Data products for April 10, 2012

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NOTE: This is the second science flight from Keflavik. Target was sea ice in coordination with the NASA P3 aircraft.

Support Data
View	Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
	map_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Map showing flight track for this day
Images and Data
View	Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
	imgsum_12647_10apr12_355.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 355 nm
	imgsum_12647_10apr12_532.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 532 nm
	imgsum_12647_10apr12_1064.gif	GIF	Flight summary image showing whole flight for 1064 nm
	imgsum_12647_10apr12_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_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 12:00:39 End time = 12:30:38
	imgseg02_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 12:30:39 End time = 13:00:38
	imgseg03_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 13:00:39 End time = 13:30:38
	imgseg04_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 13:30:39 End time = 14:00:38
	imgseg05_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 14:00:39 End time = 14:30:38
	imgseg06_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 14:30:39 End time = 15:00:38
	imgseg07_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 15:00:39 End time = 15:30:38
	imgseg08_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 15:30:39 End time = 16:00:38
	imgseg09_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 16:00:39 End time = 16:30:38
	imgseg10_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 16:30:39 End time = 17:00:38
	imgseg11_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 17:00:39 End time = 17:22:30
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
	layers_12647_10apr12.txt	TEXT	Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
	cipbl_12647_10apr12.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_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
	pblod_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Optical Depth Plots (PBL), from the Quick Optical File
The following are 30 minute images showing extinction and total optical depth:
	EXTSEG01_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 12:00:39 End time = 12:30:38
	EXTSEG02_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 12:30:38 End time = 13:00:38
	EXTSEG03_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 13:00:39 End time = 13:30:37
	EXTSEG04_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 13:30:39 End time = 14:00:38
	EXTSEG05_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 14:00:38 End time = 14:30:38
	EXTSEG06_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 14:30:39 End time = 15:00:37
	EXTSEG07_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 15:00:39 End time = 15:30:38
	EXTSEG08_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 15:30:38 End time = 16:00:38
	EXTSEG09_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 16:00:39 End time = 16:30:37
	EXTSEG10_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 16:30:39 End time = 17:00:38
	EXTSEG11_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Start time = 17:00:38 End time = 17:22:30
The following images are for the entire flight:
	cod_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
	aod_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
	tod_12647_10apr12.gif	GIF	Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
NRB_12647_10apr12.xdr	XDR	NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_12647_10apr12.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_12647_10apr12.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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