Ambient Equilibration
Cabin temperature: 25C
Sensor type: RS41
Ambient pressure: 695mb
Ambient temperature: 11C
Ambient RH: 80%
Temperature equilibration accuracy: 0.1C
RH equilibration accuracy: 5.0%
Temperature equilibration at time: 3.5s, RS41 T sensor time constants: 4.9
RH equilibration at time: -5.3s, RS41 RH sensor time constants: -0.2
Pressure: same equilibration time used as for temperature
Wind equilibration: 10.0s
Description
D20220903_100442.1 221210019 AL-91, 20220903H1 WP-3D Orion, N42RF
Data type: AVAPS SOUNDING DATA, Channel 1
Sonde model: RSS421
Thermo sensor: RSS421
This file appears to have a late launch detect signal.
The pressure diagnosed launch time will be used instead of the launch time at the launch (LAU) line.
Diagnosed launch time: 2022-09-03 09:37:46.75
LAU launch line time: 2022-09-03 10:04:42.25
Fast Fall Test
Number of points with excessive fall rate: 4
Percentage of points with excessive fall rate: 0
Sounding diagnosed as a fast fall: No
File Processing
Data type: AVAPS SOUNDING DATA, Channel 1
Sonde model: RSS421
Thermo sensor: RSS421
This file appears to have a late launch detect signal.
The pressure diagnosed launch time will be used instead of the launch time at the launch (LAU) line.
Diagnosed launch time: 2022-09-03 09:37:46.75
LAU launch line time: 2022-09-03 10:04:42.25
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
7621 raw data records
4 ( 0.1%) raw data records had PTU checksum errors
25 ( 0.3%) raw data records had GPS checksum errors
2 ( 0.0%) raw data records had both PTU and GPS checksum errors
pres : input file reported 3784 ( 49.7%) values, QC retained 3710 ( 98.0%), overall rate: 48.7%
tdry : input file reported 3783 ( 49.6%) values, QC retained 563 ( 14.9%), overall rate: 7.4%
RH : input file reported 3781 ( 49.6%) values, QC retained 562 ( 14.9%), overall rate: 7.4%
winds: input file reported 7544 ( 99.0%) values, QC retained 1120 ( 14.8%), overall rate: 14.7%
QC Height Integration
Upward integration starts @ 0.0m
Downward integration starts @ 3211.3m
QC for GPS Altitude
Points which failed the limit check: 0
Points which failed the number of satellites check: 1
Points which failed the buddy check: 1
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 0
QC for GPS Position
Points which failed the latitude limit check: 0
Points which failed the longitude limit check: 0
Points which failed the number of satellites check: 2
Points which failed the latitude buddy check: 0
Points which failed the longitude buddy check: 0
Points which failed the latitude Q/C filter check: 13
Points which failed the longitude Q/C filter check: 14
QC for Pressure
Points which failed the limit check: 0
Points which failed the buddy check: 2
Points which failed the outlier check: 7
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 55
QC for Relative Humidity
Points which failed the limit check: 0
Points which failed the buddy check: 1
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: 0
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: 2
Points which failed the outlier check: 7
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 55
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: 0
Points which failed the buddy check: 0
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): 1904.75s
Extrapolated surface time: 1905.29s
Fall distance from last frame: 5.4m
Extrapolated surface pressure: 1009.5mb
Extrapolated surface temperature: 26.6C
Extrapolated surface rh: 87.4%
Surface Wind Determination
Surface wind coded for an adjusted altitude of 12.0m
PTU/wind offset is 0.00s (PTU observations lead wind observations by 0.00s)