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
D20220907_124951.2 210540652 AL-91, 20220907H1 WP-3D Orion, N42RF
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: 2022-09-07 13:19:05.50
LAU launch line time: 2022-09-07 12:49:51.0
Fast Fall Test
Number of points with excessive fall rate: 22
Percentage of points with excessive fall rate: 100
Sounding diagnosed as a fast fall: Yes
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: 2022-09-07 13:19:05.50
LAU launch line time: 2022-09-07 12:49:51.0
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
199 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 37 ( 18.6%) values, QC retained 24 ( 64.9%), overall rate: 12.1%
tdry : input file reported 37 ( 18.6%) values, QC retained 25 ( 67.6%), overall rate: 12.6%
RH : input file reported 35 ( 17.6%) values, QC retained 0 ( 0.0%), overall rate: 0.0%
winds: input file reported 67 ( 33.7%) values, QC retained 4 ( 6.0%), overall rate: 2.0%
QC Height Integration
Upward integration starts @ 0.0m
QC Processing Errors
- Filter check failed for GPS Latitude
- Filter check failed for GPS Longitude
- 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 number of satellites check: 0
Points which failed the buddy check: 0
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: 0
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: 0
Points which failed the longitude Q/C filter check: 0
QC for Pressure
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: 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: 1
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: 1
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: 4
Points which failed the wind error check: 25
Points which failed the buddy check: 0
Outlier check disabled
Q/C filter check disabled
Points which failed the vertical velocity check: 0
Unable to dynamically adjust winds (usually due to spline fit failure)
Surface Observation
Splash time (time of the last usable frame): 49.25s
Extrapolated surface time: 49.79s
Fall distance from last frame: 11.7m
Extrapolated surface pressure: 783.7mb
Extrapolated surface temperature: 16.2C
Surface Wind Determination
Adjusted altitude of last wind is 459.4m, surface wind was not coded
PTU/wind offset is 0.00s (PTU observations lead wind observations by 0.00s)