4.2. AVHRR Frontend

The AVHRR frontend is for reading AAPP L1B files for the AVHRR instrument. The frontend is contained in the polar2grid.avhrr python package. These files are a custom binary format. The frontend can be specified with the p2g_glue command using the avhrr frontend name. The AVHRR frontend provides the following products:

Product Name Description
band1_vis Band 1 Visible
band2_vis Band 2 Visible
band3a_vis Band 3A Visible
band3b_bt Band 3B Brightness Temperature
band4_vis Band 4 Brightness Temperature
band5_vis Band 5 Brightness Temperature

author:David Hoese (davidh)
organization:Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC)
copyright:Copyright (c) 2012-2015 University of Wisconsin SSEC. All rights reserved.
date:Nov 2014
license:GNU GPLv3

4.2.1. Command Line Arguments

usage: p2g_glue avhrr <backend> [-h] [--list-products]
                                [-p [PRODUCTS [PRODUCTS ...]]]
Options:
--list-products=False
 List available frontend products
-p, --products Specify frontend products to process