Project # 2005-135 RICO Rain In Cumulus over the Ocean Principal Investigator(s): Bob Rauber, Harry Ochs, et al. NSF/NCAR C-130Q Hercules (N130AR) |
Aircraft Variable List from High-Rate netCDF file
Name | Units | Description |
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base_time | seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 | Start time of data recording. |
Time | seconds since 2004-12-07 16:10:00 +0000 | time of measurement |
time_offset | seconds since 2004-12-07 16:10:00 +0000 | Seconds since base_time. |
ADIFR | mbar | Vertical Differential Pressure, Radome |
BDIFR | mbar | Horizontal Differential Pressure, Radome |
PCAB | mbar | Interior Cabin Static Pressure |
QCF | mbar | Raw Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage |
RICE | V | Raw Icing-Rate Indicator |
RSTB | deg_C | Radiometric Surface Temperature |
RSTB1 | deg_C | Radiometric Surface Temperature |
RSTT | deg_C | Radiometric Sky/Cloud-Base Temperature |
SWB | W/m2 | Shortwave Irradiance, Bottom |
SWT | W/m2 | Shortwave Irradiance, Top |
TEO3 | ppb | Raw TECO Ozone Output |
UVB | W/m2 | Ultraviolet Irradiance, Bottom |
UVT | W/m2 | Ultraviolet Irradiance, Top |
VLA | V | Raw Lyman-alpha Hygrometer Output |
VLA1 | V | Raw Lyman-alpha Hygrometer Output |
XCINB | V | Gerber CIN Probe - Channel B |
XCINCB | V | Gerber CIN Probe - Channel CB |
XCINCF | V | Gerber CIN Probe - Channel CF |
XCINF | V | Gerber CIN Probe - Channel F |
XDRIF | V | Hudson CCN Inlet - Diff. Pressure |
XFO3FNO | V | Fast Ozone NO Mass Flow Rate |
XFO3FS | V | Fast Ozone Sample Flow Rate |
XFO3HV | V | Fast Ozone PMT High Voltage |
XFO3P | V | Fast Ozone Pressure |
XFO3S7 | V | Fast Ozone 10^7 Channel Signal |
XFO3S8 | V | Fast Ozone 10^8 Channel Signal |
XFO3T | deg_C | Fast Ozone Cell Temperature |
XGLWC | gram/m3 | Gerber PV-100 Probe Liquid Water Content |
XGREFF | µm | Gerber PV-100 Effective Droplet Radius |
XGSFC | cm2/m3 | Gerber PV-100 Particle Surface Area (Raw) |
XTASF | splm | Total Air Sampler (TAS) Flow |
XUFCT | count | Ultra Fine CN Counter Output |
A1DC_LWO1 | count | 2D-C Accumulation, 260X Emulation (per cell) |
A1DP_LWI1 | count | 2D-P Accumulation, 260X Emulation (per cell) |
A260X_RWI | count | 260X Raw Accumulation (per cell) |
A2DC_LWO2 | count | 2D-C Accumulation, Reconstruction (per cell) |
A2DP_LWI2 | count | 2D-P Accumulation, Reconstruction (per cell) |
AS100_LPC | count | FSSP-100 Raw Accumulation (per cell) - DMT |
AS200_RWO | count | SPP-200 (PCASP) Raw Accumulation (per cell) - DMT |
DAY | day | Raw Tape Date Component |
GGALT | m | GPS Geopotential Altitude |
GGLAT | degree_N | GPS Latitude |
GGLON | degree_E | GPS Longitude |
GGSPD | m/s | GPS Ground Speed |
GGTRK | degree_T | GPS Track Angle |
GGVEW | m/s | GPS Ground Speed Vector, East Component |
GGVNS | m/s | GPS Ground Speed Vector, North Component |
HGM232 | m | Geometric (Radar) Altitude (APN-232) |
HOUR | hour | Raw Tape Time Component |
MINUTE | minute | Raw Tape Time Component |
MONTH | month | Raw Tape Date Component |
PITCH | degree | Aircraft Pitch Angle |
ROLL | degree | Aircraft Roll Angle |
SECOND | s | Raw Tape Time Component |
THDG | degree_T | Aircraft True Heading Angle |
VSPD | m/s | IRS-Computed Aircraft Vertical Velocity |
YEAR | year | Raw Tape Date Component |
AKRD | degree | Attack Angle, Radome Diff. Pressure |
AQRATIO | none | Radome Pressure Ratio |
ATWH | deg_C | Ambient Temperature, Deiced Wing |
ATX | deg_C | Ambient Temperature, Reference |
C1DC_LWO1 | #/L | 2D-C Concentration, 260X Emulation (per cell) |
C1DP_LWI1 | #/L | 2D-P Concentration, 260X Emulation (per cell) |
C260X_RWI | #/L | 260X Concentration (per cell) |
C2DC_LWO2 | #/L | 2D-C Concentration, Reconstruction (per cell) |
C2DP_LWI2 | #/L | 2D-P Concentration, Reconstruction (per cell) |
CONC1DC_LWO1 | #/L | 2D-C Concentration, 260X Emulation (all cells) |
CONC1DP_LWI1 | #/L | 2D-P Concentration, 260X Emulation (all cells) |
CONC2C_LWO | #/L | 2D-C Concentration |
CONC2DC_LWO2 | #/L | 2D-C Concentraton, Reconstruction (all cells) |
CONC2DP_LWI2 | #/L | 2D-P Concentraton, Reconstruction (all cells) |
CONC2P_LWI | #/L | 2D-P Concentration |
CONC6_RWI | #/L | 260X Concentration (all cells) |
CONCF_LPC | #/cm3 | FSSP-100 Concentration (all cells) |
CONCN | #/cm3 | Condensation Nuclei (CN) Concentration |
CONCP_RWO | #/cm3 | PCAS Concentration (all cells) |
CS100_LPC | #/cm3 | FSSP-100 Concentration (per cell) - DMT |
CS200_RWO | #/cm3 | SPP-100 (PCASP) Concentration (per cell) - DMT |
DBAR6_RWI | µm | 260X Mean Particle Diameter |
DBARF_LPC | µm | FSSP-100 Mean Particle Diameter |
DBARP_RWO | µm | PCAS Mean Particle Diameter |
DPLA | deg_C | Dew Point Temperature, Lyman Alpha |
DPLA1 | deg_C | Dew Point Temperature, Lyman Alpha |
DPXC | deg_C | Dew Point Temperature, Reference |
FCNC | vlpm | Corrected CN Counter Sample Flow Rate |
GGALTC | m | Corrected GPS Altitude |
IRBC | W/m2 | Corrected Infrared Irradiance, Bottom |
IRTC | W/m2 | Corrected Infrared Irradiance, Top |
MR | gram/kg | Mixing Ratio, T-Electric |
MRLA | gram/kg | Mixing Ratio, Lyman-alpha |
MRLA1 | gram/kg | Mixing Ratio, Lyman-alpha |
OAT | deg_C | Ambient Temperature, Ophir III |
ONE | none | Constant value of 1. |
PALT | m | NACA Pressure Altitude |
PALTF | feet | NACA Pressure Altitude |
PLWC6_RWI | 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_LPC | gram/m3 | FSSP-100 Water/Ice Content |
PSX | mbar | Raw Static Pressure, Reference |
PSXC | mbar | Corrected Static Pressure, Reference |
QCFC | mbar | Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage |
QCX | mbar | Raw Dynamic Pressure, Reference |
QCXC | mbar | Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Reference |
RHLA | % | Relative Humidity - Lyman Alpha |
RHLA1 | % | Relative Humidity - Lyman Alpha #2 |
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 |
SSRD | degree | Sideslip Angle, Radome Diff. Pressure |
TASF | m/s | Aircraft True Airspeed, Fuselage |
TASHC | m/s | Aircraft True Airspeed, Humidity Corrected |
TASX | m/s | Aircraft True Airspeed, Reference |
TEO3C | ppbv | Corrected TECO (UV) Ozone Concentration |
THETA | K | Potential Temperature |
THETAE | K | Equivalent 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 |
XMACH2 | none | Aircraft Mach Number Squared |
ZERO | none | Constant value of 0. |