Data products for February 17, 2014, flight segment #2

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NOTE: Second science flight from Guam. Aircraft performance issues severely limiting amount of data collection time for CPL.

Support Data
View	Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
	map_14204_16feb14.gif	GIF	Map showing flight track for this day
	map_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Map showing flight track for this segment only
Images and Data
View	Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
	imgsum_14204b_16feb14_355.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 355 nm
	imgsum_14204b_16feb14_532.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 532 nm
	imgsum_14204b_16feb14_1064.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 1064 nm
	imgsum_14204b_16feb14_depol.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for depolarization
The following are 30 minute images showing 355, 532, and 1064 backscatter signals plus depolarizaton ratio for 1064:
	imgseg01_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Start time = 05:28:15 End time = 05:58:15
	imgseg02_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Start time = 05:58:15 End time = 06:28:15
	imgseg03_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Start time = 06:28:15 End time = 06:58:15
	imgseg04_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Start time = 06:58:15 End time = 07:28:15
	imgseg05_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Start time = 07:28:15 End time = 07:58:15
	imgseg06_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Start time = 07:58:15 End time = 08:28:15
	imgseg07_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Start time = 08:28:15 End time = 08:46:30
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
	layers_14204b_16feb14.txt	TEXT	Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
	cipbl_14204b_16feb14.txt	TEXT	Quick optical file showing optical depth and extinction-to-backscatter ratio calculations for a pre-defined cirrus zone and the cloud-cleared Planetary Boundary Layer for 355, 532, and 1064 nm.
	CIPBL_readme.txt	TEXT	Text file describing how to interpret and use the quick optical file.
	ciod_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
	pblod_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Optical Depth Plots (PBL), from the Quick Optical File
The following are 30 minute images showing extinction and total optical depth:
	EXTSEG01_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Start time = 05:28:15 End time = 05:58:15
	EXTSEG02_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Start time = 05:58:15 End time = 06:28:15
	EXTSEG03_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Start time = 06:28:15 End time = 06:58:15
	EXTSEG04_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Start time = 06:58:15 End time = 07:28:15
	EXTSEG05_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Start time = 07:28:15 End time = 07:58:15
	EXTSEG06_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Start time = 07:58:15 End time = 08:28:15
	EXTSEG07_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Start time = 08:28:15 End time = 08:46:30
The following images are for the entire flight:
	cod_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
	aod_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
	tod_14204b_16feb14.gif	GIF	Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
NRB_14204b_16feb14.xdr	XDR or HDF	NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_14204b_16feb14.xdr	XDR or HDF	Final Optical Binary Output containing optical properties of every layer sensed, including optical depth, extinction-to-backscatter ratio, and extinction profile for 355, 532, and 1064 nm.
cal_14204b_16feb14.final	TEXT	Request calibration file. This file contains the instrument calibration coefficients used to generate attenuated backscatter data from the NRB binary data.
*Note* Binary output files are large (most files are 500MB). If you want the binary output files above, click on the filename to download.

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