Project #2003-113 IDEAS Phase 3
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 |
| 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 |
| INFLOW | splm | C.A.I. Excess Flow |
| INPS2 | mbar | C.A.I. Sample Plane Static Pressure |
| INRHUM | % | C.A.I. Manifold Humidity |
| INTEMP | C | C.A.I. Sample Plane Temperature |
| 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 |
| NLWC | Vdc | Raw Nevzorov Liquid Water Content |
| NTWC | Vdc | Raw Nevzorov Total Water Content |
| PCAB | mbar | Interior Cabin Static Pressure |
| PCN | mbar | CN Counter Inlet Pressure |
| PCONE | mbar | Trailing Cone Differential Pressure |
| PLWC | W | Raw PMS-King Liquid Water Content Output |
| PLWC1 | W | Raw PMS-King Liquid Water Content Output |
| PSFD1 | cnts | Raw PSFD, Low-order word |
| PSFD2 | cnts | Raw PSFD, High-order word |
| QCF | mbar | Raw Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage |
| QCFR | mbar | Raw Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage Right |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| XAERIT | C | Wyoming Inlet Tip Temperature |
| XCO2MR | Vdc | NCAR CO2 Analyzer, Mixing Ratio |
| XCO2ST | Vdc | NCAR CO2 Analyzer, Status |
| XICN | slpm | CN Isokinetic Side Flow Rate |
| XOAT | C | Ambient Temperature, Ophir III |
| XPS | mbar | Raw Static Pressure, 858 Probe |
| XQC | mbar | Raw Dynamic Pressure, 858 Probe |
| A1DC_LWO1 | cnts | 2D-C Accumulation, 260X Emulation (per cell) |
| A1DP_LWI1 | cnts | 2D-P Accumulation, 260X Emulation (per cell) |
| A2DC_LWO2 | cnts | 2D-C Accumulation, Reconstruction (per cell) |
| A2DP_LWI2 | cnts | 2D-P Accumulation, Reconstruction (per cell) |
| ACINS | M/s2 | Aircraft Vertical Acceleration |
| AHVPS_RPO1 | cnts | HVPS Raw Accumulation (per cell) |
| ALT | M | IRS Baro-Inertial Altitude |
| ARDMA_FCR | cnts | RDMA Raw Accumulation (per cell) |
| AS100_LPC | cnts | FSSP-100 Raw Accumulation (per cell) - DMT |
| AS100_LPO | cnts | FSSP-100 Raw Accumulation (per cell) - DMT |
| CALT | M | CMIGITS-III Altitude |
| CLAT | deg | CMIGITS-III Latitude |
| CLON | deg | CMIGITS-III Longitude |
| CPITCH | deg | CMIGITS-III Aircraft Pitch Angle |
| CROLL | deg | CMIGITS-III Aircraft Roll Angle |
| CTHDG | deg | CMIGITS-III Aircraft True Heading Angle |
| CVEW | M/s | CMIGITS-III Ground Speed Vector, East Component |
| CVNS | M/s | CMIGITS-III Ground Speed Vector, North Component |
| CVSPD | M/s | CMIGITS-III Computed Aircraft Vertical Velocity |
| DAY | day | Raw Tape Date Component |
| DT1DC_LWO1 | ms | PMS-2D Cloud Probe Dead Time |
| DT1DP_LWI1 | ms | PMS-2D Precip Probe Dead Time |
| DT2DC_LWO2 | ms | PMS-2D Cloud Probe Dead Time |
| DT2DP_LWI2 | ms | PMS-2D Precip Probe Dead Time |
| DTHVPS_RPO1 | ms | HVPS Probe Dead Time |
| FREF_LPC | none | FSSP-100 Laser Reference Voltage |
| FREF_LPO | none | FSSP-100 Laser Reference Voltage |
| FRNG_LPC | none | FSSP-100 Size Range Category |
| FRNG_LPO | none | FSSP-100 Size Range Category |
| FTMP_LPC | C | FSSP-100 Housekeeping Data |
| FTMP_LPO | C | FSSP-100 Housekeeping Data |
| GGALT | M | GPS Geopotential Altitude |
| GGLAT | deg | GPS Latitude |
| GGLON | deg | GPS Longitude |
| GGMODE | none | GPS Mode |
| GGNSAT | cnt | GPS Number of Satellites |
| GGSPD | M/s | GPS Ground Speed |
| GGTRK | deg | GPS Track Angle |
| GSF | M/s | Inertial Ground Speed |
| HGM232 | M | Geometric (Radar) Altitude (APN-232) |
| HGM232S | Geometric Altitude Status Monitor (APN-232) | |
| HOUR | hours | Raw Tape Time Component |
| HVCBTMP_RPO | C | HVPS Center Brace Temperature |
| HVCMTMP_RPO | C | HVPS Control Module Temperature |
| HVDATMP_RPO | C | HVPS Detector Arm Temperature |
| HVLASER_RPO | mW | HVPS Laser Power |
| HVSATMP_RPO | C | HVPS Source Arm Temperature |
| HVUVV1_RPO | Vdc | HVPS Upper Video Voltage |
| HVUVV2_RPO | Vdc | HVPS Upper Video Voltage |
| HVWTMP_RPO | C | HVPS Window Temperature |
| LAT | deg | Inertial Latitude |
| LON | deg | Inertial Longitude |
| MINUTE | minutes | Raw Tape Time Component |
| MONTH | month | Raw Tape Date Component |
| ODETSG | cnts | Ophir-III Raw Detector Signal |
| OTBBC | cnts | Ophir-III Controlled Black Body Temperature |
| OTBBF | cnts | Ophir-III Free Black Body Temperature |
| OTSNT | cnts | Ophir-III Optics Temperature |
| OVFLW_LPC | cnts | SPP-100 AtoD Converter Overflow/Overrange |
| OVFLW_LPO | cnts | SPP-100 AtoD Converter Overflow/Overrange |
| PITCH | deg | Aircraft Pitch Angle |
| PSFD | mbar | Raw Static Pressure, Fuselage Digital |
| PSFRD | mbar | Raw Static Pressure, Fuselage (Ruska) |
| 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_LPC | SPP-100 Average Transit Rejected Particles | |
| REJAT_LPO | SPP-100 Average Transit Rejected Particles | |
| REJDOF_LPC | cnts | Particles Rejected (Outside Depth-of-Field)) |
| REJDOF_LPO | cnts | Particles Rejected (Outside Depth-of-Field)) |
| ROLL | deg | Aircraft Roll Angle |
| SECOND | s | Raw Tape Time Component |
| SHDORC_LWO | cnts | 2D-C Shadow OR Counts |
| SHDORP_LWI | 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 | K | Nephelometer Air Temperature |
| XN9ATX_2 | K | Nephelometer Air Temperature |
| XN9BSCT_1 | M-1 | Nephelometer Light Scattering Extinction Coefficient |
| XN9BSCT_2 | M-1 | Nephelometer Light Scattering Extinction Coefficient |
| XN9CAL_1 | M-1 | Nephelometer Calibration Gas |
| XN9CAL_2 | M-1 | Nephelometer Calibration Gas |
| XN9PSX_1 | mbar | Nephelometer Pressure |
| XN9PSX_2 | mbar | Nephelometer Pressure |
| XN9RELA_1 | none | Nephelometer Relay Status |
| XN9RELA_2 | none | Nephelometer Relay Status |
| XN9RHUM_1 | % | Nephelometer Relative Humidity |
| XN9RHUM_2 | % | Nephelometer Relative Humidity |
| YEAR | year | Raw Tape Date Component |
| AKRD | deg | Attack Angle, Radome Diff. Pressure |
| 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_LWO1 | N/L | 2D-C Concentration, 260X Emulation (per cell) |
| C1DP_LWI1 | N/L | 2D-P Concentration, 260X Emulation (per cell) |
| C2DC_LWO2 | N/L | 2D-C Concentration, Reconstruction (per cell) |
| C2DP_LWI2 | N/L | 2D-P Concentration, Reconstruction (per cell) |
| CHVPS_RPO1 | N/L | HVPS Concentration (per cell) |
| CONC1DC_LWO1 | N/L | 2D-C Concentration, 260X Emulation (all cells) |
| CONC1DP_LWI1 | N/L | 2D-P Concentration, 260X Emulation (all cells) |
| CONC2C_LWO | N/L | 2D-C Concentration |
| CONC2DC_LWO2 | N/L | 2D-C Concentraton, Reconstruction (all cells) |
| CONC2DP_LWI2 | N/L | 2D-P Concentraton, Reconstruction (all cells) |
| CONC2P_LWI | N/L | 2D-P Concentration |
| CONCF_LPC | N/cM3 | FSSP-100 Concentration (all cells) |
| CONCF_LPO | N/cM3 | FSSP-100 Concentration (all cells) |
| CONCHV_RPO1 | N/L | HVPS Concentration (all cells) |
| CONCN | N/cM3 | Condensation Nuclei (CN) Concentration |
| CONCR_FCR | N/cM3 | RDMA Concentration (all particles) |
| CRDMA_FCR | N/cM3 | RDMA Concentration (per cell) |
| CS100_LPC | N/cM3 | FSSP-100 Concentration (per cell) - DMT |
| CS100_LPO | N/cM3 | FSSP-100 Concentration (per cell) - DMT |
| DBAR1DC_LWO1 | µM | 2D-C Mean Particle Diameter, 260X Emulation |
| DBAR1DP_LWI1 | µM | 2D-P Mean Particle Diameter, 260X Emulation |
| DBAR2DC_LWO2 | µM | 2D-C Mean Particle Diameter, Reconstruction |
| DBAR2DP_LWI2 | µM | 2D-P Mean Particle Diameter, Reconstruction |
| DBARF_LPC | µM | FSSP-100 Mean Particle Diameter |
| DBARF_LPO | µM | FSSP-100 Mean Particle Diameter |
| DBARHV_RPO1 | µM | HVPS Mean Particle Diameter |
| DBZ1DC_LWO1 | dBZ | 2D-C Calculated Reflectivity, 260X Emulation |
| DBZ1DP_LWI1 | dBZ | 2D-P Calculated Reflectivity, 260X Emulation |
| DBZ2DC_LWO2 | dBZ | 2D-C Calculated Reflectivity, Reconstruction |
| DBZ2DP_LWI2 | dBZ | 2D-P Calculated Reflectivity, Reconstruction |
| DBZHV_RPO1 | dBZ | HVPS Calculated Reflectivity |
| DISP1DC_LWO1 | none | 2D-C Dispersion, 260X Emulation (sigma/dbarx) |
| DISP1DP_LWI1 | none | 2D-P Dispersion, 260X Emulation (sigma/dbarx) |
| DISP2DC_LWO2 | none | 2D-C Dispersion, Reconstruction (sigma/dbarx) |
| DISP2DP_LWI2 | none | 2D-P Dispersion, Reconstruction (sigma/dbarx) |
| DISPHV_RPO1 | none | HVPS Dispersion (sigma/dbarx) |
| DPBC | C | Dew Point Temperature, T-Electric Bottom |
| 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 |
| GGALTC | M | Corrected GPS Altitude |
| GGVEW | M/s | GPS Ground Speed Vector, East Component |
| GGVNS | M/s | GPS Ground Speed Vector, North Component |
| IAS | knots | Indicated Airspeed |
| INFLOWC | vlpm | SCAI Corrected Excess Flow |
| 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 |
| NLWCC | g/M3 | Corrected Nevzorov Liquid Water Content |
| NTWCC | g/M3 | Corrected Nevzorov Total Water Content |
| OAT | C | Ambient Temperature, Ophir III |
| ODSIGC | Vdc | Ophir-III Detector Signal, Corrected |
| ONE | none | Constant value of 1. |
| PALT | M | NACA Pressure Altitude |
| PALTF | feet | NACA Pressure Altitude |
| PLWC1DC_LWO1 | g/M3 | 2D-C Water/Ice Content, 260X Emulation |
| PLWC1DP_LWI1 | g/M3 | 2D-P Water/Ice Content, 260X Emulation |
| PLWC2DC_LWO2 | g/M3 | 2D-C Water/Ice Content, Reconstruction |
| PLWC2DP_LWI2 | g/M3 | 2D-P Water/Ice Content, Reconstruction |
| PLWCC | g/M3 | Corrected PMS-King Liquid Water Content |
| PLWCC1 | g/M3 | Corrected PMS-King Liquid Water Content |
| PLWCF_LPC | g/M3 | FSSP-100 Water/Ice Content |
| PLWCF_LPO | g/M3 | FSSP-100 Water/Ice Content |
| PLWCHV_RPO1 | g/M3 | HVPS 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 |
| REFF2DC_LWO1 | µM | PMS-2D Effective Radius |
| REFFF2DC | µM | FSSP-100 PMS-2D Combined Effective Radius |
| REFFF_LPC | µM | FSSP-100 Effective Radius |
| REFFF_LPO | µM | FSSP-100 Effective Radius |
| RHODT | g/M3 | Absolute Humidity, T-Electric Top |
| RHUM | % | Relative Humidity |
| SSLIP | deg | Sideslip Angle, Reference |
| 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 |
| TCNTF_LPC | cnts | FSSP-100 Total Counts (all cells) |
| TCNTF_LPO | cnts | FSSP-100 Total Counts (all cells) |
| 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 |