Project #1999-102 INDOEX

NSF/NCAR EC-130Q Hercules (N130AR)


Aircraft Variable List from netCDF file

If a variable name shows a hyperlink, clicking on it will display information from RAF Bulletin No. 9

Name Units Description
base_time none Seconds since Jan 1, 1970
time_offset none Seconds since base_time
ADIFR mbar Vertical Differential Pressure, Radome
AZFLOW1 Vdc Andersen - Filter Pack Flow 1
AZFLOW2 Vdc Andersen - Filter Pack Flow 2
AZSAMP Vdc Andersen - Filter Pack Event Marker
BDIFR mbar Horizontal Differential Pressure, Radome
CMODE Vdc Carbon Monoxide Analyzer Status
CNTEMP C CN Counter Inlet Temperature
CNTS cnts TSI CN Counter Output
CO Vdc Raw Carbon Monoxide Concentration
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
INPS1 mbar C.A.I. Shroud Static Pressure
INPS2 mbar C.A.I. Sample Plane Static Pressure
INPS3 mbar C.A.I. Exhaust Cone Static Pressure
INQC1 mbar C.A.I. Shroud Dynamic Pressure
INQC2 mbar C.A.I. Sample Plane Dynamic Pressure
INQC3 mbar C.A.I. Exhaust Cone Dynamic Pressure
INTEMP C C.A.I. Sample Plane Temperature
IRB W/M2 Raw Infrared Irradiance, Bottom
IRT W/M2 Raw Infrared Irradiance, Top
PCAB mbar Interior Cabin Static Pressure
PCN mbar CN Counter Inlet Pressure
PLWC W Raw PMS-King Liquid Water Content Output
PLWC1 W Raw PMS-King Liquid Water Content Output
PSF mbar Raw Static Pressure, Fuselage
PSFD1 cnts Raw PSFD, Low-order word
PSFD2 cnts Raw PSFD, High-order word
QCF mbar Raw Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage
QCR mbar Raw Dynamic Pressure, Radome
RICE Vdc Raw Icing-Rate Indicator
RSTB C Radiometric Surface Temperature
RSTB1 C Radiometric Surface 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
TEO3 ppb Raw TECO Ozone Output
TEP mbar Internal TECO Ozone Sampling Pressure
TET C Internal TECO Ozone Sampling Temperature
TRSTB C RSTB Sensor Head Temperature
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
VLA Vdc Raw Lyman-alpha Hygrometer Output
VLA1 Vdc Raw Lyman-alpha Hygrometer Output
XCNCOLD cnts Clarke - Cold CN Counts
XDAFSTA Vdc User Variable
XDAFSTB Vdc User Variable
XGLWC g/M3 PVM - 100 Liquid Water Content
XGMODE Vdc PVM - 100 Status Mode
XGREFF µM PVM - 100 Effective Droplet Radius
XGSFC µM2 PVM - 100 Droplet Surface Area
XICN slpm CN Isokinetic Side Flow Rate
A260X_OBL cnts 260X Raw Accumulation (per cell)
ACINS M/s2 Aircraft Vertical Acceleration
AF300_RPO cnts FSSP-300 Raw Accumulation (per cell)
AFSSP_LPI cnts FSSP-100 Raw Accumulation (per cell)
AMASP_NA cnts MASPS Raw Accumulation (per cell)
APCAS_IBL cnts PCAS Raw Accumulation (per cell)
DAY day Raw Tape Date Component
DRFTA deg Inertial Drift Angle
FACT_LPI none FSSP-100 Activity Fraction
FANV_LPI Vdc FSSP-100 Annulus Baseline Voltage
FREF_LPI none FSSP-100 Laser Reference Voltage
FRNG_LPI none FSSP-100 Size Range Category
FRST_LPI cnts FSSP-100 Fast Resets
FSIG_LPI Vdc FSSP-100 Signal Voltage
FSTB_LPI cnts FSSP-100 Strobes
FSTT_LPI cnts FSSP-100 Signal Transit Time
FTMP_LPI C FSSP-100 Housekeeping Data
GLAT deg GPS Latitude
GLON deg GPS Longitude
GMODE none GPS Mode
GSF M/s Inertial Ground Speed
GSTAT none GPS Status
GVEW M/s GPS Ground Speed Vector, East Component
GVNS M/s GPS Ground Speed Vector, North Component
GVZI M/s GPS-Computed Aircraft Vertical Velocity
HGM232 M Geometric (Radar) Altitude (APN-232)
HOUR hours Raw Tape Time Component
LAT deg Inertial Latitude
LON deg Inertial Longitude
MINUTE minutes Raw Tape Time Component
MONTH month Raw Tape Date Component
PITCH deg Aircraft Pitch Angle
PSFD mbar Raw Static Pressure, Fuselage Digital
ROLL deg Aircraft Roll Angle
SECOND s Raw Tape Time Component
SHDORC_OBR cnts 2D-C Shadow OR Counts
SHDORP_IBR cnts 2D-P Shadow OR Counts
THDG deg Aircraft True Heading Angle
TKAR deg/s Inertial Track Angle Rate
TKAT deg Inertial 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
XPSFD mbar Raw Static Pressure, Fuselage (Ruska)
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
C260X_OBL N/L 260X Concentration (per cell)
CF300_RPO N/cM3 FSSP-300 Concentration (per cell)
CFSSP_LPI N/cM3 FSSP-100 Concentration (per cell)
COCAL ppbv Corrected Carbon Monoxide Concentration
COCOR Vdc Raw Carbon Monoxide, Baseline Corrected
CONC2C_OBR N/L PMS-2D-C Concentration
CONC2P_IBR N/L PMS-2D-C Concentration
CONC3_RPO N/cM3 FSSP-300 Concentration (all cells)
CONC6_OBL N/L 260X Concentration (all cells)
CONCF_LPI N/cM3 FSSP-100 Concentration (all cells)
CONCN N/cM3 Condensation Nuclei (CN) Concentration
CONCP_IBL N/cM3 PCAS Concentration (all cells)
COZRO Vdc Carbon Monoxide Baseline Zero Signal
CPCAS_IBL N/cM3 PCAS Concentration (per cell)
DBAR3_RPO µ M FSSP-300 Mean Particle Diameter
DBAR6_OBL µ M 260X Mean Particle Diameter
DBARF_LPI µ M FSSP-100 Mean Particle Diameter
DBARP_IBL µ M PCAS Mean Particle Diameter
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
FBMFR_LPI none FSSP-100 Beam Fraction
FCNC vlpm Corrected CN Counter Sample Flow Rate
IAS knots Aircraft Indicated Airspeed, Reference
INTAS1 M/s C.A.I. Shroud True Air Speed
INTAS2 M/s C.A.I. Sample Plane True Air Speed
INTAS3 M/s C.A.I. Exhaust Cone True Air Speed
IRBC W/M2 Corrected Infrared Irradiance, Bottom
IRTC W/M2 Corrected Infrared Irradiance, Top
MR g/kg Mixing Ratio, T-Electric
MRLA g/kg Mixing Ratio, Lyman-alpha
MRLA1 g/kg Mixing Ratio, Lyman-alpha
OAT C Ambient Temperature, Ophir III
ONE none Constant value of 1.
PALT M NACA Pressure Altitude
PALTF feet NACA Pressure Altitude
PLWC6_OBL g/M3 260X Water/Ice Content
PLWCC g/M3 Corrected PMS-King Liquid Water Content
PLWCC1 g/M3 Corrected PMS-King Liquid Water Content
PLWCF_LPI g/M3 FSSP-100 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
RHODT g/M3 Absolute Humidity, T-Electric Top
RHOLA g/M3 Absolute Humidity, Lyman-alpha
RHOLA1 g/M3 Absolute Humidity, Lyman-alpha
RHUM % Relative Humidity
SOLAZ radians Solar Azimuth Angle
SOLDE radians Solar Declination Angle
SOLEL radians Solar Elevation Angle
SOLZE radians Solar Zenith Angle
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
TEO3C ppbv Corrected TECO (UV) Ozone Concentration
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
UX M/s Wind Vector, Longitudinal Component
VI M/s Wind Vector, North Component
VY M/s Wind Vector, Lateral Component
WD deg Horizontal Wind Direction
WI M/s Wind Vector, Vertical Gust Component
WP3 M/s Damped Aircraft Vertical Velocity
WS M/s Horizontal Wind Speed
XCNCC N/cM3 Clarke - Cold CN Concentration
XICNC vlpm Corrected CN Isokinetic Side Flow Rate
XLATC deg GPS-Corrected Inertial Latitude
XLONC deg GPS-Corrected Inertial Longitude
XMACH2 none Aircraft Mach Number Squared
XRADCF none Radiation Correction Factor
XSWTC W/M2 Shortwave Irradiance, Top, (Attitude-Corrected)
XUIC M/s GPS-Corrected Wind Vector, East Component
XUXC M/s GPS-Corrected Wind Vector, Longitudinal Component
XVEWC M/s GPS-Corrected Inertial Ground Speed Vector, East Component
XVIC M/s GPS-Corrected Wind Vector, North Component
XVNSC M/s GPS-Corrected Inertial Ground Speed Vector, North Component
XVYC M/s GPS-Corrected Wind Vector, Lateral Component
XWDC deg GPS-Corrected Horizontal Wind Direction
XWIC M/s GPS-Corrected Wind Vector, Vertical Gust Component
XWSC M/s GPS-Corrected Horizontal Wind Speed
ZERO none Constant value of 0.
XTSURF C Corrected Radiometric Surface Temperature
CVINFLAG Vdc CVI Inlet Status: 0=CVI, 1=Whole, 2=Interstitial
CVRAD µM CVI minimum radius sampled
CVCWC g/M3 CVI condensed water content
CVN N/cM3 CVI particle number concentration
CVFACT none CVI concentration Factor
CVFX0C vlpm CVI LASAIR Flow
CVFX1C vlpm CVI EM Flow 1
CVFX2C vlpm CCNC Flow
CVFCN2C vlpm CVI EM FLow 2
CVEMSW Vdc CVI EM Switch

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