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
D20190224_000158_P.4 19022320301 WXWXE AR04A, 19022320301 WXWXE AR04A AFRC C-130J, ---
Data type: AVAPS SOUNDING DATA, Channel 4
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: 2019-02-24 00:06:39.50
LAU launch line time: 2019-02-24 00:01:58.0
Fast Fall Test
Number of points with excessive fall rate: 41
Percentage of points with excessive fall rate: 83
Sounding diagnosed as a fast fall: Yes
File Processing
Data type: AVAPS SOUNDING DATA, Channel 4
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: 2019-02-24 00:06:39.50
LAU launch line time: 2019-02-24 00:01:58.0
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
403 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 66 ( 16.4%) values, QC retained 51 ( 77.3%), overall rate: 12.7%
tdry : input file reported 66 ( 16.4%) values, QC retained 38 ( 57.6%), overall rate: 9.4%
RH : input file reported 57 ( 14.1%) values, QC retained 3 ( 5.3%), overall rate: 0.7%
winds: input file reported 112 ( 27.8%) values, QC retained 2 ( 1.8%), overall rate: 0.5%
QC Height Integration
Upward integration starts @ 0.0m
QC Processing Errors
Final smoothing failed for RH
Final smoothing failed for U winds
Unable to dynamically adjust winds
This appears to be a fast fall sounding.
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: 0
QC for Pressure
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: 1
QC for Relative Humidity
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
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: 15
Points which failed the outlier check: 0
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 1
QC for VV Pressure
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: 1
QC for Winds
Points which failed the wind speed limit check: 1
Points which failed the wind direction limit check: 0
Points which failed the number of satellites check: 15
Points which failed the wind error check: 59
Points which failed the buddy check: 0
Outlier check disabled
Q/C filter check disabled
Points which failed the vertical velocity check: 6
Unable to dynamically adjust winds (usually due to spline fit failure)
Surface Observation
Splash time (time of the last usable frame): 100.25s
Extrapolated surface time: 100.79s
Fall distance from last frame: 11.6m
Extrapolated surface pressure: 416.6mb
Extrapolated surface temperature: -25.2C
Extrapolated surface rh: 70.0%
Surface Wind Determination
Adjusted altitude of last wind is 17.0m, surface wind was not coded
PTU/wind offset is 0.00s (PTU observations lead wind observations by 0.00s)