Ambient Equilibration
Cabin temperature: 25C
Sensor type: RS41
Ambient pressure: 695mb
Ambient temperature: 17C
Ambient RH: 57%
Temperature equilibration accuracy: 0.1C
RH equilibration accuracy: 5.0%
Temperature equilibration at time: 3.1s, RS41 T sensor time constants: 4.4
RH equilibration at time: -15.0s, RS41 RH sensor time constants: -0.7
Pressure: same equilibration time used as for temperature
Wind equilibration: 10.0s
Description
D20220907_095940.6 204850523 AL-91, 20220907H1 WP-3D Orion, N42RF
Data type: AVAPS SOUNDING DATA, Channel 6
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: 2022-09-07 09:50:01.0
LAU launch line time: 2022-09-07 09:59:39.50
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 6
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: 2022-09-07 09:50:01.0
LAU launch line time: 2022-09-07 09:59:39.50
Processing Steps
QC processing completed (in less than 1.0s)
Levels created (in 1.0s)
WMO message coded (in less than 1.0s)
QC Data Recovery Statistics
3377 raw data records
4 ( 0.1%) raw data records had PTU checksum errors
19 ( 0.6%) raw data records had GPS checksum errors
0 ( 0.0%) raw data records had both PTU and GPS checksum errors
pres : input file reported 1671 ( 49.5%) values, QC retained 1642 ( 98.3%), overall rate: 48.6%
tdry : input file reported 1671 ( 49.5%) values, QC retained 516 ( 30.9%), overall rate: 15.3%
RH : input file reported 1671 ( 49.5%) values, QC retained 516 ( 30.9%), overall rate: 15.3%
winds: input file reported 3331 ( 98.6%) values, QC retained 1005 ( 30.2%), overall rate: 29.8%
QC Height Integration
Upward integration starts @ 0.0m
Downward integration starts @ 2981.3m
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: 10
Points which failed the longitude Q/C filter check: 7
QC for Pressure
Points which failed the limit check: 0
Points which failed the buddy check: 2
Points which failed the outlier check: 0
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 16
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: 0
Points which failed the lower limit check: 0
Points which failed the upper limit check: 31
Points which failed the lower limit check: 0
Points which failed the upper limit check: 12
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: 2
Points which failed the outlier check: 0
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 16
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: 22
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): 843.75s
Extrapolated surface time: 844.29s
Fall distance from last frame: 5.6m
Extrapolated surface pressure: 979.2mb
Extrapolated surface temperature: 27.3C
Extrapolated surface rh: 92.5%
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)