Project #2000-828 AESOP/TEXAQS-2000
Texas Air Quality Study
Principal Investigator(s): Fred Fehsenfeld, et al.
NSF/NCAR L-188 Electra (N308D)
Aircraft Variable List
| Reference Variables | ||
|---|---|---|
| Description | Units | Name |
| Reference Ambient Temperature | C | ATX |
| Reference Total Temperature | C | TTX |
| Reference Ambient Static Pressure | mbar | PSXC |
| Reference Dew Point Temperature | C | DPXC |
| Reference Corrected Dynamic Pressure | mbar | QCXC |
| Reference Raw Dynamic Pressure | mbar | QCX |
| Reference True Air Speed | M/s | TASX |
| Reference Liquid Water Content | g/M3 | PLWCC1 |
| Reference Surface Temperature | C | RSTB |
| Reference High Rate Mixing Ratio | G/Kg | MRLA1 |
| GPS Corrected Horizontal Wind Speed | M/s | WSC |
| GPS Corrected Horizontal Wind Direction | deg | WDC |
| GPS Corrected Wind Vector, East Component | M/s | UIC |
| GPS Corrected Wind Vector, North Component | M/s | VIC |
| GPS Corrected Wind Vector, Longitudinal Component | M/s | UXC |
| GPS Corrected Wind Vector, Latitudinal Component | M/s | VYC |
| GPS Corrected Wind Vector, Vertical Gust Component | M/s | WIC |
| GPS Corrected IRS Ground Speed Vector, East Comp, | M/s | VEWC |
| GPS Corrected IRS Ground Speed Vector, North Comp, | M/s | VNSC |
| Standard Variables | ||
|---|---|---|
| Description | Units | Name |
| Raw IRS Latitude Left | deg | LAT |
| Raw IRS Longitude Left | deg | LON |
| GPS Latitude | deg | GLAT |
| GPS Longitude | deg | GLON |
| Corrected Static Pressure (digital) Fuselage | mbar | PSFDC |
| Corrected Static Pressure, Fuselage | mbar | PSFC |
| Corrected Static Pressure, Wing | mbar | PSWC |
| Ambient Temperature, Radome Right Side | C | ATRR |
| Ambient Temperature: Radome Left Side | C | ATRL |
| Ambient Temperature: Heated, Fuselage | C | ATFH |
| Corrected Dew Point Temperature, Top Fuselage | C | DPTC |
| Corrected Dew Point Temperature, Bot Fuselage | C | DPBC |
| Horizontal Wind Speed, Radome | M/s | WS |
| Horizontal Wind Direction, Radome | deg | WD |
| Wind Vector, Radome East Component | M/s | UI |
| Wind Vector, Radome North Component | M/s | VI |
| Wind Vector, Radome Longitudinal Component | M/s | UX |
| Wind Vector, Radome Latitudinal Component | M/s | VY |
| Wind Vector, Radome Vertical Gust Component | M/s | WI |
| Pressure Altitude | M | PALT |
| Pressure Altitude | ft | PALTF |
| Inertial Altitude | M | ALT |
| GPS Altitude | M | GALT |
| Geometric Radar Altitude | M | HGME |
| Geometric Radio Altitude | M | HGM |
| Potential Temperature | K | THETA |
| Equivalent Potential Temperature | K | THETAE |
| Absolute Humidity, Top | g/M3 | RHODT |
| Absolute Humidity: Lyman-alpha, Radome stub | g/M3 | RHOLA1 |
| Relative Humidity | % | RHUM |
| Mixing Ratio, Reference | g/kg | MR |
| Mixing Ratio, Lyman Alpha stub | g/kg | MRLA1 |
| Radiometric Surface Temperature | C | RSTB |
| Radiometric Surface Temperature, backup | C | RSTB1 |
| Radiometric Cloud Base Temperature | C | RSTT |
| Shortwave Irradiance, Top | W/M2 | SWT |
| Shortwave Irradiance, Bottom | W/M2 | SWB |
| Infrared Irradiance, Top | W/M2 | IRTC |
| Infrared Irradiance, Bottom | W/M2 | IRBC |
| Ultraviolet Irradiance, Top | W/M2 | UVT |
| Ultraviolet Irradiance, Bottom | W/M2 | UVB |
| TSI CN Particle Concentration | N/cM3 | CONCN |
| PCASP Aerosol Particle Concentration | N/cM3 | CONCP_OBL |
| FSSP 300 Aerosol Concentration | N/cM3 | CONC3_OBR |
| FSSP 100 Cloud Particle Concentration | N/cM3 | CONCF_IBL |
| PCASP Mean Particle Diameter | µM | DBARP_OBL |
| FSSP 300 Mean Particle Diameter | µM | DBAR3_OBR |
| FSSP 100 Mean Particle Diameter | µM | DBARF_IBL |
| FSSP Water/Ice Content | g/M3 | PLWCF_IBL |
| Corrected King Probe Liquid Water Content, left wing | g/M3 | PLWCC |
| Corrected King Probe Liquid Water Content, right wing | g/M3 | PLWCC1 |
| Aircraft True Heading | deg | THDG |
| Aircraft Roll Attitude Angle | deg | ROLL |
| Aircraft Pitch Attitude Angle | deg | PITCH |
| Aircraft IRS Vertical Velocity | M/s | VSPD |
| Damped Aircraft Vertical Velocity | M/s | WP3 |
| IRS Ground Speed, Left | M/s | GSF |
| IRS Ground Speed Vector, East Comp | M/s | VEW |
| IRS Ground Speed Vector, North Comp | M/s | VNS |
| GPS Ground Speed Vector, North Comp | M/s | GVNS |
| GPS Ground Speed Vector, East Comp | M/s | GVEW |
| Aircraft True Airspeed, Fuselage | M/s | TASF |
| Aircraft True Airspeed, Radome | M/s | TASR |
| Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage | mbar | QCFC |
| Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Radome | mbar | QCRC |
| Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Wing | mbar | QCWC |
| Cabin Pressure | mbar | PCAB |
| Attack Angle, Radome Diff. Pressure | deg | AKRD |
| Sideslip Angle, Radome Diff. Pressure | deg | SSRD |
| Vertical Differential Pressure, Radome | mbar | ADIFR |
| Horizontal Differential Pressure, Radome | mbar | BDIFR |
| Raw Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage | mbar | QCF |
| Raw Dynamic Pressure, Radome | mbar | QCR |
| Raw Dynamic Pressure, Wing | mbar | QCW |
| Raw Static Pressure, (digital) Fuselage | mbar | PSFD |
| Raw Static Pressure, Fuselage | mbar | PSFRD |
| Total Temperature, Radome Right | C | TTRR |
| Total Temperature, Radome Left | C | TTRL |
| Total Temperature, Heated Wing | C | TTWH |
| Raw Dew Point Temperature, Fuselage Top | C | DPT |
| Raw Dew Point Temperature, Fuselage Bot | C | DPB |
| Raw Lyman-alpha Voltage, Left Stub | Vdc | VLA1 |
| Raw IR Irradiance, Top | W/M2 | IRT |
| Raw IR Irradiance, Bot | W/M2 | IRB |
| Top Pyrgeometer Dome Temp | C | DTT |
| Top Pyrgeometer Sink Temp | C | STT |
| Bottom Pyrgeometer Dome Temp | C | DTB |
| Bottom Pyrgeometer Sink Temp | C | STB |
| Raw Icing Rate Indicator | Vdc | RICE |
| Raw King Probe Liquid Water Content | W | PLWC |
| Raw King Probe Liquid Water Content: B.U. | W | PLWC1 |
| TSI CN Counter Output | N | CNTS |
| TSI CN Counter Flow: Raw | slpm | FCN |
| TSI CN Counter Sample Pressure | mbar | PCN |
| TSI CN Counter Corrected Flow | slpm | FCNC |
| TSI CN Counter Sample Temperature | C | CNTEMP |
| Attitude Corrected Shortwave Irradiance, Top | W/M2 | SWTC |
| Shortwave Radiation Correction Factor, | none | RADCF |
| Solar Declination Angle | radians | SOLDE |
| Solar Azmuth Angle | radians | SOLAZ |
| Solar Elevation Angle | radians | SOLEL |
| Solar Zenith Angle | radians | SOLZE |
| User Variables | ||
|---|---|---|
| Description | Units | Name |
| PAN Calibration Status | Vdc | XPANC |
| PAN Sample Injection Monitor | Vdc | XPANI |
| Whole Air Sampler: Sample Pressure | Vdc | XWASP |
| Whole Air Sampler: Pump Motor Current | Vdc | XWASMC |
| Whole Air Sampler: Sample Can Number | Vdc | XWASCN |