Description

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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log

Operator(s) : E.Gudmundsson
Purpose : Non routine data collection. New receiver tweeking (progress marker)
Date(s) : 991201 - 991201
File(s) : L9912014 - L9912014
Comments : Low altitude clouds. 3X beam expander in sodium system. Still running with the
589nm beamsplitter in stead of a mirror.
Logfile : L9912010.log

Setup:0

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[Variables]
Dye Power=50mJ
Rayleigh Power=420mJ

[0]
Iris=max_opening
Rayleigh System=On
Dye System=On
Daystar=Out
Polerizer=In
HalfWave Plates=In
Filter Wheel=2:532(.5nm)

Logsheet:0

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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log

Log Sheet 1 of 1
Operators : E.Gudmundsson
Date(s) : 991201 - 991201
File(s) : L9912014 - L9912014

Files	Time [UT]	Comments	Cnt	S	Ope
L9912014	05:23:39	Start of experiment	0	0
		Testing the receiver, It's cloudy but I'm getting a reasonable	1851
		signal. Sodium channel not quite in place
L9912014	05:37:17	Rayleigh Convergence mirror adjusted	5546	0
L9912014	05:49:25	Clouds comming in stronger	4178	0	EG
L9912014	05:49:41	Max Reyleigh counts observed around 7300		0	EG
L9912014	06:11:45	The signal is variyng a lot because of the clouds	1261	0	EG
L9912014	06:15:17	It's hopeless, shutting down	115	0	EG
L9912014	06:15:57	End of experiment	115	0	EG