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FAAM B789 COPE flight: Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites on board the BAE-146 aircraft

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2019-12-06
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2015-03-23
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Dataset Size: 1.88K Files | 4GB

Abstract

Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites data on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft collected for The NERC MICROphysicS of COnvective PrEcipitation (MICROSCOPE) project as part of the COnvective Precipitation Experiment (COPE).

Citable as:  Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements; Natural Environment Research Council; Met Office (2015): FAAM B789 COPE 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/f9efb04b1a5d411e8b796bee20f13d1b

Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: COPE, 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

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
New Instrument: faam-dryneph Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
FAAM: DMT Dual Column Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN) 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/UFAM: Aerosol Mass Spectrometer (AMS) - formerly umist-ams Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
New Instrument: faam-grimm Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
FAAM-CIP100 Cloud Imaging Probe Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
FAAM-CIP15 Cloud Imaging Probe 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
New Instrument: faam-3786cpc Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
University of Manchester: Droplet Measurement Technologies, Inc, Two dimenionsal stereo probe, (2DS) Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE
Manchester: Single Particle Soot Photometer (SP2) Deployed on: FAAM BAe-146-301 Large Atmospheric Research Aircraft G-LUXE

Mobile platform operations

Mobile Platform Operation 1 FAAM BAE-146 flight B789
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_north
  • var_id: LAT
  • long_name: AIMMS GPS latitude
  • 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
  • long_name: AIMMS Status flag (0 - solution invalid)
  • var_id: STATUS
  • units:
  • units: m s-1
  • standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_air
  • var_id: TAS
  • long_name: AIMMS True air speed
  • units: degree
  • var_id: AOSS
  • 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: AOA
  • long_name: A_0 calibration coefficient
  • var_id: A_0
  • units:
  • long_name: A_alpha calibration coefficient
  • var_id: A_alpha
  • units:
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • long_name: B_0 calibration coefficient
  • var_id: B_0
  • units:
  • long_name: B_alpha calibration coefficient
  • var_id: B_alpha
  • units:
  • long_name: B_beta calibration coefficient
  • var_id: B_beta
  • units:
  • long_name: CDP Channel Number
  • var_id: CDPCH
  • units:
  • units: 1
  • long_name: CP_0 calibration coefficient
  • var_id: CP_0
  • long_name: CP_alpha calibration coefficient
  • var_id: CP_alpha
  • units:
  • 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: CDP_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: 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
  • units: L-1
  • long_name: Definite ice number concentration of particles from 2DS Channel0 in size/time interval (L-1)
  • var_id: NC_2DS_Defice_C0
  • units: L-1
  • long_name: Definite ice number concentration of particles from 2DS Channel1 in size/time interval (L-1)
  • var_id: NC_2DS_Defice_C1
  • standard_name: dew_point_temperature
  • units: degK
  • long_name: Dew point from the General Eastern instrument.
  • var_id: TDEW_GE
  • units: K
  • long_name: Dew-point derived from TWC probe specific humidity (valid in cloud-free air)
  • var_id: TWC_TDEW
  • 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: L-1
  • long_name: Edge number concentration of particles from 2DS Channel0 in size/time interval (L-1)
  • var_id: NC_2DS_Edge_C0
  • units: L-1
  • long_name: Edge number concentration of particles from 2DS Channel1 in size/time interval (L-1)
  • var_id: NC_2DS_Edge_C1
  • 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: PCAS2_D_U_ERR
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Acceleration along the aircraft longitudinal axis (GIN) (positive forward)
  • var_id: ACLF_GIN_FLAG
  • 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
  • long_name: Flag for Aircraft track angle POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: TRCK_GIN_FLAG
  • 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
  • long_name: Flag for Aircraft velocity north from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: VELN_GIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Altitude from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: ALT_GIN_FLAG
  • 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
  • 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
  • long_name: Flag for Calibrated differential pressure between centre(P0) port and S10 static
  • var_id: P0_S10_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Calibrated differential pressure between turbulence probe horizontal ports
  • var_id: PB_TURB_FLAG
  • 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
  • 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
  • long_name: Flag for Dew point from the General Eastern instrument.
  • var_id: TDEW_GE_FLAG
  • 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 derived from aircraft instruments and GIN
  • var_id: U_NOTURB_FLAG
  • 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
  • long_name: Flag for Longitude from the XR5 GPS system.
  • var_id: LON_GPS_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Mirror Temperature measured by the Buck CR2 Hygrometer
  • var_id: TDEW_CR2_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for Mole fraction of Carbon Monoxide in air from the AERO AL5002 instrument
  • var_id: CO_AERO_FLAG
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • long_name: Flag for Pitot-static pressure from centre-port measurements corrrected for AoA and AoSS
  • var_id: PSP_TURB_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Pressure altitude from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
  • var_id: PALT_RVS_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter.
  • var_id: HGT_RADR_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Raw data from the TWC probe Lyman alpha detector
  • var_id: TWC_DET_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Roll angle from POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Nav. unit (positive for left wing up)
  • var_id: ROLL_GIN_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Sample temperature in Kelvin from the TWC evaporator probe
  • var_id: TWC_TSAM_FLAG
  • 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
  • long_name: Flag for Static pressure from S9 fuselage ports
  • var_id: P9_STAT_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Static pressure from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
  • var_id: PS_RVSM_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for TWC evaporator-1 current.
  • var_id: TWC_EVAP1_FLAG
  • units: 1
  • long_name: Flag for TWC evaporator-2 current.
  • var_id: TWC_EVAP2_FLAG
  • var_id: TWC_EVAP_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Total water specific humidity from the TWC evaporator instrument
  • 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
  • long_name: Flag for True airspeed (dry-air) from turbulence probe
  • var_id: TAS_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Uncertainty estimate for Buck CR2 Mirror Temperature
  • var_id: TDEW_C_U_FLAG
  • long_name: Flag for Uncertainty estimate for water vapour volume mixing ratio measured by the Buck CR2
  • var_id: VMR_C_U_FLAG
  • 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
  • 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
  • long_name: Flag for Upwards velocitiy from the XR5 GPS system.
  • var_id: GPS_VELZ_FLAG
  • 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 Water vapour volume mixing ratio measured by the Buck CR2
  • var_id: VMR_CR2_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:
  • 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 s-1
  • standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_ground
  • long_name: Groundspeed from POS AV 510 GPS-aided Inertial Navigation unit
  • var_id: GSPD_GIN
  • 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: L-1
  • long_name: Irregular number concentration of particles from 2DS Channel0 in size/time interval (L-1)
  • var_id: NC_2DS_Irreg_C0
  • units: L-1
  • long_name: Irregular number concentration of particles from 2DS Channel1 in size/time interval (L-1)
  • var_id: NC_2DS_Irreg_C1
  • standard_name: dew_point_temperature
  • units: degK
  • long_name: Mirror Temperature measured by the Buck CR2 Hygrometer
  • var_id: TDEW_CR2
  • 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: 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: Percent
  • 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: 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: degree
  • long_name: Pitch angle from POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Nav. unit (positive for nose up)
  • standard_name: platform_pitch_angle
  • var_id: PTCH_GIN
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Pitot static pressure inverted from RVSM (air data) system indicated airspeed
  • var_id: Q_RVSM
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: Pitot-static pressure from centre-port measurements corrrected for AoA and AoSS
  • var_id: PSP_TURB
  • units: m
  • standard_name: altitude
  • long_name: Pressure altitude from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system
  • var_id: PALT_RVS
  • units: m
  • standard_name: height
  • long_name: Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter.
  • var_id: HGT_RADR
  • units: bits
  • long_name: Raw data from the TWC probe Lyman alpha detector
  • var_id: TWC_DET
  • 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: degree
  • long_name: Roll angle from POSAV GPS-aided Inertial Nav. unit (positive for left wing up)
  • standard_name: platform_roll_angle
  • var_id: ROLL_GIN
  • units: L-1
  • long_name: Round number concentration of particles from 2DS Channel0 in size/time interval (L-1)
  • var_id: NC_2DS_Round_C0
  • units: L-1
  • long_name: Round number concentration of particles from 2DS Channel1 in size/time interval (L-1)
  • var_id: NC_2DS_Round_C1
  • units: K
  • long_name: Sample temperature in Kelvin from the TWC evaporator probe
  • var_id: TWC_TSAM
  • units: L-1
  • long_name: Small number concentration of particles from 2DS Channel0 in size/time interval (L-1)
  • var_id: NC_2DS_Small_C0
  • units: L-1
  • long_name: Small number concentration of particles from 2DS Channel1 in size/time interval (L-1)
  • var_id: NC_2DS_Small_C1
  • 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: A
  • long_name: TWC evaporator-1 current.
  • var_id: TWC_EVAP1
  • units: A
  • long_name: TWC evaporator-2 current.
  • var_id: TWC_EVAP2
  • 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
  • units: gram kg-1
  • var_id: TWC_EVAP
  • long_name: Total water specific humidity from the TWC evaporator instrument
  • units: m s-1
  • long_name: True air speed from the aircraft RVSM (air data) system and deiced temperature.
  • standard_name: platform_speed_wrt_air
  • var_id: TAS_RVSM
  • 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: degK
  • long_name: Uncertainty estimate for Buck CR2 Mirror Temperature
  • var_id: TDEW_C_U
  • units: ppmv
  • long_name: Uncertainty estimate for water vapour volume mixing ratio measured by the Buck CR2
  • var_id: VMR_C_U
  • 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
  • standard_name: brightness_temperature
  • units: degK
  • long_name: Upwelling infrared brightness temperature from the Heimann radiometer.
  • var_id: BTHEIM_C
  • 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
  • units: ppmv
  • long_name: Water vapour volume mixing ratio measured by the Buck CR2
  • var_id: VMR_CR2
  • 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: microns
  • long_name: mid-point of size bin in microns
  • var_id: size
  • var_id: time
  • long_name: mid-point of time bin in seconds from midnight
  • units: Seconds
  • units: L-1
  • var_id: numb_conc_of_cloud_particle
  • long_name: number concentration of all particles except interarrival time lower than 1e-4 second from CIP100 in size/time interval (L-1)
  • units: L-1
  • var_id: numb_conc_of_cloud_particle
  • long_name: number concentration of all particles except interarrival time lower than 1e-6 second from 2DS Channel0 in size/time interval (L-1)
  • units: L-1
  • var_id: numb_conc_of_cloud_particle
  • long_name: number concentration of all particles except interarrival time lower than 1e-6 second from 2DS Channel1 in size/time interval (L-1)
  • units: L-1
  • var_id: numb_conc_of_cloud_particle
  • long_name: number concentration of all particles from CIP15 (CAPS) in size/time interval (L-1)
  • 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_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
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2013-07-25T05:17:40
End time:
2013-07-25T14:10:07
Geographic Extent

 
52.6932°
 
-5.2804°
 
0.4008°
 
50.1835°