Data products for August 18, 2015

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NOTE: Plenty of smoke from numerous western forest fires. CALIPSO underpass at 20:55 UTC. CATS underpass at 22:12 UTC.

Support Data
View	Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
	map_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Map showing flight track for this day
Images and Data
View	Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
	imgsum_15649_18aug15_355.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 355 nm
	imgsum_15649_18aug15_532.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 532 nm
	imgsum_15649_18aug15_1064.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 1064 nm
	imgsum_15649_18aug15_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_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 19:26:01 End time = 19:56:01
	imgseg02_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 19:56:01 End time = 20:26:01
	imgseg03_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 20:26:01 End time = 20:56:01
	imgseg04_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 20:56:01 End time = 21:26:01
	imgseg05_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 21:26:01 End time = 21:56:01
	imgseg06_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 21:56:01 End time = 22:26:01
	imgseg07_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 22:26:01 End time = 22:56:01
	imgseg08_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 22:56:01 End time = 23:26:01
	imgseg09_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 23:26:01 End time = 23:56:01
	imgseg10_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 23:56:01 End time = 00:10:14
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
	layers_15649_18aug15.txt	TEXT	Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
	cipbl_15649_18aug15.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_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
	pblod_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Optical Depth Plots (PBL), from the Quick Optical File
The following are 30 minute images showing extinction and total optical depth:
	EXTSEG01_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 19:26:01 End time = 19:56:01
	EXTSEG02_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 19:56:01 End time = 20:26:01
	EXTSEG03_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 20:26:01 End time = 20:56:01
	EXTSEG04_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 20:56:01 End time = 21:26:01
	EXTSEG05_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 21:26:01 End time = 21:56:01
	EXTSEG06_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 21:56:01 End time = 22:26:01
	EXTSEG07_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 22:26:01 End time = 22:56:01
	EXTSEG08_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 22:56:01 End time = 23:26:01
	EXTSEG09_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 23:26:01 End time = 23:56:01
	EXTSEG10_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Start time = 23:56:01 End time = 00:10:14
The following images are for the entire flight:
	cod_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
	aod_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
	tod_15649_18aug15.gif	GIF	Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
NRB_15649_18aug15.xdr	XDR	NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_15649_18aug15.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_15649_18aug15.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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