Name: FAAM C276 ACAO flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft
Published: 2022-06-10T14:33:59+00:00
License: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
Keywords: ACAO, FAAM, airborne, atmospheric measurments

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FAAM C276 ACAO flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft

Update Frequency: As Needed

Latest Data Update: 2023-04-04

Status: Ongoing

Online Status: ONLINE

Publication State: Published

Publication Date: 2022-06-10

Download Stats: last 12 months

Dataset Size: 76 Files | 5GB

Abstract

Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites data on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft collected for Arctic Cold Air Outbreak (ACAO) FAAM Project project.

Citable as: Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements; Natural Environment Research Council; Met Office (2022): FAAM C276 ACAO flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft. NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/b8047bf1742542c681506c34e0d6ded1

Abbreviation: Not defined

Keywords: ACAO, FAAM, airborne, atmospheric measurments

Collections (2)

Dataset is part of these larger Dataset Collections:

ACAO: in-situ airborne observations by the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft	See Related Datasets More Info
Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) flights	See Related Datasets More Info

Projects (1)

Dataset supports the following projects:

Arctic Cold Air Outbreak (ACAO) FAAM Project	See Related Datasets More Info

Details

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Data lineage:	Data were collected by instrument scientists during the flight before preparation and delivery for archiving at the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA).
Data Quality:	Data collected by flight participants before preparation for archival with the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA).
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
Met Office: Airborne Research Interferometer Evaluation System (ARIES)	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
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-147 flight C276

Output Description	None

var_id: ARIESRAD

units: degree
var_id: TRCK_GIN
long_name: Aircraft track angle from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
standard_name: platform_course

var_id: VELD_GIN
long_name: Aircraft velocity down from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
units: m s-1

long_name: Aircraft velocity east from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
units: m s-1
var_id: VELE_GIN

long_name: Aircraft velocity north from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
units: m s-1
var_id: VELN_GIN

long_name: Altitude from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: ALT_GIN
standard_name: altitude
units: m

var_id: AOA
long_name: Angle of attack from the turbulence probe (positive, flow upwards wrt a/c axes)
units: degree

units: degree
var_id: AOSS
long_name: Angle of sideslip from the turbulence probe (positive, flow from left)

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

long_name: Cabin Pressure
units: hPa
var_id: CAB_PRES

var_id: CAB_TEMP
long_name: Cabin temperature at the core consoles
units: degC

var_id: P0_S10
units: hPa
long_name: Calibrated differential pressure between centre (P0) port and S10 static

units: hPa
var_id: PB_TURB
long_name: Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe horizontal ports

units: hPa
var_id: PA_TURB
long_name: Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe vertical ports

var_id: WVSS2F_VMR_C
long_name: Calibrated volume mixing ratio from WVSS2F
units: ppm

units: degK
long_name: Combined uncertainty estimate for Buck CR2 Mirror Temperature
var_id: TDEW_C_U

var_id: RH_ICE_CU
long_name: Combined uncertainty estimate for RH_ICE
units: %

var_id: RH_LIQ_CU
long_name: Combined uncertainty estimate for RH_LIQ
units: %

units: K
var_id: TAT_DI_R_CU
long_name: Combined uncertainty estimate for TAT_DI_R

units: K
var_id: TAT_ND_R_CU
long_name: Combined uncertainty estimate for TAT_ND_R

units: ppmv
var_id: VMR_C_U
long_name: Combined uncertainty estimate for water vapour volume mixing ratio measured by the Buck CR2

long_name: Corrected downward longwave irradiance
var_id: IR_DN_C
units: W m-2

var_id: SW_DN_C
long_name: Corrected downward short wave irradiance, clear dome
units: W m-2
standard_name: downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air

var_id: RED_DN_C
long_name: Corrected downward short wave irradiance, red dome
units: W m-2

var_id: NV_TWC_C
units: gram m-3
long_name: Corrected total condensed water content from the Nevzorov probe

var_id: IR_UP_C
units: W m-2
long_name: Corrected upward longwave irradiance

units: W m-2
standard_name: upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
var_id: SW_UP_C
long_name: Corrected upward short wave irradiance, clear dome

var_id: RED_UP_C
long_name: Corrected upward short wave irradiance, red dome
units: W m-2

units: 1
var_id: ACLD_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for ACLD_GIN

units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for ACLF_GIN
var_id: ACLF_GIN_FLAG

long_name: Data quality flag for ACLS_GIN
units: 1
var_id: ACLS_GIN_FLAG

var_id: ALT_GIN_FLAG
units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for ALT_GIN

units: 1
var_id: AOA_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for AOA

units: 1
var_id: AOSS_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for AOSS

units: 1
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for BSC_BLUU
var_id: BSC_BLUU_FLAG

standard_name: status_flag
var_id: BSC_GRNU_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for BSC_GRNU
units: 1

units: 1
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for BSC_REDU
var_id: BSC_REDU_FLAG

var_id: BTHEIM_U_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for BTHEIM_U
units: 1

var_id: CAB_PRES_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for CAB_PRES
units: 1

units: 1
standard_name: status_flag
var_id: CAB_TEMP_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for CAB_TEMP

var_id: EXX_JCI_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for EXX_JCI
units: 1

var_id: GSPD_GIN_FLAG
units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for GSPD_GIN

units: 1
var_id: HDGR_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for HDGR_GIN

units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for HDG_GIN
var_id: HDG_GIN_FLAG

long_name: Data quality flag for HGT_RADR
var_id: HGT_RADR_FLAG
units: 1

long_name: Data quality flag for IAS_RVSM
units: 1
var_id: IAS_RVSM_FLAG

units: 1
var_id: IR_DN_C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for IR_DN_C

var_id: IR_UP_C_FLAG
units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for IR_UP_C

units: 1
var_id: LAT_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for LAT_GIN

units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for LON_GIN
var_id: LON_GIN_FLAG

standard_name: status_flag
var_id: NEPH_PR_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for NEPH_PR
units: 1

standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for NEPH_RH
units: 1
var_id: NEPH_RH_FLAG

standard_name: status_flag
var_id: NEPH_T_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for NEPH_T
units: 1

units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for NV_LWC1_C
var_id: NV_LWC1_C_FLAG

long_name: Data quality flag for NV_LWC1_U
var_id: NV_LWC1_U_FLAG
units: 1

long_name: Data quality flag for NV_LWC2_C
units: 1
var_id: NV_LWC2_C_FLAG

units: 1
var_id: NV_LWC2_U_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for NV_LWC2_U

units: 1
var_id: NV_TWC_C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for NV_TWC_C

units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for NV_TWC_U
var_id: NV_TWC_U_FLAG

long_name: Data quality flag for P0_S10
standard_name: status_flag
var_id: P0_S10_FLAG
units: 1

units: 1
var_id: P10_STAT_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for P10_STAT

long_name: Data quality flag for PALT_RVS
units: 1
var_id: PALT_RVS_FLAG

var_id: PA_TURB_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for PA_TURB

units: 1
standard_name: status_flag
var_id: PB_TURB_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for PB_TURB

var_id: PITR_GIN_FLAG
units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for PITR_GIN

units: 1
var_id: PSAP_FLO_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for PSAP_FLO

units: 1
var_id: PSAP_LIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for PSAP_LIN

var_id: PSAP_LOG_FLAG
units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for PSAP_LOG

var_id: PSAP_TRA_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for PSAP_TRA
units: 1

var_id: PSP_TURB_FLAG
units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for PSP_TURB

units: 1
var_id: PS_RVSM_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for PS_RVSM

units: 1
var_id: PTCH_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for PTCH_GIN

units: 1
var_id: Q_RVSM_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for Q_RVSM

units: 1
var_id: RED_DN_C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for RED_DN_C

var_id: RED_UP_C_FLAG
units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for RED_UP_C

units: 1
var_id: RH_ICE_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for RH_ICE

var_id: RH_LIQ_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for RH_LIQ
units: 1

long_name: Data quality flag for ROLL_GIN
units: 1
var_id: ROLL_GIN_FLAG

units: 1
var_id: ROLR_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for ROLR_GIN

var_id: SOL_AZIM_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for SOL_AZIM

units: 1
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for SOL_ZEN
var_id: SOL_ZEN_FLAG

units: 1
var_id: STATUS_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for STATUS_GIN

units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for SW_DN_C
var_id: SW_DN_C_FLAG

long_name: Data quality flag for SW_UP_C
var_id: SW_UP_C_FLAG
units: 1

units: 1
var_id: TAS_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for TAS

var_id: TAS_RVSM_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for TAS_RVSM
units: 1

long_name: Data quality flag for TAT_DI_R
units: 1
var_id: TAT_DI_R_FLAG

units: 1
var_id: TAT_ND_R_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for TAT_ND_R

units: 1
standard_name: status_flag
var_id: TDEWCR2C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for TDEWCR2C

units: 1
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for TDEW_CR2
var_id: TDEW_CR2_FLAG

standard_name: status_flag
var_id: TDEW_C_U_FLAG
units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for TDEW_C_U

units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for TDEW_GE
var_id: TDEW_GE_FLAG

var_id: TRCK_GIN_FLAG
units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for TRCK_GIN

long_name: Data quality flag for TSC_BLUU
standard_name: status_flag
var_id: TSC_BLUU_FLAG
units: 1

var_id: TSC_GRNU_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for TSC_GRNU
units: 1

standard_name: status_flag
var_id: TSC_REDU_FLAG
units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for TSC_REDU

units: 1
var_id: U_C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for U_C

units: 1
var_id: U_NOTURB_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for U_NOTURB

units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for VELD_GIN
var_id: VELD_GIN_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for VELE_GIN
var_id: VELE_GIN_FLAG

units: 1
var_id: VELN_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for VELN_GIN

var_id: VMR_CR2_FLAG
standard_name: status_flag
long_name: Data quality flag for VMR_CR2
units: 1

long_name: Data quality flag for VMR_C_U
standard_name: status_flag
var_id: VMR_C_U_FLAG
units: 1

var_id: V_C_FLAG
units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for V_C

var_id: V_NOTURB_FLAG
units: 1
long_name: Data quality flag for V_NOTURB

units: 1
var_id: WAND_GIN_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for WAND_GIN

units: 1
var_id: WVSS2F_PRESS_U_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for WVSS2F_PRESS_U

var_id: WVSS2F_VMR_C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for WVSS2F_VMR_C
units: 1

units: 1
var_id: WVSS2F_VMR_U_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for WVSS2F_VMR_U

units: 1
var_id: WVSS2R_PRESS_U_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for WVSS2R_PRESS_U

var_id: WVSS2R_VMR_U_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for WVSS2R_VMR_U
units: 1

units: 1
var_id: W_C_FLAG
long_name: Data quality flag for W_C

units: degK
var_id: TDEW_GE
long_name: Dew Point from the General Eastern instrument
standard_name: dew_point_temperature

units: m s-1
var_id: U_NOTURB
long_name: Eastward wind component derived from aircraft instruments and GIN
standard_name: eastward_wind

var_id: U_C
long_name: Eastward wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
standard_name: eastward_wind
units: m s-1

var_id: HDG_GIN
standard_name: platform_yaw_angle
long_name: Heading from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
units: degree

units: m s-1
long_name: Indicated air speed from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
var_id: IAS_RVSM

var_id: NEPH_PR
long_name: Internal sample pressure of the Nephelometer
units: hPa

var_id: NEPH_T
units: K
long_name: Internal sample temperature of the Nephelometer

var_id: LONG_DATE

long_name: Mirror Temperature measured by the Buck CR2 Hygrometer
units: degK
var_id: TDEW_CR2
standard_name: dew_point_temperature

standard_name: northward_wind
units: m s-1
var_id: V_NOTURB
long_name: Northward wind component derived from aircraft instruments and GIN

standard_name: northward_wind
units: m s-1
var_id: V_C
long_name: Northward wind component from turbulence probe and GIN

long_name: PSAP Flow
units: l min-1
var_id: PSAP_FLO

units: percent
var_id: PSAP_TRA
long_name: PSAP Transmittance

var_id: PTCH_GIN
standard_name: platform_pitch_angle
long_name: Pitch angle from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
units: degree

units: hPa
var_id: Q_RVSM
long_name: Pitot static pressure inverted from RVSM (air data) system indicated airspeed

units: hPa
var_id: PSP_TURB
long_name: Pitot-static pressure from centre-port measurements corrrected for AoA and AoSS

var_id: PALT_RVS
long_name: Pressure altitude from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
standard_name: barometric_altitude
units: m

units: hPa
var_id: WVSS2F_PRESS_U
long_name: Pressure inside WVSS2F sample cell linearly interpolated to 1 Hz

units: hPa
var_id: WVSS2R_PRESS_U
long_name: Pressure inside WVSS2R sample cell linearly interpolated to 1 Hz

var_id: QUALITY

var_id: HGT_RADR
standard_name: height
long_name: Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter
units: m

units: 1
var_id: EXX_JCI
long_name: Raw data from the Fwd Core Console JCI static monitor, static signal

units: %
var_id: NEPH_RH
long_name: Relative humidity from TSI 3563 Nephelometer

units: degree
long_name: Roll angle from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: ROLL_GIN
standard_name: platform_roll_angle

var_id: SCANDIR

var_id: SECONDS

units: degree
long_name: Solar azimuth derived from aircraft position and time
var_id: SOL_AZIM
standard_name: solar_azimuth_angle

long_name: Solar zenith derived from aircraft position and time
standard_name: solar_zenith_angle
var_id: SOL_ZEN
units: degree

units: 1
var_id: STATUS_GIN
long_name: Solution status from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit

var_id: P10_STAT
long_name: Static pressure from S10 fuselage ports
standard_name: air_pressure
units: hPa

var_id: PS_RVSM
long_name: Static pressure from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
standard_name: air_pressure
units: hPa

var_id: TEMP_CBB

var_id: TEMP_HBB

units: K
long_name: True air temperature from the Rosemount deiced temperature sensor
var_id: TAT_DI_R
standard_name: air_temperature

units: K
long_name: True air temperature from the Rosemount non-deiced temperature sensor
var_id: TAT_ND_R
standard_name: air_temperature

var_id: TAS
long_name: True airspeed (dry-air) from turbulence probe
units: m s-1
standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_air

units: ppm
var_id: WVSS2F_VMR_C_CU
long_name: Uncertainty estimate for calibrated volume mixing ratio from WVSS2F

units: m-1
long_name: Uncorrected absorbtion coefficient at 565nm, linear, from PSAP
var_id: PSAP_LIN

long_name: Uncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, log, from PSAP
units: 1
var_id: PSAP_LOG

units: m-1
var_id: BSC_BLUU
long_name: Uncorrected blue back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer

units: m-1
var_id: TSC_BLUU
long_name: Uncorrected blue total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer

units: K
var_id: BTHEIM_U
long_name: Uncorrected brightness temperature from the Heimann radiometer

units: m-1
var_id: BSC_GRNU
long_name: Uncorrected green back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer

var_id: NV_LWC1_U
long_name: Uncorrected liquid water content from the Nevzorov probe (1st collector)
units: gram m-3

var_id: NV_LWC2_U
long_name: Uncorrected liquid water content from the Nevzorov probe (2nd collector)
units: gram m-3

var_id: BSC_REDU
units: m-1
long_name: Uncorrected red back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer

var_id: TSC_REDU
long_name: Uncorrected red total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
units: m-1

long_name: Uncorrected total condensed water content from the Nevzorov probe
units: gram m-3
var_id: NV_TWC_U

var_id: W_C
long_name: Vertical wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
units: m s-1
standard_name: upward_air_velocity

var_id: WAVENUM

var_id: WAND_GIN
long_name: Wander angle from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
units: degree s-1

var_id: WVSS2F_VMR_U
long_name: Water Vapour Measurement from WVSS2F linearly interpolated to 1 Hz
units: ppmv

units: ppmv
var_id: WVSS2R_VMR_U
long_name: Water Vapour Measurement from WVSS2R linearly interpolated to 1 Hz

long_name: Water vapour volume mixing ratio measured by the Buck CR2
units: ppmv
var_id: VMR_CR2

var_id: WOW_IND
long_name: Weight on wheels indicator
units: 1

var_id: ZPD_POSITION

Co-ordinate Variables

long_name: Latitude from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: LAT_GIN
units: degree_north
standard_name: latitude

long_name: Longitude from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: LON_GIN
standard_name: longitude
units: degree_east

var_id: Time
standard_name: time
long_name: Time of measurement

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Coverage

Temporal Range

Start time:

2022-03-23T00:00:00

End time:

2022-03-24T00:00:00

Geographic Extent

	78.5133°
14.6701°		28.0314°
	67.8205°

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Dataset

FAAM C276 ACAO flight: 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

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Process overview

Instrument/Platform pairings

Mobile platform operations

Co-ordinate Variables

Temporal Range

2022-03-23T00:00:00

2022-03-24T00:00:00

Geographic Extent

78.5133°

14.6701°

28.0314°

67.8205°

Authors (3)

Publishers (1)