Data products for February 23, 2012

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NOTE: This is a MABEL test flight from Dryden/Palmdale.

Support Data
View	Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
	map_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Map showing flight track for this day
Images and Data
View	Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
	imgsum_12633_23feb12_355.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 355 nm
	imgsum_12633_23feb12_532.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 532 nm
	imgsum_12633_23feb12_1064.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 1064 nm
	imgsum_12633_23feb12_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:
	imgseg01_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 01:00:48 End time = 01:30:49
	imgseg02_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 01:30:50 End time = 02:00:50
	imgseg03_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 02:00:51 End time = 02:30:52
	imgseg04_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 02:30:53 End time = 03:00:53
	imgseg05_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 03:00:54 End time = 03:30:55
	imgseg06_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 03:30:56 End time = 04:00:57
	imgseg07_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 04:00:58 End time = 04:30:58
	imgseg08_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 04:30:59 End time = 05:01:00
	imgseg09_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 05:01:01 End time = 05:31:02
	imgseg10_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 05:31:03 End time = 06:01:05
	imgseg11_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 06:01:06 End time = 06:31:06
	imgseg12_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 06:31:07 End time = 07:01:08
	imgseg13_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 07:01:09 End time = 07:31:11
	imgseg14_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 07:31:12 End time = 08:01:12
	imgseg15_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 08:01:13 End time = 08:06:59
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
	layers_12633_23feb12.txt	TEXT	Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
	cipbl_12633_23feb12.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_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
	pblod_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Optical Depth Plots (PBL), from the Quick Optical File
The following are 30 minute images showing extinction and total optical depth:
	EXTSEG01_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 01:00:47 End time = 01:30:47
	EXTSEG02_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 01:30:48 End time = 02:00:46
	EXTSEG03_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 02:00:48 End time = 02:30:47
	EXTSEG04_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 02:30:48 End time = 03:00:47
	EXTSEG05_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 03:00:48 End time = 03:30:46
	EXTSEG06_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 03:30:48 End time = 04:00:47
	EXTSEG07_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 04:00:48 End time = 04:30:47
	EXTSEG08_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 04:30:48 End time = 05:00:46
	EXTSEG09_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 05:00:48 End time = 05:30:47
	EXTSEG10_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 05:30:48 End time = 06:00:47
	EXTSEG11_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 06:00:48 End time = 06:30:46
	EXTSEG12_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 06:30:48 End time = 07:00:47
	EXTSEG13_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 07:00:48 End time = 07:30:47
	EXTSEG14_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 07:30:48 End time = 08:00:46
	EXTSEG15_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 08:00:48 End time = 08:06:59
The following images are for the entire flight:
	cod_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
	aod_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
	tod_12633_23feb12.gif	GIF	Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
NRB_12633_23feb12.xdr	XDR	NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_12633_23feb12.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_12633_23feb12.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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