Data products for November 1, 2003
NOTE: GLAS underflight time is 15:38:01 UTC. At this instant the ER-2 was within 73m of the satellite track.

Support Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Calibration File map_04612_01nov03.gif
GIF
 Map showing flight track for this day
Images and Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Flight Summary Image imgsum_04612_01nov03.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_04612_01nov03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 14:40:36 End time = 15:10:27
Image Segment 2 imgseg02_04612_01nov03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 15:10:28 End time = 15:40:24
Image Segment 3 imgseg03_04612_01nov03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 15:40:25 End time = 16:14:59
Image Segment 4 imgseg04_04612_01nov03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 16:15:00 End time = 16:44:47
Image Segment 5 imgseg05_04612_01nov03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 16:44:48 End time = 17:21:15
Image Segment 5 imgseg06_04612_01nov03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 17:21:16 End time = 17:29:42
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
Layer Boundary File layers_04612_01nov03.txt
TEXT
 Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
Quick Optical File cipbl_04612_01nov03.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_04612_01nov03.gif
GIF
 Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
Optical Depth Plots (PBL) pblod_04612_01nov03.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_04612_01nov03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 14:40:36 End time = 15:10:27
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG02_04612_01nov03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 15:10:28 End time = 15:40:24
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG03_04612_01nov03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 15:40:25 End time = 16:14:59
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG04_04612_01nov03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 16:15:00 End time = 16:44:47
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG05_04612_01nov03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 16:44:48 End time = 17:21:15
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG06_04612_01nov03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 17:21:16 End time = 17:29:42
The following images are for the entire flight:
Final Cloud Image cod_04612_01nov03.gif 
GIF
 Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
Final Aerosol Image aod_04612_01nov03.gif 
GIF
 Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
Total Optical Depth Plot tod_04612_01nov03.gif 
GIF
 Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
NRB_04612_01nov03.xdr
XDR
 NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_04612_01nov03.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_04612_01nov03.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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