Data products for August 9, 2007
NOTE: Coordinated flight with ER-2 and WB-57. This is the ER-2 transit flight back to Dryden.

Support Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Calibration File map_07930_09aug07.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_07930_09aug07_532.gif
GIF
 Flight summary image showing whole flight for 532 nm
Flight Summary Image for 1064 nm imgsum_07930_09aug07_1064.gif
GIF
 Flight summary image showing whole flight for 1064 nm
Flight Summary Image for depolarization imgsum_07930_09aug07_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_07930_09aug07.gif
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 Start time = 12:49:55 End time = 13:19:54
Image Segment 2 imgseg02_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 13:19:55 End time = 13:49:54
Image Segment 3 imgseg03_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 13:49:55 End time = 14:19:54
Image Segment 4 imgseg04_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 14:19:55 End time = 14:49:55
Image Segment 5 imgseg05_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 14:49:56 End time = 15:19:55
Image Segment 6 imgseg06_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 15:19:57 End time = 15:49:56
Image Segment 7 imgseg07_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 15:49:57 End time = 16:19:56
Image Segment 8 imgseg08_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 16:19:57 End time = 16:49:57
Image Segment 9 imgseg09_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 16:49:558 End time = 17:19:57
Image Segment 10 imgseg10_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 17:19:58 End time = 17:49:57
Image Segment 11 imgseg11_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 17:49:58 End time = 18:03:36
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
Layer Boundary File layers_07930_09aug07.txt
TEXT
 Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
Quick Optical File cipbl_07930_09aug07.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_07930_09aug07.gif
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 Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
Optical Depth Plots (PBL) pblod_07930_09aug07.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_07930_09aug07.gif
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 Start time = 12:49:55 End time = 13:19:54
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG02_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 13:19:55 End time = 13:49:53
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG03_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 13:49:55 End time = 14:19:54
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG04_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 14:19:55 End time = 14:49:54
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG05_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 14:49:55 End time = 15:19:53
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG06_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 15:19:55 End time = 15:49:54
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG07_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 15:49:55 End time = 16:19:54
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG08_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 16:19:55 End time = 16:49:53
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG09_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 16:49:55 End time = 17:19:54
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG10_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 17:19:55 End time = 17:49:54
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG11_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Start time = 17:49:55 End time = 18:03:36
The following images are for the entire flight:
Final Cloud Image cod_07930_09aug07.gif
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 Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
Final Aerosol Image aod_07930_09aug07.gif
GIF
 Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
Total Optical Depth Plot tod_07930_09aug07.gif
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 Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
NRB_07930_09aug07.xdr
XDR
 NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_07930_09aug07.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_07930_09aug07.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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