NCAR/NSF C-130 Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics LRT Data - 1 sps [EOL] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/87.050 Summary This data set includes airborne measurements obtained from the NSF/NCAR Research Aviation Facility (RAF) C-130Q Hercules aircraft (Tail Number N130AR) during the "Rain In Cumulus over the Ocean" project which took place from 7 December 2004 to 24 January 2005. This data set contains the Low-Rate (LRT, 1 Sample Per Second) production data set. The LRT Bitfile log lists times and dates of individual flights. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 87.050 * doi:10.5065/D60R9MQS https://doi.org/10.5065/D60R9MQS Versions 1.0 1.1: Processing Update: Correction to 2DC and 2DP data from previous merge. There is an updated algorithm in nimbus resulting in 2DC concentrations 20% higher and 2DP concentrations 20% to 80% higher. FSSP: Removed overflow & coincidence correction resulting in approximately 10% reduction in total concentrations and liquid water. 260X: Updated FirstBin from 1 to 5 resulting in a reduction in total concentrations ranging from 20% to 90% in total concentrations. Liquid water remains similar to the prior version of the data, as most 260x water is generally in bins 5 and larger. Please contact Chris Webster (cjw@ucar.edu) with any questions regarding this update. 1.2: Processing update: FSSP rejection updated to include overflow particles. Previously only included rejected average transit. This has produced about 1-1.5% relative error in the concentration variables CS100 and CONCF. FSSP raw counts data (AS100) we cleared out the zeroth bin of the histogram. It previously had the total counts from the 30 bins. We zeroed this to avoid any confusion Please contact Chris Webster (cjw@ucar.edu) with any questions regarding this update. Citation UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. 2024. NCAR/NSF C-130 Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics LRT Data - 1 sps. Version 1.2. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D60R9MQS Accessed 17 Jul 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 * RICO: Rain in Cumulus Over the Ocean https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/RICO Additional information * Spatial Type: point * Frequency: 1 second * Language: English Categories * Aircraft Platforms * NSF NCAR C-130 Instruments * 2DC - Two-Dimensional Optical Array Cloud Probe * Condensation Nuclei Counter - CNC * Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe - FSSP * GPS Receivers * Inertial Navigation System - INS * Nephelometers * PCASP - Passive Cavity Aerosol Spectrometer Probe * PMS - Particle Measuring System * Total Aerosol Sampler - TAS GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > LONGWAVE RADIATION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SHORTWAVE RADIATION * EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SURFACE THERMAL PROPERTIES > SKIN TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > VAPOR PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND DIRECTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > SURFACE PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ALTITUDE > GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD BASE TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > VERTICAL WIND VELOCITY/SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS > ATMOSPHERIC CARBON MONOXIDE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL PARTICLE PROPERTIES * EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICS > AIRSPEED/GROUND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > U/V WIND COMPONENTS * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > HUMIDITY MIXING RATIO * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > STATIC PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEW POINT TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR INDICATORS > HUMIDITY > RELATIVE HUMIDITY * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > WIND DYNAMICS > TURBULENCE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > UPPER AIR TEMPERATURE > DEICED TEMPERATURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > OXYGEN COMPOUNDS > ATMOSPHERIC OZONE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > UPPER LEVEL WINDS > WIND SPEED * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL EXTINCTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE > DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD DROPLET DISTRIBUTION * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS > CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS > ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE * EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > SURFACE TEMPERATURE > SKIN TEMPERATURE Related links * companion: 87.049: NCAR/NSF C-130 Navigation, State Parameter, and Microphysics HRT Data - 25 Hz [EOL] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/87.049 * info: C-130Q Documentation http://www.eol.ucar.edu/raf/Projects/RICO/ * info: RICO Missions http://catalog.eol.ucar.edu/rico/catalog/missions.html * info: LRT Bitfile log http://www.eol.ucar.edu/raf/Catalog/taplog.lrt.135.html * homepage: RICO Homepage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/rico * info: RICO Data Policy https://www.eol.ucar.edu/content/rico-data-policy Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 2004-12-04 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2005-01-26 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 21.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 15.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -72.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -57.00 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/87.050?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/87.050?format=isotc211