Project #2003-303 BAMEX
Bow Echo and MCV Experiment
Christopher Davis, et al.
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory P-3 Orion
Aircraft Variable List from netCDF file
| Name | Units | Description |
|---|---|---|
| base_time | Seconds since Jan 1, 1970. | |
| time_offset | Seconds since base_time. | |
| ADIFR | mbar | Vertical Differential Pressure, Radome |
| BDIFR | mbar | Horizontal Differential Pressure, Radome |
| DPT | C | Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Fuselage Top |
| PSF | mbar | Raw Static Pressure, Fuselage |
| QCF | mbar | Raw Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage |
| QCR | mbar | Raw Dynamic Pressure, Radome |
| TTRL | C | Total Temperature, Radome Left |
| TTRR | C | Total Temperature, Radome Right |
| ACINS | M/s2 | Aircraft Vertical Acceleration |
| DAY | day | Raw Tape Date Component |
| GGALT | M | GPS Altitude (MSL) - Garmin |
| GGLAT | deg | GPS Latitude - Garmin |
| GGLON | deg | GPS Longitude - Garmin |
| GGMODE | none | GPS Mode - Garmin |
| GGNSAT | none | GPS Mode - Garmin |
| GGSPD | M/s | GPS Ground Speed - Garmin |
| GGTRK | deg | Garmin GPS Track Angle, True |
| GSF | M/s | Inertial Ground Speed |
| HGM232 | M | Geometric (Radar) Altitude (APN-232) |
| HGM232S | Geometric Altitude Status Monitor (APN-232) | |
| 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 |
| PITCH | deg | Aircraft Pitch Angle |
| ROLL | deg | Aircraft Roll Angle |
| SECOND | s | Raw Tape Time Component |
| THDG | deg | Aircraft True Heading Angle |
| 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 |
| ATRL | C | Ambient Temperature, Radome Left |
| ATRR | C | Ambient Temperature, Radome Right |
| ATX | C | Ambient Temperature, Reference |
| DPTC | C | Dew Point Temperature, T-Electric Top |
| DPXC | C | Dew Point Temperature, Reference |
| EDPC | mbar | Ambient Water Vapor Pressure, Reference |
| GGALTC | M | Corrected GPS Altitude (MSL) - Garmin |
| GGVEW | M/s | GPS Ground Speed Vector, East Component - Garmin |
| GGVNS | M/s | GPS Ground Speed Vector, North Component - Garmin |
| IAS | knots | Indicated Airspeed |
| LATC | deg | GPS-Corrected Inertial Latitude |
| LONC | deg | GPS-Corrected Inertial Longitude |
| MR | g/kg | Mixing Ratio, T-Electric |
| ONE | none | Constant value of 1. |
| PALT | M | NACA Pressure Altitude |
| PALTF | feet | NACA Pressure Altitude |
| PSFC | mbar | Corrected Static Pressure, Fuselage |
| PSURF | mbar | Calculated Surface Pressure |
| PSX | mbar | Raw Static Pressure, Reference |
| PSXC | mbar | Corrected Static Pressure, Reference |
| QCFC | mbar | Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage |
| QCRC | mbar | Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Radome |
| QCX | mbar | Raw Dynamic Pressure, Reference |
| QCXC | mbar | Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Reference |
| RHODT | g/M3 | Absolute Humidity, T-Electric Top |
| RHUM | % | Relative Humidity |
| SSRD | deg | Sideslip Angle, Radome Diff. Pressure |
| TASF | M/s | Aircraft True Airspeed, Fuselage |
| TASHC | M/s | Aircraft True Airspeed, Humidity Corrected |
| TASR | M/s | Aircraft True Airspeed, Radome |
| 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 |
| XMACH2 | none | Aircraft Mach Number Squared |
| ZERO | none | Constant value of 0. |