TPSS Customization Options
Overview
All TPSS user customization options are located in the directory C:\Users\AERI\docker\config
VIP file
C:\Users\AERI\docker\config\vip.txt
The vip file contains all the parameters for running the AERIoe retrieval.
Notable parameters that may be modified by the user:
- tres: temporal resolution in minutes. e.g.
- tres=0 for retrievals at native AERI temporal resolution (highest)
- tres=10 for retrievals every 10 mins
- tres=60 for retrievals every 60 mins
- cbh_default_ht: default cloud base height in km AGL when no ceilometer data is present
- chb_default_ht=2 is the default setting
- Can adjust for local climatology
- output_rootname: root name of output file
- output_path: path of output directory
- retrieve_lcloud: retrieve liquid clouds
- retrieve_icloud: retrieve ice clouds
- Global attributes for the output NetCDF file. These must start with globatt_
- globatt_Site=SITE
- globatt_Instrument=AERI-118
- globatt_Dataset_contact=Dave Turner, NOAA
- globatt_Processing_comment=Test calculations
Local climatology
C:\Users\AERI\docker\config\prior.{mm}.cdf
- A climatology (thermodynamic profile) is necessary at the location of observation for each month of the year in order to provide a solution space for the retrieval algorithm
- For best results use mean monthly climatologies near the given observation site
- If monthly climatolgy is not available, season or even yearly average climatology may be adequate
- The prior file must have the name prior.{mm}.cdf , where {mm}=01-12 for each month of the year.
- It’s best to use symbolic links to the actual climatology files
e.g.
mklink prior.01.cdf Xa_Sa_datafile.beijing.53_levels.month_01.cdf
mklink prior.02.cdf Xa_Sa_datafile.beijing.53_levels.month_02.cdf
mklink prior.03.cdf Xa_Sa_datafile.beijing.53_levels.month_03.cdf
mklink prior.04.cdf Xa_Sa_datafile.beijing.53_levels.month_04.cdf
mklink prior.05.cdf Xa_Sa_datafile.beijing.53_levels.month_05.cdf
mklink prior.06.cdf Xa_Sa_datafile.beijing.53_levels.month_06.cdf
mklink prior.07.cdf Xa_Sa_datafile.beijing.53_levels.month_07.cdf
mklink prior.08.cdf Xa_Sa_datafile.beijing.53_levels.month_08.cdf
mklink prior.09.cdf Xa_Sa_datafile.beijing.53_levels.month_09.cdf
mklink prior.10.cdf Xa_Sa_datafile.beijing.53_levels.month_10.cdf
mklink prior.11.cdf Xa_Sa_datafile.beijing.53_levels.month_11.cdf
mklink prior.12.cdf Xa_Sa_datafile.beijing.53_levels.month_12.cdf
Data transfer using rsync
C:\Users\AERI\docker\config\rsync_update.sh
- The rsync protocol can be used to transfer AERI data onto the TPSS computer
- rsync can be used for real-time incremental data transfers
Set the IP address of the AERI computer in this script
AERIIP=10.0.0.1
rsync -ar $AERIIP::ftp/AE$YYMMDD /data/raw/
The script can be customized as needed for the instrument and network being used.