Data products for July 14, 2007
NOTE: This is the transit flight to Costa Rica.

Support Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Calibration File map_07918_14jul07.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 532 nm imgsum_07918_14jul07_532.gif
GIF
 Flight summary image showing whole flight for 532 nm
Flight Summary Image for 1064 nm imgsum_07918_14jul07_1064.gif
GIF
 Flight summary image showing whole flight for 1064 nm
Flight Summary Image for depolarization imgsum_07918_14jul07_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_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 07:30:09 End time = 08:00:08
Image Segment 2 imgseg02_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 08:00:09 End time = 08:30:09
Image Segment 3 imgseg03_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 08:30:10 End time = 09:00:10
Image Segment 4 imgseg04_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 09:00:11 End time = 09:30:16
Image Segment 5 imgseg05_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 09:30:17 End time = 10:00:22
Image Segment 6 imgseg06_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 10:00:23 End time = 10:30:31
Image Segment 7 imgseg07_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 10:30:32 End time = 11:00:39
Image Segment 8 imgseg08_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 11:00:41 End time = 11:30:48
Image Segment 9 imgseg09_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 11:30:49 End time = 12:00:58
Image Segment 10 imgseg10_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 12:00:59 End time = 12:31:08
Image Segment 11 imgseg11_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 12:31:09 End time = 12:51:12
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
Layer Boundary File layers_07918_14jul07.txt
TEXT
 Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
Quick Optical File cipbl_07918_14jul07.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_07918_14jul07.gif
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 Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
Optical Depth Plots (PBL) pblod_07918_14jul07.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_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 07:30:08 End time = 08:00:07
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG02_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 08:00:09 End time = 08:30:08
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG03_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 08:30:09 End time = 09:00:07
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG04_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 09:00:09 End time = 09:30:07
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG05_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 09:30:09 End time = 10:00:08
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG06_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 10:00:09 End time = 10:30:07
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG07_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 10:30:09 End time = 11:00:07
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG08_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 11:00:09 End time = 11:30:08
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG09_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 11:30:09 End time = 12:00:07
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG10_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 12:00:09 End time = 12:30:07
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG11_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 12:30:09 End time = 12:51:12
The following images are for the entire flight:
Final Cloud Image cod_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
Final Aerosol Image aod_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
Total Optical Depth Plot tod_07918_14jul07.gif
GIF
 Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
NRB_07918_14jul07.xdr
XDR
 NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_07918_14jul07.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_07918_14jul07.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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