Data products for August 14, 2006
NOTE: This is the ferry flight back to Dryden, doubling as an overpass opportunity. Direct overpass was at 19:34:26 UTC and the ER-2 was 1430 m off the subsatellite track at that time.

30-minute image centered on the satellite overpass (right-click to download image):

overpass image

Support Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Calibration File map_06623_14aug06.gif
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 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_06623_14aug06_532.gif
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 Flight summary image showing whole flight for 532 nm
Flight Summary Image for 1064 nm imgsum_06623_14aug06_1064.gif
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 Flight summary image showing whole flight for 1064 nm
Flight Summary Image for depolarization imgsum_06623_14aug06_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_06623_14aug06.gif
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 Start time = 17:33:09 End time = 18:03:08
Image Segment 2 imgseg02_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 18:03:09 End time = 18:33:08
Image Segment 3 imgseg03_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 18:33:09 End time = 19:03:08
Image Segment 4 imgseg04_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 19:03:09 End time = 19:33:09
Image Segment 5 imgseg05_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 19:33:10 End time = 20:03:09
Image Segment 6 imgseg06_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 20:03:10 End time = 20:33:09
Image Segment 7 imgseg07_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 20:33:10 End time = 21:03:09
Image Segment 8 imgseg08_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 21:03:10 End time = 21:33:09
Image Segment 9 imgseg09_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 21:33:10 End time = 22:03:10
Image Segment 10 imgseg10_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 22:03:11 End time = 22:33:10
Image Segment 11 imgseg11_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 22:33:11 End time = 23:03:10
Image Segment 12 imgseg12_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 23:03:11 End time = 23:15:30
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
Layer Boundary File layers_06623_14aug06.txt
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 Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
Quick Optical File cipbl_06623_14aug06.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_06623_14aug06.gif
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 Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
Optical Depth Plots (PBL) pblod_06623_14aug06.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_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 17:33:09 End time = 18:03:08
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG02_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 18:03:09 End time = 18:33:07
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG03_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 18:33:09 End time = 19:03:08
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG04_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 19:03:09 End time = 19:33:08
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG05_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 19:33:09 End time = 20:03:07
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG06_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 20:03:09 End time = 20:33:08
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG07_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 20:33:09 End time = 21:03:08
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG08_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 21:03:09 End time = 21:33:07
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG09_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 21:33:09 End time = 22:03:08
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG10_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 22:03:09 End time = 22:33:08
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG11_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 22:33:09 End time = 23:03:07
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG12_06623_14aug06.gif
GIF
 Start time = 23:03:09 End time = 23:15:30
The following images are for the entire flight:
Final Cloud Image cod_06623_14aug06.gif
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 Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
Final Aerosol Image aod_06623_14aug06.gif
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 Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
Total Optical Depth Plot tod_06623_14aug06.gif
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 Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
NRB_06623_14aug06.xdr
XDR
 NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_06623_14aug06.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_06623_14aug06.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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