Description

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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log

Operator(s) : J.Jørgensen, E.Gudmundsson
Purpose : Routine data collection
Date(s) : 981123 - 981124
File(s) : L9811231 - L9811234
Comments : Hazy conditions, The run ended in clouds.
Logfile : l9811230.log

Setup:0

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[Variables]
Dye Power=34 mJ
Rayleigh Power=540 mJ

[0]
90% PMT Iris=not_installed
Rayleigh System=On
Dye System=On
Daystar=Out
Polerizer=Out
HalfWave Plates=In
Filter Wheel=2:532(.5nm)

Logsheet:0

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Sondrestrom Lidar Operation Log

Log Sheet 1 of 1
Operators : J.Jørgensen, E.Gudmundsson
Date(s) : 981123 - 981124
File(s) : L9811231 - L9811234

Files	Time [UT]	Comments	Cnt	S	Ope
L9811231	22:10:15	Start of experiment		0	JJ
		Problems with the sodium system. Room temp too low
		causing too low output power
L9811231	22:17:27	Incremented, wrong trigger source		0	EG
L9811232	22:23:56	Looks like there is a thin haze layer	1509	0	JJ
L9811232	22:39:55	Rayleigh HG and conv. mirror adj	1066	0	JJ
L9811232	22:54:17	Tuned dye to 589.158nm	863	0	JJ
L9811232	22:59:04	Rayleigh HG adjusted, convergence to	867	0	JJ
L9811232	23:12:05	Adjusted folding mirror to hit the beam expander better	364	0	JJ
L9811232	23:36:40	Dye conv. mirror adj.	1234	0	JJ
L9811232	00:08:11	Dye HG adj.	1394	0	JJ
L9811232	00:42:37	Haze is getting worse	730	0	JJ
L9811234	04:18:09	clouds have moved in, closing down	34	0	EG
L9811234	04:18:31	End of experiment	34	0	EG