Name: FAAM B338 APPRAISE flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft
Published: 2016-01-12T13:40:13
Keywords: APPRAISE, FAAM, airborne, atmospheric measurments

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FAAM B338 APPRAISE flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft

Permitted Use: Any

Update Frequency: As Needed

Latest Data Update: 2011-06-07

Status: Completed

Online Status: ONLINE

Publication State: Published

Publication Date: 2016-01-12

Download Stats: last 12 months

Dataset Size: 26 Files | 751MB

Abstract

Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites data on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft collected for APPRAISE - Aerosol properties, processes and influences on the Earth's climate project.

Citable as: Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements; Natural Environment Research Council; Met Office (2016): FAAM B338 APPRAISE flight: 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/cbf65f9f53ba4a2a9bc11d3c5b777a4d/

Abbreviation: Not defined

Keywords: APPRAISE, 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 NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre.
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Process overview

This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.

Instrument/Platform pairings

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: Subset of FAAM core instruments measuring cloud physics data	Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
University of Manchester/UFAM (Universities' Facilities for Atmospheric Measurements): Cloud Particle Imager (CPI) - formerly umist-cpi	Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE

Mobile platform operations

Mobile Platform Operation 1	FAAM BAE-146 flight B338

Output Description	None

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 0
var_id: 2DC_CH00

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 1
var_id: 2DC_CH01

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 10
var_id: 2DC_CH10

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 11
var_id: 2DC_CH11

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 12
var_id: 2DC_CH12

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 13
var_id: 2DC_CH13

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 14
var_id: 2DC_CH14

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 15
var_id: 2DC_CH15

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 16
var_id: 2DC_CH16

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 17
var_id: 2DC_CH17

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 18
var_id: 2DC_CH18

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 19
var_id: 2DC_CH19

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 2
var_id: 2DC_CH02

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 20
var_id: 2DC_CH20

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 21
var_id: 2DC_CH21

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 22
var_id: 2DC_CH22

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 23
var_id: 2DC_CH23

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 24
var_id: 2DC_CH24

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 25
var_id: 2DC_CH25

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 26
var_id: 2DC_CH26

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 27
var_id: 2DC_CH27

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 28
var_id: 2DC_CH28

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 29
var_id: 2DC_CH29

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 3
var_id: 2DC_CH03

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 30
var_id: 2DC_CH30

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 31
var_id: 2DC_CH31

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 4
var_id: 2DC_CH04

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 5
var_id: 2DC_CH05

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 6
var_id: 2DC_CH06

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 7
var_id: 2DC_CH07

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 8
var_id: 2DC_CH08

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 9
var_id: 2DC_CH09

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 0
var_id: 2DP_CH00

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 1
var_id: 2DP_CH01

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 10
var_id: 2DP_CH10

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 11
var_id: 2DP_CH11

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 12
var_id: 2DP_CH12

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 13
var_id: 2DP_CH13

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 14
var_id: 2DP_CH14

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 15
var_id: 2DP_CH15

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 16
var_id: 2DP_CH16

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 17
var_id: 2DP_CH17

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 18
var_id: 2DP_CH18

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 19
var_id: 2DP_CH19

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 2
var_id: 2DP_CH02

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 20
var_id: 2DP_CH20

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 21
var_id: 2DP_CH21

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 22
var_id: 2DP_CH22

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 23
var_id: 2DP_CH23

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 24
var_id: 2DP_CH24

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 25
var_id: 2DP_CH25

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 26
var_id: 2DP_CH26

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 27
var_id: 2DP_CH27

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 28
var_id: 2DP_CH28

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 29
var_id: 2DP_CH29

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 3
var_id: 2DP_CH03

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 30
var_id: 2DP_CH30

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 31
var_id: 2DP_CH31

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 4
var_id: 2DP_CH04

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 5
var_id: 2DP_CH05

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 6
var_id: 2DP_CH06

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 7
var_id: 2DP_CH07

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 8
var_id: 2DP_CH08

units: cm-3
long_name: 2DP Concentration in size channel 9
var_id: 2DP_CH09

units: m s-2
long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft longitudinal axis from the INU
var_id: INU_ACLF

units: m s-2
long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft starboard axis from the INU
var_id: INU_ACLS

units: m s-2
long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft vertical axis from the INU
var_id: INU_ACLU

units: m s-1
long_name: Aircraft vertical velocity from the INU
var_id: INU_VZ

units: m
standard_name: altitude
long_name: Altitude from the XR5 GPS system.
var_id: GPS_ALT

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

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

units: hPa
long_name: Cabin pressure
var_id: CAB_PRES

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

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

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: m s-1
long_name: Corrected aircraft velocity east derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data
var_id: VE_INUC

units: m s-1
long_name: Corrected aircraft velocity north derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data
var_id: VN_INUC

units: W m-2
standard_name: downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air
long_name: Corrected downward long wave irradiance.
var_id: IR_DN_C

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: W m-2
standard_name: upwelling_longwave_flux_in_air
long_name: Corrected upward long wave irradiance
var_id: IR_UP_C

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

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

units: degree
long_name: Drift angle from Honeywell H423 INU
var_id: INU_DRFT

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

units: m s-1
long_name: Eastwards velocity from the XR5 GPS system.
var_id: GPS_VELE

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 0
var_id: 2DC_CH00_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 1
var_id: 2DC_CH01_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 10
var_id: 2DC_CH10_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 11
var_id: 2DC_CH11_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 12
var_id: 2DC_CH12_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 13
var_id: 2DC_CH13_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 14
var_id: 2DC_CH14_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 15
var_id: 2DC_CH15_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 16
var_id: 2DC_CH16_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 17
var_id: 2DC_CH17_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 18
var_id: 2DC_CH18_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 19
var_id: 2DC_CH19_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 2
var_id: 2DC_CH02_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 20
var_id: 2DC_CH20_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 21
var_id: 2DC_CH21_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 22
var_id: 2DC_CH22_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 23
var_id: 2DC_CH23_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 24
var_id: 2DC_CH24_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 25
var_id: 2DC_CH25_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 26
var_id: 2DC_CH26_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 27
var_id: 2DC_CH27_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 28
var_id: 2DC_CH28_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 29
var_id: 2DC_CH29_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 3
var_id: 2DC_CH03_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 30
var_id: 2DC_CH30_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 31
var_id: 2DC_CH31_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 4
var_id: 2DC_CH04_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 5
var_id: 2DC_CH05_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 6
var_id: 2DC_CH06_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 7
var_id: 2DC_CH07_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 8
var_id: 2DC_CH08_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DC Concentration in size channel 9
var_id: 2DC_CH09_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 0
var_id: 2DP_CH00_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 1
var_id: 2DP_CH01_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 10
var_id: 2DP_CH10_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 11
var_id: 2DP_CH11_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 12
var_id: 2DP_CH12_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 13
var_id: 2DP_CH13_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 14
var_id: 2DP_CH14_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 15
var_id: 2DP_CH15_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 16
var_id: 2DP_CH16_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 17
var_id: 2DP_CH17_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 18
var_id: 2DP_CH18_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 19
var_id: 2DP_CH19_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 2
var_id: 2DP_CH02_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 20
var_id: 2DP_CH20_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 21
var_id: 2DP_CH21_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 22
var_id: 2DP_CH22_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 23
var_id: 2DP_CH23_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 24
var_id: 2DP_CH24_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 25
var_id: 2DP_CH25_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 26
var_id: 2DP_CH26_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 27
var_id: 2DP_CH27_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 28
var_id: 2DP_CH28_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 29
var_id: 2DP_CH29_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 3
var_id: 2DP_CH03_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 30
var_id: 2DP_CH30_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 31
var_id: 2DP_CH31_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 4
var_id: 2DP_CH04_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 5
var_id: 2DP_CH05_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 6
var_id: 2DP_CH06_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 7
var_id: 2DP_CH07_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 8
var_id: 2DP_CH08_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for 2DP Concentration in size channel 9
var_id: 2DP_CH09_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Acceleration along the aircraft longitudinal axis from the INU
var_id: INU_ACLF_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Acceleration along the aircraft starboard axis from the INU
var_id: INU_ACLS_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Acceleration along the aircraft vertical axis from the INU
var_id: INU_ACLU_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Aircraft vertical velocity from the INU
var_id: INU_VZ_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Altitude from the XR5 GPS system.
var_id: GPS_ALT_FLAG

units: 1
var_id: AOA_FLAG
long_name: Flag for Angle of attack from the turbulence probe system (positive, flow upwards wrt a/c

units: 1
var_id: AOSS_FLAG
long_name: Flag for Angle of sideslip from the turbulence probe system (positive, flow from

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Cabin pressure
var_id: CAB_PRES_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Cabin temperature at the core consoles
var_id: CAB_TEMP_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Calibrated differential pressure between centre(P0) port and S10 static
var_id: P0-S10_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe horizontal ports
var_id: PB_TURB_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe vertical ports
var_id: PA_TURB_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Corrected aircraft velocity east derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data
var_id: VE_INUC_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Corrected aircraft velocity north derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data
var_id: VN_INUC_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Corrected downward long wave irradiance.
var_id: IR_DN_C_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Corrected downward short wave irradiance, clear dome
var_id: SW_DN_C_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Corrected downward short wave irradiance, red dome
var_id: RED_DN_C_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Corrected latitude derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data
var_id: LAT_INUC_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Corrected longitude derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data
var_id: LON_INUC_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Corrected upward long wave irradiance
var_id: IR_UP_C_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Corrected upward short wave irradiance, clear dome
var_id: SW_UP_C_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Corrected upward short wave irradiance, red dome
var_id: RED_UP_C_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Dew point from the General Eastern instrument.
var_id: TDEW_GE_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Dew-point derived from TWC probe specific humidity (valid in cloud-free air)
var_id: TWC_TDEW_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Drift angle from Honeywell H423 INU
var_id: INU_DRFT_FLAG

units: 1
var_id: U_C_FLAG
long_name: Flag for Eastward wind component from turbulence probe and Kalman-filtered INU

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Eastwards velocity from the XR5 GPS system.
var_id: GPS_VELE_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Groundspeed from Honeywell H423 INU
var_id: INU_GSPD_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Heading from Honeywell H423 INU
var_id: INU_HDG_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Indicated air speed from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system.
var_id: IAS_RVSM_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Internal sample pressure of the Nephelometer
var_id: NEPH_PR_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Internal sample temperature of the Nephelometer
var_id: NEPH_T_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Latitude from the XR5 GPS system.
var_id: LAT_GPS_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Liquid water content from 2DC
var_id: 2DC_LWC_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Liquid water content from 2DP
var_id: 2DP_LWC_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Longitude from the XR5 GPS system.
var_id: LON_GPS_FLAG

units: 1
var_id: PCASPMAS_FLAG
long_name: Flag for Mass content from PCASP (channels 2-14 only)

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Mole fraction of Carbon Monoxide in air from the AERO AL5002 instrument
var_id: CO_AERO_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Mole fraction of NOx in air from the TECO 42 instrument
var_id: NOX_TECO_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Mole fraction of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) in air from the TECO 42 instrument
var_id: NO2_TECO_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Mole fraction of Nitrogen Monoxide (NO) in air from the TECO 42 instrument
var_id: NO_TECO_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Mole fraction of ozone in air from the TECO 49 instrument
var_id: O3_TECO_FLAG

units: 1
var_id: V_C_FLAG
long_name: Flag for Northward wind component from turbulence probe and Kalman-filtered INU

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Northwards velocity from the XR5 GPS system.
var_id: GPS_VELN_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 0
var_id: PCASP_00_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 1
var_id: PCASP_01_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 10
var_id: PCASP_10_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 11
var_id: PCASP_11_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 12
var_id: PCASP_12_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 13
var_id: PCASP_13_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 14
var_id: PCASP_14_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 2
var_id: PCASP_02_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 3
var_id: PCASP_03_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 4
var_id: PCASP_04_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 5
var_id: PCASP_05_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 6
var_id: PCASP_06_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 7
var_id: PCASP_07_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 8
var_id: PCASP_08_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for PCASP Concentration in size channel 9
var_id: PCASP_09_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Particle concentration from the 2DC
var_id: 2DC_CONC_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Particle concentration from the 2DP
var_id: 2DP_CONC_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Pitch angle from Honeywell H423 INU (positive for nose up)
var_id: INU_PTCH_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Pitot static pressure inverted from RVSM (air data) system indicated airspeed
var_id: Q_RVSM_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Pitot-static pressure from centre-port measurements corrrected for AoA and AoSS
var_id: PSP_TURB_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Pressure altitude from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
var_id: PALT_RVS_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter.
var_id: HGT_RADR_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Raw data from the TWC probe Lyman alpha detector
var_id: TWC_DET_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Roll angle from Honeywell H423 INU (positive for left wing up / right wing down)
var_id: INU_ROLL_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Sample temperature in Kelvin from the TWC evaporator probe
var_id: TWC_TSAM_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Solar azimuth derived from aircraft position and time.
var_id: SOL_AZIM_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Solar zenith derived from aircraft position and time.
var_id: SOL_ZEN_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Static pressure from S9 fuselage ports
var_id: P9_STAT_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Static pressure from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
var_id: PS_RVSM_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Total condensation particle concentration from TSI 3025A
var_id: CPC_CONC_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Total water specific humidity from the TWC avaporator instrument
var_id: TWC_EVAP_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for True air speed from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system and deiced temperature.
var_id: TAS_RVSM_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for True air temperature from the Rosemeount non-deiced temperature sensor.
var_id: TAT_ND_R_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for True air temperature from the Rosemount deiced temperature sensor.
var_id: TAT_DI_R_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for True airspeed (dry-air) from turbulence probe
var_id: TAS_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Uncorrected blue back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
var_id: BSC_BLUU_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Uncorrected blue total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
var_id: TSC_BLUU_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Uncorrected brightness temperature from the Heimann radiometer
var_id: BTHEIM_U_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Uncorrected green back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
var_id: BSC_GRNU_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Uncorrected green total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
var_id: TSC_GRNU_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Uncorrected liquid water content from the Johnson Williams instrument.
var_id: LWC_JW_U_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Uncorrected liquid water content from the Nevzorov probe
var_id: NV_LWC_U_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Uncorrected red back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
var_id: BSC_REDU_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Uncorrected red total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
var_id: TSC_REDU_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Uncorrected total condensed water content from the Nevzorov probe.
var_id: NV_TCW_U_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Upwards velocitiy from the XR5 GPS system.
var_id: GPS_VELZ_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Upwelling infrared brightness temperature from the Heimann radiometer.
var_id: BTHEIM_C_FLAG

units: 1
var_id: W_C_FLAG
long_name: Flag for Vertical wind component from turbulence probe and Kalman-filtered INU

units: 1
var_id: PCASPCON_FLAG
long_name: Flag for droplet concentration from the PCASP (channels 2-14 only)

units: 1
long_name: Flag for rate-of-change of INS heading
var_id: INU_HDGR_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for rate-of-change of INS pitch angle
var_id: INU_PITR_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for rate-of-change of INS roll angle
var_id: INU_ROLR_FLAG

units: m s-1
standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_ground
long_name: Groundspeed from Honeywell H423 INU
var_id: INU_GSPD

long_name: Habit classification description
standard_name: Habit
var_id: Habit

units: degree
standard_name: platform_yaw_angle
long_name: Heading from Honeywell H423 INU
var_id: INU_HDG

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

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

units: gram m-3
var_id: 2DC_LWC
long_name: Liquid water content from 2DC

units: gram m-3
long_name: Liquid water content from 2DP
var_id: 2DP_LWC

units: milligram m-3
var_id: PCASPMAS
long_name: Mass content from PCASP (channels 2-14 only)

units: ppb
long_name: Mole fraction of Carbon Monoxide in air from the AERO AL5002 instrument
var_id: CO_AERO

units: ppb
long_name: Mole fraction of NOx in air from the TECO 42 instrument
var_id: NOX_TECO

units: ppb
standard_name: mole_fraction_of_ozone_in_air
long_name: Mole fraction of ozone in air from the TECO 49 instrument
var_id: O3_TECO

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

units: m s-1
long_name: Northwards velocity from the XR5 GPS system.
var_id: GPS_VELN

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 0
var_id: PCASP_00

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 1
var_id: PCASP_01

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 10
var_id: PCASP_10

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 11
var_id: PCASP_11

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 12
var_id: PCASP_12

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 13
var_id: PCASP_13

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 14
var_id: PCASP_14

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 2
var_id: PCASP_02

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 3
var_id: PCASP_03

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 4
var_id: PCASP_04

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 5
var_id: PCASP_05

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 6
var_id: PCASP_06

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 7
var_id: PCASP_07

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 8
var_id: PCASP_08

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP Concentration in size channel 9
var_id: PCASP_09

units: m-3
long_name: Particle concentration from the 2DC
var_id: 2DC_CONC

units: m-3
long_name: Particle concentration from the 2DP
var_id: 2DP_CONC

units: degree
standard_name: platform_pitch_angle
long_name: Pitch angle from Honeywell H423 INU (positive for nose up)
var_id: INU_PTCH

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

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

units: bits
long_name: Raw data from the TWC probe Lyman alpha detector
var_id: TWC_DET

units: K
long_name: Sample temperature in Kelvin from the TWC evaporator probe
var_id: TWC_TSAM

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

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

units: hPa
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

var_id: Time
units: s
standard_name: Time
long_name: Time stamp from the Cloud Particle Imager Probe

units: cm-3
long_name: Total condensation particle concentration from TSI 3025A
var_id: CPC_CONC

units: gram kg-1
long_name: Total water specific humidity from the TWC avaporator instrument
var_id: TWC_EVAP

standard_name: air_temperature
units: degK
long_name: True air temperature from the Rosemeount non-deiced temperature sensor.
var_id: TAT_ND_R

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

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

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

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

standard_name: brightness_temperature
units: degK
long_name: Uncorrected brightness temperature from the Heimann radiometer
var_id: BTHEIM_U

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

units: m-1
long_name: Uncorrected green total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
var_id: TSC_GRNU

units: gram kg-1
long_name: Uncorrected liquid water content from the Johnson Williams instrument.
var_id: LWC_JW_U

units: gram m-3
long_name: Uncorrected liquid water content from the Nevzorov probe
var_id: NV_LWC_U

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

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

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

units: m s-1
long_name: Upwards velocitiy from the XR5 GPS system.
var_id: GPS_VELZ

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

units: cm-3
var_id: PCASPCON
long_name: droplet concentration from the PCASP (channels 2-14 only)

long_name: rate-of-change of INS heading
units: degree s-1
standard_name: platform_yaw_rate
var_id: INU_HDGR

long_name: rate-of-change of INS pitch angle
units: degree s-1
standard_name: platform_pitch_rate
var_id: INU_PITR

long_name: rate-of-change of INS roll angle
units: degree s-1
standard_name: platform_roll_rate
var_id: INU_ROLR

Co-ordinate Variables

units: degree_north
standard_name: latitude
long_name: Corrected latitude derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data
var_id: LAT_INUC

units: degree_east
standard_name: longitude
long_name: Corrected longitude derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data
var_id: LON_INUC

units: degree_north
standard_name: latitude
long_name: Latitude from the XR5 GPS system.
var_id: LAT_GPS

units: degree_east
standard_name: longitude
long_name: Longitude from the XR5 GPS system.
var_id: LON_GPS

standard_name: time
var_id: Time
long_name: time of measurement

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Coverage

Temporal Range

Start time:

2008-01-17T06:58:25

End time:

2008-01-17T14:29:07

Geographic Extent

	52.3812°
-2.8705°		-0.3950°
	50.7930°

Dataset

FAAM B338 APPRAISE flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft

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Instrument/Platform pairings

Mobile platform operations

Co-ordinate Variables

Temporal Range

2008-01-17T06:58:25

2008-01-17T14:29:07

Geographic Extent

52.3812°

-2.8705°

-0.3950°

50.7930°

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