############################################################################## # # # ATOVS and AVHRR Preprocessing Package (AAPP) # # Version 6.1 Release Notes # # 25 Sept 2006 # # # ############################################################################## 1. Package contents ------------------- The following files are contained in the release (with file sizes in bytes): RELEASE_NOTE_AAPP_6_1.txt 5233 This release note AAPP_6_1.tgz 42685151 Source code and data files INSTGUID.tgz 141206 Installation guide (html documents) DOCS.tgz 2376556 Scientific and software documents (pdf) noaa16_test.tgz 45482648 NOAA-16 test case data and scripts noaa18_test.tgz 67440421 NOAA-18 test case data and scripts metop-tools-test-eumetsat.tgz 45368803 METOP level 0 test case bufr-test-eumetsat.tgz 34121100 BUFR level 1c decode/encode test case The IASI OPS-LRS (For IASI level 0 processing) is an optional component of AAPP v6 and is delivered only on request. It has its own release note. 2. License ---------- To use this software, users need to have registered for AAPP v6 with the NWP SAF (www.nwpsaf.org), and to have agreed to the AAPP v6.x license agreement. Users cannot use a v5.x license. 3. Delivery mechanism --------------------- The delivery mechanism for AAPP v6 will be either CD-ROM or FTP. Users will be able to select their preferred mechanism on registering. 4. System requirements ---------------------- Supported platforms include: AIX, IRIX, Solaris, Linux PC, OSX and HPUX. To build AAPP v6 requires a Fortran 90 or FORTRAN 77 compiler and a C compiler. Standard Unix utilities (including make, ar, tar, perl5) are used. 5. Unpacking the files ---------------------- Apart from the release note, all other files are packaged as gzipped tar files. To unpack, bring up a Unix terminal window, copy the tgz file to a suitable location on your file system and enter the command: tar -xzf xxx.tgz where xxx is the name of the component or if your system does not support the "-z" option in tar, gunzip -c xxx.tgz | tar -xf - When you unpack each component a sub-directory is automatically created, e.g. DOCS/ for the main documents, INSTGUID/ for the Installation Guide. 6. Documentation ---------------- The following documents are included in DOCS.tgz: NWPSAF-MF-UD-001_Science.pdf AAPP Scientific description NWPSAF-MF-UD-002_Software.pdf AAPP Software description NWPSAF-MF-UD-003_Formats.pdf AAPP Data Formats description NWPSAF-MO-UD-004_Overview AAPP Overview NWPSAF-MF-UD-005_Navigation Annex of scientific description - AAPP navigation NWPSAF-MO-DS-010_Prod_Spec.pdf AAPP version 6 product specification NWPSAF-MO-DS-011_TopLevelDesign.pdf AAPP version 6 top level design NWPSAF-MO-TV-014_TestPlan.pdf AAPP version 6 test plan They may be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. The Installation Guide, INSTGUID.tgz, consists of a set of HTML files that are linked to each other: COVER.HTM, TOC.HTM, CH1.HTM, CH2.HTM, CH3.HTM, CH4.HTM The guide should be readable by means of any web-browser. Start at the cover page COVER.HTM from where you get to the Table of Contents which allows you to access any section directly. 7. Version control information ------------------------------ The source package (AAPP_6_1.tgz) corresponds to Subversion Revision 57 in the AAPP repository held by the AAPP manager at the Met Office. Documents are issued at the following versions: NWPSAF-MF-UD-001 Version 6.0 AAPP Scientific description NWPSAF-MF-UD-002 Version 6.0 AAPP Software description NWPSAF-MF-UD-003 Version 6.0 AAPP Data Formats description NWPSAF-MO-UD-004 Version 6.0 AAPP Overview NWPSAF-MF-UD-005 Version 1.2 Annex of scientific description NWPSAF-MO-DS-010 Version 1.0 AAPP version 6 product specification NWPSAF-MO-DS-011 Version 1.0 AAPP version 6 top level design NWPSAF-MO-TV-014 Version 1.0 AAPP version 6 test plan NWPSAF-MO-UD-005 Version 6.2 AAPP Installation Guide 8. Test cases ------------- To run a test case, please see the instructions in the Installation Guide. The test cases included are as follows: - NOAA-16 and NOAA-18 HRPT test cases. The data are as supplied with AAPP v5, but the test cases have been re-packaged for ease of use and for compatibility with AAPP v6. - METOP level 0 test case, using simulated METOP data from EUMETSAT - BUFR level 1c test case, using test data from EUMETSAT 9. AAPP Web site ---------------- For further information on AAPP, please visit the NWP SAF web site at http://www.nwpsaf.org For bug reports, suggestions for improvement, etc., please use the NWP SAF feedback form, linked from the above web site.