Data products for August 20, 2015

NOTE: CALIPSO underpass at 20:44 UTC. CATS underpass at 0:31 UTC.

Support Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Calibration File map_15651_20aug15.gif
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Map showing flight track for this day
Images and Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Flight Summary Image for 355 nm imgsum_15651_20aug15_355.gif
GIF
Flight summary image showing whole flight for 355 nm
Flight Summary Image for 532 nm imgsum_15651_20aug15_532.gif
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Flight summary image showing whole flight for 532 nm
Flight Summary Image for 1064 nm imgsum_15651_20aug15_1064.gif
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Flight summary image showing whole flight for 1064 nm
Flight Summary Image for depolarization imgsum_15651_20aug15_depol.gif
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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:
Image Segment 1 imgseg01_15651_20aug15.gif
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Start time = 19:34:04 End time = 20:04:04
Image Segment 2 imgseg02_15651_20aug15.gif
GIF
Start time = 20:04:04 End time = 20:34:04
Image Segment 3 imgseg03_15651_20aug15.gif
GIF
Start time = 20:34:04 End time = 21:04:04
Image Segment 4 imgseg04_15651_20aug15.gif
GIF
Start time = 21:04:04 End time = 21:34:04
Image Segment 5 imgseg05_15651_20aug15.gif
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Start time = 21:34:04 End time = 22:00:54
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
Layer Boundary File layers_15651_20aug15.txt
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Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
Quick Optical File cipbl_15651_20aug15.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.
ReadMe.txt CIPBL_readme.txt
TEXT
Text file describing how to interpret and use the quick optical file.
Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus) ciod_15651_20aug15.gif
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Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
Optical Depth Plots (PBL) pblod_15651_20aug15.gif
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Optical Depth Plots (PBL), from the Quick Optical File
The following are 30 minute images showing extinction and total optical depth:
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG01_15651_20aug15.gif
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Start time = 19:34:04 End time = 20:04:04
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG02_15651_20aug15.gif
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Start time = 20:04:04 End time = 20:34:04
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG03_15651_20aug15.gif
GIF
Start time = 20:34:04 End time = 21:04:04
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG04_15651_20aug15.gif
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Start time = 21:04:04 End time = 21:34:04
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG05_15651_20aug15.gif
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Start time = 21:34:04 End time = 22:00:54
The following images are for the entire flight:
Final Cloud Image cod_15651_20aug15.gif
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Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
Final Aerosol Image aod_15651_20aug15.gif
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Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
Total Optical Depth Plot tod_15651_20aug15.gif
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Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
NRB_15651_20aug15.xdr
XDR
NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_15651_20aug15.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_15651_20aug15.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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