Project #2002-111 IDEAS Phase 1
Instrument Development and Education in Airborne Science
J. Stith, et al.
NSF/NCAR C-130Q Hercules (N130AR)
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 |
| CNTEMP | C | CN Counter Inlet Temperature |
| CNTS | cnts | TSI CN Counter Output |
| CNTS1 | Unk | No title |
| DPB | C | Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Fuselage Bottom |
| DPT | C | Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Fuselage Top |
| DTB | C | Pyrgeometer Dome Temperature, Bottom |
| DTT | C | Pyrgeometer Dome Temperature, Top |
| FCN | slpm | Raw CN Counter Sample Flow Rate |
| IRB | W/M2 | Raw Infrared Irradiance, Bottom |
| IRT | W/M2 | Raw Infrared Irradiance, Top |
| MCROUT | none | Multichannel Radiometer Digital Output |
| MCRSTAT | none | Multichannel Radiometer Status |
| PCAB | mbar | Interior Cabin Static Pressure |
| PCN | mbar | CN Counter Inlet Pressure |
| PLWC | W | Raw PMS-King Liquid Water Content Output |
| PLWC1 | W | Raw PMS-King Liquid Water Content Output |
| PODTMPL | C | Pod Temperature, Left Wing |
| PODTMPR | C | Pod Temperature, Right Wing |
| PSF | mbar | Raw Static Pressure, Fuselage |
| PSFD1 | cnts | Raw PSFD, Low-order word |
| PSFD2 | cnts | Raw PSFD, High-order word |
| QCF | mbar | Raw Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage |
| QCR | mbar | Raw Dynamic Pressure, Radome |
| RICE | Vdc | Raw Icing-Rate Indicator |
| RSTB | C | Radiometric Surface Temperature |
| RSTB1 | C | Radiometric Surface Temperature |
| RSTT | C | Radiometric Sky/Cloud-Base Temperature |
| STB | C | Pyrgeometer Sink Temperature, Bottom |
| STT | C | Pyrgeometer Sink Temperature, Top |
| SWB | W/M2 | Shortwave Irradiance, Bottom |
| SWT | W/M2 | Shortwave Irradiance, Top |
| TEO3C | ppbv | Corrected TECO (UV) Ozone Concentration |
| TEO3P | mbar | Internal TECO Ozone Sampling Pressure |
| TRSTB | C | RSTB Sensor Head Temperature |
| TTRL | C | Total Temperature, Radome Left |
| TTRR | C | Total Temperature, Radome Right |
| TTWH | C | Total Temperature, Deiced Wing |
| UVB | W/M2 | Ultraviolet Irradiance, Bottom |
| UVT | W/M2 | Ultraviolet Irradiance, Top |
| VLA1 | Vdc | Raw Lyman-alpha Hygrometer Output |
| X2BO3 | Vdc | TwoB Ozone Analyzer, Raw Signal |
| XAERIF | Vdc | Univ of Wyoming, Raw Heated Inlet Flow |
| XAERIT | Vdc | Univ of Wyoming, Raw Heated Inlet Temperature |
| XCMDLS | Vdc | CMDL Whole Air Sampler, Sampling Status |
| XCO | Unk | No title |
| XCO21S | Vdc | Univ of Wyoming, Raw CO2 Signal |
| XCOSTAT | Unk | No title |
| XFLOWI | slpm | Univ of Wyoming, Channel 1 Flow |
| XFLOWM | slpm | Univ of Wyoming, Channel 2 Flow |
| XFLOWR | slpm | Univ of Wyoming, Channel 3 Flow |
| XGLWC | g/M3 | Gerber PV-100 Probe Liquid Water Content |
| XGMODE | cnts | Gerber PV-100 Probe Mode |
| XGREFF | µM | Gerber PV-100 Effective Droplet Radius |
| XGSFC | cM2/M3 | Gerber PV-100 Particle Surface Area (Raw) |
| XH2O1S | Vdc | Univ of Wyoming, Raw H2O Signal |
| XICN | slpm | CN Isokinetic Side Flow Rate |
| XINLET | Unk | No title |
| XLHHI | Vdc | TDL Hygrometer, High Bit |
| XLHLO | Vdc | TDL Hygrometer, Low Bit |
| XLICORP | mb | Univ of Wyoming, Licor Sample Pressure |
| XLICORT | C | Univ of Wyoming, Licor Sample Temperture |
| XMEDF | Vdc | MEDUSA Flask Sampler Flow, Raw |
| XMEDP1 | Vdc | MEDUSA Flask Sampler Upstream Press., Raw |
| XMEDP2 | Vdc | MEDUSA Flask Sampler Downstream Press., Raw |
| XNHT | Unk | No title |
| XNLWC | g/M3 | Nevzorov Probe, Liquid Water Content |
| XNTWC | g/M3 | Nevzorov Probe, Total Water Content |
| XPLWDMT | Vdc | DMT Probe, Total Water Content |
| XUCIT1 | Vdc | U.C. Irvine Raw Temperature, Channel 1 |
| XUCIT2 | Vdc | U.C. Irvine Raw Temperature, Channel 2 |
| 2DEE1_RPO | Vdc | PMS-2D Probe Housekeeping |
| 2DEE1_RWI | Vdc | PMS-2D Probe Housekeeping |
| 2DEE32_RPO | Vdc | PMS-2D Probe Housekeeping |
| 2DEE32_RWI | Vdc | PMS-2D Probe Housekeeping |
| 2DMTMP_RPO | Vdc | PMS-2D Probe Housekeeping |
| 2DMTMP_RWI | Vdc | PMS-2D Probe Housekeeping |
| 2DV15_RPO | Vdc | PMS-2D Probe Housekeeping |
| 2DV15_RWI | Vdc | PMS-2D Probe Housekeeping |
| 2DV5_RPO | Vdc | PMS-2D Probe Housekeeping |
| 2DV5_RWI | Vdc | PMS-2D Probe Housekeeping |
| A1DC_RPO1 | cnts | 2D-C Accumulation, 260X Emulation (per cell) |
| A1DP_RWI1 | cnts | 2D-P Accumulation, 260X Emulation (per cell) |
| A260X_RWO | cnts | 260X Raw Accumulation (per cell) |
| A2DC_RPO2 | cnts | 2D-C Accumulation, Reconstruction (per cell) |
| A2DP_RWI2 | cnts | 2D-P Accumulation, Reconstruction (per cell) |
| ACINS | M/s2 | Aircraft Vertical Acceleration |
| ACLMT_C1 | Unk | No title |
| ALT | M | IRS Baro-Inertial Altitude |
| ARDMA_FCR | cnts | RDMA Raw Accumulation (per cell) |
| AS100_LWO | cnts | FSSP-100 Raw Accumulation (per cell) - DMT |
| AS200_LWI | cnts | SPP-200 (PCASP) Raw Accumulation (per cell) - DMT |
| AS300_LPC | cnts | FSSP-300 Raw Accumulation (per cell) - DMT |
| BLATA | G | IRS Lateral Body Acceleration |
| BLONGA | G | IRS Longitudinal Body Acceleration |
| BNORMA | G | IRS Normal Body Acceleration |
| CLMPOF_C1 | Unk | No title |
| DAY | day | Raw Tape Date Component |
| DRFTA | deg | IRS Drift Angle |
| DT1DC_RPO1 | ms | PMS-2D Cloud Probe Dead Time |
| DT1DP_RWI1 | Unk | No title |
| DT2DC_RPO2 | ms | PMS-2D Cloud Probe Dead Time |
| DT2DP_RWI2 | Unk | No title |
| FREF3_LPC | none | SPP-300 Laser Reference Voltage |
| FREF_LWO | none | FSSP-100 Laser Reference Voltage |
| FRNG_LWO | none | FSSP-100 Size Range Category |
| FTMP3_LPC | C | SPP-300 Housekeeping Data |
| FTMP_LWO | C | FSSP-100 Housekeeping Data |
| 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 |
| HGM232 | M | Geometric (Radar) Altitude (APN-232) |
| HGM232S | none | 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 |
| OBBCOD | cnts | Ophir-III Black Body Code |
| ODETDC | cnts | Ophir-III Detector Bias Voltage |
| ODETSG | cnts | Ophir-III Raw Detector Signal |
| OGAIN | cnts | Ophir-III Gain |
| OSMOTR | cnts | Ophir-III Chopper Motor Speed |
| OTBBC | cnts | Ophir-III Controlled Black Body Temperature |
| OTBBF | cnts | Ophir-III Free Black Body Temperature |
| OTBNCH | cnts | Ophir-III Optical Bench Temperature |
| OTBOX | cnts | Ophir-III Electronics Box Temperature |
| OTDET | cnts | Ophir-III Detector Temperature |
| OTSNT | cnts | Ophir-III Optics Temperature |
| OVFLW_LWO | cnts | SPP-100 AtoD Converter Overflow/Overrange |
| P6E01_RWO | Vdc | 260X End Diode Voltage |
| P6E64_RWO | Vdc | 260X End Diode Voltage |
| P6RST_RWO | cnts | 260X Resets |
| P6TMP_RWO | C | 260X Temperature |
| PFLWS_LWI | std cm3/s | SPP-200 Sheath Flow |
| PFLW_LWI | std cm3/s | PCAS Flow |
| PHGB_LWI | Vdc | SPP-200 High-Gain Baseline |
| PITCH | deg | Aircraft Pitch Angle |
| PLGB_LWI | Vdc | SPP-200 Low-Gain Baseline |
| PMGB_LWI | Vdc | SPP-200 Mid-Gain Baseline |
| PREF_LWI | Vdc | PCAS Laser Reference Voltage |
| PSFD | mbar | Raw Static Pressure, Fuselage Digital |
| PSFRD | mbar | Raw Static Pressure, Fuselage (Ruska) |
| PTMP_LWI | C | PCAS Detector Temperature |
| RDMAHVPS_FCR | Vdc | RDMA High Voltage Power Supply |
| RDMAPABS_FCR | mbar | RDMA Absolute Pressure |
| RDMAQA_FCR | Lpm | RDMA Aerosol Inflow |
| RDMAQEX_FCR | Lpm | RDMA Excess Outflow |
| RDMAQSH_FCR | Lpm | RDMA Sheath Inflow |
| RDMAQS_FCR | Lpm | RDMA Classified Aerosol Outflow |
| RDMARH_FCR | % | RDMA Relative Humidity |
| RDMATEMP_FCR | C | RDMA Sample Temperature |
| RDMAVD_FCR | Vdc | RDMA Dilution Valve Control Voltage |
| RDMAVSH_FCR | Vdc | RDMA Sheath Valve Control Voltage |
| REJAT_LWO | none | SPP-100 Average Transit Rejected Particles |
| REJDOF_LWO | cnts | Particles Rejected (Outside Depth-of-Field)) |
| ROLL | deg | Aircraft Roll Angle |
| SECOND | s | Raw Tape Time Component |
| SHDORC_RPO | cnts | 2D-C Shadow OR Counts |
| SHDORP_RWI | cnts | 2D-P Shadow OR Counts |
| 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 |
| XN9ATX_1 | Unk | No title |
| XN9ATX_2 | Unk | No title |
| XN9BSCT_1 | Unk | No title |
| XN9BSCT_2 | Unk | No title |
| XN9CAL_1 | Unk | No title |
| XN9CAL_2 | Unk | No title |
| XN9PSX_1 | Unk | No title |
| XN9PSX_2 | Unk | No title |
| XN9RELA_1 | Unk | No title |
| XN9RELA_2 | Unk | No title |
| XN9RHUM_1 | Unk | No title |
| XN9RHUM_2 | Unk | No title |
| YEAR | year | Raw Tape Date Component |
| AKRD | deg | Attack Angle, Radome Diff. Pressure |
| ALTX | M | Altitude, Reference (MSL) |
| ATRL | C | Ambient Temperature, Radome Left |
| ATRR | C | Ambient Temperature, Radome Right |
| ATTACK | deg | Attack Angle, Reference |
| ATWH | C | Ambient Temperature, Deiced Wing |
| ATX | C | Ambient Temperature, Reference |
| C1DC_RPO1 | N/L | 2D-C Concentration, 260X Emulation (per cell) |
| C1DP_RWI1 | N/L | 2D-P Concentration, 260X Emulation (per cell) |
| C260X_RWO | N/L | 260X Concentration (per cell) |
| C2DC_RPO2 | N/L | 2D-C Concentration, Reconstruction (per cell) |
| C2DP_RWI2 | N/L | 2D-P Concentration, Reconstruction (per cell) |
| CONC1DC_RPO1 | N/L | 2D-C Concentration, 260X Emulation (all cells) |
| CONC1DP_RWI1 | N/L | 2D-P Concentration, 260X Emulation (all cells) |
| CONC2C_RPO | N/L | 2D-C Concentration |
| CONC2DC_RPO2 | N/L | 2D-C Concentraton, Reconstruction (all cells) |
| CONC2DP_RWI2 | N/L | 2D-P Concentraton, Reconstruction (all cells) |
| CONC2P_RWI | N/L | 2D-P Concentration |
| CONC3_LPC | N/cm3 | FSSP-300 Concentration (all cells) |
| CONC6_RWO | N/L | 260X Concentration (all cells) |
| CONCF_LWO | N/cm3 | FSSP-100 Concentration (all cells) |
| CONCN | N/cm3 | Condensation Nuclei (CN) Concentration |
| CONCN1 | Unk | No title |
| CONCP_LWI | N/cm3 | PCAS Concentration (all cells) |
| CONCR_FCR | N/cM3 | RDMA Concentration (all cells) |
| CRDMA_FCR | N/cM3 | RDMA Concentration (per cell) |
| CS100_LWO | N/cM3 | FSSP-100 Concentration (per cell) - DMT |
| CS200_LWI | N/cM3 | SPP-100 (PCASP) Concentration (per cell) - DMT |
| CS300_LPC | N/cM3 | FSSP-300 Concentration (per cell) - DMT |
| DBAR1DC_RPO1 | µM | 2D-C Mean Particle Diameter, 260X Emulation |
| DBAR1DP_RWI1 | µM | 2D-P Mean Particle Diameter, 260X Emulation |
| DBAR2DC_RPO2 | µM | 2D-C Mean Particle Diameter, Reconstruction |
| DBAR2DP_RWI2 | µM | 2D-P Mean Particle Diameter, Reconstruction |
| DBAR3_LPC | µM | FSSP-300 Mean Particle Diameter |
| DBAR6_RWO | µM | 260X Mean Particle Diameter |
| DBARF_LWO | µM | FSSP-100 Mean Particle Diameter |
| DBARP_LWI | µM | PCAS Mean Particle Diameter |
| DBZ1DC_RPO1 | dBZ | 2D-C Calculated Reflectivity, 260X Emulation |
| DBZ1DP_RWI1 | dBZ | 2D-P Calculated Reflectivity, 260X Emulation |
| DBZ2DC_RPO2 | dBZ | 2D-C Calculated Reflectivity, Reconstruction |
| DBZ2DP_RWI2 | dBZ | 2D-P Calculated Reflectivity, Reconstruction |
| DBZ6_RWO | dBZ | 260X Calculated Reflectivity |
| DBZF_LWO | dBZ | FSSP-100 Calculated Reflectivity |
| DISP1DC_RPO1 | none | 2D-C Dispersion, 260X Emulation (sigma/dbarx) |
| DISP1DP_RWI1 | none | 2D-P Dispersion, 260X Emulation (sigma/dbarx) |
| DISP2DC_RPO2 | none | 2D-C Dispersion, Reconstruction (sigma/dbarx) |
| DISP2DP_RWI2 | none | 2D-P Dispersion, Reconstruction (sigma/dbarx) |
| DISP6_RWO | none | 260X Dispersion (sigma/dbarx) |
| DISPF_LWO | none | FSSP-100 Dispersion (sigma/dbarx) |
| DISPP_LWI | none | PCAS Dispersion (sigma/dbarx) |
| DPBC | C | Dew Point Temperature, T-Electric Bottom |
| DPLA1 | C | Dew Point Temperature, Lyman Alpha |
| DPTC | C | Dew Point Temperature, T-Electric Top |
| DPXC | C | Dew Point Temperature, Reference |
| EDPC | mbar | Ambient Water Vapor Pressure, Reference |
| FCNC | vlpm | Corrected CN Counter Sample Flow Rate |
| IAS | knots | Indicated Airspeed |
| IRBC | W/M2 | Corrected Infrared Irradiance, Bottom |
| IRTC | W/M2 | Corrected Infrared Irradiance, Top |
| LATC | deg | GPS-Corrected Inertial Latitude |
| LONC | deg | GPS-Corrected Inertial Longitude |
| MR | g/kg | Mixing Ratio, T-Electric |
| MRLA1 | g/kg | Mixing Ratio, Lyman-alpha |
| MRLH | g/kg | Mixing Ratio, TDL Hygrometer |
| OAT | C | Ambient Temperature, Ophir III |
| OBBCR | W/M2/µM | Ophir-III Hemispherical Black Body Radiance |
| ODETOF | cnts | Ophir-III Detector Offset |
| ODSIGC | Vdc | Ophir-III Detector Signal, Corrected |
| OGAINF | cnts | Ophir-III Detector Gain Factor |
| ONE | none | Constant value of 1. |
| OTDETC | K | Ophir-III Detector Temperature, Corrected |
| PALT | M | NACA Pressure Altitude |
| PALTF | feet | NACA Pressure Altitude |
| PFLWC_LWI | vol cm3/s | PCAS Corrected Flow |
| PLWC1DC_RPO1 | g/M3 | 2D-C Water/Ice Content, 260X Emulation |
| PLWC1DP_RWI1 | g/M3 | 2D-P Water/Ice Content, 260X Emulation |
| PLWC2DC_RPO2 | g/M3 | 2D-C Water/Ice Content, Reconstruction |
| PLWC2DP_RWI2 | g/M3 | 2D-P Water/Ice Content, Reconstruction |
| PLWC6_RWO | g/M3 | 260X Water/Ice Content |
| PLWCC | g/M3 | Corrected PMS-King Liquid Water Content |
| PLWCC1 | g/M3 | Corrected PMS-King Liquid Water Content |
| PLWCC2 | g/M3 | Corrected PMS-King Liquid Water Content |
| PLWCF_LWO | g/M3 | FSSP-100 Water/Ice Content |
| PSFC | mbar | Corrected Static Pressure, Fuselage |
| PSFDC | mbar | Corrected Static Pressure, Fuselage Digital |
| 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 |
| RADCF | none | Radiation Correction Factor |
| RHLA1 | % | Relative Humidity, Lyman Alpha |
| RHODT | g/M3 | Absolute Humidity, T-Electric Top |
| RHOLA1 | g/M3 | Absolute Humidity, Lyman-alpha |
| RHUM | % | Relative Humidity |
| SSLIP | deg | Sideslip Angle, Reference |
| SSRD | deg | Sideslip Angle, Radome Diff. Pressure |
| SWTC | W/M2 | Shortwave Irradiance, Top, (Attitude-Corrected) |
| 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 |
| XICNC | vlpm | Corrected CN Isokinetic Side Flow Rate |
| XMACH2 | none | Aircraft Mach Number Squared |
| ZERO | none | Constant value of 0. |