Data products for October 16, 2003


NOTE: GLAS underflight time is 03:03:19 UTC. At this instant the ER-2 was within 69m of the satellite track.

Support Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Calibration File map_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Map showing flight track for this day
Quick Analysis
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Flight Summary Image imgsum_04605_16oct03.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_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 23:39:49 End time = 00:09:51
Image Segment 2 imgseg02_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 00:09:52 End time = 00:39:58
Image Segment 3 imgseg03_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 00:39:59 End time = 01:10:14
Image Segment 4 imgseg04_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 01:10:14 End time = 01:40:10
Image Segment 5 imgseg05_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 01:40:11 End time = 02:10:13
Image Segment 5 imgseg06_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 02:10:14 End time = 02:40:24
Image Segment 5 imgseg07_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 02:40:25 End time = 03:10:20
Image Segment 5 imgseg08_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 03:10:21 End time = 03:41:07
Image Segment 5 imgseg09_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 03:41:08 End time = 04:11:13
Image Segment 5 imgseg10_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 04:11:14 End time = 04:41:33
Image Segment 5 imgseg11_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 04:41:34 End time = 04:59:08
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
Layer Boundary File layers_04605_16oct03.txt
TEXT
Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
Quick Optical File cipbl_04605_16oct03.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_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
Optical Depth Plots (PBL) pblod_04605_16oct03.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_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 23:39:49 End time = 00:09:51
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG02_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 00:09:52 End time = 00:39:58
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG03_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 00:39:59 End time = 01:10:14
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG04_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 01:10:15 End time = 01:40:10
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG05_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 01:40:11 End time = 02:10:13
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG06_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 02:10:14 End time = 02:40:24
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG07_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 02:40:25 End time = 03:10:20
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG08_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 03:10:21 End time = 03:41:07
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG09_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 03:41:08 End time = 04:11:13
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG10_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 04:11:14 End time = 04:41:33
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG11_04605_16oct03.gif
GIF
Start time = 04:41:34 End time = 04:59:08
The following images are for the entire flight:
Final Cloud Image cod_04605_16oct03.gif 
GIF
Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
Final Aerosol Image aod_04605_16oct03.gif 
GIF
Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
Total Optical Depth Plot tod_04605_16oct03.gif 
GIF
Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
File Size
Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
632 MB
NRB_04605_16oct03.xdr
XDR
NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
572 MB
OP_04605_16oct03.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.
text cal_04605_16oct03.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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