Ambient Equilibration
Cabin temperature: 25C
Sensor type: RS41
Ambient pressure: 751mb
Ambient temperature: 14C
Ambient RH: 100%
Temperature equilibration accuracy: 0.1C
RH equilibration accuracy: 5.0%
Temperature equilibration (override) at time: 6.0s.
RH equilibration at time: -10.4s, RS41 RH sensor time constants: -0.4
Pressure: same equilibration time used as for temperature
Wind equilibration: 10.0s
Description
D20241008_221624.8.20241008H 235144589 Hurricane Milton, 20241008H1 WP-3D Orion, N42RF
Data type: AVAPS SOUNDING DATA, Channel 8
Sonde model: RSS421
Thermo sensor: RSS421
Launch time specified by the LAU line will be used.
LAU launch line time: 2024-10-08 22:16:23.75
Fast Fall Test
Number of points with excessive fall rate:11
Percentage of points with excessive fall rate: 3
Sounding diagnosed as a fast fall: No
File Processing
Data type: AVAPS SOUNDING DATA, Channel 8
Sonde model: RSS421
Thermo sensor: RSS421
Launch time specified by the LAU line will be used.
LAU launch line time: 2024-10-08 22:16:23.75
Processing Steps
QC processing completed (in 1.0s)
Levels created (in less than 1.0s)
WMO message coded (in less than 1.0s)
QC Data Recovery Statistics
753 raw data records
3 ( 0.4%) raw data records had PTU checksum errors
14 ( 1.9%) raw data records had GPS checksum errors
pres : input file reported 373 ( 49.5%) values, QC retained 360 ( 96.5%), overall rate: 47.8%
tdry : input file reported 373 ( 49.5%) values, QC retained 359 ( 96.2%), overall rate: 47.7%
RH : input file reported 373 ( 49.5%) values, QC retained 361 ( 96.8%), overall rate: 47.9%
winds: input file reported 743 ( 98.7%) values, QC retained 698 ( 93.9%), overall rate: 92.7%
QC Height Integration
Upward integration starts @ 0.0m
Downward integration starts @ 2422.1m
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: 9
Points which failed the lower limit check: 0
Points which failed the upper limit check: 88
Points which failed the lower limit check: 0
Points which failed the upper limit check: 29
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 Observation
Splash time (time of the last usable frame): 187.50s
Extrapolated surface time: 188.04s
Fall distance from last frame: 6.8m
Extrapolated surface pressure: 991.7mb
Extrapolated surface temperature: 26.8C
Extrapolated surface rh: 88.7%
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)