Project #2002-112 IDEAS Phase 2

Instrument Development and Education in Airborne Science

J. Stith, et al.

NSF/NCAR C-130Q Hercules (N130AR)

 

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Documentation Summary

More information on the IDEAS project can be found at RAF's IDEAS home page.

This site contains the final documentation for the airborne measurements obtained from the NSF/NCAR C-130Q Hercules (N130AR) during Phase 2 of the "Instrument Development and Education in Airborne Science" (IDEAS) project. This field campaign took place from 3 October to 1 November 2002. (A special test flight also occurred on 17 December 2002.)

The Low-Rate (LRT, 1 sample per second) production data set is available on-line at the URL:
        http://www.eol.ucar.edu/raf/Catalog/taplog.lrt.112.html.
If this access method is unacceptable, data orders may be directed to the RAF Data Manager, Ron Ruth, phone: (303)497-1084. Access is also possible through individual scientist accounts with the NCAR Scientific Computing Division.

Please note that this data set has place-holders for the processed RDMA measurements, but they are not yet available. We will announce when they are ready, and the files will be updated.

Software for viewing the Low-Rate data is available from the RAF. Please consult the RAF Software Product Guide for more information on available RAF data-perusal programs.

As you proceed with the analysis of RAF's C-130Q data system products, you may have questions, encounter problems, or uncover discrepancies or other aspects of the data set that may be of interest to the RAF and other users. We ask that you bring these issues to the attention of the IDEAS project managers:

Dick Friesen
Allen Schanot, (303)497-1063
Jeffrey L. Stith, Ph.D., (303)497-1032
   Manager, Research Aviation Facility
   Principal Investigator
FAX phone number: (303)497-1092

Mail address:

National Center for Atmospheric Research
EOL/Research Aviation Facility
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
U.S.A.

• Flight Summary Information Matrix


• Data Download
  • Production Output netCDF Files (Low Rate)
  • Raw PMS-2D Binary Files
  • Production MCR Data Files
    Note: Special software (MCR VIEW) is needed to view MCR files.
  • Raw CPI Data Files


• Data Logs
  • Raw Aircraft (ADS) Data Summary
  • SCD Mass Store System Bitfile List (RAF path)
  • SCD Mass Store System Bitfile List (ATD path)
  • Output Data File Measurement Lists
    • Categorized RAF Variable List
    • Low-Rate Variable List from Production netCDF File
    • Updated descriptions of some "No title" variables (These titles are missing from the netCDF header.)


• Output Data Format
  • Example Production Output netCDF File Header (Low Rate)
  • netCDF Information


• Reports
  • Project Manager's Data Quality Report
    • Section I: General Discussion
    • Section II: Flight-by-Flight Summary
  • Research Flight Reports
  • Project Participants
  • Mission Results and Education Opportunities
  • Field Operations Reports and Information
    (e.g., GOES satellite images, scientist preliminary reports and data)


• Research Instrumentation
  • RAF-Supplied Instrumentation
  • Summary of Instrument Calibration Factors
  • Inertial Reference Unit Performance Summary
  • Aircraft Configuration (Click on an image below to see larger, detailed view)


• Project Photos


• IDEAS-2 Email List Information
  (the "home base" to subscribe/view/change your membership and to view archived email postings)


• RAF Bulletins
  • RAF Bulletin No. 9 Standard Output Data Products
  • RAF Bulletin No. 23 Measurement Techniques: Air Motion Sensing
  • RAF Bulletin No. 24 Airborne Measurements for Cloud Microphysics
  • RAF Bulletin No. 25 Passive Broadband and Spectral Radiometric Measurements Available on NCAR/NSF Research Aircraft
  • RAF Software Product Guide