Ambient Equilibration
Cabin temperature: 25C
Sensor type: RS41
Ambient pressure: 250mb
Ambient temperature: -50C
Ambient RH: 50%
Temperature equilibration accuracy: 0.1C
RH equilibration accuracy: 5.0%
Temperature equilibration at time: 6.8s, RS41 T sensor time constants: 6.6
RH equilibration at time: 53.9s, RS41 RH sensor time constants: 1.7
Pressure: same equilibration time used as for temperature
Wind equilibration: 10.0s
Description
D20220905_104422.3 221220391 AL-91, 20220905H1 WP-3D Orion, N42RF
Data type: AVAPS SOUNDING DATA, Channel 3
Sonde model: RSS421
Thermo sensor: RSS421
Launch time specified by the LAU line will be used.
LAU launch line time: 2022-09-05 10:44:22.0
This file does not include any sonde data prior to launch.
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 3
Sonde model: RSS421
Thermo sensor: RSS421
Launch time specified by the LAU line will be used.
LAU launch line time: 2022-09-05 10:44:22.0
This file does not include any sonde data prior to launch.
Post-splash Test
Floating sonde detected - last pressure is not max pressure
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
977 raw data records
0 ( 0.0%) raw data records had PTU checksum errors
0 ( 0.0%) raw data records had GPS checksum errors
0 ( 0.0%) raw data records had both PTU and GPS checksum errors
pres : input file reported 488 ( 49.9%) values, QC retained 482 ( 98.8%), overall rate: 49.3%
tdry : input file reported 488 ( 49.9%) values, QC retained 481 ( 98.6%), overall rate: 49.2%
RH : input file reported 488 ( 49.9%) values, QC retained 387 ( 79.3%), overall rate: 39.6%
winds: input file reported 976 ( 99.9%) values, QC retained 695 ( 71.2%), overall rate: 71.1%
QC Height Integration
Upward integration starts @ 0.0m
QC Processing Errors
- This sounding appears to contain post-splash data. Please remove post-splash data by setting end-of-drop time.
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: 1
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: 1
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: 257
Surface Observation
Splash time (time of the last usable frame): 247.75s
Surface Wind Determination
Adjusted altitude of last wind is 0.0m, surface wind was not coded
PTU/wind offset is 0.00s (PTU observations lead wind observations by 0.00s)