Description


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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log


Operator(s) : E.Guðmundsson, Nathan Rausch
Purpose : Routine data collection in conjuction with IS radar and Saber passes
Date(s) : 030203 - 030204
File(s) : L20030203_000 - L20030204_003
Comments :
Logfile : l0302030.log

Setup:0


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[Variables]
Dye Power=115mJ
Rayleigh Power=445mJ
Sodium delay=3929us
Chopper delay=3396us

[0]
Iris=min_opening
Rayleigh System=On
Rayleigh path attenuation=0dB
Dye System=Off
Etalon=Out
Daystar=Out
Polarizer=In
HalfWave Plates=Tracking
Rayleigh Filter=2:532(.5nm)
Rayleigh seeding=off

[1]
Iris=min_opening
Rayleigh System=On
Rayleigh path attenuation=20dB
Dye System=On
Etalon=Out
Daystar=In
Polarizer=In
HalfWave Plates=Tracking
Rayleigh Filter=2:532(.5nm)
Rayleigh seeding=off

Logsheet:0


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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log


Log Sheet 1 of 1
Operators : E.Guðmundsson, Nathan Rausch
Date(s) : 030203 - 030204
File(s) : L20030203_000 - L20030204_003
FilesTime [UT]CommentsCntSOpe
L20030203_00023:02:05Start of experiment10EG
taking chopper data
L20030203_00023:07:41stopped chopper function data acqusition continuing with0EG
normal ops
L20030203_00023:09:57started normal ops7710EG
L20030203_00023:43:14sodium system running8500EG
L20030203_00023:53:44This cirrus clouds attenuating the beam slightly7740EG
L20030203_00001:13:01counts, still some slight cirrus8940EG
L20030204_00002:22:04counts8970EG
L20030204_00002:30:36corrected sodium wavelength by -1pm to 589.158nm9230EG
L20030204_00003:38:31Bad Record on the sodium8490EG
L20030204_00004:04:29changing to low altitude mode8610EG
L20030204_00004:10:00First record in new setup11NR
L20030204_00104:15:49Chopper at 3629 usec; Na delay at 3696 usec01NR
L20030204_00104:55:18Thin cloud layer @ 8 Km altitude11NR
L20030204_00106:19:29Dye system tuned to 589.158 nm01NR
L20030204_00207:30:25Haze at 8 km takes out most of rayleigh counts above it.01NR
L20030204_00309:46:06End of experiment1NR