  • var_id: PCAS2_D_L_RI
  • names: Refractive index of the aerosol used to calibrate channel diameter lower limits
  • long_name: Refractive index of the aerosol used to calibrate channel diameter upper limits
  • var_id: PCAS2_D_U_RI
  • names: Refractive index of the aerosol used to calibrate channel diameter upper limits
  • units: Arbitrary units
  • long_name: Relative depolarization ratio
  • var_id: LIDAR_NC_RELDEP
  • names: Relative depolarization ratio
  • units: LPM
  • long_name: Sample flow in (dry) nephelometer.
  • var_id: NEPH_FLO
  • names: Sample flow in (dry) nephelometer.
  • units: None
  • names: Sulphate
  • units: None
  • names: Sulphate uncertainty
  • var_id: Time
  • long_name: Time UTC integer seconds past midnight
  • names: Time UTC integer seconds past midnight
  • long_name: Time UTC seconds past midnight for 2D-C and 2D-P
  • var_id: 2DTSPM
  • names: Time UTC seconds past midnight for 2D-C and 2D-P
  • long_name: Time UTC seconds past midnight for PCASP2 (SPP200)
  • standard_name: Time
  • var_id: PCAS2TSPM
  • names: Time, Time UTC seconds past midnight for PCASP2 (SPP200)
  • units: seconds from 0000 UTC on start day
  • names: Time_end_UTC
  • units: seconds from 0000 UTC on start day
  • names: Time_mid_UTC
  • units: None
  • names: Toluene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: Trans-2-butene_pptV
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: BSC_BLUU
  • long_name: Uncorrected blue back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 (dry) nephelometer.
  • names: Uncorrected blue back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 (dry) nephelometer.
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: TSC_BLUU
  • long_name: Uncorrected blue total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 (dry) nephelometer.
  • names: Uncorrected blue total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 (dry) nephelometer.
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: BSC_GRNU
  • long_name: Uncorrected green back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 (dry) nephelometer.
  • names: Uncorrected green back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 (dry) nephelometer.
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: TSC_GRNU
  • long_name: Uncorrected green total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 (dry) nephelometer.
  • names: Uncorrected green total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 (dry) nephelometer.
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: BSC_REDU
  • long_name: Uncorrected red back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 (dry) nephelometer.
  • names: Uncorrected red back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 (dry) nephelometer.
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: TSC_REDU
  • long_name: Uncorrected red total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 (dry) nephelometer.
  • names: Uncorrected red total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 (dry) nephelometer.
  • units: cm3 s-1
  • long_name: Volumetric sample flow rate through PCASP2 (SPP200)
  • var_id: PCAS2_FL
  • names: Volumetric sample flow rate through PCASP2 (SPP200)
  • units: gram m-3
  • long_name: Water content from 2DC assuming ice
  • var_id: 2DC_IWC
  • names: Water content from 2DC assuming ice
  • units: gram m-3
  • long_name: Water content from 2DC assuming liquid
  • var_id: 2DC_LWC
  • names: Water content from 2DC assuming liquid
  • units: None
  • names: acetaldehyde_flag
  • units: None
  • names: acetaldehyde_ppb
  • units: None
  • names: acetone_flag
  • units: None
  • names: acetone_ppb
  • units: None
  • names: acetonitrile_flag
  • units: None
  • names: acetonitrile_ppb
  • units: None
  • names: acetylene_pptV
  • var_id: alt
  • units: meters
  • long_name: altitude above MSL
  • names: altitude above MSL
  • units: None
  • names: benzene_flag
  • units: None
  • names: benzene_ppb
  • units: None
  • names: benzene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: cis-2-butene_pptV
  • units: degC
  • long_name: dp
  • var_id: dp
  • names: dp
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration from PCASP2 (SPP200) channels 2 to 30 included
  • var_id: PCAS2CON
  • names: droplet concentration from PCASP2 (SPP200) channels 2 to 30 included
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 1
  • var_id: CDP_01
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 1
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 10
  • var_id: CDP_10
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 10
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 11
  • var_id: CDP_11
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 11
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 12
  • var_id: CDP_12
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 12
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 13
  • var_id: CDP_13
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 13
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 14
  • var_id: CDP_14
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 14
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 15
  • var_id: CDP_15
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 15
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 16
  • var_id: CDP_16
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 16
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 17
  • var_id: CDP_17
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 17
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 18
  • var_id: CDP_18
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 18
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 19
  • var_id: CDP_19
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 19
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 2
  • var_id: CDP_02
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 2
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 20
  • var_id: CDP_20
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 20
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 21
  • var_id: CDP_21
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 21
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 22
  • var_id: CDP_22
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 22
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 23
  • var_id: CDP_23
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 23
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 24
  • var_id: CDP_24
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 24
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 25
  • var_id: CDP_25
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 25
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 26
  • var_id: CDP_26
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 26
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 27
  • var_id: CDP_27
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 27
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 28
  • var_id: CDP_28
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 28
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 29
  • var_id: CDP_29
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 29
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 3
  • var_id: CDP_03
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 3
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 30
  • var_id: CDP_30
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 30
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 4
  • var_id: CDP_04
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 4
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 5
  • var_id: CDP_05
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 5
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 6
  • var_id: CDP_06
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 6
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 7
  • var_id: CDP_07
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 7
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 8
  • var_id: CDP_08
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 8
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 9
  • var_id: CDP_09
  • names: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 9
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: dz
  • var_id: dz
  • names: dz
  • units: degrees
  • var_id: lon
  • long_name: east longitude
  • names: east longitude
  • units: seconds after midnight
  • names: end sample time
  • units: None
  • names: error flag 1,3-butadiene
  • units: None
  • names: error flag 1-butene
  • units: None
  • names: error flag Cyclopentane
  • units: None
  • names: error flag Ethane
  • units: None
  • names: error flag Ethene
  • units: None
  • names: error flag Ethylbenzene
  • units: None
  • names: error flag Iso-butane
  • units: None
  • names: error flag Iso-pentane
  • units: None
  • names: error flag Propane
  • units: None
  • names: error flag Propene
  • units: None
  • names: error flag Toluene
  • units: None
  • names: error flag Trans-2-butene
  • units: None
  • names: error flag acetylene
  • units: None
  • names: error flag benzene
  • units: None
  • names: error flag cis-2-butene
  • units: None
  • names: error flag iso-butene
  • units: None
  • names: error flag isoprene
  • units: None
  • names: error flag m+p-xylene
  • units: None
  • names: error flag n-butane
  • units: None
  • names: error flag n-heptane
  • units: None
  • names: error flag n-pentane
  • units: None
  • names: error flag o-xylene
  • units: None
  • names: error flag propadiene
  • units: meters
  • long_name: gps reported altitude above MSL
  • var_id: gpsalt
  • names: gps reported altitude above MSL
  • units: %
  • var_id: NEPH_HUM
  • long_name: interal sample relative humidity of (dry) nephelometer
  • names: interal sample relative humidity of (dry) nephelometer
  • units: K
  • var_id: NEPH_T
  • long_name: interal sample temperature of (dry) nephelometer
  • names: interal sample temperature of (dry) nephelometer
  • units: hPa
  • var_id: NEPH_PR
  • long_name: internal sample pressure of (dry) nephelometer
  • names: internal sample pressure of (dry) nephelometer
  • units: None
  • names: iso-butene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: isoprene_flag
  • units: None
  • names: isoprene_furan_ppb
  • units: None
  • names: isoprene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: m+p-xylene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: mek_flag
  • units: None
  • names: mek_ppb
  • units: None
  • names: methanol_flag
  • units: None
  • names: methanol_ppb
  • units: gram/kg
  • long_name: mr
  • var_id: mr
  • names: mr
  • units: None
  • names: mvk_macr_flag
  • units: None
  • names: mvk_macr_ppb
  • units: None
  • names: n-butane_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: n-heptane_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: n-pentane_pptV
  • units: degrees
  • var_id: lat
  • long_name: north latitude
  • names: north latitude
  • units: None
  • names: o-xylene_pptV
  • units: hPa
  • var_id: pres
  • long_name: pres
  • names: pres
  • units: None
  • names: propadiene_pptV
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: qp
  • var_id: qp
  • names: qp
  • units: percent
  • long_name: qrh
  • var_id: qrh
  • names: qrh
  • units: degC
  • long_name: qt
  • var_id: qt
  • names: qt
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: qu
  • var_id: qu
  • names: qu
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: qv
  • var_id: qv
  • names: qv
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: qwind
  • var_id: qwind
  • names: qwind
  • var_id: range
  • units: km
  • long_name: range
  • names: range
  • units: percent
  • var_id: rh
  • long_name: rh
  • names: rh
  • units: LPM
  • var_id: NEPH_FLO
  • long_name: sample flow rate (dry) nephelometer
  • names: sample flow rate (dry) nephelometer
  • units: seconds
  • long_name: seconds since base_time
  • var_id: time_offset
  • names: seconds since base_time
  • long_name: sounding launch time
  • var_id: base_time
  • names: sounding launch time
  • units: degC
  • long_name: tdry
  • var_id: tdry
  • names: tdry
  • units: K
  • var_id: theta
  • long_name: theta
  • names: theta
  • units: K
  • long_name: theta_e
  • var_id: theta_e
  • names: theta_e
  • units: K
  • long_name: theta_v
  • var_id: theta_v
  • names: theta_v
  • long_name: time
  • var_id: time
  • names: time
  • units: neph seconds since midnight UTC
  • long_name: time of neph measurement
  • var_id: neph_spm
  • names: time of neph measurement
  • units: None
  • names: toluene_flag
  • units: None
  • names: toluene_ppb
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: CDP_CONC
  • long_name: total droplet concentration from CDP channels 1 to 30 included
  • names: total droplet concentration from CDP channels 1 to 30 included
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: u_wind
  • var_id: u_wind
  • names: u_wind
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty 1,3-butadiene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty 1-butene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty Cyclopentane_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty Ethane_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty Ethene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty Ethylbenzene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty Iso-butane_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty Iso-pentane_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty Propane_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty Propene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty Toluene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty Trans-2-butene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty acetylene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty benzene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty cis-2-butene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty iso-butene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty isoprene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty m+p-xylene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty n-butane_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty n-heptane_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty n-pentane_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty o-xylene_pptV
  • units: None
  • names: uncertainty propadiene_pptV
  • units: m/s
  • long_name: v_wind
  • var_id: v_wind
  • names: v_wind
  • units: degC
  • long_name: vt
  • var_id: vt
  • names: vt
  • units: degree
  • var_id: wdir
  • long_name: wdir
  • names: wdir
  • units: m/s
  • var_id: wspd
  • long_name: wspd
  • names: wspd

Co-ordinate Variables

  • units: degree_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • long_name: Latitude (degrees, +N)
  • var_id: LIDAR_NC_LATITUDE
  • names: latitude, Latitude (degrees, +N)
  • units: degree_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • long_name: Longitude (degrees, +E)
  • var_id: LIDAR_NC_LONGITUDE
  • names: longitude, Longitude (degrees, +E)
  • standard_name: time
  • long_name: Time (s)
  • var_id: LIDAR_NC_TIME
  • names: time, Time (s)
  • standard_name: time
  • long_name: Time UTC seconds past midnight for CDP
  • var_id: CDP_TSPM
  • names: time, Time UTC seconds past midnight for CDP
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2012-09-20T10:16:20
End time:
2012-09-20T17:34:19
Geographic Extent

 
-8.6041°
 
-63.9054°
 
-62.5258°
 
-11.6224°