Friday August 25 Bruce started the REAL at 0900 PDT with a 30 minute warm up. Data collection to start at 0930.
Calm with scattered clouds and temperature around 70.
MPD03 shows high levels of watervapor and possibly a light rain shower about 1000 UTC (0300 PDT).
Scattered clouds looking east 0915 PDT
Scattered clouds looking west 0915 PDT
LabVIEW start 0934 PDT
The lidar return is a bit stronger today. Did not have to increase the elevation angle to 0.11 deg today to avoid ground returns. Elevation angle at 0.10.
First dust structures of the day.
LabVIEW display at 1536 PDT - note the increased signal levels in both channels