-v1.42 (Released 7/12/2011)
+v1.43 (Released 4/30/2012)
This is the README file for the Radar Software Library (RSL).
What is RSL?
This software manipulates NexRad, Lassen, UF, sigmet, kwajalein,
-toga, RAPIC, RADTEC, mcgill and EDGE radar formats.
+toga, RAPIC, RADTEC, and mcgill radar formats.
The radar data is used by the NASA TRMM Office to produce rain
and climatological products. This software
System Requirements:
Linux, Mac OS X 10.5.
- Note: MS Windows is not supported.
+Note: RSL is not supported on Microsoft Windows.
Memory Requirements:
16 Mbytes of RAM just to ingest the data. Plus any for your application.
Compression library. Call PKWARE, Inc. at 414-354-8699 or via
http://www.pkware.com.
- libetor The EDGE libraray to decode the EDGE format.
- This is available from Enterprise Electronics
- Corporation, Enterprise, Alabama, USA 36330
- 334-347-3478.
-
Example mainlines are provided in the directory examples.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Unpack the GNU compressed tar archive, example:
- tar -xzf rsl-v1.29.tgz
+ tar -xzf rsl-v1.43.tgz
-or-
- zcat rsl-v1.29.tgz | tar xf -
+ zcat rsl-v1.43.tgz | tar xf -
2. If you DON'T want LASSEN capability or you find that your system
can not compile the lassen routines, you must edit acconfig.h and
QUESTIONS
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-Contact the TRMM Office help at help@radar.gsfc.nasa.gov
+Contact the TRMM Office help at gsfc-rsl-help@lists.nasa.gov