Dataset
FAAM B222 AMMA 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: 33 Files | 364MB
Abstract
Airborne atmospheric measurements from core and non-core instrument suites data on board the FAAM BAE-146 aircraft collected for African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA) project.
Citable as: Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements; Natural Environment Research Council; Met Office (2014): FAAM B222 AMMA 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/ff58f06e6e8249b796ea468ce432deb9/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: AMMA, 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 B222 |
| Output Description | None |
- units: m s-2
- long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft longitudinal axis from the INU
- standard_name: INU_acceleration_forward
- var_id: PARA0538
- units: m s-2
- long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft starboard axis from the INU
- standard_name: INU_acceleration_starboard
- var_id: PARA0539
- units: m s-2
- long_name: Acceleration along the aircraft vertical axis from the INU
- standard_name: INU_acceleration_up
- var_id: PARA0540
- units: m s-1
- long_name: Aircraft vertical velocity from the INS
- standard_name: aircraft_velocity_ins_vertical
- var_id: PARA0557
- units: m
- var_id: PARA0582
- long_name: Altitude from the XR5 GPS system.
- standard_name: GPS_altitude
- units: degree
- long_name: Angle of attack from the turbulence probe
- standard_name: angle_of_attack
- var_id: PARA0548
- units: degree
- long_name: Angle of sideslip from the turbulence probe
- standard_name: angls_of_sideslip
- var_id: PARA0549
- units: ppb
- var_id: PARA0782
- long_name: CO mixing ratio from the AL5002 instrument.
- standard_name: CO mixing ratio
- units: hPa
- var_id: PARA0579
- long_name: Cabin pressure.
- standard_name: cabin_pressure
- units: degC
- var_id: PARA0660
- long_name: Cabin temperature at the core consoles.
- standard_name: cabin_temperature
- units: hPa
- long_name: Calibrated differential pressure between horizontal ports
- standard_name: sideslip_differential_pressure
- var_id: PARA0775
- units: hPa
- long_name: Calibrated differential pressure between vertical ports
- standard_name: attack_differential_pressure
- var_id: PARA0774
- units: W m-2
- long_name: Corrected downward long wave irradiance.
- var_id: PARA1021
- standard_name: Irradiance_LW_down
- units: W m-2
- long_name: Corrected downward short wave irradiance, clear dome.
- var_id: PARA1019
- standard_name: Irradiance_SW_down_clear
- units: degree_north
- var_id: PARA0730
- long_name: Corrected latitude derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data.
- standard_name: latitude_corrected
- units: degree_east
- var_id: PARA0731
- long_name: Corrected longitude derived from XR5 GPS and Honeywell INU data.
- standard_name: longitude_corrected
- units: W m-2
- long_name: Corrected upward long wave irradiance.
- var_id: PARA1024
- standard_name: Irradiance_LW_up
- units: W m-2
- long_name: Corrected upward short wave irradiance, clear dome.
- var_id: PARA1022
- standard_name: Irradiance_SW_up_clear
- standard_name: dew_point_temperature
- var_id: PARA0529
- units: degK
- long_name: Dew point from the General Eastern instrument.
- units: K
- standard_name: dew_point_temperature
- long_name: Dew-point derived from TWC probe specific humidity
- var_id: PARA0725
- units: degree
- long_name: Drift angle from the INS
- standard_name: drift_angle_ins
- var_id: PARA0564
- units: m s-1
- long_name: Eastward wind component
- var_id: PARA0715
- standard_name: wind_eastward
- units: m s-1
- var_id: PARA0584
- long_name: Eastwards velocity from the XR5 GPS system.
- standard_name: GPS_velocity_E
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0515FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0515
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0516FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0516
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0517FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0517
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0520FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0520
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0525FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0525
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0529FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0529
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0535FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0535
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0538
- var_id: PARA0538FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0539
- var_id: PARA0539FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0540
- var_id: PARA0540FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0548
- var_id: PARA0548FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0549
- var_id: PARA0549FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0557
- var_id: PARA0557FLAG
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0560FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0560
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0561FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0561
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0562FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0562
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0563
- var_id: PARA0563FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0564
- var_id: PARA0564FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0565
- var_id: PARA0565FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0566
- var_id: PARA0566FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0567
- var_id: PARA0567FLAG
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0572FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0572
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0574FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0574
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0575FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0575
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0576FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0576
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0577FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0577
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0578FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0578
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0579FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0579
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0580FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0580
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0581FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0581
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0582FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0582
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0583FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0583
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0584FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0584
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0585FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0585
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0602FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0602
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0605FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0605
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0642FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0642
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0643FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0643
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0648
- var_id: PARA0648FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0649
- var_id: PARA0649FLAG
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0660FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0660
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0714FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0714
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0715FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0715
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0716FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0716
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0723
- var_id: PARA0723FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0725
- var_id: PARA0725FLAG
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0730FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0730
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0731FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0731
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0735FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0735
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0736FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0736
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0760
- var_id: PARA0760FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0761
- var_id: PARA0761FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0762
- var_id: PARA0762FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0763
- var_id: PARA0763FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0764
- var_id: PARA0764FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0765
- var_id: PARA0765FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0766
- var_id: PARA0766FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0767
- var_id: PARA0767FLAG
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0770FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0770
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0771FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0771
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0772FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0772
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0773
- var_id: PARA0773FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0774
- var_id: PARA0774FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0775
- var_id: PARA0775FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0778
- var_id: PARA0778FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0779
- var_id: PARA0779FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA0781
- var_id: PARA0781FLAG
- units: 1
- var_id: PARA0782FLAG
- long_name: Flag for PARA0782
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA1019
- var_id: PARA1019FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA1021
- var_id: PARA1021FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA1022
- var_id: PARA1022FLAG
- units: 1
- long_name: Flag for PARA1024
- var_id: PARA1024FLAG
- units: m s-1
- long_name: Groundspeed from the INS
- standard_name: groundspeed_ins
- var_id: PARA0563
- units: degree
- var_id: PARA0562
- long_name: Heading from Honeywell H423 INU.
- standard_name: heading_angle_ins
- units: m s-1
- var_id: PARA0516
- long_name: Indicated air speed from the aircraft RVSM system.
- standard_name: indicated_airspeed_RVSM
- units: hPa
- long_name: Internal sample pressure of the Nephelometer
- standard_name: nephelometer_pressure
- var_id: PARA0760
- units: degK
- long_name: Internal sample temperature of the Nephelometer
- standard_name: nephelometer_temperature
- var_id: PARA0761
- units: degree_north
- var_id: PARA0580
- long_name: Latitude from the XR5 GPS system.
- standard_name: latitude_gps
- var_id: PARA0535
- units: gram kg-1
- long_name: Liquid water content from the Johnson Williams instrument.
- standard_name: liquid_water_content_JW
- units: degree_east
- var_id: PARA0581
- long_name: Longitude from the XR5 GPS system.
- standard_name: longitude_gps
- units: ppb
- var_id: PARA0770
- long_name: NO mixing ratio from the TECO 42 instrument.
- standard_name: NO_mixing_ratio
- units: ppb
- var_id: PARA0771
- long_name: NO2 mixing ratio from the TECO 42 instrument.
- standard_name: NO2_mixing_ratio
- units: ppb
- var_id: PARA0772
- long_name: NOx mixing ratio from the TECO 42 instrument.
- standard_name: NOx_mixing_ratio
- units: seconds from 0000 UTC
- units: m s-1
- long_name: Northward wind component
- var_id: PARA0714
- standard_name: wind_northward
- units: m s-1
- var_id: PARA0583
- long_name: Northwards velocity from the XR5 GPS system.
- standard_name: GPS_velocity_N
- units: ppb
- var_id: PARA0574
- long_name: Ozone mixing ratio from the TECO 49.
- standard_name: ozone_mixing_ratio
- units: degree
- var_id: PARA0561
- long_name: Pitch from Honeywell H423 INU.
- standard_name: pitch_angle_ins
- units: hPa
- var_id: PARA0577
- long_name: Pitot static pressure from the aircraft RVSM system.
- standard_name: pitot-static_pressure
- units: hPa
- standard_name: pitot-static_pressure
- long_name: Pitot-static pressure from corrected centre-port measurements
- var_id: PARA0781
- units: m
- var_id: PARA0578
- long_name: Pressure altitude from the aircraft RVSM system.
- standard_name: pressure_altitude
- units: m
- var_id: PARA0575
- long_name: Radar height from the aircraft radar altimeter.
- standard_name: radar_height
- units: degree
- var_id: PARA0560
- long_name: Roll from Honeywell H423 INU.
- standard_name: roll_angle_ins
- units: m-1
- var_id: PARA0648
- long_name: Sncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, linear, from PSAP.
- standard_name: PSAP_abs_coeff
- units: m-1
- var_id: PARA0649
- long_name: Sncorrected absorption coefficient at 565nm, log, from PSAP.
- standard_name: PSAP_abs_coeff_log
- units: degree
- var_id: PARA0642
- long_name: Solar azimuth derived from aircraft position and time.
- standard_name: solar_azimuth
- units: degree
- var_id: PARA0643
- long_name: Solar zenith derived from aircraft position and time.
- standard_name: solar_zenith
- units: hPa
- long_name: Static pressure from S9 fuselage ports
- standard_name: fuselage_static_pressure
- var_id: PARA0778
- units: hPa
- var_id: PARA0576
- long_name: Static pressure from the aircraft RVSM system.
- standard_name: static_pressure
- var_id: PARA0572
- units: gram kg-1
- long_name: Total water content from the TWC instrument.
- standard_name: Total_water_content
- units: m s-1
- var_id: PARA0517
- long_name: True air speed from the aircraft RVSM system and deiced temperature.
- standard_name: true_airspeed_RVSM
- var_id: PARA0520
- units: degK
- long_name: True air temperature from the Rosemount deiced temperature sensor.
- standard_name: air_temperature_di
- units: m s-1
- long_name: True airspeed (dry-air) from turbulence probe
- standard_name: true_airspeed
- var_id: PARA0779
- var_id: PARA0602
- units: gram m-3
- long_name: Uncorrected liquid water content from the Nevzorov probe.
- standard_name: Nevzorov_LWC_unc
- var_id: PARA0605
- units: gram m-3
- long_name: Uncorrected total condensed water content from the Nevzorov probe.
- standard_name: Nevzorov_TCW_unc
- units: m s-1
- var_id: PARA0585
- long_name: Upwards velocitiy from the XR5 GPS system.
- standard_name: GPS_velocity_Z
- units: m s-1
- var_id: PARA0716
- long_name: Vertical wind component
- standard_name: wind_vertical
- units: deg s-1
- long_name: rate-of-change of INS heading
- standard_name: yaw_rate_ins
- var_id: PARA0566
- units: deg s-1
- long_name: rate-of-change of INS pitch angle
- standard_name: pitch_rate_ins
- var_id: PARA0565
- units: deg s-1
- long_name: rate-of-change of INS roll angle
- standard_name: roll_rate_ins
- var_id: PARA0567
Co-ordinate Variables
- standard_name: time
- units: s
- var_id: PARA0515
- long_name: Data time in seconds from midnight on day the flight starts - may exceed 86400.
- standard_name: time
- var_id: Time
- long_name: time of measurement
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2006-07-30T07:12:33
End time:
2006-07-30T15:22:22
Geographic Extent
13.4930° |
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2.1239° |
3.3088° |
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6.6502° |
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