Project #2001-181 DYCOMS-II
The Dynamics and Chemistry of Marine Stratocumulus, Phase II: Entrainment Studies
Bjorn Stevens, et al.
NSF/NCAR EC-130Q Hercules (N130AR)
High-Rate Aircraft Variable List from netCDF file
| Name | Units | Description |
|---|---|---|
| base_time | seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 | Start time of data recording. |
| Time | seconds since 2001-07-10 06:27:00 +0000 | time of measurement |
| time_offset | seconds since 2001-07-10 06:27:00 +0000 | Seconds since base_time. |
| CINB | V | Gerber CIN Backscatter |
| CINCB | V | Gerber CIN Cosine of Scattering Angle Times Backscatter |
| CINCF | V | Gerber CIN Cosine of Scattering Angle Times Forward Scatter |
| CINF | V | Gerber CIN Forward Scatter |
| DAY | day | Raw Tape Date Component |
| GALT | m | GPS Altitude (MSL) |
| GLAT | degree_N | GPS Latitude |
| GLON | degree_E | GPS Longitude |
| GVEW | m/s | GPS Ground Speed Vector, East Component |
| GVNS | m/s | GPS Ground Speed Vector, North Component |
| HGM232 | m | Geometric (Radar) Altitude (APN-232) |
| MONTH | month | Raw Tape Date Component |
| PITCH | degree | Aircraft Pitch Angle |
| ROLL | degree | Aircraft Roll Angle |
| SHDORC_RWI | count | 2D-C Shadow OR Counts |
| SWB | W/m2 | Shortwave Irradiance, Bottom |
| SWT | W/m2 | Shortwave Irradiance, Top |
| THDG | degree_T | Aircraft True Heading Angle |
| TKAT | degree_T | IRS Track Angle, True |
| UFTP | V | Polish UFT-F Dynamic Pressure Fluctuations from Venturi or Pitot |
| UFTT1 | V | Polish UFT-F Fast Temperature Fluctuations, Sensor 1 |
| UFTT2 | V | Polish UFT-F Fast Temperature Fluctuations, Sensor 2 |
| UVB | W/m2 | Ultraviolet Irradiance, Bottom |
| UVT | W/m2 | Ultraviolet Irradiance, Top |
| VEW | m/s | Inertial Ground Speed Vector, East Component |
| VLA | V | Raw Lyman-alpha Hygrometer Output |
| VLA1 | V | Raw Lyman-alpha Hygrometer Output |
| VNS | m/s | Inertial Ground Speed Vector, North Component |
| VSPD | m/s | IRS-Computed Aircraft Vertical Velocity |
| XGLWC | gram/m3 | Gerber PVM-100 Probe Liquid Water Content |
| XGSFC | cm2/m3 | Gerber PVM-100 Particle Surface Area (Raw) |
| YEAR | year | Raw Tape Date Component |
| AQRATIO | none | PCORS Dependent Variable |
| ATRL | deg_C | Ambient Temperature, Radome Left |
| ATRR | deg_C | Ambient Temperature, Radome Right |
| ATTACK | degree | Attack Angle, Reference |
| ATX | deg_C | Ambient Temperature, Reference |
| CING | none | Gerber CIN Asymmetry Parameter |
| CINSIG | /km | Gerber CIN Extinction Coefficient |
| CONC2C_RWI | #/L | SPP-100 Particle2D-C Concentration |
| CONC3_RPC | #/cm3 | FSSP-300 Concentration (all cells) |
| CONC6_RWO | degree_T | 260X Concentration (all cells) |
| CONCF_LPI | #/cm3 | FSSP-100 Concentration (all cells) |
| CONCN | #/cm3 | Condensation Nuclei (CN) Concentration |
| CONCP_RPO | #/cm3 | PCAS Concentration (all cells) |
| DBAR3_RPC | µm | FSSP-300 Mean Particle Diameter |
| DBAR6_RWO | µm | 260X Mean Particle Diameter |
| DBARF_LPI | µm | FSSP-100 Mean Particle Diameter |
| DBARP_RPO | µm | PCAS Mean Particle Diameter |
| DBZ6_RWO | dBZ | 260X Calculated Reflectivity |
| DBZF_LPI | dBZ | FSSP-100 Calculated Reflectivity |
| DISP6_RWO | none | 260X Dispersion (sigma/dbarx) |
| DISPF_LPI | none | FSSP-100 Dispersion (sigma/dbarx) |
| DISPP_RPO | none | PCAS Dispersion (sigma/dbarx) |
| DPLA1 | deg_C | Dew Point Temperature, Lyman-alpha |
| DPXC | deg_C | Dew Point Temperature, Reference |
| EDPC | mbar | Ambient Water Vapor Pressure, Reference |
| IRBC | W/m2 | Corrected Infrared Irradiance, Bottom |
| IRTC | W/m2 | Corrected Infrared Irradiance, Top |
| LATC | degree_N | GPS-Corrected Inertial Latitude |
| LONC | degree_E | GPS-Corrected Inertial Longitude |
| MR | gram/kg | Mixing Ratio, T-Electric |
| MRLA | gram/kg | Mixing Ratio, Lyman-alpha |
| MRLA1 | gram/kg | Mixing Ratio, Lyman-alpha |
| ONE | none | Constant value of 1. |
| PALT | m | NACA Pressure Altitude |
| PLWC6_RWO | gram/m3 | 260X Water/Ice Content |
| PLWCC | gram/m3 | Corrected PMS-King Liquid Water Content |
| PLWCC1 | gram/m3 | Corrected PMS-King Liquid Water Content |
| PLWCF_LPI | gram/m3 | FSSP-100 Water/Ice Content |
| PSXC | mbar | Corrected Static Pressure, Reference |
| PVOL3_RPC | cm3/m3 | SPP-300 Equivalent Volume |
| PVOLP_RPO | cm3/m3 | SPP-200 (PCASP) Equivalent Volume |
| QCFC | mbar | Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage |
| QCRC | mbar | Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Radome |
| QCXC | mbar | Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Reference |
| RHLA1 | % | Relative Humidity, Lyman-alpha |
| RHODT | gram/m3 | Absolute Humidity, T-Electric Top |
| RHOLA | gram/m3 | Absolute Humidity, Lyman-alpha |
| RHOLA1 | gram/m3 | Absolute Humidity, Lyman-alpha |
| RHUM | % | Relative Humidity |
| SSLIP | degree | Sideslip Angle, Reference |
| 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 | deg_C | Total Temperature, Reference |
| UIC | m/s | GPS-Corrected Wind Vector, East Component |
| UXC | m/s | GPS-Corrected Wind Vector, Longitudinal Component |
| VEWC | m/s | GPS-Corrected Inertial Ground Speed Vector, East Component |
| VIC | m/s | GPS-Corrected Wind Vector, North Component |
| VNSC | m/s | GPS-Corrected Inertial Ground Speed Vector, North Component |
| VYC | m/s | GPS-Corrected Wind Vector, Lateral Component |
| WDC | degree_T | 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 |
| WSC | m/s | GPS-Corrected Horizontal Wind Speed |
| XGRFF | µm | Gerber PVM-100 Effective Droplet Radius |