Dataset
FAAM B114 Calibration flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core instrument suite on board the BAE-146 aircraft
Update Frequency: As Needed
Latest Data Update: 2006-03-01
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2015-03-31
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 12 Files | 186MB
Abstract
Airborne atmospheric measurements from core instrument suite data on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft collected for FAAM Test, Calibration, Training and Non-science Flights and other non-specified flight projects.
Citable as: Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements; Natural Environment Research Council; Met Office (2015): FAAM B114 Calibration 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/8b8696837c304427a03aa6a62434909c/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: Calibration, FAAM, airborne, atmospheric measurments
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Data were collected by instrument scientists during the flight before preparation and delivery for archiving at the NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre. |
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Data collected by flight participants before preparation for archival with the British Atmospheric Data Centre
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Process overview
This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.
Instrument/Platform pairings
| FAAM/BAE (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements/British AErospace) systems: Set of FAAM core instruments | Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE |
Mobile platform operations
| Mobile Platform Operation 1 | FAAM BAE-146 flight B114 |
| Output Description | None |
- units: m
- standard_name: height
- var_id: PARA0582
- long_name: Altitude from the XR5 GPS system.
- units: ppb
- var_id: PARA0782
- long_name: CO mixing ratio from the AL5002 instrument.
- units: hPa
- var_id: PARA0579
- long_name: Cabin pressure.
- units: degC
- var_id: PARA0660
- long_name: Cabin temperature at the core consoles.
- units: W m-2
- long_name: Corrected downward long wave irradiance.
- var_id: PARA1021
- units: W m-2
- long_name: Corrected downward short wave irradiance, clear dome.
- var_id: PARA1019
- units: W m-2
- long_name: Corrected downward short wave irradiance, red dome.
- var_id: PARA1020
- units: W m-2
- long_name: Corrected upward long wave irradiance.
- var_id: PARA1024
- units: W m-2
- long_name: Corrected upward short wave irradiance, clear dome.
- var_id: PARA1022
- units: W m-2
- long_name: Corrected upward short wave irradiance, red dome.
- var_id: PARA1023
- units: m s-1
- var_id: PARA0736
- long_name: Corrected velocity east derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data.
- units: m s-1
- var_id: PARA0735
- long_name: Corrected velocity north derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data.
- standard_name: dew_point_temperature
- var_id: PARA0529
- units: degK
- long_name: Dew point from the General Eastern instrument.
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: eastward_wind
- long_name: Eastward wind component
- var_id: PARA0715
- units: m s-1
- var_id: PARA0584
- long_name: Eastwards velocity from the XR5 GPS system.
- 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
- 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
- var_id: PARA0568FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0568
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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: degree
- var_id: PARA0562
- long_name: Heading from Honeywell H423 INU.
- units: m s-1
- var_id: PARA0516
- long_name: Indicated air speed from the aircraft RVSM system.
- var_id: PARA0535
- units: gram kg-1
- long_name: Liquid water content from the Johnson Williams instrument.
- units: ppb
- var_id: PARA0770
- long_name: NO mixing ratio from the TECO 42 instrument.
- units: ppb
- var_id: PARA0771
- long_name: NO2 mixing ratio from the TECO 42 instrument.
- units: ppb
- var_id: PARA0772
- long_name: NOx mixing ratio from the TECO 42 instrument.
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: northward_wind
- long_name: Northward wind component
- var_id: PARA0714
- units: m s-1
- var_id: PARA0583
- long_name: Northwards velocity from the XR5 GPS system.
- units: ppb
- var_id: PARA0574
- long_name: Ozone mixing ratio from the TECO 49.
- units: degree
- var_id: PARA0561
- long_name: Pitch from Honeywell H423 INU.
- units: hPa
- standard_name: air_pressure
- var_id: PARA0577
- long_name: Pitot static pressure from the aircraft RVSM system.
- units: m
- standard_name: height
- var_id: PARA0578
- long_name: Pressure height from the aircraft RVSM system.
- units: m
- standard_name: height
- var_id: PARA0575
- long_name: Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter.
- units: degree
- var_id: PARA0560
- long_name: Roll from Honeywell H423 INU.
- units: degree
- var_id: PARA0642
- long_name: Solar azimuth derived from aircraft position and time.
- units: degree
- var_id: PARA0643
- long_name: Solar zenith derived from aircraft position and time.
- units: hPa
- standard_name: air_pressure
- var_id: PARA0576
- long_name: Static pressure from the aircraft RVSM system.
- var_id: PARA0568
- units: cc-1
- long_name: Total condensation nucleus concentration from TSI 3025A.
- var_id: PARA0572
- units: gram kg-1
- long_name: Total water content from the TWC instrument.
- units: m s-1
- var_id: PARA0517
- long_name: True air speed from the aircraft RVSM system and deiced temperature.
- standard_name: air_temperature
- var_id: PARA0525
- units: degK
- long_name: True air temperature from the Rosemeount non-deiced temperature sensor.
- standard_name: air_temperature
- var_id: PARA0520
- units: degK
- long_name: True air temperature from the Rosemount deiced temperature sensor.
- var_id: PARA0602
- units: gram m-3
- long_name: Uncorrected liquid water content from the Nevzorov probe.
- var_id: PARA0605
- units: gram m-3
- long_name: Uncorrected total condensed water content from the Nevzorov probe.
- units: m s-1
- var_id: PARA0585
- long_name: Upwards velocitiy from the XR5 GPS system.
- units: degK
- long_name: Upwelling radiometric infrared brightness temperature.
- var_id: PARA0723
- units: m s-1
- standard_name: upward_air_velocity
- var_id: PARA0716
- long_name: Vertical wind component
Co-ordinate Variables
- units: degree_north
- standard_name: latitude
- var_id: PARA0730
- long_name: Corrected latitude derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data.
- units: degree_east
- standard_name: longitude
- var_id: PARA0731
- long_name: Corrected longitude derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data.
- standard_name: time
- units: s
- var_id: PARA0515
- long_name: Data time in seconds from midnight on day the flight starts - may exceed 86400.
- units: degree_north
- standard_name: latitude
- var_id: PARA0580
- long_name: Latitude from the XR5 GPS system.
- units: degree_east
- standard_name: longitude
- var_id: PARA0581
- long_name: Longitude from the XR5 GPS system.
- standard_name: time
- var_id: Time
- long_name: time of measurement
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2005-07-21T07:02:41
End time:
2005-07-21T14:05:00
Geographic Extent
52.4215° |
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-7.8261° |
-0.1352° |
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49.5141° |
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