Project # 2007-114 PASE
Pacific Atmospheric Sulfur Experiment
Principal Investigator(s): Alan Bandy, et al.
NSF/NCAR C-130Q Hercules (N130AR)
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Project # 2007-114 PASE Pacific Atmospheric Sulfur Experiment Principal Investigator(s): Alan Bandy, et al. NSF/NCAR C-130Q Hercules (N130AR) |
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Summary of Calibration Factors
| Pre-Calibration - 7/11/2007 | ||||
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| Variable (Units) | Variable Name | C1 | C2 | C3 |
| Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage Left (hPa) | QCF | 0.540 | 17.222 | -.0039 |
| Dynamic Pressure, Radome (hPa) | QCR | -1.437 | 17.287 | -.0055 |
| Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage Right (hPa) | QCFR | -0.482 | 13.810 | -.0041 |
| Total Temperature, Radome Right (deg_C) | TTRR | -65.179 | 25.377 | -.2088 |
| Total Temperature, Radome Left (deg_C) | TTRL | -63.984 | 25.473 | -.2302 |
| Total Temperature, Heated Wing (deg_C) | TTWH+ | -65.400 | 26.772 | -.3287 |
| Remote Surface Temp., Bottom (deg_C) | RSTB | -64.910 | 11.823 | .0023 |
| Remote Surface Temp., Bottom (deg_C) | RSTB1 | -67.029 | 12.248 | -.0200 |
| Remote Surface Temp., Top (deg_C) | RSTT | -58.242 | 10.621 | .0458 |
| Downward Shortwave Irradiance (W/m2) | SWT+ | -2.867 | 1078.110 | -15.832 |
| Upward Shortwave Irradiance (W/m2) | SWB+ | -0.308 | 1068.480 | -.0766 |
| Downward Infrared Irradiance (W/m2) | IRT | -1112.810 | 2780.360 | -55.004 |
| Upward Infrared Irradiance (W/m2) | IRB | -1055.500 | 2571.340 | 122.391 |
| Downward Ultraviolet Irraiance. (W/m2) | UVT+ | 0.060 | 30.002 | -.0021 |
| Upward Ultraviolet Irradiance (W/m2) | UVB+ | 0.030 | 15.163 | .0039 |
| Vertical Differential Pressure, Radome (hPa) | ADIFR | -0.197 | 6.926 | .0048 |
| Horizontal Differential Pressure, Radome (hPa) | BDIFR | -0.262 | 5.139 | .0001 |
| Cabin Pressure (hPa) | PCAB | -3.000 | 108.882 | -.0431 |
| CN Inlet Pressure (hPa) | PCN | -3.550 | 108.156 | -.0149 |
| CN Flow Rate (slpm) | FCN | 0.000 | 0.413 | .0000 |
| IR Dome Temperature, Top (deg_C) | DTT | 47.690 | -15.222 | .6630 |
| IR Dome Temperature, Bottom (deg_C) | DTB | 47.450 | -15.406 | .6819 |
| IR Sink Temperature, Top (deg_C) | STT | 47.572 | -15.312 | .6724 |
| IR Sink Temperature, Bottom (deg_C) | STB | 47.520 | -15.371 | .6772 |
| + Corrected for systematic offset | ||||
| Post Calibration - 9/17/2007 | ||||
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| Variable (Units) | Variable Name | C1 | C2 | C3 |
| Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage L. (hPa) | QCF | 0.189 | 17.150 | -.0018 |
| Dynamic Pressure, Radome (hPa) | QCR | -1.860 | 17.236 | -.0064 |
| Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage R. (hPa) | QCFR | -0.932 | 13.766 | -.0048 |
| Total Temperature, Radome Right (deg_C) | TTRR | -65.303 | 25.390 | -.2089 |
| Total Temperature, Radome Left (deg_C) | TTRL | -64.195 | 25.392 | -.2295 |
| Total Temperature, Heated Wing (deg_C) | TTWH | -65.400 | 26.772 | -.3287 |
| Remote Surface Temp., Bot. (deg_C) | RSTB | -51.199 | 9.967 | .0019 |
| Remote Surface Temp., Bot. (deg_C) | RSTB1 | -54.554 | 10.567 | -.0173 |
| Remote Surface Temp., Top. (deg_C) | RSTT | -52.268 | 9.853 | .0425 |
| Downward Shortwave Irradiance (W/m2) | SWT | -4.389 | 1051.177 | -15.445 |
| Upward Shortwave Irradiance (W/m2) | SWB | -1.717 | 1067.560 | -.0765 |
| Downward Infrared Irradiance (W/m2) | IRT | -1106.116 | 2776.996 | -54.937 |
| Upward Infrared Irradiance (W/m2) | IRB | -1054.162 | 2569.849 | 122.320 |
| Downward Ultraviolet Irradiance (W/m2) | UVT | 0.006 | 29.990 | -.0021 |
| Upward Ultraviolet Irradiance (W/m2) | UVB | 0.020 | 15.157 | .0039 |
| Vertical Differential Pressure, Radome (hPa) | ADIFR | -0.197 | 6.926 | .0048 |
| Horizontal Differential Pressure, Radome (hPa) | BDIFR | -0.262 | 5.139 | .0001 |
| Cabin Pressure (hPa) | PCAB | -2.739 | 108.882 | -.0431 |
| CN Inlet Pressure (hPa) | PCN | -3.550 | 108.156 | -.0149 |
| CN Flow Rate (slpm) | FCN | 0.000 | 0.413 | .0000 |
| IR Dome Temperature, Top (deg_C) | DTT | 46.587 | -15.307 | .6667 |
| IR Dome Temperature, Bottom (deg_C) | DTB | 46.293 | -15.461 | .6844 |
| IR Sink Temperature, Top (deg_C) | STT | 46.429 | -15.392 | .6759 |
| IR Sink Temperature, Bottom (deg_C) | STB | 46.492 | -15.491 | .6825 |
Calibration Maneuvers
RAF uses sets of in-flight maneuvers specifically designed to help evaluate the performance of the 3-D wind measurement system on the aircraft. Sets of maneuvers were flown on one test flight and one research flight: TF02 and RF10 respectively. In each case the variations observed fell within acceptable limits.
PMS - 1-D Probe Bin Sizes
The SPP-100, SPP-200, SPP-300 and 260X 1-D probes were used on the project. The minimum droplet size (µm) for each sampling bin are listed below.
| PMS-1D Probe Bin Diameter (µm) | |||
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| bin | SPP-100 (Range 0) | SPP-200 | SPP-300 |
| #1 | 0.90 | 0.025 | 0.25 |
| #2 | 2.40 | 0.067 | 0.40 |
| #3 | 4.10 | 0.108 | 0.545 |
| #4 | 5.60 | 0.15 | 0.69 |
| #5 | 7.10 | 0.192 | 0.84 |
| #6 | 8.60 | 0.233 | 0.99 |
| #7 | 10.25 | 0.275 | 1.14 |
| #8 | 11.90 | 0.317 | 1.28 |
| #9 | 13.40 | 0.358 | 1.43 |
| #10 | 15.00 | 0.40 | 1.58 |
| #11 | 16.50 | 0.442 | 1.73 |
| #12 | 18.10 | 0.483 | 1.875 |
| #13 | 19.80 | 0.525 | 3.08 |
| #14 | 21.40 | 0.624 | 4.29 |
| #15 | 22.90 | 0.782 | 5.50 |
| #16 | 24.40 | 0.94 | 6.71 |
| #17 | 25.75 | 1.10 | 7.92 |
| #18 | 27.00 | 1.25 | 9.125 |
| #19 | 28.25 | 1.41 | 10.33 |
| #20 | 29.50 | 1.59 | 11.54 |
| #21 | 30.75 | 1.73 | 12.75 |
| #22 | 32.00 | 1.88 | 13.96 |
| #23 | 33.10 | 2.04 | 15.17 |
| #24 | 34.50 | 2.20 | 16.38 |
| #25 | 35.60 | 2.36 | 17.58 |
| #26 | 36.90 | 2.51 | 18.79 |
| #27 | 38.10 | 2.67 | 20.00 |
| #28 | 39.40 | 2.83 | 21.27 |
| #29 | 40.60 | 2.99 | 22.42 |
| #30 | 41.90 | 3.14 | 23.62 |
| #31 | 43.10 | 3.30 | 24.83 |
The 260X probe provides measurements for 64 bins of 10 µm each. Airspeed limitations place the initial sizing threshold at 50 µm.