Ambient Equilibration
Cabin temperature: 25C
Sensor type: RS41
Ambient pressure: 695mb
Ambient temperature: 8C
Ambient RH: 100%
Temperature equilibration accuracy: 0.1C
RH equilibration accuracy: 5.0%
Temperature equilibration at time: 3.6s, RS41 T sensor time constants: 5.1
RH equilibration at time: -1.2s, RS41 RH sensor time constants: -0.1
Pressure: same equilibration time used as for temperature
Wind equilibration: 10.0s
Description
D20220908_133257.3 204840560 AL-91, 20220908H1 WP-3D Orion, N42RF
Data type: AVAPS SOUNDING DATA, Channel 3
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: 2022-09-08 12:40:16.75
LAU launch line time: 2022-09-08 13:32:57.25
Fast Fall Test
Number of points with excessive fall rate: 4
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
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: 2022-09-08 12:40:16.75
LAU launch line time: 2022-09-08 13:32:57.25
Processing Steps
QC processing completed (in 6.0s)
Levels created (in 5.0s)
WMO message coded (in less than 1.0s)
QC Data Recovery Statistics
13855 raw data records
9 ( 0.1%) raw data records had PTU checksum errors
29 ( 0.2%) raw data records had GPS checksum errors
1 ( 0.0%) raw data records had both PTU and GPS checksum errors
pres : input file reported 6895 ( 49.8%) values, QC retained 6800 ( 98.6%), overall rate: 49.1%
tdry : input file reported 6894 ( 49.8%) values, QC retained 6773 ( 98.2%), overall rate: 48.9%
RH : input file reported 6892 ( 49.7%) values, QC retained 6856 ( 99.5%), overall rate: 49.5%
winds: input file reported 13773 ( 99.4%) values, QC retained 11844 ( 86.0%), overall rate: 85.5%
QC Height Integration
Upward integration starts @ 0.0m
Downward integration starts @ 3131.8m
QC for GPS Altitude
Points which failed the limit check: 0
Points which failed the number of satellites check: 2
Points which failed the buddy check: 1
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: 2
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: 33
Points which failed the longitude Q/C filter check: 15
QC for Pressure
Points which failed the limit check: 0
Points which failed the buddy check: 3
Points which failed the outlier check: 12
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 64
QC for Relative Humidity
Points which failed the limit check: 0
Points which failed the buddy check: 28
Points which failed the outlier check: 0
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 1
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: 2
Points which failed the outlier check: 91
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 13
QC for VV Pressure
Points which failed the limit check: 0
Points which failed the buddy check: 3
Points which failed the outlier check: 12
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 64
QC for Winds
Points which failed the wind speed limit check: 875
Points which failed the wind direction limit check: 0
Points which failed the number of satellites check: 3
Points which failed the wind error check: 605
Points which failed the buddy check: 2
Outlier check disabled
Q/C filter check disabled
Points which failed the vertical velocity check: 387
Surface Observation
Splash time (time of the last usable frame): 3463.25s
Extrapolated surface time: 3463.79s
Fall distance from last frame: 4.7m
Extrapolated surface pressure: 1000.4mb
Extrapolated surface temperature: 27.3C
Extrapolated surface rh: 80.7%
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)