Name: FAAM B805 MAMM flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft
Published: 2015-03-23T20:34:08.405225
Keywords: MAMM, FAAM, airborne, atmospheric measurments

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FAAM B805 MAMM flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft

Permitted Use: Any

Update Frequency: Not Planned

Latest Data Update: 2016-01-06

Status: Completed

Online Status: ONLINE

Publication State: Published

Publication Date: 2015-03-23

Download Stats: last 12 months

Dataset Size: 46 Files | 3GB

Abstract

Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites data on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft collected for Methane and other greenhouse gases in the Arctic - Measurements, process studies and Modelling (MAMM) as part of the NERC Arctic Research Programme (ARP) project.

Citable as: Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements; Natural Environment Research Council; Met Office (2015): FAAM B805 MAMM 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/e347af37cb79454db045e88b77baeaf4/

Abbreviation: Not defined

Keywords: MAMM, 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
Met Office: Airborne Research Interferometer Evaluation System (ARIES)	Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
New Instrument: metoffice-aimms	Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
University of Manchester: Aerodyne Tunable IR Laser Direct Absorption Spectrometer (TILDAS)	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: Retrievals from Met Office: Airborne Research Interferometer Evaluation System (ARIES)	Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
FAAM Fast Greenhouse Gas analyser	Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
RHUL-continuous-flow gas chromatography/isotope-ratio mass spectrometry (CF-GC/IRMS) system	Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE

Mobile platform operations

Mobile Platform Operation 1	FAAM BAE-146 flight B805

Output Description	None

units: m s-1
standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_ground
long_name: AIMMS Eastwards ground speed
var_id: VE

units: m
standard_name: altitude
long_name: AIMMS GPS altitude
var_id: ALT

units: degree
standard_name: platform_yaw_angle
long_name: AIMMS Heading angle
var_id: HDG

units: m s-1
standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_ground
long_name: AIMMS Northwards ground speed
var_id: VN

units: percent
standard_name: relative_humidity
var_id: RH
long_name: AIMMS Relative humidity wrt water

units: hPa
standard_name: air_pressure
var_id: PRES
long_name: AIMMS Static pressure

units: m s-1
standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_air
var_id: TAS
long_name: AIMMS True air speed

units: degree
var_id: AOA
long_name: AIMMS angle of attack (positive, flow from below aircraft)

units: degree
var_id: AOSS
long_name: AIMMS angle of sideslip (positive, flow from left)

units: m s-1
standard_name: eastward_wind
var_id: U
long_name: AIMMS eastwards wind component

units: 1
long_name: AIMMS non-dimensional angle of attack differential pressure
var_id: DPAOA

units: 1
long_name: AIMMS non-dimensional angle of sideslip differential pressure
var_id: DPAOSS

units: m s-1
standard_name: northward_wind
var_id: V
long_name: AIMMS northwards wind component

units: degree
standard_name: platform_pitch_angle
long_name: AIMMS pitch angle
var_id: PITCH

units: degree
standard_name: platform_roll_angle
long_name: AIMMS roll angle
var_id: ROLL

units: K
standard_name: air_temperature
long_name: AIMMS true air temperature
var_id: TK

units: m s-1
long_name: AIMMS vertical speed
var_id: VZ

units: m s-1
standard_name: upward_air_velocity
var_id: W
long_name: AIMMS vertical wind component

var_id: ARIESRAD

units: degree
long_name: A_0 calibration coefficient
var_id: A_0

units: degree
long_name: A_alpha calibration coefficient
var_id: A_alpha

units: degree
long_name: A_beta calibration coefficient
var_id: A_beta

units: m s-2
long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft longitudinal axis (GIN) (positive forward)
var_id: ACLF_GIN

units: m s-2
long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft transverse axis (GIN) (positive starboard)
var_id: ACLS_GIN

units: m s-2
long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft vertical axis (GIN) (positive down)
var_id: ACLD_GIN

long_name: Air Sample End Fill (GMT)

long_name: Air Sample Start Fill (GMT)

units: degree
long_name: Aircraft track angle POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: TRCK_GIN

units: m s-1
long_name: Aircraft velocity down from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: VELD_GIN

units: m s-1
long_name: Aircraft velocity east from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: VELE_GIN

units: m s-1
long_name: Aircraft velocity north from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: VELN_GIN

units: m
var_id: altitude
long_name: Altitude

units: m
standard_name: altitude
long_name: Altitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: ALT_GIN

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

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: degree
long_name: B_0 calibration coefficient
var_id: B_0

units: degree
long_name: B_alpha calibration coefficient
var_id: B_alpha

units: degree
long_name: B_beta calibration coefficient
var_id: B_beta

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: CDP Channel Number
var_id: CDPCH
units:

units: 1
long_name: CP_0 calibration coefficient
var_id: CP_0

units: 1
long_name: CP_alpha calibration coefficient
var_id: CP_alpha

units: 1
long_name: CP_beta calibration coefficient
var_id: CP_beta

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: micron
long_name: Calibrated channel diameter lower limits
var_id: PCAS2_D_L_CAL

units: micron
long_name: Calibrated channel diameter upper limits
var_id: PCAS2_D_U_CAL

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

long_name: Carbon Dioxide Mixing Ratio (ppm)

units: 1
long_name: Chi square value
var_id: chi_square

long_name: Composition of the aerosol used to calibrate channel diameter lower limits
var_id: PCAS2_D_L_COMP
units:

long_name: Composition of the aerosol used to calibrate channel diameter upper limits
var_id: PCAS2_D_U_COMP
units:

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

units: micron
long_name: Error in calibrated channel diameter lower limits
var_id: PCAS2_D_L_ERR

units: micron
long_name: Error in calibrated channel diameter upper limits
var_id: PCAS2_D_U_ERR

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Acceleration along the aircraft longitudinal axis (GIN) (positive forward)
var_id: ACLF_GIN_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Acceleration along the aircraft transverse axis (GIN) (positive starboard)
var_id: ACLS_GIN_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Acceleration along the aircraft vertical axis (GIN) (positive down)
var_id: ACLD_GIN_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Aircraft track angle POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: TRCK_GIN_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Aircraft velocity down from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: VELD_GIN_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Aircraft velocity east from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: VELE_GIN_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Aircraft velocity north from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: VELN_GIN_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Altitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: ALT_GIN_FLAG

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

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

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

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 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 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 Eastward wind component derived from aircraft instruments and GIN
var_id: U_NOTURB_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Eastward wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
var_id: U_C_FLAG

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 POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: GSPD_GIN_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Heading from POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: HDG_GIN_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 Latitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: LAT_GIN_FLAG

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

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Longitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: LON_GIN_FLAG

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

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 ozone in air from the TECO 49 instrument
var_id: O3_TECO_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Northward wind component derived from aircraft instruments and GIN
var_id: V_NOTURB_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Northward wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
var_id: V_C_FLAG

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

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Pitch angle from POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Nav. unit (positive for nose up)
var_id: PTCH_GIN_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 Roll angle from POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Nav. unit (positive for left wing up)
var_id: ROLL_GIN_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 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 absorption coefficient at 565nm, linear, from PSAP.
var_id: PSAP_LIN_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for Uncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, log, from PSAP.
var_id: PSAP_LOG_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 liquid water content from the Johnson Williams instrument.
var_id: LWC_JW_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
long_name: Flag for Vertical wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
var_id: W_C_FLAG

var_id: CDP_FLAG
long_name: Flag for droplet concentration from CDP channels 1 to 30 included
units:

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

units: 1
long_name: Flag for rate-of-change of GIN heading
var_id: HDGR_GIN_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for rate-of-change of GIN pitch angle
var_id: PITR_GIN_FLAG

units: 1
long_name: Flag for rate-of-change of GIN roll angle
var_id: ROLR_GIN_FLAG

units: m
long_name: GIFOV Radii
var_id: radii

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

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

long_name: Julian Date

long_name: Julian Date and Time of mixing ratio measurement (GMT)

long_name: Julian Date of Carbon Isotope in Methane Measurement (GMT)

var_id: LONG_DATE

units: degree_east
var_id: longitude
long_name: Latitude

long_name: Length of filling time (seconds)

units: degree_north
var_id: latitude
long_name: Longitude

long_name: Methane Mixing Ratio (ppm)

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

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: nW cm-2 sr-1 cm
long_name: Noise
var_id: noise

units: micron
long_name: Nominal uncalibrated channel diameter lower limits as given in the instrument manual
var_id: PCAS2_D_L_NOM

units: micron
long_name: Nominal uncalibrated channel diameter upper limits as given in the instrument manual
var_id: PCAS2_D_U_NOM

units: N2O

units: m s-1
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

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

long_name: Number of d13C in methane measurements

long_name: One Standard Deviation of Carbon dioxide mixing ratio (ppm)

long_name: One Standard Deviation of d13C in methane (ml-1)

long_name: One Standard Deviation of methane mixing ratio (ppm)

long_name: PCASP (SPP200) Channel Number
var_id: PCAS2CH
units:

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 1
var_id: PCAS2_01

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 10
var_id: PCAS2_10

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 11
var_id: PCAS2_11

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 12
var_id: PCAS2_12

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 13
var_id: PCAS2_13

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 14
var_id: PCAS2_14

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 15
var_id: PCAS2_15

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 16
var_id: PCAS2_16

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 17
var_id: PCAS2_17

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 18
var_id: PCAS2_18

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 19
var_id: PCAS2_19

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 2
var_id: PCAS2_02

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 20
var_id: PCAS2_20

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 21
var_id: PCAS2_21

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 22
var_id: PCAS2_22

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 23
var_id: PCAS2_23

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 24
var_id: PCAS2_24

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 25
var_id: PCAS2_25

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 26
var_id: PCAS2_26

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 27
var_id: PCAS2_27

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 28
var_id: PCAS2_28

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 29
var_id: PCAS2_29

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 3
var_id: PCAS2_03

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 30
var_id: PCAS2_30

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 4
var_id: PCAS2_04

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 5
var_id: PCAS2_05

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 6
var_id: PCAS2_06

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 7
var_id: PCAS2_07

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 8
var_id: PCAS2_08

units: cm-3
long_name: PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 9
var_id: PCAS2_09

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 1
var_id: PCAS2_01_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 10
var_id: PCAS2_10_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 11
var_id: PCAS2_11_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 12
var_id: PCAS2_12_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 13
var_id: PCAS2_13_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 14
var_id: PCAS2_14_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 15
var_id: PCAS2_15_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 16
var_id: PCAS2_16_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 17
var_id: PCAS2_17_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 18
var_id: PCAS2_18_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 19
var_id: PCAS2_19_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 2
var_id: PCAS2_02_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 20
var_id: PCAS2_20_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 21
var_id: PCAS2_21_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 22
var_id: PCAS2_22_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 23
var_id: PCAS2_23_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 24
var_id: PCAS2_24_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 25
var_id: PCAS2_25_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 26
var_id: PCAS2_26_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 27
var_id: PCAS2_27_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 28
var_id: PCAS2_28_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 29
var_id: PCAS2_29_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 3
var_id: PCAS2_03_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 30
var_id: PCAS2_30_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 4
var_id: PCAS2_04_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 5
var_id: PCAS2_05_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 6
var_id: PCAS2_06_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 7
var_id: PCAS2_07_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 8
var_id: PCAS2_08_err

units: percent
long_name: Percentage error in PCASP2 (SPP200) conc in size channel 9
var_id: PCAS2_09_err

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: Pa
long_name: Pressure
var_id: air_pressure

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

var_id: QUALITY

units: 1
var_id: quality_flag
long_name: Quality Flag

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

long_name: Refractive index of the aerosol used to calibrate channel diameter lower limits
var_id: PCAS2_D_L_RI
units:

long_name: Refractive index of the aerosol used to calibrate channel diameter upper limits
var_id: PCAS2_D_U_RI
units:

units: 1
var_id: relative_humidity
long_name: Relative Humidity

units: nW cm-2 sr-1 cm
long_name: Residual
var_id: residual

var_id: SCANDIR

var_id: SECONDS

units: degree
long_name: Solar Zenith Angle
var_id: solar_zenith_angle

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

units: 1
long_name: Surface emissivity
var_id: surface_longwave_emissivity

units: K
var_id: air_temperature
long_name: Temperature

var_id: Time
long_name: Time UTC integer seconds past midnight

long_name: Time UTC seconds past midnight for PCASP2 (SPP200)
standard_name: Time
var_id: PCAS2TSPM

var_id: time
units: s
long_name: Time since midnight

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 absorption coefficient at 565nm, linear, from PSAP.
var_id: PSAP_LIN

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

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

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

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
long_name: Vertical wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
var_id: W_C

units: cm3 s-1
long_name: Volumetric sample flow rate through PCASP2 (SPP200)
var_id: PCAS2_FL

var_id: WAVENUM

long_name: Water Vapour (%)

var_id: ZPD_POSITION

units: 1
long_name: aux_aerosol AK
var_id: aux_aerosol_AK

units: 1
long_name: aux_aerosol DOFS
var_id: aux_aerosol_DOF

units: m -1
long_name: aux_aerosol profile
var_id: aux_aerosol_profile

units: 1
long_name: aux_aerosol total column
var_id: aux_aerosol_TC

units: 1
long_name: aux_h2o AK
var_id: aux_h2o_AK

units: 1
long_name: aux_h2o DOFS
var_id: aux_h2o_DOF

units: kg m-3
long_name: aux_h2o profile
var_id: aux_h2o_profile

units: 1
long_name: aux_h2o total column
var_id: aux_h2o_TC

units: 1
long_name: aux_tem AK
var_id: aux_tem_AK

units: 1
long_name: aux_tem DOFS
var_id: aux_tem_DOF

units: K
long_name: aux_tem profile
var_id: aux_tem_profile

units: 1
long_name: aux_tem total column
var_id: aux_tem_TC

units: 1
long_name: ch4 AK
var_id: ch4_AK

units: 1
long_name: ch4 DOFS
var_id: ch4_DOF

units: mol cm-2
long_name: ch4 Total Column
var_id: ch4_TC

units: kg m-3
long_name: ch4 a priori error profile
var_id: ch4_ap_error

units: kg m-3
long_name: ch4 a priori profile
var_id: ch4_ap_profile

units: 1
long_name: ch4 error reduction
var_id: ch4_err_reduct

units: kg m-3
long_name: ch4 profile
var_id: ch4_profile

units: kg m-3
long_name: ch4 total error profile
var_id: ch4_total_error

long_name: d13C in methane (ml-1)

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

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 1
var_id: CDP_01

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 10
var_id: CDP_10

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 11
var_id: CDP_11

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 12
var_id: CDP_12

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 13
var_id: CDP_13

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 14
var_id: CDP_14

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 15
var_id: CDP_15

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 16
var_id: CDP_16

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 17
var_id: CDP_17

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 18
var_id: CDP_18

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 19
var_id: CDP_19

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 2
var_id: CDP_02

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 20
var_id: CDP_20

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 21
var_id: CDP_21

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 22
var_id: CDP_22

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 23
var_id: CDP_23

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 24
var_id: CDP_24

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 25
var_id: CDP_25

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 26
var_id: CDP_26

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 27
var_id: CDP_27

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 28
var_id: CDP_28

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 29
var_id: CDP_29

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 3
var_id: CDP_03

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 30
var_id: CDP_30

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 4
var_id: CDP_04

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 5
var_id: CDP_05

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 6
var_id: CDP_06

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 7
var_id: CDP_07

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 8
var_id: CDP_08

units: cm-3
long_name: droplet concentration in CDP size channel 9
var_id: CDP_09

units: degree s-1
long_name: rate-of-change of GIN heading
standard_name: platform_yaw_rate
var_id: HDGR_GIN

units: degree s-1
long_name: rate-of-change of GIN pitch angle
standard_name: platform_roll_rate
var_id: PITR_GIN

units: degree s-1
long_name: rate-of-change of GIN roll angle
standard_name: platform_pitch_rate
var_id: ROLR_GIN

units: cm-3
var_id: CDP_CONC
long_name: total droplet concentration from CDP channels 1 to 30 included

Co-ordinate Variables

units: degree_north
standard_name: latitude
var_id: LAT
long_name: AIMMS GPS latitude

units: degree_east
standard_name: longitude
var_id: LON
long_name: AIMMS GPS longitude

units: degree_north
standard_name: latitude
long_name: Latitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: LAT_GIN

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 POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
var_id: LON_GIN

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

standard_name: time
long_name: Time UTC seconds past midnight for CDP
var_id: CDP_TSPM

standard_name: time
var_id: Time
long_name: time of measurement

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Coverage

Temporal Range

Start time:

2013-09-20T01:58:58

End time:

2013-09-20T08:46:28

Geographic Extent

	73.0685°
20.1996°		26.6291°
	67.7065°

Dataset

FAAM B805 MAMM flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft

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Co-ordinate Variables

Temporal Range

2013-09-20T01:58:58

2013-09-20T08:46:28

Geographic Extent

73.0685°

20.1996°

26.6291°

67.7065°

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