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FAAM B192 VISURB flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft

Update Frequency: As Needed
Latest Data Update: 2008-07-25
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2014-07-14
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 21 Files | 235MB

Abstract

Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites data on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft collected for URBan VISibility in UK (VISURB) project.

Citable as:  Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements; Natural Environment Research Council; Met Office (2014): FAAM B192 VISURB 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/db009cacde3c4cc0aa4bcc784b5b10d1/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: VISURB, FAAM, airborne, atmospheric measurments

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  • var_id: ARIESRAD
  • units: m
  • standard_name: height
  • var_id: PARA0582
  • long_name: Altitude from the XR5 GPS system.
  • 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
  • units: ppb
  • var_id: PARA0782
  • long_name: CO mixing ratio from the AL5002 instrument.
  • units: hPa
  • var_id: PARA0579
  • long_name: Cabin pressure.
  • units: degC
  • var_id: PARA0660
  • long_name: Cabin temperature at the core consoles.
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected downward long wave irradiance.
  • var_id: PARA1021
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected downward short wave irradiance, clear dome.
  • var_id: PARA1019
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected downward short wave irradiance, red dome.
  • var_id: PARA1020
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected upward long wave irradiance.
  • var_id: PARA1024
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected upward short wave irradiance, clear dome.
  • var_id: PARA1022
  • units: W m-2
  • long_name: Corrected upward short wave irradiance, red dome.
  • var_id: PARA1023
  • units: m s-1
  • var_id: PARA0736
  • long_name: Corrected velocity east derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data.
  • units: m s-1
  • var_id: PARA0735
  • long_name: Corrected velocity north derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data.
  • standard_name: dew_point_temperature
  • var_id: PARA0529
  • units: degK
  • long_name: Dew point from the General Eastern instrument.
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: eastward_wind
  • long_name: Eastward wind component
  • var_id: PARA0715
  • units: m s-1
  • var_id: PARA0584
  • long_name: Eastwards velocity from the XR5 GPS system.
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1221
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration channel 0 (1.0-2.5 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1222
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration channel 1 (2.5-4.0 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1231
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration channel 10 (16.0-17.5 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1232
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration channel 11 (17.5-19.0 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1233
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration channel 12 (19.0-20.5 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1234
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration channel 13 (20.5-21.0 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1235
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration channel 14 (21.0-23.5 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1223
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration channel 2 (4.0-5.5 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1224
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration channel 3 (5.5-7.0 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1225
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration channel 4 (7.0-8.5 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1226
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration channel 5 (8.5-10.0 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1227
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration channel 6 (10.0-11.5 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1228
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration channel 7 (11.5-13.0 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1229
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration channel 8 (13.0-14.5 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1230
  • long_name: FFSSP Concentration channel 9 (14.5-16.0 um)
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0515FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0515
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0516FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0516
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0517FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0517
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0520FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0520
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0525FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0525
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0529FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0529
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0535FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0535
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0537
  • var_id: PARA0537FLAG
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0560FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0560
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0561FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0561
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0562FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0562
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0568FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0568
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0572FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0572
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0574FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0574
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0575FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0575
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0576FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0576
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0577FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0577
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0578FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0578
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0579FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0579
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0580FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0580
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0581FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0581
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0582FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0582
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0583FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0583
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0584FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0584
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0585FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0585
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0602FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0602
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0605FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0605
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0642FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0642
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0643FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0643
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0648
  • var_id: PARA0648FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0649
  • var_id: PARA0649FLAG
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0660FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0660
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0714FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0714
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0715FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0715
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0716FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0716
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0723
  • var_id: PARA0723FLAG
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0730FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0730
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0731FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0731
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0735FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0735
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0736FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0736
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0762
  • var_id: PARA0762FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0763
  • var_id: PARA0763FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0764
  • var_id: PARA0764FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0765
  • var_id: PARA0765FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0766
  • var_id: PARA0766FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0767
  • var_id: PARA0767FLAG
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0770FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0770
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0771FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0771
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0772FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0772
  • units: 1
  • var_id: PARA0782FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for PARA0782
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1019
  • var_id: PARA1019FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1020
  • var_id: PARA1020FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1021
  • var_id: PARA1021FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1022
  • var_id: PARA1022FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1023
  • var_id: PARA1023FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1024
  • var_id: PARA1024FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1201
  • var_id: PARA1201FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1202
  • var_id: PARA1202FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1203
  • var_id: PARA1203FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1221
  • var_id: PARA1221FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1222
  • var_id: PARA1222FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1223
  • var_id: PARA1223FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1224
  • var_id: PARA1224FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1225
  • var_id: PARA1225FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1226
  • var_id: PARA1226FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1227
  • var_id: PARA1227FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1228
  • var_id: PARA1228FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1229
  • var_id: PARA1229FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1230
  • var_id: PARA1230FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1231
  • var_id: PARA1231FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1232
  • var_id: PARA1232FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1233
  • var_id: PARA1233FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1234
  • var_id: PARA1234FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1235
  • var_id: PARA1235FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1550
  • var_id: PARA1550FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1551
  • var_id: PARA1551FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1560
  • var_id: PARA1560FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1561
  • var_id: PARA1561FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1562
  • var_id: PARA1562FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1563
  • var_id: PARA1563FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1564
  • var_id: PARA1564FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1565
  • var_id: PARA1565FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1566
  • var_id: PARA1566FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1567
  • var_id: PARA1567FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1568
  • var_id: PARA1568FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1569
  • var_id: PARA1569FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1570
  • var_id: PARA1570FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1571
  • var_id: PARA1571FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1572
  • var_id: PARA1572FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1573
  • var_id: PARA1573FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for PARA1574
  • var_id: PARA1574FLAG
  • units: degree
  • var_id: PARA0562
  • long_name: Heading from Honeywell H423 INU.
  • units: m s-1
  • var_id: PARA0516
  • long_name: Indicated air speed from the aircraft RVSM system.
  • var_id: LONG_DATE
  • units: gram m-3
  • long_name: Liquid water content from FFSSP
  • var_id: PARA1202
  • var_id: PARA0535
  • units: gram kg-1
  • long_name: Liquid water content from the Johnson Williams instrument.
  • long_name: Mass content from PCASP
  • var_id: PARA1551
  • units: mg m-3
  • units: micron
  • long_name: Mean volume radius from FFSSP
  • var_id: PARA1203
  • units: ppb
  • var_id: PARA0770
  • long_name: NO mixing ratio from the TECO 42 instrument.
  • units: ppb
  • var_id: PARA0771
  • long_name: NO2 mixing ratio from the TECO 42 instrument.
  • units: ppb
  • var_id: PARA0772
  • long_name: NOx mixing ratio from the TECO 42 instrument.
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: northward_wind
  • long_name: Northward wind component
  • var_id: PARA0714
  • units: m s-1
  • var_id: PARA0583
  • long_name: Northwards velocity from the XR5 GPS system.
  • units: ppb
  • var_id: PARA0574
  • long_name: Ozone mixing ratio from the TECO 49.
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1560
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 0 (0.10-0.12 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1561
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 1 (0.12-0.14 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1570
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 10 (0.90-1.20 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1571
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 11 (1.20-1.50 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1572
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 12 (1.50-2.00 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1573
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 13 (2.00-2.50 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1574
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 14 (2.50-3.00 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1562
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 2 (0.14-0.17 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1563
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 3 (0.17-0.20 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1564
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 4 (0.20-0.25 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1565
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 5 (0.25-0.30 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1566
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 6 (0.30-0.40 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1567
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 7 (0.40-0.50 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1568
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 8 (0.50-0.70 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1569
  • long_name: PCASP Concentration channel 9 (0.70-0.90 um)
  • units: cm-3
  • var_id: PARA1550
  • long_name: Particle concentration from the PCASP
  • units: degree
  • var_id: PARA0561
  • long_name: Pitch from Honeywell H423 INU.
  • units: hPa
  • standard_name: air_pressure
  • var_id: PARA0577
  • long_name: Pitot static pressure from the aircraft RVSM system.
  • units: m
  • standard_name: height
  • var_id: PARA0578
  • long_name: Pressure height from the aircraft RVSM system.
  • var_id: QUALITY
  • units: m
  • standard_name: height
  • var_id: PARA0575
  • long_name: Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter.
  • units: degree
  • var_id: PARA0560
  • long_name: Roll from Honeywell H423 INU.
  • var_id: SCANDIR
  • var_id: SECONDS
  • units: degree
  • var_id: PARA0642
  • long_name: Solar azimuth derived from aircraft position and time.
  • units: degree
  • var_id: PARA0643
  • long_name: Solar zenith derived from aircraft position and time.
  • units: hPa
  • standard_name: air_pressure
  • var_id: PARA0576
  • long_name: Static pressure from the aircraft RVSM system.
  • var_id: PARA0568
  • units: cc-1
  • long_name: Total condensation nucleus concentration from TSI 3025A.
  • var_id: PARA0572
  • units: gram kg-1
  • long_name: Total water content from the TWC instrument.
  • units: m s-1
  • var_id: PARA0517
  • long_name: True air speed from the aircraft RVSM system and deiced temperature.
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • var_id: PARA0525
  • units: degK
  • long_name: True air temperature from the Rosemeount non-deiced temperature sensor.
  • standard_name: air_temperature
  • var_id: PARA0520
  • units: degK
  • long_name: True air temperature from the Rosemount deiced temperature sensor.
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: PARA0648
  • long_name: Uncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, linear, from PSAP.
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: PARA0649
  • long_name: Uncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, log, from PSAP.
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: PARA0765
  • long_name: Uncorrected blue back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: PARA0762
  • long_name: Uncorrected blue total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
  • units: degK
  • long_name: Uncorrected brightness temperature from the Heimann radiometer
  • var_id: PARA0537
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: PARA0766
  • long_name: Uncorrected green back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: PARA0763
  • long_name: Uncorrected green total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
  • var_id: PARA0602
  • units: gram m-3
  • long_name: Uncorrected liquid water content from the Nevzorov probe.
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: PARA0767
  • long_name: Uncorrected red back scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
  • units: m-1
  • var_id: PARA0764
  • long_name: Uncorrected red total scattering coefficient from TSI 3563 nephelometer.
  • var_id: PARA0605
  • units: gram m-3
  • long_name: Uncorrected total condensed water content from the Nevzorov probe.
  • units: m s-1
  • var_id: PARA0585
  • long_name: Upwards velocitiy from the XR5 GPS system.
  • units: degK
  • long_name: Upwelling radiometric infrared brightness temperature.
  • var_id: PARA0723
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: upward_air_velocity
  • var_id: PARA0716
  • long_name: Vertical wind component
  • var_id: WAVENUM
  • var_id: ZPD_POSITION
  • units: cm-3
  • long_name: droplet concentration from the FFSSP
  • var_id: PARA1201

Co-ordinate Variables

  • units: degree_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • var_id: PARA0730
  • long_name: Corrected latitude derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data.
  • units: degree_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • var_id: PARA0731
  • long_name: Corrected longitude derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data.
  • standard_name: time
  • units: s
  • var_id: PARA0515
  • long_name: Data time in seconds from midnight on day the flight starts - may exceed 86400.
  • units: degree_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • var_id: PARA0580
  • long_name: Latitude from the XR5 GPS system.
  • units: degree_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • var_id: PARA0581
  • long_name: Longitude from the XR5 GPS system.
  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: Time
  • long_name: time of measurement
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2006-04-26T06:02:30
End time:
2006-04-26T14:01:29
Geographic Extent

 
55.1712°
 
-1.4424°
 
1.8361°
 
50.6586°