Data products for February 22, 2003
NOTE: First THORPEX science flight.

Support Data
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Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
Calibration File map_03615_22feb03.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_03615_22feb03.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_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 22:05:16 End time = 22:35:12
Image Segment 2 imgseg02_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 22:35:13 End time = 23:05:05
Image Segment 3 imgseg03_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 23:05:06 End time = 23:35:55
Image Segment 4 imgseg04_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 23:35:56 End time = 00:05:46
Image Segment 5 imgseg05_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 00:05:47 End time = 00:35:37
Image Segment 6 imgseg06_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 00:35:38 End time = 01:05:42
Image Segment 7 imgseg07_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 01:05:43 End time = 01:35:38
Image Segment 8 imgseg08_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 01:35:39 End time = 02:05:42
Image Segment 9 imgseg09_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 02:05:43 End time = 02:35:37
Image Segment 10 imgseg10_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 02:35:38 End time = 03:05:54
Image Segment 11 imgseg11_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 03:05:55 End time = 03:36:06
Image Segment 12 imgseg12_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 03:36:07 End time = 04:00:24
The following images and files are for the entire flight:
Layer Boundary File layers_03615_22feb03.txt
TEXT
 Layer boundary file showing type and location of all atmospheric layers sensed
Quick Optical File cipbl_03615_22feb03.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_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Optical Depth Plots (Cirrus), from the Quick Optical File
Optical Depth Plots (PBL) pblod_03615_22feb03.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_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 22:05:16 End time = 22:35:15
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG02_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 22:35:16 End time = 23:05:14
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG03_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 23:05:15 End time = 23:35:14
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG04_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 23:35:15 End time = 00:05:15
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG05_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 00:05:16 End time = 00:35:14
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG06_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 00:35:15 End time = 01:05:14
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG07_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 01:05:15 End time = 01:35:15
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG08_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 01:35:16 End time = 02:05:14
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG09_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 02:05:15 End time = 02:35:14
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG10_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 02:35:15 End time = 03:05:14
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG11_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 03:05:55 End time = 03:36:06
Extinction Segment Image EXTSEG12_03615_22feb03.gif
GIF
 Start time = 03:36:15 End time = 04:00:24
The following images are for the entire flight:
Final Cloud Image cod_03615_22feb03.gif 
GIF
 Cloud Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)
Final Aerosol Image aod_03615_22feb03.gif 
GIF
 Aerosol Optical Depth Plot (three wavelengths)
Total Optical Depth Plot tod_03615_22feb03.gif 
GIF
 Total Optical Depth Plot (three wavelength)

Large Binary Output Files
Filename
Type
Descriptions and Comments
NRB_03615_22feb03.xdr
XDR
 NRB Binary Output containing Lidar profiles after instrument corrections but before calibrated backscatter
OP_03615_22feb03.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_03615_22feb03.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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