Full Name: Radome Gust Probe for 3-D wind measurements.
Short Name or Acronym: ADIFR, BDIFR, QCRC
Model if applicable:
Measurements Provided: Vertical and horizontal differential pressure.
Manufacturer or Builder of the Instrument: Honeywell
When Acquired: 2008
Operational Status: Part of State Parameter Package
General Description:
Measurement Characteristics:
Calibration Methods: RAF Calibration Cart / Traceable Pressure Standard
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):
The calculation of wind is part of the standard "nimbus" processing program and follows methods documented in RAF Bulletin 23. The resulting variables, including the wind direction and speed (WDC and WSC) are included in the standard netCDF archive files produced by the RAF. See the StandardDataPath page for more information on data processing.
QA Procedures and Needs: monitor for potential icing, comparison against avionics, winds calibration manuevers
Safety Issues: none
Examples of Measurements:
Lead Contact: Allen Schanot
Operating Manual Reference Manual
Internal users: See http://wiki.eol.ucar.edu/rafscience/RadomeGustSystems (last edited 2012-12-09)