Low Rate (LRT - 1 sps) Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Flight-Level Data https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/107.002 Summary This data set includes airborne measurements obtained from the NCAR Research Aviation Facility (RAF) Gulfstream V (HIAPER) aircraft (Tail Number N677F) during the "Stratosphere- Troposphere Analyses of Regional Transport 2008 " (START08) project. This data set contains merged Low-Rate (LRT, 1 sps) production, DGPS, and CO data. This data also contains updates to dewpoint measurement and dependent variables; 2D-C concentrations, histograms and related variables; solar zenith angle variables. The files are in netCDF format. This dataset was updated March 25, 2010. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 107.002 * doi:10.5065/D6NZ85Z4 https://doi.org/10.5065/D6NZ85Z4 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. Citation UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2019. START08: Low Rate (LRT - 1 sps) Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics Flight-Level Data. Version 2.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6NZ85Z4 Accessed 25 Apr 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 * START08: Stratosphere-Troposphere Analyses of Regional Transport (START08) https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/START08 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 * GPS Receivers * Inertial Navigation System - INS * Medusa (Multiple Enclosure Device for Unfractionated Sampling of Air) - NCAR/Scripps Airborne Flask Sampler * PMS King Probe * Tunable Diode Laser - TDL * UCATS-GC - Unmanned Chromatograph Airborne System for Atmospheric Trace Species - Gas Chromatography * VCSEL - Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > STATIC PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > TURBULENCE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS > ATMOSPHERIC CARBON MONOXIDE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR PROFILES * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > DEICED TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS > ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > HORIZONTAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD DROPLET DISTRIBUTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN COMPOUNDS > ATMOSPHERIC OZONE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > VAPOR PRESSURE Documentation * start08.RAF_CO.instrumentDescription.README.pdf [36 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41E6839C9ED2/start08.RAF_CO.instrumentDescription.README.pdf * start08.RAF_H2O.instrument.readme.pdf [38 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41E6839C9ED3/start08.RAF_H2O.instrument.readme.pdf Related links * info: START08 Project Data Policy https://www.acom.ucar.edu/start/DataProtocolForSTART08_PREHIPPO.pdf * info: START08 Missions https://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/start_08/missions/missions.html * homepage: EOL START08 Homepage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/start08 * info: START08 Documentation Summary https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/start-08-hiaper-documentation-summary * info: NCAR NO-NOy Instrument http://www.acd.ucar.edu/start/no-noy.shtml Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2008-04-18 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2008-06-27 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 63.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 25.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -118.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -86.00 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 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/107.002?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/107.002?format=isotc211