ALCF-CONVERT(1)

NAME
alcf-convert - Convert input instrument or model data to NetCDF.

SYNOPSIS
alcf convert [options] <type> [--] <input> <output>

DESCRIPTION
Arguments following -- are treated as literal strings. Use this delimiter if the input or output file names might otherwise be interpreted as non-strings, e.g. purely numerical file names.

ARGUMENTS

type
    Input data type (see Types below).

input
    Input filename or dirname. If input is a directory, all data files ending with the correct file extension (see Types below) in input are converted to corresponding .nc files in the directory output. If the option -r is supplied, the directory is processed recursively.

output
    Output filename or dirname.

OPTIONS

-r  Process the input directory recursively. The same directory structure is created under output.

TYPES

amps
    Antarctic Mesoscale Prediction System (AMPS) GRIB files. Input file extension .grb.

cl31
    Vaisala CL31. Input file extension .dat, .DAT, .asc or .ASC.

cl51
    Vaisala CL51. Input file extension .dat, .DAT, .asc or .ASC.

jra55
    JRA-55 reanalysis. No input file extension.

mpl MiniMPL or MPL. Input file extension .mpl or .MPL.

EXAMPLES
Convert raw Vaisala CL51 data in cl51_dat to NetCDF and store the output in the directory cl51_nc.

    alcf convert cl51 cl51_dat cl51_nc

Convert JRA-55 data in jra55_grib to NetCDF and store the output in the directory jra55_nc.

    alcf convert jra55 jra55_grib jra55_nc

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2019–2024 Peter Kuma, Adrian J. McDonald, Olaf Morgenstern, Richard Querel, Israel Silber and Connor J. Flynn.

BUG REPORTING
Report bugs to Peter Kuma (peter@peterkuma.net).

SEE ALSO
alcf(1), alcf-auto(1), alcf-calibrate(1), alcf-compare(1), alcf-download(1), alcf-lidar(1), alcf-model(1), alcf-plot(1), alcf-simulate(1), alcf-stats(1)