Converting .rtd to .ncdf

Steps:

1. Install LabVIEW on local machine at http://www.ni.com/download-labview/ (Installation may take a while, and students can get student version for free by contacting OIT, please see more information at http://www.colorado.edu/oit/software-hardware/site-licenses/labview).

2. Copy ConvertRTD.exe from breeze at /data/fielddata/WC_Info/Software to local machine using scp, FileZilla, etc..

3. Copy .rtd files of interest to local machine from breeze.

4. Run ConvertRTD.exe on local machine.

5. Choose converting one file only ("Rtd file path", option on top) or converting .rtd files in a folder ("Directory" and "Destination Folder", option at bottom), by clicking the switch in the middle. "Current folder" is an option on the bottom right once you are in the directory.

6. Click "START" to convert .rtd files into "Converted_xxx.rtd" files.

7. Copy "Converted_xxx.rtd" files back to breeze, say, /home/student/your_id. Make sure different WC rtd files are in different folders, say WC61's in one folder "/home/student/your_id/XPIA/WC61", to avoid making multiple .nc files of same time but from different WCs.

8. Copy "rtd_to_cdf" from /data/fielddata/WC_Info/Software to same directory, say, /home/student/your_id

9. Run "rtd_to_cdf" by typing "./rtd_to_cdf".

10.1 Type in directory containing "Converted_xxx.rtd" files, say, "XPIA/WC61"

10.2 Type in prefix, say "XPIA_"

10.3 Type in observed height levels of windcube, which are typically 40 to 220 m of 10 different heights, so type "10"

10.4 Type in time adjustments. If WC was taking measurements at UTC times, then type "0"

11. The program should say "Finished!" at the end and you can find .nc files in directory.

Written by Joseph Lee
10.50 14 April 2015