Data products for April 23, 2010, flight segment #1

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NOTE: Science flight to 85N.

Support Data
View	Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
	map_10212_23apr10.jpg	JPG	Map showing flight track for this day
	map_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Map showing flight track for this segment only
Images and Data
View	Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
	imgsum_10212a_23apr10_532.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 532 nm
The following are 30 minute images showing 355, 532, and 1064 backscatter signals plus depolarizaton ratio for 1064:
	imgseg01_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 07:24:54 End time = 09:15:13
	imgseg02_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 09:15:15 End time = 09:45:13
	imgseg03_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 09:45:15 End time = 11:04:53
	imgseg04_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 11:04:55 End time = 11:34:53
	imgseg05_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 11:34:55 End time = 12:04:53
	imgseg06_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 12:04:55 End time = 12:34:53
	imgseg07_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 12:34:55 End time = 13:04:54
	imgseg08_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 13:04:56 End time = 13:34:54
	imgseg09_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 13:34:56 End time = 14:04:54
	imgseg10_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 14:04:56 End time = 15:09:53
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
	layers_10212a_23apr10.txt	TEXT	Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
	cipbl_10212a_23apr10.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_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
	pblod_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Optical Depth Plots (PBL), from the Quick Optical File
The following are 30 minute images showing extinction and total optical depth:
	EXTSEG01_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 07:24:54 End time = 07:38:02
	EXTSEG02_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 08:58:23 End time = 09:24:54
	EXTSEG03_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 09:24:55 End time = 09:54:53
	EXTSEG04_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 09:54:54 End time = 10:13:29
	EXTSEG05_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 11:03:10 End time = 11:24:53
	EXTSEG06_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 11:24:54 End time = 11:54:52
	EXTSEG07_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 11:54:54 End time = 12:24:52
	EXTSEG08_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 12:24:55 End time = 12:54:51
	EXTSEG09_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 12:54:53 End time = 13:24:52
	EXTSEG10_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 13:24:54 End time = 13:54:52
	EXTSEG11_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 13:54:53 End time = 14:11:55
	EXTSEG12_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Start time = 15:02:02 End time = 15:09:53
The following images are for the entire flight:
	cod_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
	aod_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
	tod_10212a_23apr10.gif	GIF	Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
NRB_10212a_23apr10.xdr	XDR or HDF	NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_10212a_23apr10.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_10212a_23apr10.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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