Data products for August 7, 2015

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NOTE: CALIPSO underpass at 21:22 UTC and CATS underpass at 01:37 UTC.

Support Data
View	Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
	map_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Map showing flight track for this day
Images and Data
View	Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
	imgsum_15645_07aug15_355.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 355 nm
	imgsum_15645_07aug15_532.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 532 nm
	imgsum_15645_07aug15_1064.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 1064 nm
	imgsum_15645_07aug15_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_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 21:07:43 End time = 21:37:43
	imgseg02_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 21:37:43 End time = 22:07:43
	imgseg03_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 22:07:43 End time = 22:37:43
	imgseg04_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 22:37:43 End time = 23:07:43
	imgseg05_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 23:07:43 End time = 23:37:43
	imgseg06_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 23:37:43 End time = 00:07:43
	imgseg07_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 00:07:43 End time = 00:37:43
	imgseg08_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 00:37:43 End time = 01:07:43
	imgseg09_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 01:07:43 End time = 01:37:43
	imgseg10_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 01:37:43 End time = 02:04:37
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
	layers_15645_07aug15.txt	TEXT	Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
	cipbl_15645_07aug15.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_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
	pblod_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Optical Depth Plots (PBL), from the Quick Optical File
The following are 30 minute images showing extinction and total optical depth:
	EXTSEG01_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 21:07:43 End time = 21:37:43
	EXTSEG02_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 21:37:43 End time = 22:07:43
	EXTSEG03_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 22:07:43 End time = 22:37:43
	EXTSEG04_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 22:37:43 End time = 23:07:43
	EXTSEG05_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 23:07:43 End time = 23:37:43
	EXTSEG06_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 23:37:43 End time = 00:07:43
	EXTSEG07_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 00:07:43 End time = 00:37:43
	EXTSEG08_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 00:37:43 End time = 01:07:43
	EXTSEG09_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 01:07:43 End time = 01:37:43
	EXTSEG10_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 01:37:43 End time = 02:04:37
The following images are for the entire flight:
	cod_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
	aod_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
	tod_15645_07aug15.gif	GIF	Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
NRB_15645_07aug15.xdr	XDR	NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_15645_07aug15.xdr	XDR	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_15645_07aug15.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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