Diaphram analog absolute pressure transducer to measure ambient pressure within the aircraft cabin
Full Name: Cabin Pressure
Short Name or Acronym:PCAB
Model if applicable: 1201F
Measurements Provided: Cabin Static Pressure
Manufacturer or Builder of the Instrument: Rosemount
When Acquired: 1985
Operational Status: Standard State Parameter
General Description:
Measurement Characteristics:
Calibration Methods: RAF Calibration Cart / Transfer Standard ; Pre and Post deployment calibrations
History of Significant Changes to the Instrument: none
Description of Software, Data Handling, and Data Flow: standard nimbus processing
Software Components (data acquisition, display, processing, and analysis):
Data Processing Chain (from flight to archival): Data processing follows the standard data path for RAF measurements: instrument -> NIDAS -> nimbus -> netCDF archives. See this page for more information.
QA Procedures and Needs: comparison against similar sensors on ground with cabin unpressurized
Safety Issues: none
Examples of Measurements:
Lead Contact: Allen Schanot
Internal users: See http://wiki.eol.ucar.edu/rafscience/CabinPressure (last edited 2012-12-10)