SOS99NASH_WP3D_ReadME.txt me file

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November 8, 2001

This document is intended to assist users of the NARSTO DES-formatted 
files containing data from WP3-D aircraft during the Nashvile 1999 
Intensive Study.

Background:
Several research organizations participated the WP3-D aircraft component 
of the Nashville 1999 study sponsored in part by the Southern Oxidant 
Study. These organizations are:

Aircraft Operations Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, U.S. Dept of Commerce; Aeronomy Laboratory, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Dept of Commerce; Cooperative 
Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado; 
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); Brookhaven National 
Laboratory; and University of Denver.

Data obtained by these research organizations while on board the WP3-D 
aircraft comprise this data set.

In all circumstances, all potential users of the data must contact the 
principal investigator.  Contact information can be found in the header 
table of each data file and in the read-me files.


Flights:
There were 12 flights in the mission.  The dates and flight numbers 
are as follows:

Flight number 01 - 06/26/99
Flight number 02 - 06/30/99
Flight number 03 - 07/03/99
Flight number 04 - 07/04/99
Flight number 05 - 07/06/99
Flight number 06 - 07/07/99
Flight number 07 - 07/11/99
Flight number 08 - 07/12/99
Flight number 09 - 07/13/99
Flight number 10 - 07/14/99
Flight number 11 - 07/17/99
Flight number 12 - 07/19/99



Files:
There are a set of seven files for each flight.  All files are named 
with a prefix of " SOS99NASH_WP3D_".  The next two characters correspond 
to the flight number (01 is the first flight which began on 6/26/1999, etc).  
The next set of characters identifies the grouping of data.  Data from 
different instruments were typically grouped together based on the time 
resolution of measurements.

Thus the complete data set consists of 84 data files (7 files for each 
of 12 flights) with the names

NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_01_1sCHM_V1.csv
NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_01_AERSL_V1.csv
NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_01_AIRCR_V1.csv
NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_01_CH2O_V1.csv
NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_01_JVAL_V1.csv
NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_01_NMHC_V1.csv
NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_01_PANS_V1.csv
...
NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_12_1sCHM_V1.csv
NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_12_AERSL_V1.csv
NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_12_AIRCR_V1.csv
NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_12_CH2O_V1.csv
NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_12_JVAL_V1.csv
NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_12_NMHC_V1.csv
NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_12_PANS_V1.csv

and 7 informational files with the names

NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_1sCHM.txt
NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_AERSL.txt
NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_AIRCR.txt
NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_CH2O.txt
NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_JVAL.txt
NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_NMHC.txt
NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_PANS.txt

and this NARSTO_SOS99NASH_WP3D_ReadMe file for a grand total of 92 files.

Please note that there were instances whereby an instrument was not 
operational for an entire flight. For these cases, data files exist, 
but the values consist entirely of missing values.

For information regarding individual measurements, please contact 
the individual Principal Investigator.

For information regarding data format and archiving please contact 
Donna Sueper at the address below.

Donna Sueper
R/AL7 325 Broadway, 
Boulder, CO 80307
sueper@al.noaa.gov
303-497-7993