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=== '''VORTRAC tutorial''' ===

This workflow will go through the steps to run VORTRAC, and provide gridded radar data, a center file (.csv) and the XML file. For more information on how to obtain the gridded radar files from the raw radar files, please refer to the '''[http://wiki.lrose.net/index.php/Elle_grid grid tutorial]'''.  

==== '''Run program on the command line''' ====
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<li>Download the [https://drive.google.com/file/d/18Z9PC6-a2lqMkaFEbecZ3Fsy8lMFmkPl/view?usp=sharing vortrac_tutorial.tar.gz] file</li></ol>
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<li>Extract contents into the desired directory</li></ol>

* Create a new folder called <b> vortrac_example </b> (or the user's desired directory)
<code lang="bash">mkdir ~/vortrac_example </code>

* Move the tar file to the <b> vortrac_example </b> folder
<code lang="bash">mv vortrac_tutorial.tar.gz ~/vortrac_example </code>

* Extract contents 
<code lang="bash">tar -zxvf vortrac_tutorial.tar.gz </code>

You'll end up with a directory that includes the gridded radar data, a center file (.csv) and the XML file to run VORTRAC.

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<li>Create the following folders under the same directory as the XML file, center file, and the folder of '''radar''' </li></ol>

<code lang="bash">mkdir cappi </code>

<code lang="bash">mkdir center </code>

<code lang="bash">mkdir choosecenter </code>

<code lang="bash">mkdir pressure </code>

<code lang="bash">mkdir vtd </code>

You'll end up with a directory that includes 6 folders, a XML file and a center (.csv) file.

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<li>Modify the XML file</li></ol>

* Set the directory. Find the line beginning with <code lang="bash">dir</code> and <code lang="bash">centers</code>, and modify them to your current directory. (8 lines in total)

In the tutorial, you do not need to modify further parameters, but we recommend the users go through the details about the '''[http://wiki.lrose.net/index.php/VORTRAC#Configuration XML configuration]'''.

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<li>Run VORTRAC</li></ol>

<code lang="bash">/path/to/vortrac/bin/vortrac </code>