Data products for October 24, 2003
NOTE: GLAS underflight time is 15:55:39 UTC. At this instant the ER-2 was within 18m of the satellite track.

Support Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Calibration File map_04609_24oct03.gif
GIF
 Map showing flight track for this day
Quick Analysis
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Flight Summary Image imgsum_04609_24oct03.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_04609_24oct03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 14:55:13 End time = 15:24:57
Image Segment 2 imgseg02_04609_24oct03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 15:24:58 End time = 15:54:41
Image Segment 3 imgseg03_04609_24oct03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 15:54:42 End time = 16:24:26
Image Segment 4 imgseg04_04609_24oct03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 16:24:27 End time = 16:54:27
Image Segment 5 imgseg05_04609_24oct03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 16:54:28 End time = 17:24:20
Image Segment 5 imgseg06_04609_24oct03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 17:24:21 End time = 17:38:19
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
Layer Boundary File layers_04609_24oct03.txt
TEXT
 Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
Quick Optical File cipbl_04609_24oct03.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_04609_24oct03.gif
GIF
 Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
Optical Depth Plots (PBL) pblod_04609_24oct03.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_04609_24oct03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 14:55:13 End time = 15:24:57
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG02_04609_24oct03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 15:24:58 End time = 15:54:41
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG03_04609_24oct03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 15:54:42 End time = 16:24:26
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG04_04609_24oct03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 16:24:27 End time = 16:54:27
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG05_04609_24oct03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 16:54:28 End time = 17:24:20
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG06_04609_24oct03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 17:24:21 End time = 17:38:19
The following images are for the entire flight:
Final Cloud Image cod_04609_24oct03.gif 
GIF
 Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
Final Aerosol Image aod_04609_24oct03.gif 
GIF
 Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
Total Optical Depth Plot tod_04609_24oct03.gif 
GIF
 Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
NRB_04609_24oct03.xdr
XDR
 NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_04609_24oct03.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_04609_24oct03.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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