Project # 2007-114 PASE Pacific Atmospheric Sulfur Experiment Principal Investigator(s):  Alan Bandy, et al. NSF/NCAR C-130Q Hercules (N130AR)

Documentation Summary

This site has the final documentation for the airborne measurements obtained from the NSF/NCAR Research Aviation Facility (RAF) C-130Q Hercules aircraft (Tail Number N130AR) during the PASE project which took place from 8 August to 6 September 2007.

Both the Low-Rate (LRT, 1 sample per second) and High-Rate (HRT, 25 sps, mixed) production data sets are available on-line at the URLs:

• LRT    http://www.eol.ucar.edu/raf/Catalog/taplog.lrt.114.html
• HRT    http://www.eol.ucar.edu/raf/Catalog/taplog.hrt.114.html

Both the raw and production output data have been archived to the NCAR/CISL Mass Store System (MSS) which has proven to be extremely reliable.  However, we strongly urge data recipients to make their own archival copies to protect against damage or loss.

Software for viewing the Low-Rate data is available from the RAF.  Please consult the RAF Software Product Guide for more information on available RAF data-perusal programs.

As you proceed with analysis of your data, you may have questions, encounter problems, or uncover discrepancies or other aspects of the data set that may be of interest to the RAF and to other users.  We ask that you bring these issues to the attention of the Project Manager or the RAF Manager.

Allen Schanot,
(303)497-1063
PASE Project Manager
FAX phone number:  (303)497-1092
Mail address:

National Center for Atmospheric Research
EOL/Research Aviation Facility
P. O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
U. S. A.

We also solicit your more general comments on the quality, usefulness, and/or new applications of the data.

We hope the support of this project provided by the Research Aviation Facility has been satisfactory.  It has been our pleasure to serve you.  If we can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to call on us.

Sincerely,

Allen Schanot
Project Manager/Associate Scientist

Jeffrey L. Stith, Ph.D.
Manager, Research Aviation Facility

• Project Description and Scientific Objectives
  (on the PASE Home Page)


• Flight Summary Information Matrix


• Data Download (*)
  • Flight-Level Low-Rate Data Catalog
  • Flight-Level High-Rate Data Catalog
  • Flight-Level Digital Camera jpg File Catalog
  • Flight-Level Digital Camera Movie File Catalog
  • CO and O3 data


• Data Logs
  • Raw Aircraft (ADS) Data Summary
  • CISL Mass Store System Bitfile List (RAF path)
  • CISL Mass Store System Bitfile List (ATD path)
  • Output Data File Measurement Lists
    • Categorized RAF Variable List
    • Low-Rate Variable List from Production netCDF File
    • High-Rate Variable List from Production netCDF File


• Output Data Format
  • Example Production Output netCDF File Header (Low Rate)
  • Example Production Output netCDF File Header (High Rate)
  • netCDF Information


• Reports
  • Project Managers' Data Quality Report
    • Section I: General Discussion
    • Section II: Flight-by-Flight Summary
  • Research Flight Reports
  • Project Participants (Adobe Acrobat PDF file)
  • Field Operations Reports and Information
    (e.g., GOES satellite images, scientist preliminary reports and data)


• Research Instrumentation
  • Aircraft Instrumentation List
  • RAF-Supplied Instrumentation
  • User-Supplied Instrumentation
  • Summary of Instrument Calibration Factors
  • ADS-III DSM Channel Setup Sheets
  • Inertial Reference Unit Performance Summary
  • Aircraft Configuration (Click on an image below to see larger, detailed view)

    External Instrument Configuration

    Cabin Layout



• Project Photos


• PASE Email List Information


• RAF Bulletins
  • RAF Bulletin No. 9 Standard Output Data Products
  • RAF Bulletin No. 23 Measurement Techniques: Air Motion Sensing
  • RAF Bulletin No. 24 Airborne Measurements for Cloud Microphysics
  • RAF Bulletin No. 25 Passive Broadband and Spectral Radiometric Measurements Available on NCAR/NSF Research Aircraft


• Project Support Information
  • RAF Software Product Guide