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
START08 Documentation
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Operations Plan
Scientific Overview Document
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