Data products for October 18, 2003

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NOTE: GLAS underflight time is 03:23:44 UTC. At this instant the ER-2 was within 167m of the satellite track.

Support Data
View	Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
	map_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Map showing flight track for this day
Images and Data
View	Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
	imgsum_04607_18oct03.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:
	imgseg01_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 00:04:11 End time = 00:34:12
	imgseg02_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 00:34:13 End time = 01:04:24
	imgseg03_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 01:04:25 End time = 01:34:38
	imgseg04_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 01:34:39 End time = 02:04:47
	imgseg05_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 02:04:48 End time = 02:36:54
	imgseg06_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 02:36:55 End time = 03:22:49
	imgseg07_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 03:22:50 End time = 03:52:55
	imgseg08_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 03:52:56 End time = 04:23:00
	imgseg09_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 04:23:01 End time = 04:53:19
	imgseg10_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 04:53:20 End time = 05:23:11
	imgseg11_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 05:23:12 End time = 05:24:38
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
	layers_04607_18oct03.txt	TEXT	Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
	cipbl_04607_18oct03.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.
	CIPBL_readme.txt	TEXT	Text file describing how to interpret and use the quick optical file.
	ciod_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
	pblod_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Optical Depth Plots (PBL), from the Quick Optical File
The following are 30 minute images showing extinction and total optical depth:
	EXTSEG01_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 00:04:11 End time = 00:34:12
	EXTSEG02_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 00:34:13 End time = 01:04:24
	EXTSEG03_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 01:04:25 End time = 01:34:38
	EXTSEG04_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 01:34:39 End time = 02:04:47
	EXTSEG05_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 02:04:48 End time = 02:36:54
	EXTSEG06_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 02:36:55 End time = 03:22:49
	EXTSEG07_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 03:22:50 End time = 03:52:55
	EXTSEG08_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 03:52:56 End time = 04:23:00
	EXTSEG09_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 04:23:01 End time = 04:53:19
	EXTSEG10_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 04:53:20 End time = 05:23:11
	EXTSEG11_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Start time = 05:23:12 End time = 05:24:38
The following images are for the entire flight:
	cod_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
	aod_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
	tod_04607_18oct03.gif	GIF	Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename	Type	Descriptions and Comments
NRB_04607_18oct03.xdr	XDR	NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_04607_18oct03.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_04607_18oct03.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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