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
D20220920_095545_P.3 204050396 TS-FIONA, 20220920H1 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: 2022-09-20 09:55:45.0
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: 2022-09-20 09:55:45.0
This file does not include any sonde data prior to launch.
Post-splash Test
Floating sonde detected - gap larger than 1 second in GPS near surface
Processing Steps
QC processing completed (in 2.0s)
Levels created (in less than 1.0s)
WMO message coded (in less than 1.0s)
QC Data Recovery Statistics
8274 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 4098 ( 49.5%) values, QC retained 4055 ( 99.0%), overall rate: 49.0%
tdry : input file reported 4099 ( 49.5%) values, QC retained 3999 ( 97.6%), overall rate: 48.3%
RH : input file reported 4094 ( 49.5%) values, QC retained 3974 ( 97.1%), overall rate: 48.0%
winds: input file reported 8181 ( 98.9%) values, QC retained 5633 ( 68.9%), overall rate: 68.1%
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: 3
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: 3
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: 1
Points which failed the outlier check: 0
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 35
QC for Relative Humidity
Points which failed the limit check: 0
Points which failed the buddy check: 18
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: 53
Points which failed the lower limit check: 0
Points which failed the upper limit check: 18
QC for Temperature
Points which failed the limit check: 0
Points which failed the buddy check: 1
Points which failed the outlier check: 91
Points which failed the Q/C filter check: 1
QC for VV Pressure
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: 35
QC for Winds
Points which failed the wind speed limit check: 576
Points which failed the wind direction limit check: 0
Points which failed the number of satellites check: 6
Points which failed the wind error check: 271
Points which failed the buddy check: 1
Outlier check disabled
Q/C filter check disabled
Points which failed the vertical velocity check: 1666
Surface Observation
Splash time (time of the last usable frame): 2071.00s
Extrapolated surface time: 2071.54s
Fall distance from last frame: 7.0m
Extrapolated surface pressure: 759.2mb
Extrapolated surface temperature: 17.7C
Extrapolated surface rh: 99.0%
Surface Wind Determination
Adjusted altitude of last wind is 23.3m, surface wind was not coded
PTU/wind offset is 0.00s (PTU observations lead wind observations by 0.00s)