Ambient Equilibration
Cabin temperature: 25C
Sensor type: RS41
Ambient pressure: 250mb
Ambient temperature: -50C
Ambient RH: 50%
Temperature equilibration accuracy: 0.1C
RH equilibration accuracy: 5.0%
Temperature equilibration at time: 6.8s, RS41 T sensor time constants: 6.6
RH equilibration at time: 53.9s, RS41 RH sensor time constants: 1.7
Pressure: same equilibration time used as for temperature
Wind equilibration: 10.0s
Description
D20190223_210914_P.2 19022320301 WXWXE AR04A, 19022320301 WXWXE AR04A AFRC C-130J, ---
Data type: AVAPS SOUNDING DATA, Channel 2
Sonde model: RSS421
Thermo sensor: RSS421
This file appears to have a early launch detect signal.
The pressure diagnosed launch time will be used instead of the launch time at the launch (LAU) line.
Diagnosed launch time: 2019-02-23 21:15:07.0
LAU launch line time: 2019-02-23 21:09:14.0
Fast Fall Test
Number of points with excessive fall rate: 0
Percentage of points with excessive fall rate: 0
Sounding diagnosed as a fast fall: No
File Processing
Data type: AVAPS SOUNDING DATA, Channel 2
Sonde model: RSS421
Thermo sensor: RSS421
This file appears to have a early launch detect signal.
The pressure diagnosed launch time will be used instead of the launch time at the launch (LAU) line.
Diagnosed launch time: 2019-02-23 21:15:07.0
LAU launch line time: 2019-02-23 21:09:14.0
Processing Steps
QC processing completed (in less than 1.0s)
Levels created (in less than 1.0s)
WMO message coded (in less than 1.0s)
QC Data Recovery Statistics
461 raw data records
0 ( 0.0%) raw data records had PTU checksum errors
0 ( 0.0%) raw data records had GPS checksum errors
0 ( 0.0%) raw data records had both PTU and GPS checksum errors
pres : input file reported 212 ( 46.0%) values, QC retained 199 ( 93.9%), overall rate: 43.2%
tdry : input file reported 212 ( 46.0%) values, QC retained 197 ( 92.9%), overall rate: 42.7%
RH : input file reported 210 ( 45.6%) values, QC retained 101 ( 48.1%), overall rate: 21.9%
winds: input file reported 417 ( 90.5%) values, QC retained 361 ( 86.6%), overall rate: 78.3%
QC Height Integration
Upward integration starts @ 0.0m
QC for GPS Altitude
Points which failed the limit check: 0
Points which failed the buddy check: 0
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 0
QC for GPS Latitude
Points which failed the limit check: 0
Points which failed the buddy check: 0
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 0
QC for GPS Longitude
Points which failed the limit check: 0
Points which failed the buddy check: 0
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 7
QC for Pressure
Points which failed the limit check: 0
Points which failed the buddy check: 0
Points which failed the outlier check: 0
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 0
QC for Relative Humidity
Points which failed the limit check: 0
Points which failed the buddy check: 2
Points which failed the outlier check: 0
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 0
Points which failed the lower limit check: 0
Points which failed the upper limit check: 0
Points which failed the lower limit check: 0
Points which failed the upper limit check: 0
QC for Temperature
Points which failed the limit check: 0
Points which failed the buddy check: 2
Points which failed the outlier check: 0
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 0
QC for VV Pressure
Points which failed the limit check: 0
Points which failed the buddy check: 0
Points which failed the outlier check: 0
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 0
QC for Winds
Points which failed the wind speed limit check: 0
Points which failed the wind direction limit check: 0
Points which failed the number of satellites check: 1
Points which failed the wind error check: 13
Points which failed the buddy check: 7
Outlier check disabled
Q/C filter check disabled
Points which failed the vertical velocity check: 0
Surface Observation
Splash time (time of the last usable frame): 114.75s
Extrapolated surface time: 115.29s
Fall distance from last frame: 8.1m
Extrapolated surface pressure: 425.5mb
Extrapolated surface temperature: -25.6C
Extrapolated surface rh: 82.4%
Surface Wind Determination
Surface wind coded for an adjusted altitude of 10.0m
PTU/wind offset is 0.00s (PTU observations lead wind observations by 0.00s)