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FAAM C249 ACRUISE-2 flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core instrument suite on board the BAE-146 aircraft

Update Frequency: As Needed
Latest Data Update: 2021-11-18
Status: Ongoing
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2022-02-22
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 51 Files | 3GB

Abstract

Airborne atmospheric measurements from core instrument suite data on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft collected for ACRUISE : Atmospheric Composition and Radiative forcing changes due to UN International Ship Emissions regulations (ACRUISE) (ACRUISE-2) project.

Citable as:  Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements; Natural Environment Research Council; Met Office (2022): FAAM C249 ACRUISE-2 flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core instrument suite on board the BAE-146 aircraft. NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/c4d6476b4d9b40f28019dedad266f4e5
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: ACRUISE-2, FAAM, airborne, atmospheric measurments

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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).

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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-147 flight C249
Output Description

None

  • units: degree
  • standard_name: platform_course
  • var_id: TRCK_GIN
  • long_name: Aircraft track angle from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • units: m s-1
  • var_id: VELD_GIN
  • long_name: Aircraft velocity down from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • units: m s-1
  • var_id: VELE_GIN
  • long_name: Aircraft velocity east from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • units: m s-1
  • var_id: VELN_GIN
  • long_name: Aircraft velocity north from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • units: m
  • standard_name: altitude
  • var_id: ALT_GIN
  • long_name: Altitude from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • units: degree
  • long_name: Angle of attack from the turbulence probe (positive, flow upwards wrt a/c axes)
  • var_id: AOA
  • units: degree
  • long_name: Angle of sideslip from the turbulence probe (positive, flow from left)
  • var_id: AOSS
  • units: hPa
  • var_id: CAB_PRES
  • long_name: Cabin Pressure
  • units: degC
  • long_name: Cabin temperature at the core consoles
  • var_id: CAB_TEMP
  • units: hPa
  • var_id: P0_S10
  • long_name: Calibrated differential pressure between centre (P0) port and S10 static
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe horizontal ports
  • var_id: PB_TURB
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe vertical ports
  • var_id: PA_TURB
  • units: ppm
  • long_name: Calibrated volume mixing ratio from WVSS2F
  • var_id: WVSS2F_VMR_C
  • units: degK
  • var_id: TDEW_C_U
  • long_name: Combined uncertainty estimate for Buck CR2 Mirror Temperature
  • units: %
  • long_name: Combined uncertainty estimate for RH_ICE
  • var_id: RH_ICE_CU
  • units: %
  • long_name: Combined uncertainty estimate for RH_LIQ
  • var_id: RH_LIQ_CU
  • units: K
  • long_name: Combined uncertainty estimate for TAT_DI_R
  • var_id: TAT_DI_R_CU
  • units: K
  • long_name: Combined uncertainty estimate for TAT_ND_R
  • var_id: TAT_ND_R_CU
  • units: ppmv
  • var_id: VMR_C_U
  • long_name: Combined uncertainty estimate for water vapour volume mixing ratio measured by the Buck CR2
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: downwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
  • long_name: Corrected downward short wave irradiance, clear dome
  • var_id: SW_DN_C
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected downward short wave irradiance, red dome
  • var_id: RED_DN_C
  • units: gram m-3
  • var_id: NV_TWC_C
  • long_name: Corrected total condensed water content from the Nevzorov probe
  • units: W m-2
  • standard_name: upwelling_shortwave_flux_in_air
  • long_name: Corrected upward short wave irradiance, clear dome
  • var_id: SW_UP_C
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected upward short wave irradiance, red dome
  • var_id: RED_UP_C
  • var_id: ACLD_GIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for ACLD_GIN
  • var_id: ACLF_GIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for ACLF_GIN
  • var_id: ACLS_GIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for ACLS_GIN
  • var_id: ALT_GIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for ALT_GIN
  • var_id: AOA_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for AOA
  • var_id: AOSS_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for AOSS
  • var_id: BSC_BLUU_FLAG
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • long_name: Data quality flag for BSC_BLUU
  • var_id: BSC_GRNU_FLAG
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • long_name: Data quality flag for BSC_GRNU
  • var_id: BSC_REDU_FLAG
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • long_name: Data quality flag for BSC_REDU
  • var_id: BTHEIM_U_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for BTHEIM_U
  • var_id: CAB_PRES_FLAG
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • long_name: Data quality flag for CAB_PRES
  • var_id: CAB_TEMP_FLAG
  • standard_name: status_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
  • var_id: GSPD_GIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for GSPD_GIN
  • var_id: HDGR_GIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for HDGR_GIN
  • var_id: HDG_GIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for HDG_GIN
  • var_id: HGT_RADR_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for HGT_RADR
  • var_id: IAS_RVSM_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for IAS_RVSM
  • var_id: LAT_GIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for LAT_GIN
  • var_id: LON_GIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for LON_GIN
  • var_id: NEPH_PR_FLAG
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • long_name: Data quality flag for NEPH_PR
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • var_id: NEPH_RH_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for NEPH_RH
  • var_id: NEPH_T_FLAG
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • long_name: Data quality flag for NEPH_T
  • var_id: NV_LWC1_C_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for NV_LWC1_C
  • var_id: NV_LWC1_U_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for NV_LWC1_U
  • var_id: NV_LWC2_C_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for NV_LWC2_C
  • var_id: NV_LWC2_U_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for NV_LWC2_U
  • var_id: NV_TWC_C_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for NV_TWC_C
  • var_id: NV_TWC_U_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for NV_TWC_U
  • var_id: P0_S10_FLAG
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • long_name: Data quality flag for P0_S10
  • long_name: Data quality flag for P10_STAT
  • var_id: P10_STAT_FLAG
  • var_id: P9_STAT_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for P9_STAT
  • var_id: PALT_RVS_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for PALT_RVS
  • var_id: PA_TURB_FLAG
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • long_name: Data quality flag for PA_TURB
  • var_id: PB_TURB_FLAG
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • long_name: Data quality flag for PB_TURB
  • var_id: PITR_GIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for PITR_GIN
  • var_id: PSAP_FLO_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for PSAP_FLO
  • var_id: PSAP_LIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for PSAP_LIN
  • var_id: PSAP_LOG_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for PSAP_LOG
  • var_id: PSAP_TRA_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for PSAP_TRA
  • var_id: PSP_TURB_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for PSP_TURB
  • var_id: PS_RVSM_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for PS_RVSM
  • var_id: PTCH_GIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for PTCH_GIN
  • var_id: Q_RVSM_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for Q_RVSM
  • var_id: RED_DN_C_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for RED_DN_C
  • var_id: RED_UP_C_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for RED_UP_C
  • long_name: Data quality flag for RH_ICE
  • var_id: RH_ICE_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for RH_LIQ
  • var_id: RH_LIQ_FLAG
  • var_id: ROLL_GIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for ROLL_GIN
  • var_id: ROLR_GIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for ROLR_GIN
  • long_name: Data quality flag for SEA_LWC_021
  • var_id: SEA_LWC_021_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for SEA_LWC_083
  • var_id: SEA_LWC_083_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for SEA_TWC_021
  • var_id: SEA_TWC_021_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for SEA_TWC_083
  • var_id: SEA_TWC_083_FLAG
  • var_id: SOL_AZIM_FLAG
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • long_name: Data quality flag for SOL_AZIM
  • var_id: SOL_ZEN_FLAG
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • long_name: Data quality flag for SOL_ZEN
  • long_name: Data quality flag for STATUS_GIN
  • var_id: STATUS_GIN_FLAG
  • var_id: SW_DN_C_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for SW_DN_C
  • var_id: SW_UP_C_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for SW_UP_C
  • var_id: TAS_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for TAS
  • var_id: TAS_RVSM_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for TAS_RVSM
  • var_id: TAT_DI_R_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for TAT_DI_R
  • var_id: TAT_ND_R_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for TAT_ND_R
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • var_id: TDEWCR2C_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for TDEWCR2C
  • var_id: TDEW_CR2_FLAG
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • long_name: Data quality flag for TDEW_CR2
  • var_id: TDEW_C_U_FLAG
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • long_name: Data quality flag for TDEW_C_U
  • var_id: TDEW_GE_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for TDEW_GE
  • var_id: TRCK_GIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for TRCK_GIN
  • var_id: TSC_BLUU_FLAG
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • long_name: Data quality flag for TSC_BLUU
  • var_id: TSC_GRNU_FLAG
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • long_name: Data quality flag for TSC_GRNU
  • var_id: TSC_REDU_FLAG
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • long_name: Data quality flag for TSC_REDU
  • var_id: U_C_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for U_C
  • var_id: U_NOTURB_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for U_NOTURB
  • var_id: VELD_GIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for VELD_GIN
  • var_id: VELE_GIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for VELE_GIN
  • 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
  • var_id: VMR_C_U_FLAG
  • standard_name: status_flag
  • long_name: Data quality flag for VMR_C_U
  • var_id: V_C_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for V_C
  • var_id: V_NOTURB_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for V_NOTURB
  • long_name: Data quality flag for WAND_GIN
  • var_id: WAND_GIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for WVSS2F_PRESS_U
  • var_id: WVSS2F_PRESS_U_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for WVSS2F_VMR_C
  • var_id: WVSS2F_VMR_C_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for WVSS2F_VMR_C_CU
  • var_id: WVSS2F_VMR_C_CU_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for WVSS2F_VMR_U
  • var_id: WVSS2F_VMR_U_FLAG
  • var_id: W_C_FLAG
  • long_name: Data quality flag for W_C
  • standard_name: dew_point_temperature
  • units: degK
  • var_id: TDEW_GE
  • long_name: Dew Point from the General Eastern instrument
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: eastward_wind
  • long_name: Eastward wind component derived from aircraft instruments and GIN
  • var_id: U_NOTURB
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: eastward_wind
  • long_name: Eastward wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
  • var_id: U_C
  • units: m
  • standard_name: altitude
  • var_id: altitude
  • long_name: GPS altitude
  • units: degree
  • standard_name: platform_yaw_angle
  • var_id: HDG_GIN
  • long_name: Heading from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • units: m s-1
  • var_id: IAS_RVSM
  • long_name: Indicated air speed from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Internal sample pressure of the Nephelometer
  • var_id: NEPH_PR
  • units: K
  • long_name: Internal sample temperature of the Nephelometer
  • var_id: NEPH_T
  • standard_name: dew_point_temperature
  • units: degK
  • long_name: Mirror Temperature measured by the Buck CR2 Hygrometer
  • var_id: TDEW_CR2
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: northward_wind
  • long_name: Northward wind component derived from aircraft instruments and GIN
  • var_id: V_NOTURB
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: northward_wind
  • long_name: Northward wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
  • var_id: V_C
  • long_name: PSAP Flow
  • var_id: PSAP_FLO
  • units: l min-1
  • units: percent
  • long_name: PSAP Transmittance
  • var_id: PSAP_TRA
  • units: degree
  • standard_name: platform_pitch_angle
  • var_id: PTCH_GIN
  • long_name: Pitch angle from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Pitot static pressure inverted from RVSM (air data) system indicated airspeed
  • var_id: Q_RVSM
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Pitot-static pressure from centre-port measurements corrrected for AoA and AoSS
  • var_id: PSP_TURB
  • units: m
  • long_name: Pressure altitude from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
  • var_id: PALT_RVS
  • standard_name: barometric_altitude
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Pressure inside WVSS2F sample cell linearly interpolated to 1 Hz
  • var_id: WVSS2F_PRESS_U
  • units: m
  • standard_name: height
  • var_id: HGT_RADR
  • long_name: Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Raw data from the Fwd Core Console JCI static monitor, static signal
  • var_id: EXX_JCI
  • units: %
  • long_name: Relative humidity from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • var_id: NEPH_RH
  • units: degree
  • standard_name: platform_roll_angle
  • var_id: ROLL_GIN
  • long_name: Roll angle from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • units: degree
  • var_id: SOL_AZIM
  • long_name: Solar azimuth derived from aircraft position and time
  • standard_name: solar_azimuth_angle
  • units: degree
  • standard_name: solar_zenith_angle
  • var_id: SOL_ZEN
  • long_name: Solar zenith derived from aircraft position and time
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Solution status from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: STATUS_GIN
  • units: hPa
  • standard_name: air_pressure
  • long_name: Static pressure from S10 fuselage ports
  • var_id: P10_STAT
  • units: hPa
  • standard_name: air_pressure
  • long_name: Static pressure from S9 fuselage ports
  • var_id: P9_STAT
  • units: hPa
  • standard_name: air_pressure
  • long_name: Static pressure from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
  • var_id: PS_RVSM
  • units: g m-3
  • long_name: Total water content from the SEA WCM-2000 probe, element 021
  • var_id: SEA_TWC_021
  • units: g m-3
  • long_name: Total water content from the SEA WCM-2000 probe, element 083
  • var_id: SEA_TWC_083
  • units: K
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • var_id: TAT_DI_R
  • long_name: True air temperature from the Rosemount deiced temperature sensor
  • units: K
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • var_id: TAT_ND_R
  • long_name: True air temperature from the Rosemount non-deiced temperature sensor
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: True airspeed (dry-air) from turbulence probe
  • standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_air
  • var_id: TAS
  • units: ppm
  • long_name: Uncertainty estimate for calibrated volume mixing ratio from WVSS2F
  • var_id: WVSS2F_VMR_C_CU
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: PSAP_LIN
  • long_name: Uncorrected absorbtion coefficient at 565nm, linear, from PSAP
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PSAP_LOG
  • long_name: Uncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, log, from PSAP
  • 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
  • long_name: Uncorrected brightness temperature from the Heimann radiometer
  • var_id: BTHEIM_U
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: BSC_GRNU
  • long_name: Uncorrected green back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • units: gram m-3
  • long_name: Uncorrected liquid water content from the Nevzorov probe (1st collector)
  • var_id: NV_LWC1_U
  • units: gram m-3
  • long_name: Uncorrected liquid water content from the Nevzorov probe (2nd collector)
  • var_id: NV_LWC2_U
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: BSC_REDU
  • long_name: Uncorrected red back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: TSC_REDU
  • long_name: Uncorrected red total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 Nephelometer
  • units: gram m-3
  • var_id: NV_TWC_U
  • long_name: Uncorrected total condensed water content from the Nevzorov probe
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: upward_air_velocity
  • long_name: Vertical wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
  • var_id: W_C
  • units: degree s-1
  • long_name: Wander angle from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: WAND_GIN
  • units: ppmv
  • long_name: Water Vapour Measurement from WVSS2F linearly interpolated to 1 Hz
  • var_id: WVSS2F_VMR_U
  • units: ppmv
  • long_name: Water vapour volume mixing ratio measured by the Buck CR2
  • var_id: VMR_CR2
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Weight on wheels indicator
  • var_id: WOW_IND

Co-ordinate Variables

  • units: degrees_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • var_id: latitude
  • long_name: GPS latitude
  • units: degrees_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • var_id: longitude
  • long_name: GPS longitude
  • units: degree_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • var_id: LAT_GIN
  • long_name: Latitude from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • units: degree_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • var_id: LON_GIN
  • long_name: Longitude from POS AV 410 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: Time
  • long_name: Time of measurement
  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: time
  • long_name: Time_UTC
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2021-09-15T09:10:10
End time:
2021-09-15T14:11:41
Geographic Extent

 
52.3427°
 
-3.4227°
 
1.7839°
 
50.1897°