Low Rate (LRT - 1 sps) Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Flight-Level Data [NCAR/EOL] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/126.005 Summary This data set includes airborne measurements obtained from the NCAR Research Aviation Facility (RAF) Gulfstream V (HIAPER) aircraft (Tail Number N677F) during the PRE-Depression Investigation of Cloud-systems in the Tropics (PREDICT) project. This dataset contains low rate navigation, state parameter, and microphysics flight-level data in netCDF format. NOTE: This dataset was updated Aug 4, 2011 to include production CVI data. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 126.005 * doi:10.5065/D61R6NV5 https://doi.org/10.5065/D61R6NV5 Versions 0.8 0.9 1.0 2.0: This version uses exact circle fitting for measuring particle size and limits accepted particles to center-in images. In this process, variables with 1DC in the name have been replaced with 2DC. 3.0: Aerosol data (UHSAS and WCN) have been updated based on new QAQC procedures, and an error in the algorithm for processing the UHSAS sample flow has been corrected. *_OPC data have been removed. Citation UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory, Webster, C. 2021. PREDICT: Low Rate (LRT - 1 sps) Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Flight-Level Data. Version 3.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D61R6NV5 Accessed 28 Mar 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * PREDICT: Pre-Depression Investigation of Cloud-systems in the Tropics (PREDICT) https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/PREDICT Additional information * Spatial Type: raster * Frequency: 1 second * Language: English Categories * Aircraft Platforms * NSF/NCAR GV HIAPER Instruments * 2DC - Two-Dimensional Optical Array Cloud Probe * CDP - Cloud Droplet Probe * CVI - Counterflow Virtual Impactor * Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe - FSSP * GPS Receivers * Gust Probes * Inertial Navigation System - INS * PCASP - Passive Cavity Aerosol Spectrometer Probe * PMS - Particle Measuring System * UHSAS - Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer * VCSEL - Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD DROPLET DISTRIBUTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > STATIC PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > TURBULENCE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > VAPOR PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > HORIZONTAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN COMPOUNDS > ATMOSPHERIC OZONE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > DEICED TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION Documentation * CVI_Data_readme.pdf [35 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/4218539C9F42/CVI_Data_readme.pdf Related links * homepage: PREDICT Project Homepage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/projects/predict/ * info: GV Documentation https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/predict-hiaper-documentation-summary * info: PREDICT Missions https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/predict/missions/missions.html Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2010-08-12 15:10:00 * End datetime: 2010-10-02 16:14:10 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 40.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: -10.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -90.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -40.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 Additional contact information * author: EOL Data Support https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1 * originator: Chris Webster https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/722 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/126.005?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/126.005?format=isotc211