Ambient Equilibration
Cabin temperature: 25C
Sensor type: RS41
Ambient pressure: 180mb
Ambient temperature: -58C
Ambient RH: 93%
Temperature equilibration accuracy: 0.1C
RH equilibration accuracy: 5.0%
Temperature equilibration at time: 7.7s, RS41 T sensor time constants: 6.7
RH equilibration at time: 60.6s, RS41 RH sensor time constants: 1.8
Pressure: same equilibration time used as for temperature
Wind equilibration: 10.0s
Description
D20210820_184200_P.2 204130030 TS Henri, 20210820N2 Gulfstream G-IV SP, N49RF
Data type: AVAPS SOUNDING DATA, Channel 2
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: 2021-08-20 18:41:55.75
LAU launch line time: 2021-08-20 18:41:59.75
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 2
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: 2021-08-20 18:41:55.75
LAU launch line time: 2021-08-20 18:41:59.75
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
3579 raw data records
31 ( 0.9%) raw data records had PTU checksum errors
147 ( 4.1%) raw data records had GPS checksum errors
8 ( 0.2%) raw data records had both PTU and GPS checksum errors
pres : input file reported 1770 ( 49.5%) values, QC retained 1726 ( 97.5%), overall rate: 48.2%
tdry : input file reported 1770 ( 49.5%) values, QC retained 1725 ( 97.5%), overall rate: 48.2%
RH : input file reported 1766 ( 49.3%) values, QC retained 1596 ( 90.4%), overall rate: 44.6%
winds: input file reported 3499 ( 97.8%) values, QC retained 3376 ( 96.5%), overall rate: 94.3%
QC Height Integration
Upward integration starts @ 0.0m
Downward integration starts @ 13170.2m
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: 5
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 Relative Humidity
Points which failed the limit check: 0
Points which failed the buddy check: 23
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: 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: 1
Points which failed the buddy check: 0
Outlier check disabled
Q/C filter check disabled
Points which failed the vertical velocity check: 14
Surface Observation
Splash time (time of the last usable frame): 894.25s
Extrapolated surface time: 894.79s
Fall distance from last frame: 5.6m
Extrapolated surface pressure: 1010.1mb
Extrapolated surface temperature: 29.1C
Extrapolated surface rh: 67.3%
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)