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Dataset

 

MRF A259 flight: Airborne atmospheric and chemistry measurements taken on board the Met Office C-130 Hercules aircraft

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 1999-09-29
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2006-12-10
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 9 Files | 161MB

Abstract

The Meteorological Research Flight (MRF) was a Met Office facility, which flew a well-instrumented C-130 Hercules aircraft for atmospheric research purposes.

This dataset contains airborne atmospheric and chemistry measurements taken on board the Met Office C-130 Hercules aircraft flight A259 for research purposes.

Citable as:  Met Office (2006): MRF A259 flight: Airborne atmospheric and chemistry measurements taken on board the Met Office C-130 Hercules aircraft. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/9e8f0698caa64855a407d719349affce
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: Met Office, atmosphere, chemistry, airborne, C-130

Details

Previous Info:
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Previously used record identifiers:
No related previous identifiers.
Access rules:
Restricted data: please submit an application using the REQUEST ACCESS link for access.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence: http://licences.ceda.ac.uk/image/data_access_condition/ukmo_agreement.pdf. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
Data lineage:

Data collected by instruments on-board the MRF C-130 during flight A259. Data acquired from the Met Office by BADC for wider academic use.

Data Quality:
Data quality controlled by the Met Office.
File Format:
Data are ASCII formatted
  • long_name: Aerosol Backscatter
  • gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0016
  • gcmd_keyword: Aerosol Backscatter
  • names: Aerosol Backscatter, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0016
  • long_name: Aerosol Particle Properties
  • gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0019
  • gcmd_keyword: Aerosol Particle Properties
  • names: Aerosol Particle Properties, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0019
  • long_name: Air Temperature
  • gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0027
  • gcmd_keyword: Air Temperature
  • names: Air Temperature, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0027
  • long_name: Atmospheric Pressure Measurements
  • gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0067
  • gcmd_keyword: Atmospheric Pressure Measurements
  • names: Atmospheric Pressure Measurements, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0067
  • long_name: Barometric Altitude
  • gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0074
  • gcmd_keyword: Barometric Altitude
  • names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0074, Barometric Altitude
  • long_name: Dew Point Temperature
  • gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0210
  • gcmd_keyword: Dew Point Temperature
  • names: Dew Point Temperature, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0210
  • long_name: Geopotential Height
  • gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0341
  • gcmd_keyword: Geopotential Height
  • names: Geopotential Height, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0341
  • long_name: Humidity
  • gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G239
  • gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Humidity
  • names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G239, EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Humidity
  • long_name: Nitrogen Compounds
  • gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0558
  • gcmd_keyword: Nitrogen Compounds
  • names: Nitrogen Compounds, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0558
  • long_name: Nitrogen Oxides
  • gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0560
  • gcmd_keyword: Nitrogen Oxides
  • names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0560, Nitrogen Oxides
  • long_name: Nitrous Oxide
  • gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0561
  • gcmd_keyword: Nitrous Oxide
  • names: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P141/4/GVAR0561, Nitrous Oxide
  • long_name: Oxygen Compounds
  • names: Oxygen Compounds
  • long_name: Ozone
  • gcmd_url: http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G164
  • gcmd_keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry/Oxygen Compounds > Ozone
  • names: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Chemistry/Oxygen Compounds > Ozone, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P041/4/G164

Co-ordinate Variables

Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
1993-06-03T07:20:14
End time:
1993-06-03T14:58:35
Related parties
Authors (1)
Funders (1)