Preface
0.1
Document Change Log
0.2
Citation Information
1
Introduction
1.1
Background Information
1.2
Alphabetical List of Variables
1.3
Constants and Symbols
2
General Information About Data Files
2.1
Units and Abbreviations
2.2
Variables Used to Denote Time
2.3
Synchronization of Measurements
2.4
Other Comments on Terminology
3
The State of the Aircraft
3.1
Inertial Reference Systems
3.2
Global Positioning Systems
3.3
Other Measurements of Aircraft Altitude
3.4
Combining IRS and GPS Measurements
4
The State of the Atmosphere
4.1
Information on Instruments and Calibrations
4.2
Variable Names
4.3
Pressure
4.4
Temperature
4.5
Humidity
4.6
Derived Thermodynamic Variables
4.7
Wind
4.8
Special-Use Remote Sensors
5
Cloud Physics Variables
5.1
Measurements of Liquid Water Content
5.2
Sensors Detecting Individual Hydrometeors (1-D Probes)
5.3
Hydrometeor Imaging Probes
6
Air Chemistry Measurements
6.1
Variables in Standard Data Files
6.2
Variables in Special Data Sets
7
Aerosol Particle Measurements
7.1
Condensation Nucleus Counter
7.2
Aerosol Spectrometers
7.3
Special Aerosol Measurements
8
Radiation Variables
8.1
Measurements of Irradiance and Radiometric Temperature
8.2
Spectral Irradiance and Actinic Flux
8.3
Solar Angles
9
Experimental Variables
10
Obsolete Variables
Appendices
Appendix A: List of Symbols
Appendix B: Variable Names
Appendix C: Editing The T.N.
Notes regarding the construction and structure of this document:
Referencing Specific Sections or Pages of this Document (LyX version):
Referencing Specific Sections of this Document (RMarkdown version):
Appendix D: Needing Attention
A
Index
RAF Technical Note: Processing Algorithms
Appendix B: Variable Names
Links are to the primary discussion of each variable.
\(\ddagger\)
denotes an obsolete variable.
Variable Name
Variable Name
Variable Name
Variable Name
Variable Name
A200X
A200Y
A260X
AACT
ACDP
ACINS
ADIFR
AF300
AFIXx
\(\ddagger\)
AFSSP
A1DC
A1DP
AKFXx
\(\ddagger\)
AKRD
ALAT
\(\ddagger\)
ALON
\(\ddagger\)
ALPHA
\(\ddagger\)
ALT
ALTG
ALTX
\(\ddagger\)
AMS
APCAS
AS100
AS200
ATC
AT_ITR
ATKP
\(\ddagger\)
ATRF
\(\ddagger\)
ATTACK
ATx
ATX
ATHx
ATxD
AUHSAS
AVAPS
AWAS
base_time
BDIFR
BFIXx
\(\ddagger\)
BLATA
BLONA
BNORMA
BPITCHR
BROLLR
BYAWR
C1DC
C1DP
C200X
C200Y
C260X
CAVP_x
CCDP
CCEP
\(\ddagger\)
CF300
CFSEC
\(\ddagger\)
CFSSP
CGS
\(\ddagger\)
CH4_PICx
CIMS
CLAT
\(\ddagger\)
CLON
\(\ddagger\)
CMODE
CNTEMP
CNTS
CO
CO2_PICx
COCAL
COCOR
COMR_AL
CONC1DC
CONC1DC100
CONC1DC150
CONC1DP
CONC3
CONC6
CONCD
CONCF
CONCH_UVH
CONCN
CONCP
CONCP
CONCU
CONCU
CONCU100
CONCU500
CONCV_VXL
CONCX
CONCY
CORAW_AL
COZRO
CPCAS
CRHP
CS100
CS200
CSEC
\(\ddagger\)
CSTAT
\(\ddagger\)
CUHSAS
DAY
DBAR1DC
DBAR1DP
DBAR3
DBAR6
DBARD
DBARF
DBARP
DBARU
DBARX
DBARY
DBZ1DC
DBZ1DP
DBZ6
DBZD
DBZF
DBZX
DBZY
DEI
DISP1DC
DISP1DP
DISP3
DISP6
DISPD
DISPF
DISPP
DISPU
DISPX
DISPY
DNI
DP_CR2C
DPCRC
DPX
DT1DC
DVALUE
EDPC
\(\ddagger\)
EW_UVH
EWX
FCNC
FO3_ACD
FO3_CL
FO3_x
FP_CR2
FPCRC
FRANGE
FRESET
FRNG
FRST
FSTB
FSTROB
FXAZIM
FXDIST
GALT_A
GEOPHT
GGALT
GGALTC
\(\ddagger\)
GGEOIDHT
GGHWGS
GGLAT
GGLON
GGNSAT
GGQUAL
GGSPD
GGSTATUS
GGTRK
GGVEW
GGVNS
GGVSPD
GLAT
GLON
GMODE
\(\ddagger\)
GNI
GNSS
GSF
GSF_G
GSF
\(\ddagger\)
GSTAT_G
GSTAT
GVZI
\(\ddagger\)
HARP
HGM
HGM232
HGME
HI3
\(\ddagger\)
HOUR
IAS
IRx
IRxC
IRXC
IRxHT
IRxHTV
IRXV
LAT
LATC
LAT_G
LON
LONC
LON_G
LWC
\(\ddagger\)
LWCC
\(\ddagger\)
MACH
MACHx
MACHX
]
MINUTE
MIRRORT_CR2
MR
MONTH
MRCR
MRLA
MRLH
NO
NO
y
O3FS
PALT
PCAB
PCN
P_CR2
PFLW
PFLWC
PHDG
\(\ddagger\)
PITCH
PLWC
PLWC1
PLWC1DC
PLWC1DP
PLWC6
PLWCC
PLWCC1
PLWCD
PLWCF
PLWCG
PLWCX
PLWCY
PS_A
PSDPx
PSFD
PSFRD
PSTF
PSURF
PSX
PSxC
PSXC
PSx
QC_A
QCBC
\(\ddagger\)
QCB
\(\ddagger\)
QCGC
\(\ddagger\)
QCG
\(\ddagger\)
QCLS
QCR
QCRC
QCTF
QCTFC
QCx
QCX
QCxC
QCXC
RAWCONC_VXL
RHOLA
RHOUV
RHOx
RHUM
RHUMI
RICE
ROC
ROLL
RSTx
RTHRx
RTx
RTX
RTFx
RTHx
SECOND
SCLWC
SFC
SMPS
SOLAZ
SOLDE
SOLZE
SPHUM
SPxPitch
SPxRoll
SSFXx
\(\ddagger\)
SSLIP
SSRD
SWTC
SWx
TASx
TASX
TASHC
TASxD
TCAVB
TCAVT
TCNTP
TCNTU
TEMP1
TEMP2
TEO3
TEO3C
TEO3P
TEP
TET
THDG
THETA
THETAE
THETAP
THETAQ
THETAV
THF
\(\ddagger\)
THI
\(\ddagger\)
Time
time_offset
TKAT_G
TMLAG
\(\ddagger\)
TOGA
TPTIME
\(\ddagger\)
TRSTB
TRSTT
TTKP
\(\ddagger\)
TTRF
\(\ddagger\)
TTx
\(\ddagger\)
TVIR
UI
UIC
UPRESS
USFLWC
USMPFLW
UVx
UX
UXC
VCRH
VEW
\(\ddagger\)
VEWC
VEW
_
VEW_G
\(\ddagger\)
VI
VIC
VISxC
VISxHT
VISxHTV
VISxV
VLA
\(\ddagger\)
VNS
VNSC
VNS_G
VNS
\(\ddagger\)
VSPD
VSPD_G
VY
VYC
VZI
\(\ddagger\)
WD
WDC
WDRCTN
\(\ddagger\)
WI
WIC
WP3
WS
WSC
WSPD
\(\ddagger\)
XCOMR
XCOMR_AL
\(\ddagger\)
XFO3FNO
XFO3FS
XFO3P
XICN
XICNC
XMACH2
XNCLF
XNMBT
XNO
XNOCAL
XNYCAL
XNOCF
XNOSF
XNOY
XNOYP
XNOZA
XNSAF
XNST
XNZAF
XO3
XSIG_UVH
XUVI
XUVP
XUVT
XVI
\(\ddagger\)
YEAR
YVI
\(\ddagger\)