Description


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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log


Operator(s) : E.Guðmundsson
Purpose : Routine data collectio and Stratalert run
Date(s) : 001213 - 001213
File(s) : L12130 - L12132
Comments : Got some hole in the cloud cover running while it lasts.

Total data file size 9.04MB (9,486,168 bytes)
Logfile : l0012130.log

Setup:0


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[Variables]
Dye Power=105mJ
Rayleigh Power=530mJ

[0]
Iris=2mm
Rayleigh System=On
Dye System=Off
Daystar=Out
Polarizer=Out
HalfWave Plates=Tracking
Rayleigh Filter=2:532(.5nm)

[1]
Iris=2mm
Rayleigh System=On
Dye System=On
Daystar=Out
Polarizer=In
HalfWave Plates=Tracking
Rayleigh Filter=2:532(.5nm)

Logsheet:0


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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log


Log Sheet 1 of 1
Operators : E.Guðmundsson
Date(s) : 001213 - 001213
File(s) : L12130 - L12132
FilesTime [UT]CommentsCntSOpe
L1213010:39:35Start of experiment99300EG
L1213010:47:56very clear skies above.0EG
L1213011:18:06running with sodium system now1EG
L1213111:19:15Incremented98581EG
L1213111:25:24tuning for maximum sodium1EG
L1213111:29:58Sdodium peek appears on wavemeter as 589.158 to 589.16095631EG
L1213111:31:52very thin haze appearing at 10km, very little signal impact 94231EG
L1213112:14:40Tweeked sodium HG as the was no warmup time. The67901EG
dye energy had fallen to 70mJ, after HG tweeking the energy
was 95mJ.
L1213112:19:26Clouds starting to impact the signal now64821EG
L1213113:51:34Incremented44091EG
L1213215:27:05End of experiment17361EG