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| + | * required_fields: dealiaser will not initialize without these files | ||
| + | * delete_repeat_tilts: option to delete repeated tilts in volume | ||
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| + | * sounding_url: url for sounding data in SPDB | ||
| + | * sounding_look_back = time (minutes) to search back for a sounding | ||
| + | * sounding_location_name = specify sounding name, otherwise all soundings in the database are considered valid | ||
Revision as of 20:29, 9 April 2021
RadxDealias dealiases doppler radar data.
Contents
Overview
RadxDealias reads input radar data from a file, dealiases the velocity data, and writes the results to a file.
Prerequesites
The following items are required:
- radar data (any Radx supported format, e.g., cfradial)
- Sounding data
- Parameter files for RadxDealias.
Parameter file
RadxDealias uses one parameter file that includes information about the files and dealiasing thresholds.
Ensure file is up to date
To obtain the default parameter file, use the following command:
/path/to/lrose/install/bin/RadxDealias -print_params > param_file_name
If you already have a parameter file and simply want to check for (and add) updated parameters while retaining current parameters, use the following command:
/path/to/lrose/install/bin/RadxDealias -params orig_param_file_name -print_params > new_param_file_name
Important parameters
Data input
- input_dir: directory containing the data
- mode: determines if the program waits for new files (REALTIME), moves through start and end times specified on the command line (ARCHIVE), or moves through list of files specified on the command line (FILELIST)
Output directory and file name
- output_dir: files will be written to this directory
Process control
- required_fields: dealiaser will not initialize without these files
- delete_repeat_tilts: option to delete repeated tilts in volume
- delete_tilt_decision: decide whether to keep recent or previous tilts if delete_repeat_tilts = TRUE
Dealiasing Parameters
- nyquist_mps: nyquist velocity to override value in file
Sounding URL
- sounding_url: url for sounding data in SPDB
- sounding_look_back = time (minutes) to search back for a sounding
- sounding_location_name = specify sounding name, otherwise all soundings in the database are considered valid
Running RadxDealias
To check all command line options for RadxDealias, including debugging options and file paths, type the following command into a terminal.
/path/to/lrose/install/bin/RadxDealias -h
Once your parameter file is complete, use a command similar to the following to run the application:
/path/to/lrose/install/bin/RadxDealias -params param_file_name