Sample 304d NetCDF Header
netcdf RF01.19790910.145145_162950 {
dimensions:
Time = 5886 ;
sps20 = 20 ;
variables:
int Time(Time) ;
Time:long_name = "time of measurement" ;
Time:units = "seconds since 1979-09-10 00:00:00 +0000" ;
Time:strptime_format = "seconds since %F %T %z" ;
Time:standard_name = "time" ;
float TPTIME(Time) ;
TPTIME:long_name = "UNALTERED TAPE TIME (SEC) AFTER MIDNIGHT" ;
TPTIME:units = "s" ;
TPTIME:actual_range = 53505.f, 59390.f ;
TPTIME:SampledRate = 1 ;
TPTIME:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float TMLAG(Time) ;
TMLAG:long_name = "LTN-51 ARINC TIME LAG (SEC)" ;
TMLAG:units = "s" ;
TMLAG:actual_range = -0.1900024f, -0.08000183f ;
TMLAG:SampledRate = 1 ;
TMLAG:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float EVMRKS(Time) ;
EVMRKS:long_name = "EVENT MARKER WORD" ;
EVMRKS:units = "unk" ;
EVMRKS:actual_range = 0.f, 64.f ;
EVMRKS:SampledRate = 1 ;
EVMRKS:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float XMIT(Time) ;
XMIT:long_name = "PILOT MICROPHONE SWITCH (XMIT) (VDC)" ;
XMIT:units = "Vdc" ;
XMIT:actual_range = 0.004997253f, 3.893997f ;
XMIT:SampledRate = 1 ;
XMIT:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float FZV(Time) ;
FZV:long_name = "FIXED ZERO VOLTAGE (VDC)" ;
FZV:units = "Vdc" ;
FZV:actual_range = 0.f, 0.f ;
FZV:SampledRate = 1 ;
FZV:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float LAT(Time, sps20) ;
LAT:long_name = "RAW INS LATITUDE (DEG)" ;
LAT:units = "degree_N" ;
LAT:Category = "Position" ;
LAT:standard_name = "latitude" ;
LAT:valid_range = -90.f, 90.f ;
LAT:actual_range = 39.897f, 40.26801f ;
LAT:SampledRate = 20 ;
LAT:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float LON(Time, sps20) ;
LON:long_name = "RAW INS LONGITUDE (DEG)" ;
LON:units = "degree_E" ;
LON:Category = "Position" ;
LON:standard_name = "longitude" ;
LON:valid_range = -180.f, 180.f ;
LON:actual_range = -105.13f, -103.418f ;
LON:SampledRate = 20 ;
LON:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float THI(Time, sps20) ;
THI:long_name = "AIRCRAFT TRUE HEADING (ARINC) (DEG)" ;
THI:units = "degree" ;
THI:actual_range = 0.0009994507f, 359.999f ;
THI:SampledRate = 20 ;
THI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float ALPHA(Time, sps20) ;
ALPHA:long_name = "INS WANDER ANGLE (DEG)" ;
ALPHA:units = "degree" ;
ALPHA:actual_range = 180.077f, 181.18f ;
ALPHA:SampledRate = 20 ;
ALPHA:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float XVI(Time, sps20) ;
XVI:long_name = "RAW INS GROUND SPD X COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
XVI:units = "m/s" ;
XVI:actual_range = -90.336f, 81.76398f ;
XVI:SampledRate = 20 ;
XVI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float YVI(Time, sps20) ;
YVI:long_name = "RAW INS GROUND SPD Y COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
YVI:units = "m/s" ;
YVI:actual_range = -88.54599f, 92.58398f ;
YVI:SampledRate = 20 ;
YVI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float GSF(Time, sps20) ;
GSF:long_name = "RAW INS GROUND SPEED (M/S)" ;
GSF:units = "m/s" ;
GSF:actual_range = 23.255f, 95.498f ;
GSF:SampledRate = 20 ;
GSF:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float PITCH(Time, sps20) ;
PITCH:long_name = "AIRCRAFT PITCH ATTITUDE ANGLE (DEG)" ;
PITCH:units = "degree" ;
PITCH:actual_range = -8.685997f, 11.287f ;
PITCH:SampledRate = 20 ;
PITCH:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float ROLL(Time, sps20) ;
ROLL:long_name = "AIRCRAFT ROLL ATTITUDE ANGLE (DEG)" ;
ROLL:units = "degree" ;
ROLL:actual_range = -36.777f, 32.259f ;
ROLL:SampledRate = 20 ;
ROLL:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float THF(Time, sps20) ;
THF:long_name = "AIRCRAFT TRUE HEADING (YAW) (DEG)" ;
THF:units = "degree" ;
THF:actual_range = 0.f, 360.f ;
THF:SampledRate = 20 ;
THF:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VZI(Time, sps20) ;
VZI:long_name = "RAW INS VERTICAL VELOCITY (M/S)" ;
VZI:units = "m/s" ;
VZI:actual_range = 6.207001f, 63.92297f ;
VZI:SampledRate = 20 ;
VZI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float QCW(Time, sps20) ;
QCW:long_name = "RAW DYNAMIC PRESSURE (WING) (MB)" ;
QCW:units = "hPa" ;
QCW:actual_range = 2.600998f, 44.244f ;
QCW:SampledRate = 20 ;
QCW:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float QCG(Time, sps20) ;
QCG:long_name = "RAW DYNAMIC PRESSURE (GUST PROBE) (MB)" ;
QCG:units = "hPa" ;
QCG:actual_range = 2.613998f, 39.381f ;
QCG:SampledRate = 20 ;
QCG:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float QCWC(Time, sps20) ;
QCWC:long_name = "CORRECTED DYNAMIC PRESR (WING) (MB)" ;
QCWC:units = "hPa" ;
QCWC:actual_range = 3.796997f, 42.69501f ;
QCWC:SampledRate = 20 ;
QCWC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float QCGC(Time, sps20) ;
QCGC:long_name = "CORRECTED DYNAMIC PRESR (GUST PROBE)(MB)" ;
QCGC:units = "hPa" ;
QCGC:actual_range = 3.041f, 43.295f ;
QCGC:SampledRate = 20 ;
QCGC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float PSF(Time, sps20) ;
PSF:long_name = "RAW STATIC PRESSURE (FUSELAGE) (MB)" ;
PSF:units = "hPa" ;
PSF:actual_range = 670.916f, 860.038f ;
PSF:SampledRate = 20 ;
PSF:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float PSFC(Time, sps20) ;
PSFC:long_name = "CORRECTED STATIC PRESR (FUSELAGE) (MB)" ;
PSFC:units = "hPa" ;
PSFC:actual_range = 671.255f, 860.641f ;
PSFC:SampledRate = 20 ;
PSFC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float HP(Time, sps20) ;
HP:long_name = "NACA PRESSURE ALTITUDE (M)" ;
HP:units = "m" ;
HP:actual_range = 1355.1f, 3339.1f ;
HP:SampledRate = 20 ;
HP:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float HGM(Time, sps20) ;
HGM:long_name = "GEOMETRIC (RADIO) ALTITUDE (M)" ;
HGM:units = "m" ;
HGM:actual_range = -16.095f, 761.818f ;
HGM:SampledRate = 20 ;
HGM:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float TTW(Time, sps20) ;
TTW:long_name = "TOTAL TEMPERATURE (WING ROSEMOUNT) (C)" ;
TTW:units = "deg_C" ;
TTW:actual_range = 12.401f, 32.082f ;
TTW:SampledRate = 20 ;
TTW:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float TTRF(Time, sps20) ;
TTRF:long_name = "TOTAL TEMPERATURE (REVERSE FLOW) (C)" ;
TTRF:units = "deg_C" ;
TTRF:actual_range = 12.113f, 31.174f ;
TTRF:SampledRate = 20 ;
TTRF:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float TTKP(Time, sps20) ;
TTKP:long_name = "TOTAL TEMPERATURE (FAST RESPONSE) (C)" ;
TTKP:units = "deg_C" ;
TTKP:actual_range = 13.179f, 31.974f ;
TTKP:SampledRate = 20 ;
TTKP:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float ATW(Time, sps20) ;
ATW:long_name = "AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (ROSEMOUNT) (C)" ;
ATW:units = "deg_C" ;
ATW:actual_range = 9.803001f, 29.511f ;
ATW:SampledRate = 20 ;
ATW:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float ATRF(Time, sps20) ;
ATRF:long_name = "AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (REVERSE-FLOW) (C)" ;
ATRF:units = "deg_C" ;
ATRF:actual_range = 10.175f, 29.45f ;
ATRF:SampledRate = 20 ;
ATRF:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float ATKP(Time, sps20) ;
ATKP:long_name = "AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (FAST RESPONSE) (C)" ;
ATKP:units = "deg_C" ;
ATKP:actual_range = 10.603f, 29.73f ;
ATKP:SampledRate = 20 ;
ATKP:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float PRT5(Time, sps20) ;
PRT5:long_name = "RADIOMETRIC SURFACE TEMP (PRT-5) (C)" ;
PRT5:units = "deg_C" ;
PRT5:actual_range = 18.583f, 48.625f ;
PRT5:SampledRate = 20 ;
PRT5:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float DP(Time, sps20) ;
DP:long_name = "DEW/FROSTPOINT TEMP (THERMOELEC) (C)" ;
DP:units = "deg_C" ;
DP:actual_range = -1.569f, 11.767f ;
DP:SampledRate = 20 ;
DP:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float DPC(Time, sps20) ;
DPC:long_name = "DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE (THERMOELEC) (C)" ;
DPC:units = "deg_C" ;
DPC:actual_range = -1.767998f, 11.767f ;
DPC:SampledRate = 20 ;
DPC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float RHOTD(Time, sps20) ;
RHOTD:long_name = "ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY (THERMOELEC) (G/M3)" ;
RHOTD:units = "gram/m3" ;
RHOTD:actual_range = 4.089996f, 9.938004f ;
RHOTD:SampledRate = 20 ;
RHOTD:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VLA(Time, sps20) ;
VLA:long_name = "LYMAN ALPHA (VDC)" ;
VLA:units = "Vdc" ;
VLA:actual_range = -10.f, 5.041f ;
VLA:SampledRate = 20 ;
VLA:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float RFX(Time, sps20) ;
RFX:long_name = "REFRACTIVE INDEX (N-UNITS)" ;
RFX:units = "none" ;
RFX:actual_range = -38.267f, 367.708f ;
RFX:SampledRate = 20 ;
RFX:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float RHORF(Time, sps20) ;
RHORF:long_name = "ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY (REFRACT) (G/M3)" ;
RHORF:units = "gram/m3" ;
RHORF:actual_range = -36.885f, 30.174f ;
RHORF:SampledRate = 20 ;
RHORF:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float TASW(Time, sps20) ;
TASW:long_name = "AIRCRAFT TRUE AIRSPEED (WING) (M/S)" ;
TASW:units = "m/s" ;
TASW:actual_range = 28.144f, 94.634f ;
TASW:SampledRate = 20 ;
TASW:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float TASG(Time, sps20) ;
TASG:long_name = "AIRCRAFT TRUE AIRSPEED (GUST) (M/S)" ;
TASG:units = "m/s" ;
TASG:actual_range = 25.249f, 95.22501f ;
TASG:SampledRate = 20 ;
TASG:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float AFIX(Time, sps20) ;
AFIX:long_name = "ATTACK ANGLE (FIXED VANE) (DEG)" ;
AFIX:units = "degree" ;
AFIX:actual_range = -0.935997f, 6.338997f ;
AFIX:SampledRate = 20 ;
AFIX:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float AFIX2(Time, sps20) ;
AFIX2:long_name = "ATTACK ANGLE (FIXED VANE 2) (DEG)" ;
AFIX2:units = "degree" ;
AFIX2:actual_range = -1.139f, 6.026001f ;
AFIX2:SampledRate = 20 ;
AFIX2:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float BFIX(Time, sps20) ;
BFIX:long_name = "SIDESLIP ANGLE (FIXED VANE) (DEG)" ;
BFIX:units = "degree" ;
BFIX:actual_range = -8.007004f, 4.587997f ;
BFIX:SampledRate = 20 ;
BFIX:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float BFIX2(Time, sps20) ;
BFIX2:long_name = "SIDESLIP ANGLE (FIXED VANE 2) (DEG)" ;
BFIX2:units = "degree" ;
BFIX2:actual_range = -8.098f, 4.927002f ;
BFIX2:SampledRate = 20 ;
BFIX2:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float UI(Time, sps20) ;
UI:long_name = "WIND VECTOR EAST GUST COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
UI:units = "m/s" ;
UI:actual_range = -9.921005f, 5.164001f ;
UI:SampledRate = 20 ;
UI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VI(Time, sps20) ;
VI:long_name = "WIND VECTOR NORTH GUST COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
VI:units = "m/s" ;
VI:actual_range = -9.177994f, 4.414993f ;
VI:SampledRate = 20 ;
VI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float WI(Time, sps20) ;
WI:long_name = "WIND VECTOR VERTICAL GUST COMP (H) (M/S)" ;
WI:units = "m/s" ;
WI:actual_range = -3.760002f, 5.158997f ;
WI:SampledRate = 20 ;
WI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float UX(Time, sps20) ;
UX:long_name = "WIND VECTOR LNGTDNL GUST COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
UX:units = "m/s" ;
UX:actual_range = -10.05299f, 9.770004f ;
UX:SampledRate = 20 ;
UX:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VY(Time, sps20) ;
VY:long_name = "WIND VECTOR LATERAL GUST COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
VY:units = "m/s" ;
VY:actual_range = -10.52499f, 8.923996f ;
VY:SampledRate = 20 ;
VY:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float WDRCTN(Time, sps20) ;
WDRCTN:long_name = "HORIZONTAL WIND DIRECTION (DEG)" ;
WDRCTN:units = "degree" ;
WDRCTN:actual_range = 0.003997803f, 359.995f ;
WDRCTN:SampledRate = 20 ;
WDRCTN:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float WSPD(Time, sps20) ;
WSPD:long_name = "HORIZONTAL WIND SPEED (M/S)" ;
WSPD:units = "m/s" ;
WSPD:actual_range = 0.01499939f, 11.019f ;
WSPD:SampledRate = 20 ;
WSPD:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VEW(Time, sps20) ;
VEW:long_name = "RAW INS GROUND SPD EAST COMP (M/S)" ;
VEW:units = "m/s" ;
VEW:actual_range = -88.561f, 92.28699f ;
VEW:SampledRate = 20 ;
VEW:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VNS(Time, sps20) ;
VNS:long_name = "RAW INS GROUND SPD NORTH COMP (M/S)" ;
VNS:units = "m/s" ;
VNS:actual_range = -81.87399f, 90.44f ;
VNS:SampledRate = 20 ;
VNS:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float DEIJ(Time, sps20) ;
DEIJ:long_name = "DISTANCE EAST OF JEFFCO (KM)" ;
DEIJ:units = "km" ;
DEIJ:actual_range = -1.071991f, 144.917f ;
DEIJ:SampledRate = 20 ;
DEIJ:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float DNIJ(Time, sps20) ;
DNIJ:long_name = "DISTANCE NORTH OF JEFFCO (KM)" ;
DNIJ:units = "km" ;
DNIJ:actual_range = -2.282013f, 39.08398f ;
DNIJ:SampledRate = 20 ;
DNIJ:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float CGAC(Time, sps20) ;
CGAC:long_name = "AIRCRAFT C.G. ACCELERATION (M/S2)" ;
CGAC:units = "m/s2" ;
CGAC:actual_range = -5.136002f, 6.031998f ;
CGAC:SampledRate = 20 ;
CGAC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float WP3(Time, sps20) ;
WP3:long_name = "DAMPED AIRCRAFT VERT VELOCITY (M/S)" ;
WP3:units = "m/s" ;
WP3:actual_range = -14.814f, 12.34f ;
WP3:SampledRate = 20 ;
WP3:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float HI3(Time, sps20) ;
HI3:long_name = "PRESSURE-DAMPED INERTIAL ALTITUDE (M)" ;
HI3:units = "m" ;
HI3:actual_range = 1359.4f, 3337.4f ;
HI3:SampledRate = 20 ;
HI3:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float THETA(Time, sps20) ;
THETA:long_name = "POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE (K)" ;
THETA:units = "deg_K" ;
THETA:actual_range = 314.169f, 318.679f ;
THETA:SampledRate = 20 ;
THETA:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VTHETA(Time, sps20) ;
VTHETA:long_name = "VIRTUAL POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE (K)" ;
VTHETA:units = "deg_K" ;
VTHETA:actual_range = 315.808f, 320.119f ;
VTHETA:SampledRate = 20 ;
VTHETA:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float PH-ATK(Time, sps20) ;
PH-ATK:long_name = "PITCH MINUS ATTACK" ;
PH-ATK:units = "degree" ;
PH-ATK:actual_range = -10.676f, 8.708f ;
PH-ATK:SampledRate = 20 ;
PH-ATK:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VTASJ(Time, sps20) ;
VTASJ:long_name = "RAW TRUE AIRSPEED (J-TECH) (VDC)" ;
VTASJ:units = "Vdc" ;
VTASJ:actual_range = -10.f, 2.151001f ;
VTASJ:SampledRate = 20 ;
VTASJ:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float TASJR(Time, sps20) ;
TASJR:long_name = "RAW TRUE AIRSPEED (J-TECH) (M/S)" ;
TASJR:units = "m/s" ;
TASJR:actual_range = 42.211f, 93.62199f ;
TASJR:SampledRate = 20 ;
TASJR:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
// global attributes:
:institution = "NCAR Research Aviation Facility" ;
:Address = "P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO 80307-3000" ;
:creator_url = "http://www.eol.ucar.edu" ;
:Conventions = "NCAR-RAF/nimbus" ;
:ConventionsURL = "http://www.eol.ucar.edu/raf/Software/netCDF.html" ;
:ConventionsVersion = "1.3" ;
:Metadata_Conventions = "Unidata Dataset Discovery v1.0" ;
:standard_name_vocabulary = "CF-1.0" ;
:time_coordinate = "Time" ;
:Phone = "(303) 497-1030" ;
:ProcessorURL = "https://github.com/ncareol/GENPRO" ;
:ProcessorRevision = "8ff1ae2e-dirty" ;
:Categories = "Position,Thermodynamic,Aircraft State,Atmos. State" ;
:geospatial_vertical_positive = "up" ;
:date_created = "2016-08-09T18:34:05 +0000" ;
:Platform = "N304D" ;
:wind_field = "WSPD WDRCTN WI" ;
:time_coverage_start = "1979-09-10T14:51:45 +0000" ;
:time_coverage_end = "1979-09-10T16:29:50 +0000" ;
:TimeInterval = "14:51:45-16:29:50" ;
:FlightDate = "09/10/1979" ;
:geospatial_lat_min = 39.897f ;
:geospatial_lat_max = 40.26801f ;
:latitude_coordinate = "LAT" ;
:geospatial_lon_min = -105.13f ;
:geospatial_lon_max = -103.418f ;
:longitude_coordinate = "LON" ;
:zaxis_coordinate = "HP" ;
:geospatial_vertical_units = "m" ;
:geospatial_vertical_min = 1355.1f ;
:geospatial_vertical_max = 3339.1f ;
:DESCRIPTION = "451-01 QA FORMATION 10 SEP 79 14/38/00" ;
:CYCLE_TIME = 1.f ;
:FlightNumber = "RF01" ;
:ProjectName = "QueenAir Formation" ;
:converted_from = "G50326" ;
}
FORMATION Publications
Data Access