Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS)
Note: This instrument is currently inactive and/or retired.
Active Dates: 9/22/1998 to 5/31/2008
Instrument Categories: Atmospheric Profiling
General Overview
The Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) is managed by Aeronautical Radio, Inc., (ARINC) and is used by airlines to transmit a variety of proprietary air-to-ground communications. NOAA's Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL) uses the term ACARS to designate automated weather reports from commercial aircraft. These data are routed by several cooperating airlines to FSL, who decode and quality control the data. Data for this instrument are no longer being collected by ARM; however, current data are available at the MADIS archive.
Primary Measurements Taken
The following measurements are those considered scientifically relevant. Refer to the netCDF File Header Descriptions (Data Object Design Files) for the list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.
Available Datastreams
- acars - ARINC ACARS: wind and temperature data from commercial aircraft (ARINC Communications, Addressing, and Reporting System)
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