Data products for July 8, 2016
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Support Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Calibration File map_16634_08jul16.gif
GIF
 Map showing flight track for this day
Quick Analysis
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Flight Summary Image for 355 nm imgsum_16634_08jul16_355.gif
GIF
 Flight summary image showing whole flight for 355 nm
Flight Summary Image for 532 nm imgsum_16634_08jul16_532.gif
GIF
 Flight summary image showing whole flight for 532 nm
Flight Summary Image for 1064 nm imgsum_16634_08jul16_1064.gif
GIF
 Flight summary image showing whole flight for 1064 nm
Flight Summary Image for depolarization imgsum_16634_08jul16_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:
Image Segment 1 imgseg01_16634_08jul16.gif
GIF
 Start time = 18:20:54 End time = 18:50:54
Image Segment 2 imgseg02_16634_08jul16.gif
GIF
 Start time = 18:50:54 End time = 19:20:54
Image Segment 3 imgseg03_16634_08jul16.gif
GIF
 Start time = 19:20:54 End time = 19:50:54
Image Segment 4 imgseg04_16634_08jul16.gif
GIF
 Start time = 19:50:54 End time = 20:17:53
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
Layer Boundary File layers_16634_08jul16.txt
TEXT
 Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
Quick Optical File cipbl_16634_08jul16.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_16634_08jul16.gif
GIF
 Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
Optical Depth Plots (PBL) pblod_16634_08jul16.gif
GIF
 Optical Depth Plots (PBL), from the Quick Optical File

Large Binary Output Files
Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
NRB_16634_08jul16.xdr
XDR
 NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_16634_08jul16.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_16634_08jul16.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). *Note*
If you want the binary output files above, please click on the filename to download.

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