Ambient Equilibration
Cabin temperature: 25C
Sensor type: RS41
Ambient pressure: 749mb
Ambient temperature: 18C
Ambient RH: 100%
Temperature equilibration accuracy: 0.1C
RH equilibration accuracy: 5.0%
Temperature equilibration (override) at time: 6.0s.
RH equilibration at time: -17.7s, RS41 RH sensor time constants: -0.8
Pressure: same equilibration time used as for temperature
Wind equilibration: 10.0s
Description
D20241007_233413.4.20241007H 233950661 Hurricane Milton, 20241007H1 WP-3D Orion, N42RF
Data type: AVAPS SOUNDING DATA, Channel 4
Sonde model: RSS421
Thermo sensor: RSS421
Launch time specified by the LAU line will be used.
LAU launch line time: 2024-10-07 23:34:13.0
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 4
Sonde model: RSS421
Thermo sensor: RSS421
Launch time specified by the LAU line will be used.
LAU launch line time: 2024-10-07 23:34:13.0
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
187 raw data records
0 ( 0.0%) raw data records had PTU checksum errors
0 ( 0.0%) raw data records had GPS checksum errors
pres : input file reported 93 ( 49.7%) values, QC retained 82 ( 88.2%), overall rate: 43.9%
tdry : input file reported 92 ( 49.2%) values, QC retained 81 ( 88.0%), overall rate: 43.3%
RH : input file reported 92 ( 49.2%) values, QC retained 86 ( 93.5%), overall rate: 46.0%
winds: input file reported 185 ( 98.9%) values, QC retained 146 ( 78.9%), overall rate: 78.1%
QC Height Integration
Downward integration starts @ 1886.2m
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: 0
Points which failed the outlier check: 0
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 0
QC for RawSats
Points which failed the limit check: 0
QC for RawWe
Points which failed the limit check: 0
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: 5
Points which failed the lower limit check: 0
Points which failed the upper limit check: 41
Points which failed the lower limit check: 0
Points which failed the upper limit check: 21
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: 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: 0
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 Wind Determination
Adjusted altitude of last wind is 1506.1m, surface wind was not coded
PTU/wind offset is 0.00s (PTU observations lead wind observations by 0.00s)