Lightning ReadMe

Programs

  • us_master_light.csh
  • decode_light.csh
  • anim_us_light.csh

    Initiated

  • Cron job on atmos
  • 04,19,34,49 * * * * /home/atmos/u/ldm/oper/remote/light/us_master_light.csh

    Process

  • us_master_light.csh --> decode_light.csh
                                 --> anim_us_light.csh

    Program Function

  • us_master_light.csh
    calls decode_light.csh and anim_us_light.csh
  • decode_light.csh
    raw lightning data processed into gempak files titled titled yymmddhh.light , or yymmddhh.light.more if the amount of data exceeds that allocated for the first file
  • proc_ssd.csh
    gempak script that creates lightning plots, runs on qstat system

    Need to run

    Problems

    Miscellaneous

  • The lightning data is brought in over the lines with constantly running LDM software on amber and is placed in hourly files, such as yyjulhh.raw
  • Raw data is processed every 15 minutes but gifs for the entire hour are created only once at 04 minute cron job call.


    Bryan White - 10/17/97