MADIS ACARS-Profiles Variables
MADIS ACARS-Profiles Variables - Numeric
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Code Name Units Max Notes Max Number Database
QC Level* of Levels FSL AWIPS
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Profiles 1 200
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DD wind direction deg 1 2 X X
FF wind speed m/s 1 2 X X
U u wind component m/s 1 2 X X
V v wind component m/s 1 2 X X
T air temperature K 2 3 X X
TV virtual temperature kg/kg 2 3 X X
TD dewpoint temperature K 2 4 X X
RH relative humidity % 2 4 X X
Q specific humidity kg/kg 2 4 X X
DPD dewpoint depression K 2 4 X X
AH absolute humidity g/(m**3) 2 4 X X
WVMR water vapor mixing ratio g/kg 2 4 X X
REPWVQC reported water vapor QC code 0 5 X X
RH1 rh sensor 1 % 0 13,14 X
RH2 rh sensor 2 % 0 13,14 X
RHUNCER rh uncertainty % 0 13,14 X
TDUNCER dewpoint uncertainty K 0 13,14 X
MEDEDR median eddy dissipation rate m**(2/3)/s 1 15,16 X
MAXEDR maximum eddy dissipation rate m**(2/3)/s 1 15,16 X
TURBIDX turbulence index code 1 6,15,16 X X
HT pressure altitude m 2 7 X X
GPSHT geometric height determined by GPS m 0 13 X
BAROHT barometric-corrected height m 0 7 X
P pressure Pa 2 7 X X
LAT track latitude deg N 1 X X
LON track longitude deg E 1 X X
ICECOND icing condition code 1 8,15 X
ROLL aircraft roll angle flag code 0 9 X X
TDAYSEC ob. time in sec. since midnight UTC 0 X X
Single-level Observations
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DATASRC source that provided the data code 0 10 X
PRFTYPE profile type code 0 11 X X
MADIS ACARS-Profiles Variables - Character (all single-level)
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Code Name Character Notes Database
Size FSL AWIPS
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STALOC airport location 51 12 X
FLNUM flight number 13 X
TAILNUM tail number 12 (FSL) 9 (AWIPS) X X
*The QC information is only available with the FSL database.
Last updated 18 September 2019
