Data products for September 6, 2012, flight segment #2

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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_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Map showing flight track for this segment only
Images and Data
View	Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
	imgsum_12203b_06sep12_355.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 355 nm
	imgsum_12203b_06sep12_532.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 532 nm
	imgsum_12203b_06sep12_1064.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 1064 nm
	imgsum_12203b_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_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 04:38:08 End time = 05:08:07
	imgseg02_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 05:08:08 End time = 05:38:07
	imgseg03_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 05:38:08 End time = 06:08:07
	imgseg04_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 06:08:08 End time = 06:38:07
	imgseg05_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 06:38:08 End time = 07:41:41
	imgseg06_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 07:41:42 End time = 08:11:41
	imgseg07_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 08:11:42 End time = 08:41:41
	imgseg08_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 08:41:42 End time = 09:11:41
	imgseg09_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 09:11:42 End time = 09:41:41
	imgseg10_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 09:41:42 End time = 10:07:20
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
	layers_12203b_06sep12.txt	TEXT	Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
	cipbl_12203b_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_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
	pblod_12203b_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_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 04:38:07 End time = 05:08:06
	EXTSEG02_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 05:08:08 End time = 05:38:07
	EXTSEG03_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 05:38:08 End time = 06:08:06
	EXTSEG04_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 06:08:08 End time = 06:38:06
	EXTSEG05_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 06:38:08 End time = 07:08:06
	EXTSEG06_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 07:08:08 End time = 07:38:06
	EXTSEG07_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 07:38:08 End time = 08:08:06
	EXTSEG08_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 08:08:08 End time = 08:38:07
	EXTSEG09_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 08:38:08 End time = 09:08:06
	EXTSEG10_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 09:08:08 End time = 09:38:06
	EXTSEG11_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Start time = 09:38:08 End time = 10:07:20
The following images are for the entire flight:
	cod_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
	aod_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
	tod_12203b_06sep12.gif	GIF	Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
NRB_12203b_06sep12.xdr	XDR or HDF	NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_12203b_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_12203b_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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