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 from netCDF file
Name | Units | Description |
base_time | s | Seconds since Jan 1, 1970 |
time_offset | s | Seconds since base_time |
ADIFR | mbar | Vertical Differential Pressure, Radome |
BDIFR | mbar | Horizontal Differential Pressure, Radome |
CNTEMP | C | CN Counter Inlet Temperature |
CNTS | cnts | TSI CN Counter Output |
DPB | C | Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Fuselage Bottom |
DPT | C | Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Fuselage Top |
DTB | C | Pyrgeometer Dome Temperature, Bottom |
DTT | C | Pyrgeometer Dome Temperature, Top |
FCN | slpm | Raw CN Counter Sample Flow Rate |
IRB | W/M2 | Raw Infrared Irradiance, Bottom |
IRT | W/M2 | Raw Infrared Irradiance, Top |
PCAB | mbar | Interior Cabin Static Pressure |
PCN | mbar | CN Counter Inlet Pressure |
PLWC | W | Raw PMS-King Liquid Water Content Output |
PLWC1 | W | Raw PMS-King Liquid Water Content Output |
PSFD1 | cnts | Raw PSFD, Low-order word |
PSFD2 | cnts | Raw PSFD, High-order word |
PSW | mbar | Raw Static Pressure, Wing |
QCF | mbar | Raw Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage |
QCR | mbar | Raw Dynamic Pressure, Radome |
QCW | mbar | Raw Dynamic Pressure, Wing |
RICE | Vdc | Raw Icing-Rate Indicator |
RSTB | C | Radiometric Surface Temperature |
RSTB1 | C | Radiometric Surface Temperature |
RSTT | C | Radiometric Sky/Cloud-Base Temperature |
STB | C | Pyrgeometer Sink Temperature, Bottom |
STT | C | Pyrgeometer Sink Temperature, Top |
SWB | W/M2 | Shortwave Irradiance, Bottom |
SWT | W/M2 | Shortwave Irradiance, Top |
TRSTB | C | RSTB Sensor Head Temperature |
TTFH | C | Total Temperature, Deiced Fuselage |
TTRL | C | Total Temperature, Radome Left |
TTRR | C | Total Temperature, Radome Right |
UVB | W/M2 | Ultraviolet Irradiance, Bottom |
UVT | W/M2 | Ultraviolet Irradiance, Top |
VLA1 | Vdc | Raw Lyman-alpha Hygrometer Output |
XICN | slpm | CN Isokinetic Side Flow Rate |
XPANC | Vdc | PAN - Calibration Status |
XPANI | Vdc | PAN - Injection Monitor |
XWASCN | Vdc | Whole Air Sampler - Can Number |
XWASMC | Vdc | Whole Air Sampler - Current Monitor |
XWASP | Vdc | Whole Air Sampler - Pressure |
ACINS | M/s2 | Aircraft Vertical Acceleration |
AF300_OBR | cnts | FSSP-300 Raw Accumulation (per cell) |
AFSSP_IBL | cnts | FSSP-100 Raw Accumulation (per cell) |
ALT | M | IRS Baro-Inertial Altitude |
APCAS_OBL | cnts | PCAS Raw Accumulation (per cell) |
CHGME | deg | Coarse Geometric Altitude (APN-159) |
DAY | day | Raw Tape Date Component |
FACT_IBL | none | FSSP-100 Activity Fraction |
FANV_IBL | Vdc | FSSP-100 Annulus Baseline Voltage |
FREF_IBL | none | FSSP-100 Laser Reference Voltage |
FRNG_IBL | none | FSSP-100 Size Range Category |
FRST_IBL | cnts | FSSP-100 Fast Resets |
FSIG_IBL | Vdc | FSSP-100 Signal Voltage |
FSTB_IBL | cnts | FSSP-100 Strobes |
FSTT_IBL | cnts | FSSP-100 Signal Transit Time |
FTMP_IBL | C | FSSP-100 Housekeeping Data |
GALT | M | GPS Altitude (MSL) |
GLAT | deg | GPS Latitude |
GLON | deg | GPS Longitude |
GMODE | none | GPS Mode |
GSF | M/s | Inertial Ground Speed |
GSTAT | none | GPS Status |
GVEW | M/s | GPS Ground Speed Vector, East Component |
GVNS | M/s | GPS Ground Speed Vector, North Component |
GVZI | M/s | GPS-Computed Aircraft Vertical Velocity |
HGM | M | Geometric (Radio) Altitude |
HGME | M | Geometric (Radar) Altitude (APN-159) |
HOUR | hours | Raw Tape Time Component |
LAT | deg | Inertial Latitude |
LON | deg | Inertial Longitude |
MINUTE | minutes | Raw Tape Time Component |
MONTH | month | Raw Tape Date Component |
PACT_OBL | cnts | PCAS Raw Activity |
PBRS_OBL | none | PCAS Beam Diffraction Ratio |
PFLW_OBL | Vdc | PCAS Flow |
PITCH | deg | Aircraft Pitch Angle |
PREF_OBL | Vdc | PCAS Laser Reference Voltage |
PSFD | mbar | Raw Static Pressure, Fuselage Digital |
PSFRD | mbar | Raw Static Pressure, Fuselage (Ruska) |
PSTT_OBL | cnts | PCAS Signal Transit Time |
PTMP_OBL | C | PCAS Detector Temperature |
ROLL | deg | Aircraft Roll Angle |
SECOND | s | Raw Tape Time Component |
SERIAL | Unk | No title |
THDG | deg | Aircraft True Heading Angle |
TKAR | deg/S | IRS Track Angle Rate |
TKAT | deg | IRS Track Angle, True |
VEW | M/s | Inertial Ground Speed Vector, East Component |
VNS | M/s | Inertial Ground Speed Vector, North Component |
VSPD | M/s | IRS-Computed Aircraft Vertical Velocity |
YEAR | year | Raw Tape Date Component |
AKRD | deg | Attack Angle, Radome Diff. Pressure |
ATFH | C | Ambient Temperature, Deiced Fuselage |
ATRL | C | Ambient Temperature, Radome Left |
ATRR | C | Ambient Temperature, Radome Right |
ATTACK | deg | Attack Angle, Reference |
ATX | C | Ambient Temperature, Reference |
CF300_OBR | N/cM3 | FSSP-300 Concentration (per cell) |
CFSSP_IBL | N/cM3 | FSSP-100 Concentration (per cell) |
CONC3_OBR | N/cm3 | FSSP-300 Concentration (all cells) |
CONCF_IBL | N/cm3 | FSSP-100 Concentration (all cells) |
CONCN | N/cm3 | Condensation Nuclei (CN) Concentration |
CONCP_OBL | N/cm3 | PCAS Concentration (all cells) |
CPCAS_OBL | N/cM3 | PCAS Concentration (per cell) |
DBAR3_OBR | uM | FSSP-300 Mean Particle Diameter |
DBARF_IBL | uM | FSSP-100 Mean Particle Diameter |
DBARP_OBL | uM | PCAS Mean Particle Diameter |
DPBC | C | Dew Point Temperature, T-Electric Bottom |
DPTC | C | Dew Point Temperature, T-Electric Top |
DPXC | C | Dew Point Temperature, Reference |
EDPC | mbar | Ambient Water Vapor Pressure, Reference |
FBMFR_IBL | none | FSSP-100 Beam Fraction |
FCNC | vlpm | Corrected CN Counter Sample Flow Rate |
IAS | knots | Indicated Airspeed |
IRBC | W/M2 | Corrected Infrared Irradiance, Bottom |
IRTC | W/M2 | Corrected Infrared Irradiance, Top |
LATC | deg | GPS-Corrected Inertial Latitude |
LONC | deg | GPS-Corrected Inertial Longitude |
MR | g/kg | Mixing Ratio, T-Electric |
MRLA1 | g/kg | Mixing Ratio, Lyman-alpha |
ONE | none | Constant value of 1. |
PALT | M | NACA Pressure Altitude |
PALTF | feet | NACA Pressure Altitude |
PFLWC_OBL | slpm | PCAS Corrected Flow |
PLWCC | g/M3 | Corrected PMS-King Liquid Water Content |
PLWCC1 | g/M3 | Corrected PMS-King Liquid Water Content |
PLWCF_IBL | g/M3 | FSSP-100 Water/Ice Content |
PSFC | mbar | Corrected Static Pressure, Fuselage |
PSFDC | mbar | Corrected Static Pressure, Fuselage Digital |
PSURF | mbar | Calculated Surface Pressure |
PSWC | mbar | Corrected Static Pressure, Wing |
PSX | mbar | Raw Static Pressure, Reference |
PSXC | mbar | Corrected Static Pressure, Reference |
QCFC | mbar | Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage |
QCRC | mbar | Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Radome |
QCWC | mbar | Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Wing |
QCX | mbar | Raw Dynamic Pressure, Reference |
QCXC | mbar | Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Reference |
RADCF | none | Radiation Correction Factor |
RHODT | g/M3 | Absolute Humidity, T-Electric Top |
RHOLA | g/M3 | Absolute Humidity, Lyman-alpha |
RHOLA1 | g/M3 | Absolute Humidity, Lyman-alpha |
RHUM | % | Relative Humidity |
SOLAZ | radians | Solar Azimuth Angle |
SOLDE | radians | Solar Declination Angle |
SOLEL | radians | Solar Elevation Angle |
SOLZE | radians | Solar Zenith Angle |
SSLIP | deg | Sideslip Angle, Reference |
SSRD | deg | Sideslip Angle, Radome Diff. Pressure |
SWTC | W/M2 | Shortwave Irradiance, Top, (Attitude-Corrected) |
TASF | M/s | Aircraft True Airspeed, Fuselage |
TASHC | M/s | Aircraft True Airspeed, Humidity Corrected |
TASR | M/s | Aircraft True Airspeed, Radome |
TASW | M/s | Aircraft True Airspeed, Wing |
TASX | M/s | Aircraft True Airspeed, Reference |
THETA | K | Potential Temperature |
THETAE | K | Equivalent Potential Temperature |
THETAV | K | Virtual Potential Temperature |
TTX | C | Total Temperature, Reference |
UI | M/s | Wind Vector, East Component |
UIC | M/s | GPS-Corrected Wind Vector, East Component |
UX | M/s | Wind Vector, Longitudinal Component |
UXC | M/s | GPS-Corrected Wind Vector, Longitudinal Component |
VEWC | M/s | GPS-Corrected Inertial Ground Speed Vector, East Component |
VI | M/s | Wind Vector, North Component |
VIC | M/s | GPS-Corrected Wind Vector, North Component |
VNSC | M/s | GPS-Corrected Inertial Ground Speed Vector, North Component |
VY | M/s | Wind Vector, Lateral Component |
VYC | M/s | GPS-Corrected Wind Vector, Lateral Component |
WD | deg | Horizontal Wind Direction |
WDC | deg | GPS-Corrected Horizontal Wind Direction |
WI | M/s | Wind Vector, Vertical Gust Component |
WIC | M/s | GPS-Corrected Wind Vector, Vertical Gust Component |
WP3 | M/s | Damped Aircraft Vertical Velocity |
WS | M/s | Horizontal Wind Speed |
WSC | M/s | GPS-Corrected Horizontal Wind Speed |
XICNC | vlpm | Corrected CN Isokinetic Side Flow Rate |
XMACH2 | none | Aircraft Mach Number Squared |
ZERO | none | Constant value of 0. |