Ambient Equilibration
Cabin temperature: 25C
Sensor type: RS41
Ambient pressure: 751mb
Ambient temperature: 19C
Ambient RH: 87%
Temperature equilibration accuracy: 0.1C
RH equilibration accuracy: 5.0%
Temperature equilibration at time: 2.8s, RS41 T sensor time constants: 4.2
RH equilibration at time: -17.9s, RS41 RH sensor time constants: -0.8
Pressure: same equilibration time used as for temperature
Wind equilibration: 10.0s
Description
D20210829_102300.8 203040086 Hurricane IDA, 20210829I1 WP-3D, N43RF
Data type: AVAPS SOUNDING DATA, Channel 8
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: 2021-08-29 10:22:55.0
LAU launch line time: 2021-08-29 10:23:00.50
Fast Fall Test
Number of points with excessive fall rate: 1
Percentage of points with excessive fall rate: 0
Sounding diagnosed as a fast fall: No
File Processing
Data type: AVAPS SOUNDING DATA, Channel 8
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: 2021-08-29 10:22:55.0
LAU launch line time: 2021-08-29 10:23:00.50
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
675 raw data records
2 ( 0.3%) raw data records had PTU checksum errors
5 ( 0.7%) raw data records had GPS checksum errors
0 ( 0.0%) raw data records had both PTU and GPS checksum errors
pres : input file reported 337 ( 49.9%) values, QC retained 320 ( 95.0%), overall rate: 47.4%
tdry : input file reported 336 ( 49.8%) values, QC retained 319 ( 94.9%), overall rate: 47.3%
RH : input file reported 336 ( 49.8%) values, QC retained 316 ( 94.0%), overall rate: 46.8%
winds: input file reported 673 ( 99.7%) values, QC retained 625 ( 92.9%), overall rate: 92.6%
QC Height Integration
Upward integration starts @ 0.0m
Downward integration starts @ 2233.9m
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 Relative Humidity
Points which failed the limit check: 0
Points which failed the buddy check: 3
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: 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): 168.25s
Extrapolated surface time: 168.79s
Fall distance from last frame: 5.3m
Extrapolated surface pressure: 957.0mb
Extrapolated surface temperature: 26.6C
Extrapolated surface rh: 94.7%
Surface Wind Determination
Adjusted altitude of last wind is 14.1m, surface wind was not coded
PTU/wind offset is 0.00s (PTU observations lead wind observations by 0.00s)