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--- faq [2014/07/21 08:57] – admin
+++ faq [2024/12/22 23:58] (current) – [How to convert to the new syntax?] admin
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-==== How to convert to the new syntax ====
-This is simple: We provide a Python script to translate from the old
-syntax (before July 2014) to the new (after July 2014):
-    python src_py/translate.py uvspec.inp > uvspecnew.inp
 ==== How serious are serious differences reported by "make check"? ====
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 There are several sources that describe the inner workings of DISORT. Please check out:
-  * [[ftp://climate1.gsfc.nasa.gov/wiscombe/Multiple_Scatt/DISORTpaper.pdf|The DISORT paper]] for a brief description.
+  * [[https://www.osapublishing.org/ao/abstract.cfm?uri=ao-27-12-2502|The DISORT paper]] for a brief description.
-  * [[ftp://climate1.gsfc.nasa.gov/wiscombe/Multiple_Scatt/DISORTReport1.1.pdf|The DISORT report]] for a detailed description. Highly recommended.
+  * {{::disortreport1.1.pdf|The DISORT report}} for a detailed description. Highly recommended.
-  * [[ftp://climate1.gsfc.nasa.gov/wiscombe/Multiple_Scatt/DISORT2.0beta/DISORT.doc|The DISORT IO documentation]] for  a description of all input/output to DISORT.
+  * {{::disort2.doc|The DISORT 2.0 IO documentation}} for  a description of all input/output to DISORT.
-==== Where is the tools directory? ====
-The directory structure has changed a bit from version 1.3 to version 1.4. We made libRadtran a bit more compliant to the "standard" source code structure. All the sources are now in src, the library sources in libsrc_c and libsrc_f, and the binaries go into bin. While this is not a big improvement in itself, one may now use "make install" as with most other UNIX/Linux tools.
 ==== How to redirect uvspec output ====
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 before calling configure.
-==== I have problems compiling libRadtran under Mac OS X ====
+==== I have problems compiling libRadtran under MacOS ====
-To be able to build the libRadtran C and Fortran libraries and associated
+Please be assured that libRadtran works nicely under MacOS since some of the developers work on a Mac. To be able to build the libRadtran C and Fortran libraries and associated
-tools, XCODE from apple is first needed. It either is included with
+tools, you will need a number of packages provided by either
-your computer on a DVD or you may get it from
+[[https://www.macports.org|macports]] or [[https://brew.sh/index_de|Homebrew]]. Both build upon the Apple developer tools Xcode, available in the App Store. Please note that Xcode is not sufficient because it does not provide a Fortran compiler.
-      http://developer.apple.com/tools/xcode/
+E.g. for macports that implies that you install the GNU C compiler,
-The gcc that comes with xcode will not compile libRadtran. Thus, please install
-gcc and gfortran from http://www.macports.org using the port command (you have to install the port command first) in a terminal window:
       sudo port install gcc
-Also add the following lines to your .profile file and remember to "source .profile" afterwards.
+and a number of other packages like the GNU Scientific Library
+(libgsl), the GNU Multiple Precision Library (libgmp), and the NetCDF library
-      export LDFLAGS="-L/opt/local/lib -L/usr/X11/lib"
+      sudo port install gsl
-      export CPPFLAGS="-I/opt/local/include -I/usr/X11/include"
+      sudo port install gmp
-      export PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:$PATH
+      sudo port install netcdf
+      ...
-The rest is easy. Open a terminal under Max OS X and following the
+The rest is easy. Open a terminal under Max OS X and follow the standard libRadtran installation instructions.
-standard libRadtran instructions in the README file.
-BUT THAT IS NOT ALL!
-Alas, two things will be missing with the above installation procedure. Thus
-not all functionality is included. To get the rest you need the gnu scientific library
-(libgsl), the gnu multiple precision library (libgmp), and the (NETCDF)
-Network Common Data Form) library
-Get these also from http://www.macports.org and install with:
-      sudo port install gsl
-      sudo port install gmp
-      sudo port install netcdf
 ==== How to implement loops in libRadtran ====
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      for sza in 0 15 30 45; do
-       sed s/SZA/$sza/ uvspec.template uvspec.template > uvspec.inp
+       sed s/SZA/$sza/ uvspec.template > uvspec.inp
        ../bin/uvspec < uvspec.inp >> uvspec.out
      done
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 See [[http://www.libradtran.org/doku.php?id=user_area:netcdf_under_cygwin|here]]!
+==== User defined aerosol ====
+The most general method to setup your own aerosol (or cloud) properties is the following:
+  profile_file aer1 1D your_aerosol1.dat
+  profile_properties aer1 your_aerosol1.cdf interpolate
+  profile_file aer2 1D your_aerosol2.dat
+  profile_properties aer2 your_aerosol2.cdf interpolate
+  ...
+This way you may combine as many aerosol species as you need. The profile_file includes mass concentration altitude profiles and particle size. The netcdf profile_properties_files include the aerosol optical properties (extinction, single scattering albedo, phase matrix, Legendre polynomials of phase matrix ... ) and can be generated using e.g. the Mie tool in libRadtran, where you can specify refractive index and size distribution parameters (see examples/MIE_2.INP). Run
+   bin/mie < examples/MIE_2.INP
+and you may use the output wc.mie.cdf as example for an optical properties file.