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Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) flights

The FAAM is a large atmospheric research BAE-146 aircraft, run jointly by the NERC and the UK Met Office. It has been in operation since March 2004 and is at the scientists' disposal through a scheme of project selection.

Data collected by this aircraft is stored in the FAAM data archive and includes "core" data, provided by the FAAM as a support to all flight campaigns, and "non-core" data, the nature of which depends on the scientific goal of the campaign.

FAAM instruments provide four types of data:

- parameters required for aircraft navigation;

- meteorology;

- cloud physics;

- chemical composition.

The data are accompanied by extensive metadata, including flight logs. The FAAM apparatus includes a number of core instruments permanently onboard and operated by FAAM staff members, and a variety of other instruments, grouped into chemistry kit and cloud physics kit, that can be fitted onto the aircraft on demand.

FAAM is also a member of the EUropean Facility for Airborne Research (EUFAR) fleet of research aircraft.

Apart from some exceptions, access to processed core data is public but requires an online application (application is granted automatically after agreement with the FAAM Conditions of Use). Access to non-core data is ruled by the relevant protocols in force for each project.

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Identification info

Metadata Language
English (en)
Dataset Reference Date ()
2004-12-10T03:10:23
Dataset Reference Date ()
2004-12-10T03:10:23
Identifier
http://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/affe775e8d8890a4556aec5bc4e0b45c
Identifier
NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) / affe775e8d8890a4556aec5bc4e0b45c
  Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM) - author
Building 146 , Cranfield University , MK43 0AL , United Kingdom
+44 (0)1234 754485
  Met Office - author
Met Office , FitzRoy Road , Exeter , EX1 3PB ,
0370 900 0100
  Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) - author
Polaris House , North Star Avenue , Swindon , SN2 1EU , United Kingdom
01793 411500
  Unavailable - Smith, Maureen ( author )
  NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) - custodian
British Atmospheric Data Centre , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , UK
+44(0)1235 446432
  NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) - distributor
British Atmospheric Data Centre , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , UK
+44(0)1235 446432
  NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) - point_of_contact
British Atmospheric Data Centre , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , UK
+44(0)1235 446432
  NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC) - publisher
British Atmospheric Data Centre , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , UK
+44(0)1235 446432
Maintenance and update frequency
unknown
Update scope
series
Keywords
  • FAAM
  • NCAS
  • NERC
  • Met Office
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()
  • atmospheric conditions
Limitations on Public Access
otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Please contact the data centre for assistance on accessing data from this dataset collection.
Use constraints
otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Usage limitations for the data within this collection is set at the individual dataset level. Please refer to the licence details of each underlying dataset.
Spatial representation type
grid
Topic category
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
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Begin date
2000-01-01T09:06:21
End date
2023-10-06T13:54:48
 
Code
WGS 84

Distribution Information

Data format
  • Contact data centre for format details. ()

Resource Locator
CEDA Data Catalogue Page

Detail and access information for the resource

Resource Locator
FAAM website

No further details.

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How to acknowledge FAAM data

No further details.

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Archive content by flight number

No further details.

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FAAM Campaigns

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General Data Access Rules

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FAAM data Protocol

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FAAM data file name convention

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Instructions on FAAM core data submission

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Archive content by campaign

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FAAM Flight Schedule

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Core parameters per flight

No further details.

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Instrument Metadata

No further details.

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TARDIS Met Office software to process raw core data on VMS computers

No further details.

Resource Locator
Useful information for FAAM data users

No further details.

Resource Locator
CEDA Data Catalogue Page

Detail and access information for the resource

Resource Locator
FAAM website

No further details.

Resource Locator
How to acknowledge FAAM data

No further details.

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Archive content by flight number

No further details.

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FAAM Campaigns

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General Data Access Rules

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FAAM data Protocol

No further details.

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FAAM data file name convention

No further details.

Resource Locator
Instructions on FAAM core data submission

No further details.

Resource Locator
Archive content by campaign

No further details.

Resource Locator
FAAM Flight Schedule

No further details.

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Core parameters per flight

No further details.

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Instrument Metadata

No further details.

Resource Locator
TARDIS Met Office software to process raw core data on VMS computers

No further details.

Resource Locator
Useful information for FAAM data users

No further details.

 
Quality Scope
series

Report

Dataset Reference Date ()
2010-12-08
Statement
Please see data lineage statements for each dataset within this collection for data lineage details.

Metadata

File identifier
affe775e8d8890a4556aec5bc4e0b45c XML
Metadata Language
English (en)
Character set
8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646
Resource type
series
Hierarchy level name
series
Metadata Date
2023-12-01T01:08:20
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3
  NCAS British Atmospheric Data Centre (NCAS BADC)
British Atmospheric Data Centre , STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Harwell Oxford , OX11 0QX , UK
+44(0)1235 446432
 
 

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