Data products for September 6, 2012, flight segment #1

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NOTE: transit flight from Dryden to Wallops (calendar date was Sept 6, but UTC date is Sept 7).

Support Data
View	Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
	map_12203_06sep12.gif	GIF	Map showing flight track for this day
	map_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Map showing flight track for this segment only
Images and Data
View	Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
	imgsum_12203a_06sep12_355.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 355 nm
	imgsum_12203a_06sep12_532.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 532 nm
	imgsum_12203a_06sep12_1064.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 1064 nm
	imgsum_12203a_06sep12_depol.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 1064 nm depolarization
The following are 30 minute images showing 355, 532, and 1064 backscatter signals plus depolarizaton ratio for 1064:
	imgseg01_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 00:57:07 End time = 01:27:06
	imgseg02_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 01:27:27 End time = 01:57:06
	imgseg03_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 01:57:07 End time = 02:27:07
	imgseg04_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 02:27:08 End time = 02:57:07
	imgseg05_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 02:57:08 End time = 03:53:07
	imgseg06_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 03:53:08 End time = 04:23:07
	imgseg07_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 04:23:08 End time = 04:38:06
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
	layers_12203a_06sep12.txt	TEXT	Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
	cipbl_12203a_06sep12.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_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
	pblod_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Optical Depth Plots (PBL), from the Quick Optical File
The following are 30 minute images showing extinction and total optical depth:
	EXTSEG01_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 00:57:07 End time = 01:27:06
	EXTSEG02_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 01:27:07 End time = 01:57:05
	EXTSEG03_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 01:57:07 End time = 02:27:05
	EXTSEG04_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 02:27:07 End time = 02:57:06
	EXTSEG05_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 02:57:07 End time = 03:27:05
	EXTSEG06_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 03:27:07 End time = 03:57:05
	EXTSEG07_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 03:57:07 End time = 04:27:06
	EXTSEG08_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 04:27:07 End time = 04:38:06
The following images are for the entire flight:
	cod_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
	aod_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
	tod_12203a_06sep12.gif	GIF	Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
NRB_12203a_06sep12.xdr	XDR or HDF	NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_12203a_06sep12.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_12203a_06sep12.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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