Ambient Equilibration
Cabin temperature: 25C
Sensor type: RS41
Ambient pressure: 746mb
Ambient temperature: 15C
Ambient RH: 100%
Temperature equilibration accuracy: 0.1C
RH equilibration accuracy: 5.0%
Temperature equilibration (override) at time: 6.0s.
RH equilibration at time: -11.0s, RS41 RH sensor time constants: -0.5
Pressure: same equilibration time used as for temperature
Wind equilibration: 10.0s
Description
D20241009_232034.2.20241009H 234150036 Hurricane Milton, 20241009H1 WP-3D Orion, N42RF
Data type: AVAPS SOUNDING DATA, Channel 2
Sonde model: RSS421
Thermo sensor: RSS421
Launch time specified by the LAU line will be used.
LAU launch line time: 2024-10-09 23:20:34.75
Fast Fall Test
Number of points with excessive fall rate:35
Percentage of points with excessive fall rate: 10
Sounding diagnosed as a fast fall: No
File Processing
Data type: AVAPS SOUNDING DATA, Channel 2
Sonde model: RSS421
Thermo sensor: RSS421
Launch time specified by the LAU line will be used.
LAU launch line time: 2024-10-09 23:20:34.75
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
721 raw data records
1 ( 0.1%) raw data records had PTU checksum errors
4 ( 0.6%) raw data records had GPS checksum errors
pres : input file reported 359 ( 49.8%) values, QC retained 348 ( 96.9%), overall rate: 48.3%
tdry : input file reported 359 ( 49.8%) values, QC retained 347 ( 96.7%), overall rate: 48.1%
RH : input file reported 350 ( 48.5%) values, QC retained 345 ( 98.6%), overall rate: 47.9%
winds: input file reported 712 ( 98.8%) values, QC retained 674 ( 94.7%), overall rate: 93.5%
QC Height Integration
Upward integration starts @ 0.0m
Downward integration starts @ 2295.6m
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: 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: 4
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: 4
Points which failed the lower limit check: 0
Points which failed the upper limit check: 22
Points which failed the lower limit check: 0
Points which failed the upper limit check: 8
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:2
Surface Observation
Splash time (time of the last usable frame): 179.75s
Extrapolated surface time: 180.29s
Fall distance from last frame: 7.1m
Extrapolated surface pressure: 970.0mb
Extrapolated surface temperature: 23.1C
Extrapolated surface rh: 100.0%
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)