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Dataset

 

FAAM B627 BORTAS flight, number 10: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2014-07-14
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 42 Files | 1GB

Abstract

Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites data on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft during flight 10 for BORTAS: Quantifying the impact of BOReal forest fires on Tropospheric oxidants over the Atlantic using Aircraft and Satellites project.

Citable as:  Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements; Natural Environment Research Council; Met Office (2014): FAAM B627 BORTAS flight, number 10: 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/e9468bb171d6419ba83eae56fa87be8d
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: BORTAS, FAAM, airborne, atmospheric measurments

Details

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Access rules:
Restricted data: please submit an application using the REQUEST ACCESS link for access.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence: http://licences.ceda.ac.uk/image/data_access_condition/faam_core.pdf. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
Data lineage:

Data were collected by instrument scientists during the flight before preparation and delivery for archiving at the NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre.

Data Quality:
Data collected by flight participants before preparation for archival with the British Atmospheric Data Centre
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-146 flight B627
Output Description

None

  • units: NO
  • names: 10 sec nitric oxide mixing ratio, in pptv
  • units: NO2
  • names: 10 sec nitrogen dioxide mixing ratio, in pptv
  • units: None
  • names: 2sigma standard error of 10 sec NO mixing ratio, derived from 1 sec data, in pptv
  • units: None
  • names: 2sigma standard error of 10 sec NO2 mixing ratio, derived from 1 sec data, in pptv
  • units: ppbC
  • names: ACET tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: ACRPAN tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: ALCO tracer
  • units: ppbC
  • names: ALD2 tracer
  • units: ppbC
  • names: ALK4 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: ALPH tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: AN
  • units: mixing ratio, ppbv
  • names: ANs (total alkyl nitrates:RONO2)
  • units: None
  • names: B627 Ammonium
  • units: None
  • names: B627 Nitrate
  • units: None
  • names: B627 Org43
  • units: None
  • names: B627 Org44
  • units: None
  • names: B627 Org60
  • units: None
  • names: B627 Organics
  • units: None
  • names: B627 Sulfate
  • units: None
  • names: B627 rBC mass con std
  • units: None
  • names: B627 rBC number con std
  • units: ppbv
  • names: BCPI tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: BCPO tracer
  • units: ppbC
  • names: BENZ tracer
  • units: unitless
  • names: BLKC AOD below aircraft
  • units: unitless
  • names: BLKC AOD column
  • units: m/z=78
  • names: Benzene_ppbv
  • units: ppbC
  • names: C2H2 tracer
  • units: ppbC
  • names: C2H4 tracer
  • units: ppbC
  • names: C2H6 tracer
  • units: ppbC
  • names: C3H8 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: CH2O tracer
  • units: None
  • names: CH4 error flag
  • units: ppbv
  • names: CO tracer
  • units: None
  • names: CO2 error flag
  • units: CO2
  • names: Carbon Dioxide dry mole fraction, in ppmv
  • units: ppbv
  • names: DMS tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: DST1 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: DST2 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: DST3 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: DST4 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: ENPAN tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: GLPAN tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: GLYC tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: GLYX tracer
  • units: frac
  • names: GMAO Absolute Humidity
  • units: hPa
  • names: GMAO Surface Pressure
  • units: K
  • names: GMAO Temperature
  • units: m/s
  • names: GMAO U-Wind
  • units: m/s
  • names: GMAO V-Wind
  • units: ppbv
  • names: GPAN tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: H2O2 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: HAC tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: HNO3 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: HNO4 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: HO2
  • units: ppbC
  • names: ISOP tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: LIMO tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: MACR tracer
  • units: ppbC
  • names: MBO tracer
  • units: ppbC
  • names: MEK tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: MGLY tracer
  • units: ppbC
  • names: MONX tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: MP tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: MPAN tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: MSA tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: MVK tracer
  • units: CH4
  • names: Methane dry mole fraction, in ppbv
  • units: ppbv
  • names: N2O5 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: NH3 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: NH4 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: NIPAN tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: NIT tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: NITs tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: NO
  • units: 0=valid data, 1=not used, 2=present but likely to be wrong, 3=missing data
  • names: NO mixing ratio error flag
  • units: ppbv
  • names: NO2
  • units: 0=valid data, 1=not used, 2=present but likely to be wrong, 3=missing data
  • names: NO2 mixing ratio error flag
  • units: ppbv
  • names: NOx tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: NOy
  • units: mixing ratio, ppbv
  • names: NOy (Be careful some NOy could be missed!)
  • units: ppbv
  • names: O3
  • units: ppbv
  • names: OCPI tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: OCPO tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: OH
  • units: unitless
  • names: ORGC AOD below aircraft
  • units: unitless
  • names: ORGC AOD column
  • units: ppbv
  • names: Ox tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: PAN tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: PMN tracer
  • units: mixing ratio, ppbv
  • names: PNs (total peroxy nitrates:RO2NO2)
  • units: ppbv
  • names: PPN tracer
  • units: ppbC
  • names: PRPE tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: R4N2 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: RCHO tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: RO2
  • units: unitless
  • names: SALA AOD below aircraft
  • units: unitless
  • names: SALA AOD column
  • units: ppbv
  • names: SALA tracer
  • units: unitless
  • names: SALC AOD below aircraft
  • units: unitless
  • names: SALC AOD column
  • units: ppbv
  • names: SALC tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: SO2 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: SO4 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: SO4s tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: SOA1 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: SOA2 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: SOA3 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: SOA4 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: SOA5 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: SOAG tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: SOAM tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: SOG1 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: SOG2 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: SOG3 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: SOG4 tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: SOG5 tracer
  • units: unitless
  • names: SULF AOD below aircraft
  • units: unitless
  • names: SULF AOD column
  • units: ppbC
  • names: TOLU tracer
  • units: m/z=91
  • names: Toluene_ppbv
  • units: ppbC
  • names: XYLE tracer
  • units: ppbv
  • names: acetone
  • units: ppbv
  • names: acetone_LOD
  • units: None
  • names: acetone_flag
  • units: ppbv
  • names: acetonitrile
  • units: ppbv
  • names: acetonitrile_LOD
  • units: None
  • names: acetonitrile_flag
  • units: ppbv
  • names: benzene
  • units: ppbv
  • names: benzene_LOD
  • units: None
  • names: benzene_flag
  • units: ppbv
  • names: c9_aromatics
  • units: None
  • names: c9_aromatics_flag
  • units: None
  • names: end_sample-time
  • units: None
  • names: error_flag_Benzene
  • units: None
  • names: error_flag_Toluene
  • units: ppbv
  • names: isoprene
  • units: ppbv
  • names: isoprene_LOD
  • units: None
  • names: isoprene_flag
  • units: ppbv
  • names: mek
  • units: ppbv
  • names: mek_LOD
  • units: None
  • names: mek_flag
  • units: ppbv
  • names: monoterpenes
  • units: ppbv
  • names: monoterpenes_LOD
  • units: None
  • names: monoterpenes_flag
  • units: ppbv
  • names: mvk_macr
  • units: ppbv
  • names: mvk_macr_LOD
  • units: None
  • names: mvk_macr_flag
  • units: ppbv
  • names: toluene
  • units: ppbv
  • names: toluene_LOD
  • units: None
  • names: toluene_flag

Co-ordinate Variables

Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2011-07-27T09:24:25
End time:
2011-07-27T17:41:14
Geographic Extent

 
53.3778°
 
-89.3335°
 
-60.3614°
 
48.3700°