Project #2003-303 BAMEX
Bow Echo and MCV Experiment
Christopher Davis, et al.
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory P-3 Orion
Aircraft Variable List
| Reference Variables | ||
|---|---|---|
| Description | Units | Name |
| Reference Altitude | m - MSL | GGALTC |
| 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 |
| 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, Long. Component | m/s | UXC |
| GPS Corrected Wind Vector, Lat. 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 | deg | LAT |
| Raw IRS Longitude | deg | LON |
| GPS Latitude | deg | GGLAT |
| GPS Longitude | deg | GGLON |
| GPS Corrected IRS Latitude | deg | LATC |
| GPS Corrected IRS Longitude | deg | LONC |
| Inertial Reference System Altitude : MSL | m | ALT |
| GPS Altitude : MSL | m | GGALT |
| Pressure Altitude : MSL | m | PALT |
| Pressure Altitude : MSL | ft | PALTF |
| Geometric Radar Altitude : AGL | m | HGM232 |
| Ambient Temperature, Radome Right Side | C | ATRR |
| Ambient Temperature, Radome Left Side | C | ATRL |
| Potential Temperature | K | THETA |
| Equivalent Potential Temperature | K | THETAE |
| Absolute Humidity, Top | g/m3 | RHODT |
| Relative Humidity, Reference | % | RHUM |
| Mixing Ratio, Reference | g/kg | MR |
| 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 | GGVNS |
| GPS Ground Speed Vector, East Comp | m/s | GGVEW |
| Aircraft True Airspeed, Fuselage | m/s | TASF |
| Aircraft True Airspeed, Radome | m/s | TASR |
| Aircraft True Airspeed, Humidity Corrected | m/s | TASHC |
| Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage | mbar | QCFC |
| Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Radome | mbar | QCRC |
| Raw Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage | mbar | QCF |
| Raw Dynamic Pressure, Radome | mbar | QCR |
| 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 Static Pressure, Fuselage | mbar | PSX |
| Corrected Dew Point Temperature, Fuselage | C | DPTC |
| Raw Dew Point Temperature, Fuselage | C | DPT |
| Total Temperature, Radome Right Side | C | TTRR |
| Total Temperature, Radome Left Side | C | TTRL |