Name: FAAM B466 CAVIAR flight, with: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft
Published: 2014-07-14T13:38:12.367458+00:00
License: http://licences.ceda.ac.uk/image/data_access_condition/faam_core.pdf
Keywords: CAVIAR, FAAM, airborne, atmospheric measurments

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FAAM B466 CAVIAR flight, with: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft

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Update Frequency: As Needed

Latest Data Update: 2010-11-17

Status: Completed

Online Status: ONLINE

Publication State: Published

Publication Date: 2014-07-14

Download Stats: last 12 months

Dataset Size: 57 Files | 5GB

Abstract

Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites data on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft, with flight for Continuum Absorption in the Visible and Infrared and its Atmospheric Relevance (CAVIAR) project.

Citable as: Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements; Natural Environment Research Council; Met Office (2014): FAAM B466 CAVIAR flight, with: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft. NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/ae0a11d41ad24c35b439960af119aabe

Abbreviation: Not defined

Keywords: CAVIAR, FAAM, airborne, atmospheric measurments

Collections (2)

Dataset is part of these larger Dataset Collections:

Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) Aircraft Data for the Continuum Absorption in the Visible and Infrared and its Atmospheric Relevance (CAVIAR) project	See Related Datasets More Info
Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) flights	See Related Datasets More Info

Projects (1)

Dataset supports the following projects:

Continuum Absorption in the Visible and Infrared and its Atmospheric Relevance (CAVIAR)	See Related Datasets More Info

Details

Previous Info:	No news update for this record
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/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

Met Office: Microwave Airborne Radiometer Scanning System (MARSS)	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/BAE systems or other aircraft: Dropsonde	Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
New Instrument: non-core-cloud-phy	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
New Instrument: faam-3786cpc	Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
Met Office: Airborne Research Interferometer Evaluation System (ARIES)	Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE

Mobile platform operations

Mobile Platform Operation 1	FAAM BAE-146 flight B466

Output Description	None

var_id: ARIESRAD

units: degK
var_id: bt
long_name: Brightness Temperature

var_id: CALIBRATION_FILES

var_id: CAL_DC_CBB

var_id: CAL_DC_HBB

var_id: CAL_DC_MEAS

var_id: CAL_TEMP_CBB

var_id: CAL_TEMP_HBB

var_id: CAL_TEMP_PORT2C

var_id: CAL_TEMP_PORT2H

var_id: CDP_01
units: #
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 1

long_name: CDP counts in size channel 10
units: #
var_id: CDP_10

units: #
var_id: CDP_11
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 11

units: #
var_id: CDP_12
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 12

var_id: CDP_13
units: #
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 13

units: #
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 14
var_id: CDP_14

units: #
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 15
var_id: CDP_15

long_name: CDP counts in size channel 16
var_id: CDP_16
units: #

var_id: CDP_17
units: #
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 17

long_name: CDP counts in size channel 18
units: #
var_id: CDP_18

units: #
var_id: CDP_19
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 19

units: #
var_id: CDP_02
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 2

var_id: CDP_20
units: #
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 20

units: #
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 21
var_id: CDP_21

units: #
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 22
var_id: CDP_22

long_name: CDP counts in size channel 23
var_id: CDP_23
units: #

var_id: CDP_24
units: #
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 24

long_name: CDP counts in size channel 25
units: #
var_id: CDP_25

units: #
var_id: CDP_26
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 26

units: #
var_id: CDP_27
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 27

var_id: CDP_28
units: #
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 28

units: #
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 29
var_id: CDP_29

units: #
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 3
var_id: CDP_03

long_name: CDP counts in size channel 30
var_id: CDP_30
units: #

var_id: CDP_04
units: #
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 4

long_name: CDP counts in size channel 5
units: #
var_id: CDP_05

units: #
var_id: CDP_06
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 6

units: #
var_id: CDP_07
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 7

var_id: CDP_08
units: #
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 8

units: #
long_name: CDP counts in size channel 9
var_id: CDP_09

var_id: allflags
long_name: Data Quality Flags
units: 1

long_name: Flag for droplet concentration from CDP channels 2 to 30 included
units:
var_id: CDP_FLAG

units:
var_id: PCAS2_FLAG
long_name: Flag for droplet concentration from PCASP2 (SPP200) channels 2 to 30 included

var_id: LONG_DATE

units: None

units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_01
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 1

units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_10
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 10

var_id: PCAS2_11
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 11
units: #/cc

long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 12
units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_12

units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_13
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 13

units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_14
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 14

var_id: PCAS2_15
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 15
units: #/cc

long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 16
units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_16

units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_17
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 17

units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_18
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 18

var_id: PCAS2_19
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 19
units: #/cc

long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 2
units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_02

units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_20
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 20

units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_21
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 21

var_id: PCAS2_22
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 22
units: #/cc

long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 23
units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_23

units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_24
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 24

units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_25
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 25

var_id: PCAS2_26
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 26
units: #/cc

long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 27
units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_27

units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_28
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 28

units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_29
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 29

var_id: PCAS2_03
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 3
units: #/cc

long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 30
units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_30

units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_04
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 4

units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_05
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 5

var_id: PCAS2_06
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 6
units: #/cc

long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 7
units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_07

units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_08
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 8

units: #/cc
var_id: PCAS2_09
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 9

var_id: QUALITY

var_id: SCANDIR

var_id: SECONDS

long_name: Sample flow rate through PCASP2 (SPP200)
units: cm-3 s-1
var_id: PCAS2_FL

long_name: Time UTC seconds past midnight for CDP channels 2 to 30 included
var_id: CDP_TSPM
units: cm-3

long_name: Time UTC seconds past midnight for PCASP2 (SPP200) channels 2 to 30 included
units: cm-3
var_id: PCAS2TSPM

var_id: WAVENUM

var_id: ZPD_POSITION

var_id: alt
long_name: altitude above MSL
units: meters

var_id: dp
long_name: dp
units: degC

units: cm-3
var_id: CDP_CONC
long_name: droplet concentration from CDP channels 2 to 30 included

var_id: PCAS2CON
long_name: droplet concentration from PCASP2 (SPP200) channels 2 to 30 included
units: cm-3

var_id: dz
long_name: dz
units: m/s

long_name: east longitude
units: degrees
var_id: lon

var_id: mr
long_name: mr
units: gram/kg

units: degrees
var_id: lat
long_name: north latitude

units: hPa
long_name: pres
var_id: pres

var_id: qp
long_name: qp
units: hPa

long_name: qrh
units: percent
var_id: qrh

var_id: qt
long_name: qt
units: degC

var_id: qu
long_name: qu
units: m/s

var_id: qv
long_name: qv
units: m/s

long_name: qwind
units: m/s
var_id: qwind

var_id: range
units: km
long_name: range

var_id: rh
units: percent
long_name: rh

var_id: time_offset
long_name: seconds since base_time
units: seconds

var_id: base_time
long_name: sounding launch time

long_name: tdry
units: degC
var_id: tdry

units: K
long_name: theta
var_id: theta

units: K
var_id: theta_e
long_name: theta_e

units: K
var_id: theta_v
long_name: theta_v

var_id: time
long_name: time

var_id: t
long_name: time of measurement

standard_name: time\0
var_id: Time
long_name: time of measurement\0

var_id: u_wind
long_name: u_wind
units: m/s

long_name: v_wind
units: m/s
var_id: v_wind

var_id: vt
long_name: vt
units: degC

long_name: wdir
var_id: wdir
units: degree

units: m/s
var_id: wspd
long_name: wspd

Co-ordinate Variables

CEDA Archive Web Download Service
CEDA FTP download service
CEDA OPeNDAP service
FAAM flights in the EUFAR Flight Finder Tool

Coverage

Temporal Range

Start time:

2009-07-16T10:21:58

End time:

2009-07-16T17:16:17

Geographic Extent

	47.8028°
6.7231°		8.3795°
	46.2707°

Related parties

Dataset

FAAM B466 CAVIAR flight, with: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft

Abstract

Collections (2)

Dataset is part of these larger Dataset Collections:

Projects (1)

Dataset supports the following projects:

Details

Related Documents

Process overview

Instrument/Platform pairings

Mobile platform operations

Co-ordinate Variables

Temporal Range

2009-07-16T10:21:58

2009-07-16T17:16:17

Geographic Extent

47.8028°

6.7231°

8.3795°

46.2707°

Authors (3)

Publishers (1)

Principal Investigators (1)