Data products for February 11, 2003
NOTE: This is a pre-THORPEX science flight from Dryden.

Support Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Calibration File map_03612_11feb03.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_03612_11feb03.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_03612_11feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 20:20:28 End time = 20:50:15
Image Segment 2 imgseg02_03612_11feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 20:50:16 End time = 21:20:05
Image Segment 3 imgseg03_03612_11feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 21:20:06 End time = 21:49:55
Image Segment 4 imgseg04_03612_11feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 21:49:56 End time = 22:19:46
Image Segment 5 imgseg05_03612_11feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 22:19:47 End time = 22:49:52
Image Segment 6 imgseg06_03612_11feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 22:49:53 End time = 23:19:43
Image Segment 6 imgseg07_03612_11feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 23:19:44 End time = 23:49:35
Image Segment 6 imgseg08_03612_11feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 23:49:36 End time = 00:11:15
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
Layer Boundary File layers_03612_11feb03.txt
TEXT
 Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
Quick Optical File cipbl_03612_11feb03.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_03612_11feb03.gif
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 Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
Optical Depth Plots (PBL) pblod_03612_11feb03.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_03612_11feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 20:20:28 End time = 20:50:26
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG02_03612_11feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 20:50:28 End time = 21:20:27
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG03_03612_11feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 21:20:28 End time = 21:50:26
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG04_03612_11feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 21:50:27 End time = 22:20:26
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG05_03612_11feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 22:20:28 End time = 22:50:27
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG06_03612_11feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 22:50:28 End time = 23:20:26
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG07_03612_11feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 23:20:27 End time = 23:50:26
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG08_03612_11feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 23:50:28 End time = 00:11:15
The following images are for the entire flight:
Final Cloud Image cod_03612_11feb03.gif 
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 Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
Final Aerosol Image aod_03612_11feb03.gif 
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 Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
Total Optical Depth Plot tod_03612_11feb03.gif 
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 Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
NRB_03612_11feb03.xdr
XDR
 NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_03612_11feb03.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_03612_11feb03.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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