Measurements
List of variables available in START08 data files
| ACINS | IRS Vertical Acceleration |
| ACINS_IRS2 | IRS Vertical Acceleration |
| ADIFR | Vertical Differential Pressure, Radome |
| AKRD | Attack Angle, Radome Diff. Pressure |
| ALT_G | Avionics GPS Altitude (MSL) |
| AQRATIO | Al's Fudge Factor |
| ATC | Loose Coupled output of RHOUV and RHODT |
| ATFR | Ambient Temperature, Radome |
| ATHR1 | Ambient Temperature, Deiced Right |
| ATHR2 | Ambient Temperature, Deiced Right |
| ATX | Ambient Temperature, Reference |
| AT_A | ADC Ambient Air Temperature |
| BDIFR | Horizontal Differential Pressure, Radome |
| BLATA | IRS Body Latitudal Acceleration |
| BLATA_IRS2 | IRS Body Latitudal Acceleration |
| BLONGA | IRS Body Longitudal Acceleration |
| BLONGA_IRS2 | IRS Body Longitudal Acceleration |
| BNORMA | IRS Body Normal Acceleration |
| BNORMA_IRS2 | IRS Body Normal Acceleration |
| CAS_A | ADC Computed Air Speed |
| CNTS_WCN | WCN Accumulated Particle Counts |
| COMR_AL | Carbon Monoxide Mixing Ratio |
| CONC1DC_LWO | 2D-C Concentration, 260X Emulation (all cells) |
| CONC2C_LWO | 2D-C Concentration |
| CONC2DC_LWO | 2D-C Concentraton, Reconstruction (all cells) |
| CONCD_LWI | CDP Concentration (all cells) |
| CONCN_WCN | Condensation Nuclei (CN) Concentration |
| CORAW_AL | Raw CO Signal |
| DBAR1DC_LWO | 2D-C Mean Particle Diameter, 260X Emulation |
| DBAR2DC_LWO | 2D-C Mean Particle Diameter, Reconstruction |
| DBARD_LWI | CDP Mean Particle Diameter |
| DBZ1DC_LWO | 2D-C Calculated Reflectivity, 260X Emulation |
| DBZ2DC_LWO | 2D-C Calculated Reflectivity, Reconstruction |
| DBZD_LWI | CDP Calculated Reflectivity |
| DKL_MC | Zero Level, TDL Long Path |
| DKS_MC | Zero Level, TDL Short Path |
| DPLC | Dew Point Temperature, T-Electric Left |
| DPLS | Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Fuselage Left |
| DPRC | Dew Point Temperature, T-Electric Right |
| DPRS | Dew/Frost Point Temperature, Fuselage Right |
| DPXC | Dew Point Temperature, Reference |
| DP_VXL | VCSEL Frost Dew Point |
| DRFTA | IRS Drift Angle |
| DRFTA_IRS2 | IRS Drift Angle |
| DT1DC_LWO | Fast 2DC Probe Dead Time |
| DT2DC_LWO | Fast 2DC Probe Dead Time |
| EDPC | Ambient Water Vapor Pressure, Reference |
| ETCN_WCN | WCN Sample Time (Elapsed Time) |
| FCNC_WCN | WCN Sample Flow Rate |
| FSHCN_WCN | WCN Sheath Flow Rate |
| FTCN_WCN | WCN Total Flow Rate |
| GGALT | Reference GPS Altitude (MSL) |
| GGLAT | Reference GPS Latitude |
| GGLON | Reference GPS Longitude |
| GGNSAT | Reference GPS number of satellites tracked |
| GGSPD | Reference GPS Ground Speed |
| GGTRK | Reference GPS Track Angle |
| GGVEW | Reference GPS Ground Speed Vector, East Component |
| GGVNS | Reference GPS Ground Speed Vector, North Component |
| GSF | IRS Aircraft Ground Speed |
| H2OMR_GMD | NOAA UCATS Water Vapor Mixing Ratio |
| IAS | Indicated Airspeed |
| LAT | IRS Latitude |
| LATC | GPS-Corrected Inertial Latitude |
| LON | IRS Longitude |
| LONC | GPS-Corrected Inertial Longitude |
| MACH_A | ADC Mach Number |
| MEDCO2 | Medusa CO2 |
| MR | Mixing Ratio, T-Electric |
| NOYO3_CL | NOY to O3 Ratio |
| NOY_CL | NOY Mixing Ratio |
| NO_CL | NO Mixing Ratio |
| O3MR_CL | O3 Mixing Ratio |
| O3MR_CSD | NOAA O3 Ozone Mixing Ratio |
| O3MR_GMD | NOAA UCATS Ozone Mixing Ratio |
| ONE | Constant value of 1. |
| PACN_WCN | WCN Absolute Pressure |
| PALT | NACA Pressure Altitude |
| PALTF | NACA Pressure Altitude |
| PALT_A | ADC Pressure Altitude |
| PCAB | Interior Cabin Static Pressure |
| PCN_WCN | WCN Absolute Pressure |
| PDUMPPL | Pressure of instrument exhaust duct, left |
| PDUMPPR | Pressure of instrument exhaust duct, right |
| PITCH | IRS Aircraft Pitch Angle |
| PITCH_IRS2 | IRS Aircraft Pitch Angle |
| PLWC | Raw PMS-King Liquid Water Content Output |
| PLWC1DC_LWO | 2D-C Water/Ice Content, 260X Emulation |
| PLWC2DC_LWO | 2D-C Water/Ice Content, Reconstruction |
| PLWCC | Corrected PMS-King Liquid Water Content |
| PLWCD_LWI | CDP Water/Ice Content |
| PSF | Raw Static Pressure, Fuselage |
| PSFC | Corrected Static Pressure, Fuselage |
| PSX | Raw Static Pressure, Reference |
| PSXC | Corrected Static Pressure, Reference |
| PS_A | ADC Static Pressure |
| PS_CSD | NOAA O3 Ambiant Pressure |
| PS_VXL | VCSEL Ambient Pressure |
| PT_A | ADC Total Pressure |
| PWRL_MC | Laser Power, TDL Long Path |
| PWRS_MC | Laser Power, TDL Short Path |
| PresLHe_PAN | NOAA PANTHER Press He Low |
| PresLN2_PAN | NOAA PANTHER Press N2 Low |
| QCF | Raw Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage |
| QCFC | Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Fuselage |
| QCR | Raw Dynamic Pressure, Radome |
| QCRC | Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Radome |
| QCX | Raw Dynamic Pressure, Reference |
| QCXC | Corrected Dynamic Pressure, Reference |
| QC_A | ADC Impact Pressure |
| REJAT_LWI | CDP Average Transit Rejected Particles |
| REJDOF_LWI | CDP Particles Rejected (Outside Depth-of-Field)) |
| RHODR | Absolute Humidity, T-Electric Right |
| RHUM | Relative Humidity |
| RICE | Raw Icing-Rate Indicator |
| ROLL | IRS Aircraft Roll Angle |
| ROLL_IRS2 | IRS Aircraft Roll Angle |
| RPCN_WCN | WCN Raw Photometric Value |
| SETTMP_VXL | VCSEL Set Temperature |
| SFLCN_WCN | WCN Status Flags |
| SHDORC_LWO | Fast 2DC Shadow OR Count |
| SSLIP | Sideslip Angle, Reference |
| SSRD | Sideslip Angle, Radome Diff. Pressure |
| STATUS_VXL | VCSEL Status Code |
| TASF | Aircraft True Airspeed, Fuselage |
| TASHC | Aircraft True Airspeed, Humidity Corrected |
| TASR | Aircraft True Airspeed, Radome |
| TASX | Aircraft True Airspeed, Reference |
| TAS_A | ADC True Air Speed |
| TCAB | Cabin Temperature at AEROSOL Rack Location |
| TCC_VXL | VCSEL Thermoelectric Cooler Current |
| TCELLS_MC | Sample Cell Temperature, TDL Short Path |
| TGCN_WCN | WCN Growth Tube Temperature |
| THDG | IRS Aircraft True Heading Angle |
| THDG_IRS2 | IRS Aircraft True Heading Angle |
| THETA | Potential Temperature |
| THETAE | Equivalent Potential Temperature |
| THETAV | Virtual Potential Temperature |
| THIML1 | HIML Tip Temperature |
| TKAT | IRS Aircraft Track Angle |
| TKAT_G | Avionics GPS Track Angle |
| TTC | Loose Coupled Output of |
| TTFR | Total Temperature, Deiced Left |
| TTHR1 | Total Temperature, Deiced Right |
| TTHR1C | Corrected Total Temperature, Deiced Right |
| TTHR2 | Total Temperature, Deiced Right |
| TTHR2C | Corrected Total Temperature, Deiced Right |
| TTX | Total Temperature, Reference |
| TT_A | ADC Total Air Temperature |
| Time | time of measurement |
| UI | Wind Vector, East Component |
| UIC | GPS-Corrected Wind Vector, East Component |
| UX | Wind Vector, Longitudinal Component |
| UXC | GPS-Corrected Wind Vector, Longitudinal Component |
| VEW | IRS Ground Speed Vector, East Component |
| VEWC | GPS-Corrected Inertial Ground Speed Vector, East Component |
| VEW_G | Avionics GPS Ground Speed Vector, East Component |
| VEW_IRS2 | IRS Ground Speed Vector, East Component |
| VI | Wind Vector, North Component |
| VIC | GPS-Corrected Wind Vector, North Component |
| VNS | IRS Ground Speed Vector, North Component |
| VNSC | GPS-Corrected Inertial Ground Speed Vector, North Component |
| VNS_G | Avionics GPS Ground Speed Vector, North Component |
| VSPD | IRS Vertical Speed |
| VSPD_G | Avionics GPS Vertical Velocity |
| VY | Wind Vector, Lateral Component |
| VYC | GPS-Corrected Wind Vector, Lateral Component |
| WD | Horizontal Wind Direction |
| WDC | GPS-Corrected Horizontal Wind Direction |
| WI | Wind Vector, Vertical Gust Component |
| WIC | GPS-Corrected Wind Vector, Vertical Gust Component |
| WP3 | Damped Aircraft Vertical Velocity |
| WS | Horizontal Wind Speed |
| WSC | GPS-Corrected Horizontal Wind Speed |
| XMACH2 | Aircraft Mach Number Squared |
| ZERO | Constant value of 0 |
START08 Publications
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START-08 Data Documentation
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Scientific Overview Document
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