Description


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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log


Operator(s) : E.Guðmundsson, Claus Johannsen
Purpose : Training Claus and testing lidar if weather permits
Date(s) : 030506 - 030507
File(s) : L20030506_000 - L20030507_001
Comments : Note. receiver hlfwaveplate data in header is wrong due to manual intervention
Logfile : l0305060.log

Setup:0


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[Variables]
Dye Power=105mJ
Rayleigh Power=425mJ

[0]
Iris=2mm
Rayleigh System=On
Rayleigh path attenuation=0dB
Dye System=On
Etalon=Out
Daystar=Out
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, Claus Johannsen
Date(s) : 030506 - 030507
File(s) : L20030506_000 - L20030507_001
FilesTime [UT]CommentsCntSOpe
L20030506_00023:50:21Start of experiment-16500CJ
L20030506_00023:52:57counts10870CJ
L20030506_00002:10:39Hole in clouds, getting useful conts maximum observed 1800!14120EG
L20030506_00002:10:59I'm wondering wether the the receiver HWP is tracking14120EG
in the wrong direction now.
L20030506_00002:12:14Chopper is oriented differnly than before and I'm wondering if0EG
it's opening from the wrong side of the image point.
L20030506_00002:13:45secondary field stops are fully open13850EG
L20030507_00002:19:59Made a manual adjustment to the receiver HWP19180EG
the plate is rotating in the wrng direction, super counts!1918
L20030507_00002:30:53tuned sodium by 1pm15870EG
L20030507_00002:31:14clound moving in again15870EG
L20030507_00003:17:26maybe observing a sporadic sodium event13040EG
L20030507_00003:23:53Reduced the Rayleigh field stop and optimized X and Z12490EG
location
L20030507_00003:35:23Opened the Rayleigh iris slightly14570EG
L20030507_00004:48:48Moved receiver halfwavelate maually clockwize to improve 0
counts.
L20030507_00004:49:46Counts back up and noise down15470
L20030507_00106:04:26Corrected halfwave plate manually16490
L20030507_00106:21:41End of experiment14230