Data products for July 25, 2007
NOTE: Flight to survey Saharan dust. Low-altitude maneuver for special solar flux measurement.

Support Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Calibration File map_07923_25jul07.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_07923_25jul07_532.gif
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 Flight summary image showing whole flight for 532 nm
Flight Summary Image for 1064 nm imgsum_07923_25jul07_1064.gif
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 Flight summary image showing whole flight for 1064 nm
Flight Summary Image for depolarization imgsum_07923_25jul07_depol.gif
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 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_07923_25jul07.gif
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 Start time = 14:23:31 End time = 14:53:31
Image Segment 2 imgseg02_07923_25jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 14:53:32 End time = 15:23:31
Image Segment 3 imgseg03_07923_25jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 15:23:32 End time = 15:53:31
Image Segment 4 imgseg04_07923_25jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 15:53:32 End time = 16:23:35
Image Segment 5 imgseg05_07923_25jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 16:23:36 End time = 16:53:39
Image Segment 6 imgseg06_07923_25jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 16:53:40 End time = 17:23:44
Image Segment 7 imgseg07_07923_25jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 17:23:45 End time = 17:53:45
Image Segment 8 imgseg08_07923_25jul07.gif
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 Start time = 17:53:46 End time = 18:14:57
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
Layer Boundary File layers_07923_25jul07.txt
TEXT
 Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
Quick Optical File cipbl_07923_25jul07.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_07923_25jul07.gif
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 Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
Optical Depth Plots (PBL) pblod_07923_25jul07.gif
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 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_07923_25jul07.gif
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 Start time = 14:23:31 End time = 14:53:30
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG02_07923_25jul07.gif
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 Start time = 14:53:31 End time = 15:23:29
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG03_07923_25jul07.gif
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 Start time = 15:23:31 End time = 15:53:29
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG04_07923_25jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 15:53:31 End time = 16:23:30
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG05_07923_25jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 16:23:31 End time = 16:53:29
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG06_07923_25jul07.gif
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 Start time = 16:53:31 End time = 17:23:29
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG07_07923_25jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 17:23:31 End time = 17:53:30
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG08_07923_25jul07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 17:53:31 End time = 18:14:57
The following images are for the entire flight:
Final Cloud Image cod_07923_25jul07.gif
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 Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
Final Aerosol Image aod_07923_25jul07.gif
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 Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
Total Optical Depth Plot tod_07923_25jul07.gif
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 Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
NRB_07923_25jul07.xdr
XDR
 NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_07923_25jul07.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_07923_25jul07.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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