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Dataset

 

FAAM B152 CAESAR flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core instrument suite on board the BAE-146 aircraft

Update Frequency: As Needed
Latest Data Update: 2015-04-30
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2015-03-31
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 13 Files | 109MB

Abstract

Airborne atmospheric measurements from core instrument suite data on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft collected for Cirrus and Anvils: European Satellite and Airborne Radiation (CAESAR) project.

Citable as:  Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements; Natural Environment Research Council; Met Office (2015): FAAM B152 CAESAR 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/98ac45c6a85d4e9b9ba99a779a668620
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: CAESAR, 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.

Mobile platform operations

Mobile Platform Operation 1 FAAM BAE-146 flight B152
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
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0537
  • var_id: PARA0537FLAG
  • 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: 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: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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: 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.
  • 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.
  • units: degK
  • long_name: Uncorrected brightness temperature from the Heimann radiometer
  • var_id: PARA0537
  • 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:
2005-12-17T09:07:37
End time:
2005-12-17T15:47:06
Geographic Extent

 
51.2069°
 
-6.4744°
 
-0.9498°
 
49.9841°