Description


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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log


Operator(s) : E.Guðmundsson
Purpose : Routine data collection
Date(s) : 040529 - 040529
File(s) : L20040529_000 - L20040529_001
Comments :
Logfile : l0405280.log

Setup:0


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[Variables]
Dye Power=75mJ
Rayleigh Power=410mJ

[0]
front end Iris=3.0mm
Rayleigh System=On
Rayleigh Field stop=2.5mm
Rayleigh path attenuation=0dB
Dye System=Off
Sodium Field stop=0.5mm
Etalon=Out
Daystar=8A_In
Polarizer=In
HalfWave Plates=Tracking
Rayleigh Filter=2:532(.5nm)
Rayleigh seeding=off

[1]
front end Iris=3.0mm
Rayleigh System=On
Rayleigh Field stop=2.5mm
Rayleigh path attenuation=0dB
Dye System=On
Sodium Field stop=3.0mm
Etalon=Out
Daystar=Out
Polarizer=In
HalfWave Plates=Tracking
Rayleigh Filter=2:532(.5nm)
Rayleigh seeding=off

[2]
front end Iris=3.0mm

Setup:1


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Rayleigh System=On
Rayleigh Field stop=2.5mm
Rayleigh path attenuation=0dB
Dye System=On
Sodium Field stop=3.0mm
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
Date(s) : 040529 - 040529
File(s) : L20040529_000 - L20040529_001
FilesTime [UT]CommentsCntSOpe
L20040529_00000:31:16Start of experiment2600
L20040529_00000:36:25Nice clear skies above with scattered low altitude clouds2600EG
L20040529_00001:24:44Signal looking good - changing to setup witout daystar2800EG
L20040529_00001:27:17Changed to setup without the daystar, incremented1EG
L20040529_00101:28:23Counts 15991EG
L20040529_00102:16:40Sodium system started16452EG
L20040529_00102:20:57Converged the Rayleigh and sodium channels17172EG
L20040529_00102:28:26Booming counts very clear skies17072EG
L20040529_00103:10:32looks like I'll have to push the chopper altitude on the 16092EG
sodium channel a bit upwards, seeing signs of signal induced noise
L20040529_00103:39:41End of experiment15500EG