Description

Page : 1977

Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log

Operator(s) : Matthew Hayman
Purpose : Operation of 532 nm Rayleigh Channel to characterize stokes vectors of receiver system
Date(s) : 080529 - 080530
File(s) : L20080529_000 - L20080529_000
Comments : Skies are mostly clear. High winds are present and may cause signal fluctuation
due to debris at low altitudes.
Logfile : l0805290.log

Setup:0

Page : 1978
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front end Iris=3.0mm
Rayleigh System=On
Rayleigh Field stop=4.0mm
Rayleigh path attenuation=0dB
Dye System=On
Sodium Field stop=0.5mm
Etalon=Out
Daystar=Out
Polarizer=Out
HalfWave Plates=Out
Rayleigh Filter=2:532(.5nm)
Rayleigh seeding=off

Logsheet:0

Page : 1979

Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log

Log Sheet 1 of 1
Operators : Matthew Hayman
Date(s) : 080529 - 080530
File(s) : L20080529_000 - L20080529_000

Files	Time [UT]	Comments	Cnt	S	Ope
	22:30:05	Start of experiment		0	M.H.
	22:30:38	set chopper window from 35 to 25 to see low altitude return		0	M.H.
	22:49:36	Several Clouds have come in overhead. Stopping laser and		0	M.H.
		Data collection and covering PMT to wait for clearing.
	23:38:10	Bringing system back up		0	M.H.
	23:52:49		1	0	M.H.
	23:54:28		0	0	M.H.
	23:58:10		2	0	M.H.
	02:28:57	returning to operation after overcast skies appear to be		0	M.H.
		clearing
L20080529_000	02:34:41	TX HWP 40 deg, GT Pol 98 deg	1	0	M.H.
	05:21:19	Cloudy conditions have failed to let up		0	M.H.
	05:21:30	End of experiment		0	M.H.