Description


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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log


Operator(s) : Claus, Johannsen, E.Guðmundsson, Nathan, Rausch, Nathan, Rausch, Chirantan Mukhopadhyay
Purpose : Data aq.
Date(s) : 030607 - 030609
File(s) : L20030607_000 - L20030609_002
Comments : Sporadic sodium detected.
Logfile : l0306070.log

Setup:0


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[Variables]
Dye Power=80mJ
Rayleigh Power=435mJ

[0]
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 2
Operators : Claus, Johannsen, E.Guðmundsson, Nathan, Rausch, Chirantan Mukhopadhyay
Date(s) : 030607 - 030609
File(s) : L20030607_000 - L20030609_002
FilesTime [UT]CommentsCntSOpe
L20030607_00016:59:55Start of experiment2520CJ
L20030607_00017:10:51Clouds are moving in2610CJ
L20030607_00423:44:30Restarted dye laser, The power supply ucontroller frozen3460EG
L20030608_00000:43:12Changing flashlamps on Rayleigh3620EG
L20030608_00003:29:28Running again after flashlamp replacement3780EG
L20030608_00103:41:46Energy monitor was in Na path, has now been removed3270EG
L20030608_00104:25:05Clouds are moving in820EG
L20030608_00105:34:58It's been cloudy for a while, slow mooving patch of 1530EG
clouds overhead. clear skies otherwize, continuing run
L20030608_00105:47:21Starting to get useful data again3040EG
L20030608_00616:33:37Rayleigh off line since 1557 UT; troubleshooting now0NR
L20030608_00716:38:14Restarted Arclite2 to correct; all back on line again1710NR
L20030608_00716:57:31Rayleigh data acq stalled again at 1646; rebooting computer0NR
L20030608_00817:05:54Back on line again1950NR
L20030608_00919:38:34Rayleigh froze again 1922UT0NR
L20030608_01019:44:07Restarted Arclite2; all back on line again2440NR
L20030608_01020:50:21Clouds are moving in-2290NR
L20030608_01022:08:01Sporadic Sodium?140NR
L20030608_01122:52:57Clouds-1180NR
L20030608_01123:17:22Data patchy- large clouds moving in-880CM
L20030608_01123:19:07Adjusted Na wavelength-700CM
L20030609_00002:08:14Still gettign good data, effects of the sporadic Na still0EG
evident as seen on the raw data.
L20030609_00203:47:01Clouds lingering to the west, good counts still2820EG

Logsheet:1


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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log


Log Sheet 2 of 2
Operators : E.Guðmundsson
Date(s) : 030609 - 030609
File(s) : L20030609_002 - L20030609_002
FilesTime [UT]CommentsCntSOpe
L20030609_00203:48:06counts2800EG
L20030609_00205:26:53Clouds interfering with the beam1880EG
L20030609_00205:44:10End of experiment0EG