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FAAM B238 DODO flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core instrument suite on board the BAE-146 aircraft

Update Frequency: As Needed
Latest Data Update: 2008-02-28
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2014-07-14
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 20 Files | 311MB

Abstract

Airborne atmospheric measurements from core instrument suite data on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft collected for UK SOLAS Dust Outflow and Deposition to the Ocean (DODO) project.

Citable as:  Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements; Natural Environment Research Council; Met Office (2014): FAAM B238 DODO flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core instrument suite on board the BAE-146 aircraft. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/78562eec4d84499e93587eec9797f15d/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: DODO, FAAM, airborne, atmospheric measurments

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  • units: m s-2
  • long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft longitudinal axis from the INU
  • standard_name: INU_acceleration_forward
  • var_id: PARA0538
  • units: m s-2
  • long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft starboard axis from the INU
  • standard_name: INU_acceleration_starboard
  • var_id: PARA0539
  • units: m s-2
  • long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft vertical axis from the INU
  • standard_name: INU_acceleration_up
  • var_id: PARA0540
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: Aircraft vertical velocity from the INS
  • standard_name: aircraft_velocity_ins_vertical
  • var_id: PARA0557
  • units: m
  • var_id: PARA0582
  • long_name: Altitude from the XR5 GPS system.
  • standard_name: GPS_altitude
  • units: degree
  • long_name: Angle of attack from the turbulence probe
  • standard_name: angle_of_attack
  • var_id: PARA0548
  • units: degree
  • long_name: Angle of sideslip from the turbulence probe
  • standard_name: angls_of_sideslip
  • var_id: PARA0549
  • units: ppb
  • var_id: PARA0782
  • long_name: CO mixing ratio from the AL5002 instrument.
  • standard_name: CO mixing ratio
  • units: hPa
  • var_id: PARA0579
  • long_name: Cabin pressure.
  • standard_name: cabin_pressure
  • units: degC
  • var_id: PARA0660
  • long_name: Cabin temperature at the core consoles.
  • standard_name: cabin_temperature
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Calibrated differential pressure between horizontal ports
  • standard_name: sideslip_differential_pressure
  • var_id: PARA0775
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Calibrated differential pressure between vertical ports
  • standard_name: attack_differential_pressure
  • var_id: PARA0774
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected downward long wave irradiance.
  • var_id: PARA1021
  • standard_name: Irradiance_LW_down
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected downward short wave irradiance, clear dome.
  • var_id: PARA1019
  • standard_name: Irradiance_SW_down_clear
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected downward short wave irradiance, red dome.
  • var_id: PARA1020
  • standard_name: Irradiance_SW_down_red
  • units: degree_north
  • var_id: PARA0730
  • long_name: Corrected latitude derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data.
  • standard_name: latitude_corrected
  • units: degree_east
  • var_id: PARA0731
  • long_name: Corrected longitude derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data.
  • standard_name: longitude_corrected
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected upward long wave irradiance.
  • var_id: PARA1024
  • standard_name: Irradiance_LW_up
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected upward short wave irradiance, clear dome.
  • var_id: PARA1022
  • standard_name: Irradiance_SW_up_clear
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected upward short wave irradiance, red dome.
  • var_id: PARA1023
  • standard_name: Irradiance_SW_up_red
  • standard_name: dew_point_temperature
  • var_id: PARA0529
  • units: degK
  • 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
  • var_id: PARA0725
  • units: degree
  • long_name: Drift angle from the INS
  • standard_name: drift_angle_ins
  • var_id: PARA0564
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: Eastward wind component
  • var_id: PARA0715
  • standard_name: wind_eastward
  • units: m s-1
  • var_id: PARA0584
  • long_name: Eastwards velocity from the XR5 GPS system.
  • standard_name: GPS_velocity_E
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0515FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0515
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0516FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0516
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0517FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0517
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0520FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0520
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0525FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0525
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0529FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0529
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0535FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0535
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0538
  • var_id: PARA0538FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0539
  • var_id: PARA0539FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0540
  • var_id: PARA0540FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0548
  • var_id: PARA0548FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0549
  • var_id: PARA0549FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0557
  • var_id: PARA0557FLAG
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0560FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0560
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0561FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0561
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0562FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0562
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0563
  • var_id: PARA0563FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0564
  • var_id: PARA0564FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0565
  • var_id: PARA0565FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0566
  • var_id: PARA0566FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0567
  • var_id: PARA0567FLAG
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0572FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0572
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0574FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0574
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0575FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0575
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0576FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0576
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0577FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0577
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0578FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0578
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0579FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0579
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0580FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0580
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0581FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0581
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0582FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0582
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0583FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0583
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0584FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0584
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0585FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0585
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0602FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0602
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0605FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0605
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0642FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0642
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0643FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0643
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0648
  • var_id: PARA0648FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0649
  • var_id: PARA0649FLAG
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0660FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0660
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0714FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0714
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0715FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0715
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0716FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0716
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0723
  • var_id: PARA0723FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0725
  • var_id: PARA0725FLAG
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0730FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0730
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0731FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0731
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0735FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0735
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0736FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0736
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0760
  • var_id: PARA0760FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0761
  • var_id: PARA0761FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0762
  • var_id: PARA0762FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0763
  • var_id: PARA0763FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0764
  • var_id: PARA0764FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0765
  • var_id: PARA0765FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0766
  • var_id: PARA0766FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0767
  • var_id: PARA0767FLAG
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0770FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0770
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0771FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0771
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0772FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0772
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0773
  • var_id: PARA0773FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0774
  • var_id: PARA0774FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0775
  • var_id: PARA0775FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0778
  • var_id: PARA0778FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0779
  • var_id: PARA0779FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0781
  • var_id: PARA0781FLAG
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0782FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0782
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1019
  • var_id: PARA1019FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1020
  • var_id: PARA1020FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1021
  • var_id: PARA1021FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1022
  • var_id: PARA1022FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1023
  • var_id: PARA1023FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1024
  • var_id: PARA1024FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1550
  • var_id: PARA1550FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1551
  • var_id: PARA1551FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1560
  • var_id: PARA1560FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1561
  • var_id: PARA1561FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1562
  • var_id: PARA1562FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1563
  • var_id: PARA1563FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1564
  • var_id: PARA1564FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1565
  • var_id: PARA1565FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1566
  • var_id: PARA1566FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1567
  • var_id: PARA1567FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1568
  • var_id: PARA1568FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1569
  • var_id: PARA1569FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1570
  • var_id: PARA1570FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1571
  • var_id: PARA1571FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1572
  • var_id: PARA1572FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1573
  • var_id: PARA1573FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1574
  • var_id: PARA1574FLAG
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: Groundspeed from the INS
  • standard_name: groundspeed_ins
  • var_id: PARA0563
  • units: degree
  • var_id: PARA0562
  • long_name: Heading from Honeywell H423 INU.
  • standard_name: heading_angle_ins
  • units: m s-1
  • var_id: PARA0516
  • long_name: Indicated air speed from the aircraft RVSM system.
  • standard_name: indicated_airspeed_RVSM
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Internal sample pressure of the Nephelometer
  • standard_name: nephelometer_pressure
  • var_id: PARA0760
  • units: degK
  • long_name: Internal sample temperature of the Nephelometer
  • standard_name: nephelometer_temperature
  • var_id: PARA0761
  • units: degree_north
  • var_id: PARA0580
  • long_name: Latitude from the XR5 GPS system.
  • standard_name: latitude_gps
  • var_id: PARA0535
  • units: gram kg-1
  • long_name: Liquid water content from the Johnson Williams instrument.
  • standard_name: liquid_water_content_JW
  • units: degree_east
  • var_id: PARA0581
  • long_name: Longitude from the XR5 GPS system.
  • standard_name: longitude_gps
  • long_name: Mass content from PCASP
  • var_id: PARA1551
  • units: mg m-3
  • units: ppb
  • var_id: PARA0770
  • long_name: NO mixing ratio from the TECO 42 instrument.
  • standard_name: NO_mixing_ratio
  • units: ppb
  • var_id: PARA0771
  • long_name: NO2 mixing ratio from the TECO 42 instrument.
  • standard_name: NO2_mixing_ratio
  • units: ppb
  • var_id: PARA0772
  • long_name: NOx mixing ratio from the TECO 42 instrument.
  • standard_name: NOx_mixing_ratio
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: Northward wind component
  • var_id: PARA0714
  • standard_name: wind_northward
  • units: m s-1
  • var_id: PARA0583
  • long_name: Northwards velocity from the XR5 GPS system.
  • standard_name: GPS_velocity_N
  • units: ppb
  • var_id: PARA0574
  • long_name: Ozone mixing ratio from the TECO 49.
  • standard_name: ozone_mixing_ratio
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1560
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 0 (0.10-0.12 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1561
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 1 (0.12-0.14 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1570
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 10 (0.90-1.20 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1571
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 11 (1.20-1.50 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1572
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 12 (1.50-2.00 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1573
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 13 (2.00-2.50 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1574
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 14 (2.50-3.00 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1562
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 2 (0.14-0.17 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1563
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 3 (0.17-0.20 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1564
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 4 (0.20-0.25 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1565
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 5 (0.25-0.30 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1566
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 6 (0.30-0.40 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1567
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 7 (0.40-0.50 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1568
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 8 (0.50-0.70 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1569
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 9 (0.70-0.90 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1550
  • long_name: Particle concentration from the PCASP
  • units: degree
  • var_id: PARA0561
  • long_name: Pitch from Honeywell H423 INU.
  • standard_name: pitch_angle_ins
  • units: hPa
  • var_id: PARA0577
  • long_name: Pitot static pressure from the aircraft RVSM system.
  • standard_name: pitot-static_pressure
  • units: hPa
  • standard_name: pitot-static_pressure
  • long_name: Pitot-static pressure from corrected centre-port measurements
  • var_id: PARA0781
  • units: m
  • var_id: PARA0578
  • long_name: Pressure altitude from the aircraft RVSM system.
  • standard_name: pressure_altitude
  • units: m
  • var_id: PARA0575
  • long_name: Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter.
  • standard_name: radar_height
  • units: degree
  • var_id: PARA0560
  • long_name: Roll from Honeywell H423 INU.
  • standard_name: roll_angle_ins
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: PARA0648
  • long_name: Sncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, linear, from PSAP.
  • standard_name: PSAP_abs_coeff
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: PARA0649
  • long_name: Sncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, log, from PSAP.
  • standard_name: PSAP_abs_coeff_log
  • units: degree
  • var_id: PARA0642
  • long_name: Solar azimuth derived from aircraft position and time.
  • standard_name: solar_azimuth
  • units: degree
  • var_id: PARA0643
  • long_name: Solar zenith derived from aircraft position and time.
  • standard_name: solar_zenith
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Static pressure from S9 fuselage ports
  • standard_name: fuselage_static_pressure
  • var_id: PARA0778
  • units: hPa
  • var_id: PARA0576
  • long_name: Static pressure from the aircraft RVSM system.
  • standard_name: static_pressure
  • var_id: PARA0572
  • units: gram kg-1
  • long_name: Total water content from the TWC instrument.
  • standard_name: Total_water_content
  • units: m s-1
  • var_id: PARA0517
  • long_name: True air speed from the aircraft RVSM system and deiced temperature.
  • standard_name: true_airspeed_RVSM
  • var_id: PARA0520
  • units: degK
  • long_name: True air temperature from the Rosemount deiced temperature sensor.
  • standard_name: air_temperature_di
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: True airspeed (dry-air) from turbulence probe
  • standard_name: true_airspeed
  • var_id: PARA0779
  • var_id: PARA0602
  • units: gram m-3
  • long_name: Uncorrected liquid water content from the Nevzorov probe.
  • standard_name: Nevzorov_LWC_unc
  • var_id: PARA0605
  • units: gram m-3
  • long_name: Uncorrected total condensed water content from the Nevzorov probe.
  • standard_name: Nevzorov_TCW_unc
  • units: m s-1
  • var_id: PARA0585
  • long_name: Upwards velocitiy from the XR5 GPS system.
  • standard_name: GPS_velocity_Z
  • units: m s-1
  • var_id: PARA0716
  • long_name: Vertical wind component
  • standard_name: wind_vertical
  • var_id: alt
  • units: meters
  • long_name: altitude above MSL
  • units: degC
  • long_name: dp
  • var_id: dp
  • 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: deg s-1
  • long_name: rate-of-change of INS heading
  • standard_name: yaw_rate_ins
  • var_id: PARA0566
  • units: deg s-1
  • long_name: rate-of-change of INS pitch angle
  • standard_name: pitch_rate_ins
  • var_id: PARA0565
  • units: deg s-1
  • long_name: rate-of-change of INS roll angle
  • standard_name: roll_rate_ins
  • var_id: PARA0567
  • 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: 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

  • standard_name: time
  • units: s
  • var_id: PARA0515
  • long_name: Data time in seconds from midnight on day the flight starts - may exceed 86400.
  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: Time
  • long_name: time of measurement
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2006-08-23T09:41:58
End time:
2006-08-23T16:43:27
Geographic Extent

 
18.5637°
 
-17.4926°
 
-12.7625°
 
14.6838°