N304D Sample LRT NetCDF header
netcdf RF01.19790410.171444_175157 {
dimensions:
Time = 2234 ;
variables:
int Time(Time) ;
Time:long_name = "time of measurement" ;
Time:units = "seconds since 1979-04-10 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 = 62084.f, 64317.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 = 0.5800018f, 0.5999985f ;
TMLAG:SampledRate = 1 ;
TMLAG:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float EVMRKS(Time) ;
EVMRKS:long_name = "EVENT MARKER WORD" ;
EVMRKS:units = "unk" ;
EVMRKS:actual_range = 0.f, 0.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 = 0.001998901f, 8.617996f ;
XMIT:SampledRate = 1 ;
XMIT:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float FZV(Time) ;
FZV:long_name = "FIXED ZERO VOLTAGE (VDC)" ;
FZV:units = "Vdc" ;
FZV:actual_range = -0.0009994507f, 0.f ;
FZV:SampledRate = 1 ;
FZV:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float LAT(Time) ;
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 = 34.938f, 35.313f ;
LAT:SampledRate = 1 ;
LAT:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float LON(Time) ;
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 = -97.737f, -97.468f ;
LON:SampledRate = 1 ;
LON:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float THI(Time) ;
THI:long_name = "AIRCRAFT TRUE HEADING (ARINC) (DEG)" ;
THI:units = "degree" ;
THI:actual_range = 0.8690033f, 359.693f ;
THI:SampledRate = 1 ;
THI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float ALPHA(Time) ;
ALPHA:long_name = "INS WANDER ANGLE (DEG)" ;
ALPHA:units = "degree" ;
ALPHA:actual_range = 325.197f, 325.353f ;
ALPHA:SampledRate = 1 ;
ALPHA:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float XVI(Time) ;
XVI:long_name = "RAW INS GROUND SPD X COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
XVI:units = "m/s" ;
XVI:actual_range = -68.31299f, 108.394f ;
XVI:SampledRate = 1 ;
XVI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float YVI(Time) ;
YVI:long_name = "RAW INS GROUND SPD Y COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
YVI:units = "m/s" ;
YVI:actual_range = -104.491f, 69.828f ;
YVI:SampledRate = 1 ;
YVI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float GSF(Time) ;
GSF:long_name = "RAW INS GROUND SPEED (M/S)" ;
GSF:units = "m/s" ;
GSF:actual_range = 26.703f, 117.864f ;
GSF:SampledRate = 1 ;
GSF:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float PITCH(Time) ;
PITCH:long_name = "AIRCRAFT PITCH ATTITUDE ANGLE (DEG)" ;
PITCH:units = "degree" ;
PITCH:actual_range = -6.322998f, 11.119f ;
PITCH:SampledRate = 1 ;
PITCH:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float ROLL(Time) ;
ROLL:long_name = "AIRCRAFT ROLL ATTITUDE ANGLE (DEG)" ;
ROLL:units = "degree" ;
ROLL:actual_range = -42.965f, 27.208f ;
ROLL:SampledRate = 1 ;
ROLL:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float THF(Time) ;
THF:long_name = "AIRCRAFT TRUE HEADING (YAW) (DEG)" ;
THF:units = "degree" ;
THF:actual_range = 0.1149979f, 359.757f ;
THF:SampledRate = 1 ;
THF:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VZI(Time) ;
VZI:long_name = "RAW INS VERTICAL VELOCITY (M/S)" ;
VZI:units = "m/s" ;
VZI:actual_range = -22.79599f, 5.588989f ;
VZI:SampledRate = 1 ;
VZI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float QCW(Time) ;
QCW:long_name = "RAW DYNAMIC PRESSURE (WING) (MB)" ;
QCW:units = "hPa" ;
QCW:actual_range = 4.849998f, 41.382f ;
QCW:SampledRate = 1 ;
QCW:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float QCG(Time) ;
QCG:long_name = "RAW DYNAMIC PRESSURE (GUST PROBE) (MB)" ;
QCG:units = "hPa" ;
QCG:actual_range = 4.364998f, 37.23f ;
QCG:SampledRate = 1 ;
QCG:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float QCWC(Time) ;
QCWC:long_name = "CORRECTED DYNAMIC PRESR (WING) (MB)" ;
QCWC:units = "hPa" ;
QCWC:actual_range = 5.898003f, 40.022f ;
QCWC:SampledRate = 1 ;
QCWC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float QCGC(Time) ;
QCGC:long_name = "CORRECTED DYNAMIC PRESR (GUST PROBE)(MB)" ;
QCGC:units = "hPa" ;
QCGC:actual_range = 5.257004f, 41.241f ;
QCGC:SampledRate = 1 ;
QCGC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float PSF(Time) ;
PSF:long_name = "RAW STATIC PRESSURE (FUSELAGE) (MB)" ;
PSF:units = "hPa" ;
PSF:actual_range = 683.306f, 953.91f ;
PSF:SampledRate = 1 ;
PSF:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float PSB(Time) ;
PSB:long_name = "RAW STATIC PRESSURE (BOOM) (MB)" ;
PSB:units = "hPa" ;
PSB:actual_range = 685.688f, 954.87f ;
PSB:SampledRate = 1 ;
PSB:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float PSFC(Time) ;
PSFC:long_name = "CORRECTED STATIC PRESR (FUSELAGE) (MB)" ;
PSFC:units = "hPa" ;
PSFC:actual_range = 683.345f, 953.469f ;
PSFC:SampledRate = 1 ;
PSFC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float HP(Time) ;
HP:long_name = "NACA PRESSURE ALTITUDE (M)" ;
HP:units = "m" ;
HP:actual_range = 509.7f, 3199.7f ;
HP:SampledRate = 1 ;
HP:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float HGM(Time) ;
HGM:long_name = "GEOMETRIC (RADIO) ALTITUDE (M)" ;
HGM:units = "m" ;
HGM:actual_range = 0.447998f, 764.253f ;
HGM:SampledRate = 1 ;
HGM:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float TTW(Time) ;
TTW:long_name = "TOTAL TEMPERATURE (WING ROSEMOUNT) (C)" ;
TTW:units = "deg_C" ;
TTW:actual_range = 3.654999f, 16.222f ;
TTW:SampledRate = 1 ;
TTW:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float TTRF(Time) ;
TTRF:long_name = "TOTAL TEMPERATURE (REVERSE FLOW) (C)" ;
TTRF:units = "deg_C" ;
TTRF:actual_range = 2.703003f, 14.881f ;
TTRF:SampledRate = 1 ;
TTRF:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float TTKP(Time) ;
TTKP:long_name = "TOTAL TEMPERATURE (FAST RESPONSE) (C)" ;
TTKP:units = "deg_C" ;
TTKP:actual_range = 3.332001f, 15.207f ;
TTKP:SampledRate = 1 ;
TTKP:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float ATW(Time) ;
ATW:long_name = "AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (ROSEMOUNT) (C)" ;
ATW:units = "deg_C" ;
ATW:actual_range = 0.8710022f, 13.898f ;
ATW:SampledRate = 1 ;
ATW:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float ATRF(Time) ;
ATRF:long_name = "AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (REVERSE-FLOW) (C)" ;
ATRF:units = "deg_C" ;
ATRF:actual_range = 0.6930008f, 13.426f ;
ATRF:SampledRate = 1 ;
ATRF:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float ATKP(Time) ;
ATKP:long_name = "AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (FAST RESPONSE) (C)" ;
ATKP:units = "deg_C" ;
ATKP:actual_range = 0.6959991f, 13.304f ;
ATKP:SampledRate = 1 ;
ATKP:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float PRT5(Time) ;
PRT5:long_name = "RADIOMETRIC SURFACE TEMP (PRT-5) (C)" ;
PRT5:units = "deg_C" ;
PRT5:actual_range = 8.857002f, 20.702f ;
PRT5:SampledRate = 1 ;
PRT5:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float DP(Time) ;
DP:long_name = "DEW/FROSTPOINT TEMP (THERMOELEC) (C)" ;
DP:units = "deg_C" ;
DP:actual_range = -11.48f, 13.26f ;
DP:SampledRate = 1 ;
DP:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float DPC(Time) ;
DPC:long_name = "DEWPOINT TEMPERATURE (THERMOELEC) (C)" ;
DPC:units = "deg_C" ;
DPC:actual_range = -12.874f, 13.26f ;
DPC:SampledRate = 1 ;
DPC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float RHOTD(Time) ;
RHOTD:long_name = "ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY (THERMOELEC) (G/M3)" ;
RHOTD:units = "gram/m3" ;
RHOTD:actual_range = 1.779999f, 11.539f ;
RHOTD:SampledRate = 1 ;
RHOTD:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float RFI(Time) ;
RFI:long_name = "REFRACTIVE INDEX (N-UNITS)" ;
RFI:units = "none" ;
RFI:actual_range = 102.465f, 323.902f ;
RFI:SampledRate = 1 ;
RFI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float RHORF(Time) ;
RHORF:long_name = "ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY (REFRACT) (G/M3)" ;
RHORF:units = "gram/m3" ;
RHORF:actual_range = -25.959f, 15.658f ;
RHORF:SampledRate = 1 ;
RHORF:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float TASW(Time) ;
TASW:long_name = "AIRCRAFT TRUE AIRSPEED (WING) (M/S)" ;
TASW:units = "m/s" ;
TASW:actual_range = 31.883f, 94.464f ;
TASW:SampledRate = 1 ;
TASW:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float TASG(Time) ;
TASG:long_name = "AIRCRAFT TRUE AIRSPEED (GUST) (M/S)" ;
TASG:units = "m/s" ;
TASG:actual_range = 30.09f, 95.689f ;
TASG:SampledRate = 1 ;
TASG:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float LWC(Time) ;
LWC:long_name = "RAW J-W LIQUID WATER CONTENT (G/M3)" ;
LWC:units = "gram/m3" ;
LWC:actual_range = -0.7770004f, 0.6750031f ;
LWC:SampledRate = 1 ;
LWC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float LWCC(Time) ;
LWCC:long_name = "CORRCTD J-W LIQUID WATER CONTENT (G/M3)" ;
LWCC:units = "gram/m3" ;
LWCC:actual_range = -1.119003f, 0.887001f ;
LWCC:SampledRate = 1 ;
LWCC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float AFIX(Time) ;
AFIX:long_name = "ATTACK ANGLE (FIXED VANE) (DEG)" ;
AFIX:units = "degree" ;
AFIX:actual_range = -0.1159973f, 7.357002f ;
AFIX:SampledRate = 1 ;
AFIX:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float AFIX2(Time) ;
AFIX2:long_name = "ATTACK ANGLE (FIXED VANE 2) (DEG)" ;
AFIX2:units = "degree" ;
AFIX2:actual_range = -1.311996f, 7.133003f ;
AFIX2:SampledRate = 1 ;
AFIX2:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float BFIX(Time) ;
BFIX:long_name = "SIDESLIP ANGLE (FIXED VANE) (DEG)" ;
BFIX:units = "degree" ;
BFIX:actual_range = -9.473999f, 7.686996f ;
BFIX:SampledRate = 1 ;
BFIX:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float BFIX2(Time) ;
BFIX2:long_name = "SIDESLIP ANGLE (FIXED VANE 2) (DEG)" ;
BFIX2:units = "degree" ;
BFIX2:actual_range = -7.628998f, 8.777f ;
BFIX2:SampledRate = 1 ;
BFIX2:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float UI(Time) ;
UI:long_name = "WIND VECTOR EAST GUST COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
UI:units = "m/s" ;
UI:actual_range = -44.925f, 19.873f ;
UI:SampledRate = 1 ;
UI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VI(Time) ;
VI:long_name = "WIND VECTOR NORTH GUST COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
VI:units = "m/s" ;
VI:actual_range = 0.1609955f, 31.224f ;
VI:SampledRate = 1 ;
VI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float WI(Time) ;
WI:long_name = "WIND VECTOR VERTICAL GUST COMP (H) (M/S)" ;
WI:units = "m/s" ;
WI:actual_range = -2.009003f, 4.492996f ;
WI:SampledRate = 1 ;
WI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float UX(Time) ;
UX:long_name = "WIND VECTOR LNGTDNL GUST COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
UX:units = "m/s" ;
UX:actual_range = -29.535f, 25.371f ;
UX:SampledRate = 1 ;
UX:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VY(Time) ;
VY:long_name = "WIND VECTOR LATERAL GUST COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
VY:units = "m/s" ;
VY:actual_range = -47.58299f, 24.464f ;
VY:SampledRate = 1 ;
VY:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float WDRCTN(Time) ;
WDRCTN:long_name = "HORIZONTAL WIND DIRECTION (DEG)" ;
WDRCTN:units = "degree" ;
WDRCTN:actual_range = 91.29201f, 215.951f ;
WDRCTN:SampledRate = 1 ;
WDRCTN:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float WSPD(Time) ;
WSPD:long_name = "HORIZONTAL WIND SPEED (M/S)" ;
WSPD:units = "m/s" ;
WSPD:actual_range = 5.360001f, 54.71001f ;
WSPD:SampledRate = 1 ;
WSPD:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float UI1(Time) ;
UI1:long_name = "WIND VECTOR EAST COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
UI1:units = "m/s" ;
UI1:actual_range = -45.02901f, 20.008f ;
UI1:SampledRate = 1 ;
UI1:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VI1(Time) ;
VI1:long_name = "WIND VECTOR NORTH COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
VI1:units = "m/s" ;
VI1:actual_range = -1.085007f, 30.58099f ;
VI1:SampledRate = 1 ;
VI1:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float WI1(Time) ;
WI1:long_name = "WIND VECTOR VERTICAL GUST COMP (L) (M/S)" ;
WI1:units = "m/s" ;
WI1:actual_range = -2.f, 4.393997f ;
WI1:SampledRate = 1 ;
WI1:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float UX1(Time) ;
UX1:long_name = "WIND VECTOR LNGTDNL COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
UX1:units = "m/s" ;
UX1:actual_range = -27.47099f, 26.85699f ;
UX1:SampledRate = 1 ;
UX1:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VY1(Time) ;
VY1:long_name = "WIND VECTOR LATERAL COMPONENT (M/S)" ;
VY1:units = "m/s" ;
VY1:actual_range = -47.62801f, 24.47301f ;
VY1:SampledRate = 1 ;
VY1:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VEW(Time) ;
VEW:long_name = "RAW INS GROUND SPD EAST COMP (M/S)" ;
VEW:units = "m/s" ;
VEW:actual_range = -79.681f, 88.60901f ;
VEW:SampledRate = 1 ;
VEW:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VNS(Time) ;
VNS:long_name = "RAW INS GROUND SPD NORTH COMP (M/S)" ;
VNS:units = "m/s" ;
VNS:actual_range = -64.38101f, 116.059f ;
VNS:SampledRate = 1 ;
VNS:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float DEI(Time) ;
DEI:long_name = "DISTANCE EAST OF NORMAN RADAR (KM)" ;
DEI:units = "km" ;
DEI:actual_range = -24.7998f, -0.3999023f ;
DEI:SampledRate = 1 ;
DEI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float DNI(Time) ;
DNI:long_name = "DISTANCE NORTH OF NORMAN RADAR (KM)" ;
DNI:units = "km" ;
DNI:actual_range = -31.8999f, 9.700195f ;
DNI:SampledRate = 1 ;
DNI:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float CGAC(Time) ;
CGAC:long_name = "AIRCRAFT C.G. ACCELERATION (M/S2)" ;
CGAC:units = "m/s2" ;
CGAC:actual_range = -2.031998f, 1.910004f ;
CGAC:SampledRate = 1 ;
CGAC:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float WP3(Time) ;
WP3:long_name = "DAMPED AIRCRAFT VERT VELOCITY (M/S)" ;
WP3:units = "m/s" ;
WP3:actual_range = -7.380997f, 6.402f ;
WP3:SampledRate = 1 ;
WP3:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float HI3(Time) ;
HI3:long_name = "PRESSURE-DAMPED INERTIAL ALTITUDE (M)" ;
HI3:units = "m" ;
HI3:actual_range = 513.8f, 3197.4f ;
HI3:SampledRate = 1 ;
HI3:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float TLCL(Time) ;
TLCL:long_name = "TEMPERATURE AT LIFTING COND. LEVEL (C)" ;
TLCL:units = "deg_C" ;
TLCL:actual_range = -15.771f, 13.559f ;
TLCL:SampledRate = 1 ;
TLCL:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float PLCL(Time) ;
PLCL:long_name = "PRESR AT LIFTING CONDENSATION LEVEL (MB)" ;
PLCL:units = "hPa" ;
PLCL:actual_range = 534.514f, 959.611f ;
PLCL:SampledRate = 1 ;
PLCL:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float RM(Time) ;
RM:long_name = "MIXING RATIO (G/KG)" ;
RM:units = "g/kg" ;
RM:actual_range = 2.07f, 11.265f ;
RM:SampledRate = 1 ;
RM:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float VTHETA(Time) ;
VTHETA:long_name = "VIRTUAL POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE (K)" ;
VTHETA:units = "deg_K" ;
VTHETA:actual_range = 289.646f, 308.692f ;
VTHETA:SampledRate = 1 ;
VTHETA:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float ETHETA(Time) ;
ETHETA:long_name = "EQUIVALENT POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE (K)" ;
ETHETA:units = "deg_K" ;
ETHETA:actual_range = 312.052f, 332.11f ;
ETHETA:SampledRate = 1 ;
ETHETA:_FillValue = -32767.f ;
float THETA(Time) ;
THETA:long_name = "POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE (K)" ;
THETA:units = "deg_K" ;
THETA:actual_range = 288.103f, 308.294f ;
THETA:SampledRate = 1 ;
THETA:_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 = "2016-08-09T18:37:50 +0000" ;
:Platform = "N304D" ;
:wind_field = "WSPD WDRCTN WI" ;
:time_coverage_start = "1979-04-10T17:14:44 +0000" ;
:time_coverage_end = "1979-04-10T17:51:57 +0000" ;
:TimeInterval = "17:14:44-17:51:57" ;
:FlightDate = "04/10/1979" ;
:geospatial_lat_min = 34.938f ;
:geospatial_lat_max = 35.313f ;
:latitude_coordinate = "LAT" ;
:geospatial_lon_min = -97.737f ;
:geospatial_lon_max = -97.468f ;
:longitude_coordinate = "LON" ;
:zaxis_coordinate = "HP" ;
:geospatial_vertical_units = "m" ;
:geospatial_vertical_min = 509.7f ;
:geospatial_vertical_max = 3199.7f ;
:DESCRIPTION = "443-1 LITTLE SESAME 10APR79 17/05/30" ;
:CYCLE_TIME = 1.f ;
:FlightNumber = "RF01" ;
:ProjectName = "Little SESAME" ;
:converted_from = "G50296" ;
}
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