Dataset
FAAM B416 VOCALS flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft
Update Frequency: As Needed
Latest Data Update: 2015-04-30
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2014-07-14
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 97 Files | 8GB
Abstract
Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites data on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft collected for VOCALS-UK - Continuum Absorption in the Visible and Infrared and its Atmospheric Relevance project.
Citable as: Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements; Natural Environment Research Council; Met Office (2014): FAAM B416 VOCALS 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/ee588bac73184456bc2a0403a5c26d3e/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: VOCALS, FAAM, airborne, atmospheric measurments
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Process overview
This dataset was generated by instruments deployed on platforms as listed below.
Instrument/Platform pairings
Mobile platform operations
| Mobile Platform Operation 1 | FAAM BAE-146 flight B416 |
| Output Description | None |
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 0
- var_id: 2DC_CH00
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 1
- var_id: 2DC_CH01
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 10
- var_id: 2DC_CH10
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 11
- var_id: 2DC_CH11
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 12
- var_id: 2DC_CH12
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 13
- var_id: 2DC_CH13
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 14
- var_id: 2DC_CH14
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 15
- var_id: 2DC_CH15
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 16
- var_id: 2DC_CH16
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 17
- var_id: 2DC_CH17
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 18
- var_id: 2DC_CH18
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 19
- var_id: 2DC_CH19
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 2
- var_id: 2DC_CH02
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 20
- var_id: 2DC_CH20
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 21
- var_id: 2DC_CH21
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 22
- var_id: 2DC_CH22
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 23
- var_id: 2DC_CH23
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 24
- var_id: 2DC_CH24
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 25
- var_id: 2DC_CH25
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 26
- var_id: 2DC_CH26
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 27
- var_id: 2DC_CH27
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 28
- var_id: 2DC_CH28
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 29
- var_id: 2DC_CH29
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 3
- var_id: 2DC_CH03
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 30
- var_id: 2DC_CH30
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 31
- var_id: 2DC_CH31
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 4
- var_id: 2DC_CH04
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 5
- var_id: 2DC_CH05
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 6
- var_id: 2DC_CH06
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 7
- var_id: 2DC_CH07
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 8
- var_id: 2DC_CH08
- units: m-3
- long_name: 2DC Concentration in size channel 9
- var_id: 2DC_CH09
- var_id: AOA
- var_id: ARIESRAD
- 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
- 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
- standard_name:
- 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
- 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: degK
- long_name: Brightness Temperature
- var_id: bt
- 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: 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: CDP_D_L_CAL
- units: micron
- long_name: Calibrated channel diameter upper limits
- var_id: CDP_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
- units: nm
- var_id: nirwv
- long_name: Central wavelengths of the ush near infrared module detector
- units: nm
- var_id: viswv
- long_name: Central wavelengths of the ush visible module detector
- 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
- 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: 1
- long_name: Data Quality Flags
- var_id: allflags
- standard_name: dew_point_temperature
- units: degK
- long_name: Dew point from the General Eastern instrument.
- var_id: TDEW_GE
- 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: CDP_D_L_ERR
- units: micron
- long_name: Error in calibrated channel diameter upper limits
- var_id: CDP_D_U_ERR
- var_id: F2_sample_flow
- 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 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 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 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 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 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 Ice water content from 2DC
- var_id: 2DC_IWC_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 humidity of the nephelometer
- var_id: NEPH_HUM_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 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 Liquid water content from 2DC
- var_id: 2DC_LWC_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 Sulphur Dioxide in air from the TECO 43 instrument
- var_id: SO2_TECO_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 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
- 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 Particle concentration from the 2DC
- var_id: 2DC_CONC_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 Raw data from the TWC probe Lyman alpha detector
- var_id: TWC_DET_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 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 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 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
- long_name: Flag for Vertical wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
- var_id: W_C_FLAG
- long_name: Flag for droplet concentration from CDP channels 2 to 30 included
- var_id: CDP_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: 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
- units: ms
- var_id: nirint
- long_name: Integration time of ush near infrared module spectra
- units: ms
- var_id: visint
- long_name: Integration time of ush visible module spectra
- units: %
- long_name: Internal sample humidity of the nephelometer
- var_id: NEPH_HUM
- 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
- var_id: LONG_DATE
- 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: micron
- long_name: Nominal uncalibrated channel diameter lower limits as given in the instrument manual
- var_id: CDP_D_L_NOM
- units: micron
- long_name: Nominal uncalibrated channel diameter upper limits as given in the instrument manual
- var_id: CDP_D_U_NOM
- units: seconds from 0000 UTC
- 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
- var_id: PCASP
- var_id: PS_RVSM
- var_id: P_plenum
- units: m-3
- long_name: Particle concentration from the 2DC
- var_id: 2DC_CONC
- units: m
- var_id: aerosol_size
- long_name: Particle mobility diameter in metres at instrument humidity
- 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
- var_id: QUALITY
- units: 1
- long_name: Quality flag; value greater than 0 indicated bad data
- var_id: quality_flag
- 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
- var_id: SCANDIR
- var_id: SECONDS
- 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: seconds past midnight UTC
- var_id: nirtime
- long_name: Start time of ush near infrared module spectra
- units: seconds past midnight UTC
- var_id: vistime
- long_name: Start time of ush visible module spectra
- 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: TAS
- var_id: T_amb
- var_id: T_dew
- var_id: T_plenum
- var_id: Time
- var_id: Time
- long_name: Time UTC integer seconds past midnight
- long_name: Time UTC seconds past midnight for 2D-C and 2D-P
- var_id: 2DTSPM
- 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
- var_id: time
- units: s
- long_name: UTC time in seconds since midnight
- 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:
- 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
- long_name: Vertical wind component from turbulence probe and GIN
- var_id: W_C
- var_id: WAVENUM
- units: gram m-3
- long_name: Water content from 2DC assuming ice
- var_id: 2DC_IWC
- units: gram m-3
- long_name: Water content from 2DC assuming liquid
- var_id: 2DC_LWC
- var_id: ZPD_POSITION
- var_id: ahum
- var_id: alt_gin
- var_id: alt
- units: meters
- long_name: altitude above MSL
- var_id: cpc_conc
- units: degC
- long_name: dp
- var_id: dp
- 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: K
- long_name: dry nephelometer sample inlet temperature
- var_id: tin_dry
- units: K
- long_name: dry nephelometer sample outlet temperature
- var_id: tout_dry
- units: hPa
- long_name: dry nephelometer sample pressure
- var_id: p_dry
- units: %
- long_name: dry nephelometer sample relative humidity
- var_id: rh_dry
- units: m/s
- long_name: dz
- var_id: dz
- units: degrees
- var_id: lon
- long_name: east longitude
- var_id: flow_cpc
- var_id: flow_lyman
- var_id: flow_pcasp
- units: meters
- long_name: gps reported altitude above MSL
- var_id: gpsalt
- units: degC
- long_name: humidifier water temperature
- var_id: t_water
- var_id: lat_gin
- var_id: lon_gin
- var_id: missing_data_flag
- var_id: mode
- units: gram/kg
- long_name: mr
- var_id: mr
- units: degrees
- var_id: lat
- long_name: north latitude
- units: um
- long_name: particle_diameter_bin_edges
- var_id: size_edges
- units: um
- long_name: particle_diameter_bin_mid
- var_id: size_mid
- units: cm-3
- long_name: particle_size_distribution
- var_id: PSD
- units: hPa
- var_id: pres
- long_name: pres
- units: hPa
- long_name: qp
- var_id: qp
- units: percent
- long_name: qrh
- var_id: qrh
- units: degC
- long_name: qt
- var_id: qt
- units: m/s
- long_name: qu
- var_id: qu
- units: m/s
- long_name: qv
- var_id: qv
- units: m/s
- long_name: qwind
- var_id: qwind
- var_id: range
- units: km
- long_name: range
- 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: %
- long_name: relative humidity sensor 1
- var_id: rh1
- units: %
- long_name: relative humidity sensor 2
- var_id: rh2
- units: %
- long_name: relative humidity sensor 3
- var_id: rh3
- units: %
- long_name: relative humidity sensor 4
- var_id: rh4
- units: %
- long_name: relative humidity sensor 5
- var_id: rh5
- units: %
- long_name: relative humidity sensor 6
- var_id: rh6
- units: percent
- var_id: rh
- long_name: rh
- units: L min-1
- long_name: sample flow rate
- var_id: flow
- units: seconds
- long_name: seconds since base_time
- var_id: time_offset
- long_name: sounding launch time
- var_id: base_time
- units: degC
- long_name: tdry
- var_id: tdry
- units: degC
- long_name: temperature sensor 1
- var_id: t1
- units: degC
- var_id: t2
- long_name: temperature sensor 2
- units: degC
- long_name: temperature sensor 3
- var_id: t3
- units: degC
- long_name: temperature sensor 4
- var_id: t4
- units: K
- var_id: theta
- long_name: theta
- units: K
- long_name: theta_e
- var_id: theta_e
- units: K
- long_name: theta_v
- var_id: theta_v
- long_name: time
- var_id: time
- var_id: t
- long_name: time of measurement
- var_id: time
- long_name: time_seconds
- units: cm-3
- long_name: total droplet concentration from CDP channels 2 to 30 included
- var_id: CDP_CONC
- units: m/s
- long_name: u_wind
- var_id: u_wind
- units: m-1
- long_name: uncorrected dry nephelometer blue 0.45 micron total scattering coefficient
- var_id: b_dry
- units: m-1
- long_name: uncorrected dry nephelometer green 0.55 micron total scattering coefficient
- var_id: g_dry
- units: m-1
- long_name: uncorrected dry nephelometer red 0.70 micron total scattering coefficient
- var_id: r_dry
- units: m-1
- long_name: uncorrected wet nephelometer blue 0.45 micron total scattering coefficient
- var_id: b_wet
- units: m-1
- long_name: uncorrected wet nephelometer green 0.55 micron total scattering coefficient
- var_id: g_wet
- units: m-1
- long_name: uncorrected wet nephelometer red 0.70 micron total scattering coefficient
- var_id: r_wet
- units: W m-2 micron-1
- var_id: nir
- long_name: ush Irradiance spectra from the near infrared module
- units: W m-2 micron-1
- var_id: vis
- long_name: ush Irradiance spectra from the visible module
- units: m/s
- long_name: v_wind
- var_id: v_wind
- units: degC
- long_name: vt
- var_id: vt
- units: degree
- var_id: wdir
- long_name: wdir
- units: K
- long_name: wet nephelometer sample inlet temperature
- var_id: tin_wet
- units: K
- long_name: wet nephelometer sample outlet temperature
- var_id: tout_wet
- units: hPa
- long_name: wet nephelometer sample pressure
- var_id: p_wet
- units: %
- long_name: wet nephelometer sample relative humidity
- var_id: rh_wet
- units: m/s
- var_id: wspd
- long_name: wspd
Co-ordinate Variables
- 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
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2008-11-07T10:39:28
End time:
2008-11-07T14:08:40
Geographic Extent
-18.3497° |
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-78.4890° |
-70.3369° |
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-20.1753° |
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