Data products for December 7, 2002


NOTE: Some scenes are over snow cover, so background is higher than normal.

Support Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Calibration File map_03920_07dec02.gif
GIF
Map showing flight track for this day
Quick Analysis
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Flight Summary Image imgsum_03920_07dec02.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_03920_07dec02.gif
GIF
Start time = 17:15:04 End time = 17:44:46
Image Segment 2 imgseg02_03920_07dec02.gif
GIF
Start time = 17:44:47 End time = 18:14:28
Image Segment 3 imgseg03_03920_07dec02.gif
GIF
Start time = 18:14:29 End time = 18:44:12
Image Segment 4 imgseg04_03920_07dec02.gif
GIF
Start time = 18:14:13 End time = 19:13:56
Image Segment 5 imgseg05_03920_07dec02.gif
GIF
Start time = 19:13:57 End time = 19:43:41
Image Segment 6 imgseg06_03920_07dec02.gif
GIF
Start time = 19:43:42 End time = 20:13:26
Image Segment 7 imgseg07_03920_07dec02.gif
GIF
Start time = 20:13:27 End time = 20:14:11
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
Layer Boundary File layers_03920_07dec02.txt
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Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
Quick Optical File cipbl_03920_07dec02.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
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Text file describing how to interpret and use the quick optical file.
Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus) ciod_03920_07dec02.gif
GIF
Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
Optical Depth Plots (PBL) pblod_03920_07dec02.gif
GIF
Optical Depth Plots (PBL), from the Quick Optical File
Complex Analysis
If you are interested in binary outputs click Here
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
The following are 30 minute images showing extinction and total optical depth:
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG01_03920_07dec02.gif
GIF
Start time = 17:15:04 End time = 17:44:46
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG02_03920_07dec02.gif
GIF
Start time = 17:44:47 End time = 18:14:28
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG03_03920_07dec02.gif
GIF
Start time = 18:14:29 End time = 18:44:12
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG04_03920_07dec02.gif
GIF
Start time = 18:44:13 End time = 19:13:56
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG05_03920_07dec02.gif
GIF
Start time = 19:13:57 End time = 19:43:41
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG06_03920_07dec02.gif
GIF
Start time = 19:43:42 End time = 20:13:26
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG07_03920_07dec02.gif
GIF
Start time = 20:13:27 End time = 20:14:11
The following images are for the entire flight:
Final Cloud Image cod_03920_07dec02.gif 
GIF
Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
Final Aerosol Image aod_03920_07dec02.gif 
GIF
Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
Total Optical Depth Plot tod_03920_07dec02.gif 
GIF
Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
File Size
Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
360 MB
NRB_03920_07dec02.xdr 
XDR
NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
326 MB
OP_03920_07dec02.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.
  NRB and OP files
XDR
Request both products
text cal_03920_07dec02.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). *Note*
If you want the binary output files above, please click on the filename to download.


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