Data products for December 6, 2002
NOTE: Nighttime flight over Gulf of Mexico. Low dense stratus present over water.

Support Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Calibration File map_03919_06dec02.gif
GIF
 Map showing flight track for this day
Images and Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Flight Summary Image imgsum_03919_06dec02.gif
GIF
 Flight summary image showing whole flight in one wavelength
The following are 30 minute images showing 355, 532, and 1064 backscatter signals plus depolarizaton ratio for 1064:
Image Segment 1 imgseg01_03919_06dec02.gif
GIF
 Start time = 5:56:20 End time = 6:21:06
Image Segment 2 imgseg02_03919_06dec02.gif
GIF
 Start time = 6:21:07 End time = 6:50:47
Image Segment 3 imgseg03_03919_06dec02.gif
GIF
 Start time = 6:50:48 End time = 7:20:27
Image Segment 4 imgseg04_03919_06dec02.gif
GIF
 Start time = 7:20:28 End time = 7:50:07
Image Segment 5 imgseg05_03919_06dec02.gif
GIF
 Start time = 7:50:08 End time = 8:19:47
Image Segment 6 imgseg06_03919_06dec02.gif
GIF
 Start time = 8:19:48 End time = 8:24:14
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
Layer Boundary File layers_03919_06dec02.txt
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 Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
Quick Optical File cipbl_03919_06dec02.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_03919_06dec02.gif
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 Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
Optical Depth Plots (PBL) pblod_03919_06dec02.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_03919_06dec02.gif
GIF
 Start time = 5:56:20 End time = 6:21:06
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG02_03919_06dec02.gif
GIF
 Start time = 6:21:07 End time = 6:50:47
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG03_03919_06dec02.gif
GIF
 Start time = 6:50:48 End time = 7:20:27
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG04_03919_06dec02.gif
GIF
 Start time = 7:20:28 End time = 7:50:07
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG05_03919_06dec02.gif
GIF
 Start time = 7:50:08 End time = 8:19:47
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG06_03919_06dec02.gif
GIF
 Start time = 8:19:48 End time = 8:24:14
The following images are for the entire flight:
Final Cloud Image cod_03919_06dec02.gif 
GIF
 Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
Final Aerosol Image aod_03919_06dec02.gif 
GIF
 Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
Total Optical Depth Plot tod_03919_06dec02.gif 
GIF
 Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
NRB_03919_06dec02.xdr
XDR
 NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_03919_06dec02.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_03919_06dec02.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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