Data products for April 30, 2010
NOTE: Meant to be long flight to equator, flight was abruptly terminated due to failure of a.c. generator.

Support Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Calibration File map_10213_30apr10.gif
GIF
 Map showing flight track for this day
Images and Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Flight Summary Image for 532 nm imgsum_10213_30apr10_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:
Image Segment 1 imgseg01_10213_30apr10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 11:19:56 End time = 13:20:18
Image Segment 2 imgseg02_10213_30apr10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 13:20:20 End time = 13:50:18
Image Segment 3 imgseg03_10213_30apr10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 13:50:20 End time = 14:20:18
Image Segment 4 imgseg04_10213_30apr10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 14:20:20 End time = 14:50:18
Image Segment 5 imgseg05_10213_30apr10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 14:50:20 End time = 15:20:18
Image Segment 6 imgseg06_10213_30apr10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 15:20:20 End time = 15:32:40
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
Layer Boundary File layers_10213_30apr10.txt
TEXT
 Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
Quick Optical File cipbl_10213_30apr10.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_10213_30apr10.gif
GIF
 Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
Optical Depth Plots (PBL) pblod_10213_30apr10.gif
GIF
 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_10213_30apr10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 11:19:55 End time = 11:33:47
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG02_10213_30apr10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 13:04:13 End time = 13:19:53
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG03_10213_30apr10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 13:19:55 End time = 13:49:54
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG04_10213_30apr10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 13:49:56 End time = 14:19:54
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG05_10213_30apr10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 14:19:55 End time = 14:49:53
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG06_10213_30apr10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 14:49:55 End time = 15:19:54
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG07_10213_30apr10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 15:19:56 End time = 15:32:40
The following images are for the entire flight:
Final Cloud Image cod_10213_30apr10.gif
GIF
 Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
Final Aerosol Image aod_10213_30apr10.gif
GIF
 Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
Total Optical Depth Plot tod_10213_30apr10.gif
GIF
 Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
NRB_10213_30apr10.xdr
XDR or HDF
 NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_10213_30apr10.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_10213_30apr10.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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