Description


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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log


Operator(s) : E.Guðmundsson
Purpose : Routine data collection
Date(s) : 010315 - 010316
File(s) : L103150 - L103160
Comments : !! Sporadic Sodium dected at 118km at the very beginning of the run.
No wavemeterfiles exits for the run. Manual observations of wavelength used.
Logfile : l0103150.log

Setup:0


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[Variables]
Dye Power=68mJ
Rayleigh Power=520mJ

[0]
Iris=min_opening
Rayleigh System=On
Dye System=On
Daystar=Out
Polarizer=In
HalfWave Plates=In
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) : 010315 - 010316
File(s) : L103150 - L103160
FilesTime [UT]CommentsCntSOpe
L10315022:36:24Start of experiment94940
l10315022:44:36Looks like there is some sodium at 118km, looks like a sporadic0
layer.
L10315022:47:25wavemeter reads 589.158nm75590
L10315022:50:00Rayleigh convergence mirror adjusted87460
L10315022:54:04looks like the layer is fading96500
L10315000:10:45!! SR430 frozen, had to reeboot the SR430, incremtned83120
L10316000:11:18Counts83120
L10316000:12:48The layer is still at 118km bu it's very feint now and broader85050
L10316001:19:42wavemeter stable at 589.158nm77650
L10316001:23:28Rayleigh convergence mirror adjuted75410
L10316001:24:59Counts115830
L10316003:00:55Wavemter stable at 589.158nm111350
L10316004:12:29End of experiment109710