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
Name | Units | Description |
---|---|---|
base_time | none | Seconds since Jan 1, 1970. |
time_offset | none | 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 |
RALT | feet | Aircraft Radar Altitude |
TTRR | C | Total Temperature, Radome Right |
ACINS | M/s2 | Aircraft Vertical Acceleration |
ALT | M | IRS Baro-Inertial Altitude |
DAY | day | Raw Tape Date Component |
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 |
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 |
ALTX | M | Altitude, Reference (MSL) |
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 |
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 |
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 |
RALTM | meters | Aircraft Radar Altitude |
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. |