Project #2002-302 CRYSTAL-FACE

Cirrus Regional Study of Tropical Anvils and Cirrus Layers - Florida Area Cirrus Experiment

Hans Verlinde

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory P-3 Orion


Aircraft Variable List from netCDF file

If a variable name shows a hyperlink, clicking on it will display information from RAF Bulletin No. 9

Name Units Description
base_timenoneSeconds since Jan 1, 1970.
time_offsetnoneSeconds since base_time.
ADIFRmbarVertical Differential Pressure, Radome
BDIFRmbarHorizontal Differential Pressure, Radome
DPTCDew/Frost Point Temperature, Fuselage Top
PSFmbarRaw Static Pressure, Fuselage
QCFmbarRaw Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage
QCRmbarRaw Dynamic Pressure, Radome
RALTfeetAircraft Radar Altitude
TTRRCTotal Temperature, Radome Right
ACINSM/s2Aircraft Vertical Acceleration
ALTMIRS Baro-Inertial Altitude
DAYdayRaw Tape Date Component
GALTMGPS Altitude (MSL)
GLATdegGPS Latitude
GLONdegGPS Longitude
GMODEnoneGPS Mode
GSFM/sInertial Ground Speed
GSTATnoneGPS Status
GVEWM/sGPS Ground Speed Vector, East Component
GVNSM/sGPS Ground Speed Vector, North Component
GVZIM/sGPS-Computed Aircraft Vertical Velocity
HOURhoursRaw Tape Time Component
LATdegInertial Latitude
LONdegInertial Longitude
MINUTEminutesRaw Tape Time Component
MONTHmonthRaw Tape Date Component
PITCHdegAircraft Pitch Angle
ROLLdegAircraft Roll Angle
SECONDsRaw Tape Time Component
THDGdegAircraft True Heading Angle
TKATdegIRS Track Angle, True
VEWM/sInertial Ground Speed Vector, East Component
VNSM/sInertial Ground Speed Vector, North Component
VSPDM/sIRS-Computed Aircraft Vertical Velocity
YEARyearRaw Tape Date Component
AKRDdegAttack Angle, Radome Diff. Pressure
ALTXMAltitude, Reference (MSL)
ATRRCAmbient Temperature, Radome Right
ATXCAmbient Temperature, Reference
DPTCCDew Point Temperature, T-Electric Top
DPXCCDew Point Temperature, Reference
EDPCmbarAmbient Water Vapor Pressure, Reference
LATCdegGPS-Corrected Inertial Latitude
LONCdegGPS-Corrected Inertial Longitude
MRg/kgMixing Ratio, T-Electric
ONEnoneConstant value of 1.
PALTMNACA Pressure Altitude
PALTFfeetNACA Pressure Altitude
PSFCmbarCorrected Static Pressure, Fuselage
PSXmbarRaw Static Pressure, Reference
PSXCmbarCorrected Static Pressure, Reference
QCFCmbarCorrected Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage
QCRCmbarCorrected Dynamic Pressure, Radome
QCXmbarRaw Dynamic Pressure, Reference
QCXCmbarCorrected Dynamic Pressure, Reference
RALTMmetersAircraft Radar Altitude
RHODTg/M3Absolute Humidity, T-Electric Top
RHUM%Relative Humidity
SSRDdegSideslip Angle, Radome Diff. Pressure
TASFM/sAircraft True Airspeed, Fuselage
TASHCM/sAircraft True Airspeed, Humidity Corrected
TASRM/sAircraft True Airspeed, Radome
TASXM/sAircraft True Airspeed, Reference
THETAKPotential Temperature
THETAEKEquivalent Potential Temperature
THETAVKVirtual Potential Temperature
TTXCTotal Temperature, Reference
UIM/sWind Vector, East Component
UICM/sGPS-Corrected Wind Vector, East Component
UXM/sWind Vector, Longitudinal Component
UXCM/sGPS-Corrected Wind Vector, Longitudinal Component
VEWCM/sGPS-Corrected Inertial Ground Speed Vector, East Component
VIM/sWind Vector, North Component
VICM/sGPS-Corrected Wind Vector, North Component
VNSCM/sGPS-Corrected Inertial Ground Speed Vector, North Component
VYM/sWind Vector, Lateral Component
VYCM/sGPS-Corrected Wind Vector, Lateral Component
WDdegHorizontal Wind Direction
WDCdegGPS-Corrected Horizontal Wind Direction
WIM/sWind Vector, Vertical Gust Component
WICM/sGPS-Corrected Wind Vector, Vertical Gust Component
WP3M/sDamped Aircraft Vertical Velocity
WSM/sHorizontal Wind Speed
WSCM/sGPS-Corrected Horizontal Wind Speed
XMACH2noneAircraft Mach Number Squared
ZEROnoneConstant value of 0.

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