Data products for December 9, 2010
NOTE: This is the third MABEL flight.

Support Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Calibration File map_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Map showing flight track for this day
Images and Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Flight Summary Image for 355 nm imgsum_11604_09dec10_355.gif
GIF
 Flight summary image showing whole flight for 355 nm
Flight Summary Image for 532 nm imgsum_11604_09dec10_532.gif
GIF
 Flight summary image showing whole flight for 532 nm
Flight Summary Image for 1064 nm imgsum_11604_09dec10_1064.gif
GIF
 Flight summary image showing whole flight for 1064 nm
Flight Summary Image for depolarization imgsum_11604_09dec10_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:
Image Segment 1 imgseg01_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 23:48:53 End time = 00:18:52
Image Segment 2 imgseg02_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 00:18:53 End time = 00:48:52
Image Segment 3 imgseg03_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 00:48:53 End time = 01:18:52
Image Segment 4 imgseg04_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 01:18:53 End time = 01:48:52
Image Segment 5 imgseg05_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 01:48:53 End time = 02:18:52
Image Segment 6 imgseg06_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 02:18:53 End time = 02:48:53
Image Segment 7 imgseg07_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 02:48:54 End time = 03:18:53
Image Segment 8 imgseg08_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 03:18:54 End time = 03:36:35
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
Layer Boundary File layers_11604_09dec10.txt
TEXT
 Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
Quick Optical File cipbl_11604_09dec10.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.
ReadMe.txt CIPBL_readme.txt
TEXT
 Text file describing how to interpret and use the quick optical file.
Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus) ciod_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
Optical Depth Plots (PBL) pblod_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Optical Depth Plots (PBL), from the Quick Optical File
The following are 30 minute images showing extinction and total optical depth:
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG01_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 23:48:52 End time = 00:18:51
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG02_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 00:18:53 End time = 00:48:51
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG03_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 00:48:53 End time = 01:18:52
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG04_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 01:18:52 End time = 01:48:51
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG05_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 01:48:53 End time = 02:18:51
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG06_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 02:18:53 End time = 02:48:52
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG07_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 02:48:52 End time = 03:18:51
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG08_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Start time = 03:18:53 End time = 03:36:35
The following images are for the entire flight:
Final Cloud Image cod_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
Final Aerosol Image aod_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
Total Optical Depth Plot tod_11604_09dec10.gif
GIF
 Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
NRB_11604_09dec10.xdr
XDR
 NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_11604_09dec10.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_11604_09dec10.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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