Data products for February 24, 2012

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

Support Data
View	Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
	map_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Map showing flight track for this day
Images and Data
View	Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
	imgsum_12634_24feb12_355.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 355 nm
	imgsum_12634_24feb12_532.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 532 nm
	imgsum_12634_24feb12_1064.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 1064 nm
	imgsum_12634_24feb12_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_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 01:32:12 End time = 02:02:13
	imgseg02_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 02:02:14 End time = 02:32:15
	imgseg03_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 02:32:16 End time = 03:02:18
	imgseg04_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 03:02:19 End time = 03:32:20
	imgseg05_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 03:32:21 End time = 04:02:24
	imgseg06_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 04:02:25 End time = 04:32:27
	imgseg07_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 04:32:28 End time = 05:02:28
	imgseg08_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 05:02:29 End time = 05:32:29
	imgseg09_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 05:32:30 End time = 06:02:31
	imgseg10_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 06:02:32 End time = 06:32:33
	imgseg11_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 06:32:34 End time = 06:54:40
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
	layers_12634_24feb12.txt	TEXT	Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
	cipbl_12634_24feb12.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_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
	pblod_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Optical Depth Plots (PBL), from the Quick Optical File
The following are 30 minute images showing extinction and total optical depth:
	EXTSEG01_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 01:32:12 End time = 02:02:11
	EXTSEG02_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 02:02:12 End time = 02:32:11
	EXTSEG03_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 02:32:12 End time = 03:02:10
	EXTSEG04_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 03:02:12 End time = 03:32:11
	EXTSEG05_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 03:32:12 End time = 04:02:11
	EXTSEG06_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 04:02:12 End time = 04:32:10
	EXTSEG07_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 04:32:12 End time = 05:02:11
	EXTSEG08_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 05:02:12 End time = 05:32:11
	EXTSEG09_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 05:32:12 End time = 06:02:10
	EXTSEG10_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 06:02:12 End time = 06:32:11
	EXTSEG11_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Start time = 06:32:12 End time = 06:54:40
The following images are for the entire flight:
	cod_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
	aod_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
	tod_12634_24feb12.gif	GIF	Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
NRB_12634_24feb12.xdr	XDR	NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_12634_24feb12.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_12634_24feb12.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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