Mac-Homebrew-Installation

How to install LROSE on a Mac?

1. Download, install, and run Homebrew

2. Download the LROSE-core formula lrose-core.rb

3. In a terminal, install lrose-core:

brew install lrose-core.rb

Wind tools (SAMURAI, FRACTL, and VORTRAC) and HawkEye installation

Users are not required to install SAMURAI, FRACTL, VORTRAC, and HawkEye to run LROSE, unless users are in need of these tools.

• HawkEye installation:

Download the disk images:

• • HawkEye.dmg: HawkEye polar radar display
  • HawkEye-Elle.dmg: HawkEye with soloii-like editing capability

Important Note: All disk images are only for MacOS 10.15.

• VORTRAC (Vortex Object Radar Tracking and Circulation) installation:

There are two ways to install VORTRAC:

• • Download the disk image: vortrac.dmg
  • Download the lrose-vortrac formula lrose-vortrac.rb

In a terminal, type:

brew install lrose-vortrac.rb

Users are suggested to install VORTRAC via lrose-vortrac formula if their MacOS systems are below 10.15.

• SAMURAI (Variational multi-Doppler retrieval and analysis package) installation:
  • Download the lrose-samurai formula lrose-samurai.rb
  • In a terminal, type:

brew install lrose-samurai.rb

• FRACTL (Fast Reorder and CEDRIC Technique in LROSE multi-Doppler retrieval) installation:
  • Download the lrose-samurai formula lrose-fractl.rb
  • In a terminal, type:

brew install lrose-samurai.rb

You are done with the installation! Go to the documentation to learn how to run LROSE tools!