Description


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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log


Operator(s) : Chirantan, Mukhopadhyay, E.Guðmundsson, Claus Johannsen
Purpose : Testing and routine data collection
Date(s) : 030603 - 030604
File(s) : L20030603_002 - L20030604_004
Comments :
Logfile : l0306030.log

Setup:0


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[Variables]
Dye Power=105 mJ
Rayleigh Power=430 mJ

[0]
Iris=2mm
Rayleigh System=On
Rayleigh path attenuation=0dB
Dye System=Off
Etalon=Out
Daystar=8A_In
Polarizer=In
HalfWave Plates=Tracking
Rayleigh Filter=2:532(.5nm)
Rayleigh seeding=off

[1]
Iris=2mm
Rayleigh System=On
Rayleigh path attenuation=0dB
Dye System=On
Etalon=Out
Daystar=8A_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 : Chirantan, Mukhopadhyay, E.Guðmundsson, Claus Johannsen
Date(s) : 030603 - 030604
File(s) : L20030603_002 - L20030604_004
FilesTime [UT]CommentsCntSOpe
L20030603_00216:11:20Start of experiment1080CM
L20030603_00216:12:15Cirrus cloud layer present990CM
L20030603_00423:03:07Dye system started after changing dye2671CM
L20030603_00423:05:06Still cirrus layer present2621CM
L20030603_00423:10:50Sodium Convergence mirror adjusted2741EG
L20030603_00500:14:24counts3001EG
L20030603_00500:48:21Adjusted daystar temp from 3.3 to 3.82701EG
L20030603_00500:58:09counts3111EG
L20030603_00501:05:27Adjusted daystar temp from 3.3 to 3.03201EG
L20030603_00501:22:52Adjusted daystar temp from 3.0 to 2.83491EG
L20030603_00501:39:47Adjusted daystar temp from 2.8 to 2.63501EG
L20030604_00002:25:45Trying corrected front end tube3351EG
L20030604_00003:24:14Re-inserted original tube3281EG
L20030604_00003:24:59New tube shown ineffective3351EG
L20030604_00106:07:32counts2561EG
L20030604_00106:07:57very thin cirrus present, I don't think it's impacting counts2361EG
to any degree
L20030604_00310:08:19good clear skies, no haze or cirrus visible3031EG
L20030604_00410:55:28Restated the Lidar computer and continued the experiment3081CJ
L20030604_00412:27:11Clouds are moving in-731CJ
L20030604_00413:24:30Shutting down because of clouds-2381CJ
L20030604_00413:27:25End of experiment-2381CJ