7.7.30. quick_adcp_vardoc_help.txtΒΆ

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 These are relevant to any codas processing of shipboard ADCP data


 Options are specified on the command line or in a file.  (see below)

    help           = False       # print help

    varvals        = False       # print values about to be used, then exit
                                 #   eg. quick_adcp.py --cntfile q_py.cnt --varvals
    vardoc         = False       # detailed use for each variable
    commands       = None        # print specific help

#                        === directories and files ===
#
#     variable         default   # description
#     -------         ---------- # -----------------
#


#---- required -----



    datatype         = None
                                 # choose what kind of data logging (and
                                 #   hence which kind of data files
                                 #   are being processed)
                                 #
                                 # default is "pingdata"
                                 #
                                 #  name          what
                                 #  ----          ----
                                 #  "pingdata"     implies DAS2.48 (or 2.49) NB
                                 #
                                 #  "uhdas"        implies known directory
                                 #                     structure for access
                                 #                     to raw data
                                 #  "lta", "sta"   VmDAS averages
                                 #

    sonar              = None    # eg. nb150, wh300, os75bb, os38nb

    yearbase           = None    # 4 digits (acquisition year)

    ens_len            = None    # seconds in an ensemble; default set in dbinfo

    cruisename         = None    # used for plot titles; required
                                 # cruise name is the same as procdir name
# required in post-processing;

    beamangle         = None     # degrees (integer).

                                 # Reference layer smoothing:
                                 # three possibilities:
                                 # (1) bin-based reference layer; "smoothr"
                                 # (2) refavg decomposition (timeseries,
                                 #       baroclinic, minimize error) "refsm"
                                 # (3) use_uvship: use average of ship speeds from
                                 #       good profiles only. limitations:
                                 #       - uhdas single-ping processing only
                                 #       - must be set at the time of averaging

    dbname           = None      #  traditionally
                                 #   - start with "a"
                                 #   - then append  4 characters
                                 # defined as the 'XXX' in 'adcpdb/XXXdir.blk'


##  ---- end of required parameters ---

    cntfile            = None    # override defaults with values from this
                                 #   control file.  Format is the same as
                                 #   command line options, but whitespace is
                                 #   unimportant.  Do not quote wildcard
                                 #   characters in the cnt file (whereas
                                 #   you would for the command line)
                                 # Defaults are overridden by this cntfile
                                 # Commandline options can override either.

# additional parameters ---


    datadir         = None       # data path. defaults are:
                                 #     (1) relative to scan or load directory
                                 #     (2) full path
                                 #  ../ping       (for LTA, ENS, pingdata)
                                 #
                                 # for NON-UHDAS processing only.
                                 # use "sonar" and cruise_cfg.m for UHDAS


    datafile_glob         = None #look for sequential data files.
                                 # (not for UHDAS data)
                                 #    defaults are:
                                 #  pingdata.???  (for pingdata)
                                 #  *.LTA         (for LTA files)
                                 #  *.ENS         (for ENS files)



   data_filelist        = None   # use data file paths in this text file


    pingpref                     # (only activated with these choices for --sonar:
                                 #    os150, os75, os38 (i.e. without the pingtype specified)
                                 #   - used to choose default ping type if interleaved
                                 #   - otherwise it uses whatever is there
                                 #   (whereas eg. os75bb would only use bb pings)

#-----
                                 # Reference layer smoothing:
                                 # two possibilities:
                                 # (1) old:  "smoothr"
                                 #     - bin-based reference layer;
                                 #     - simple averaging
                                 # (2) default: "refsm"
                                 #     - refavg decomposition
                                 #     - calculates timeseries+baroclinic,
                                 #     - minimize error "refsm"
                                 #
                                 #     additionally, supports:
                                 #     - navigation from 'gps' or from
                                 #       translated positions, based on
                                 #       transducer offset from ADCP
                                 #     - ship speed from
                                 #         - 'nav' (traditional calculation
                                 #            of ship speed (from first
                                 #            difference of positions from
                                 #             ensemble end-times)
                                 #         - 'uvship' (new, EXPERIMENTAL)
                                 #            average of ship speeds from
                                 #            pings used, calculted during
                                 #            single-ping processing


    # these two are set in quick_setup.py (check_ref_method)
    ref_method = 'refsm'         ##  Default: use "refsm" for reference layer
                                 #       - positions inputted with "put_txy"
                                 #       - ship speeds inputted with "put_tuv"
                                 ##  other choice: use "smoothr" for reference layer
                                 #       - ship speed and position inputted with "putnav"
                                 #   Plots are done with smoothr, regardless


       ## these two combine in RefSmooth to create tuv.asc for "put_tuv"
    refuv_source = 'nav'         # default = uvship from position file
                                 # otherwise EXPERIMENTAL:
                                 #     specify 'uvship' to use
                                 #     ship speeds from "uvship", i.e.
                                 #     averaged from only those pings used
    refuv_smoothwin = 3          # default blackman filter half-width = 3
                                 #     (use 2*N-1  ensembles on each side for
                                 #            reference-layer smoothing
                                 # (goes into Refsm as bl_half_width)
                                 # 0: no smoothing
                                 # 1: just use one point (same as "no smoothing")
                                 # 2: (less smoothing)

                                 #------------
     # xducer_dx, xducer_dy      # The next two variables use the offset
                                 # between transducer and gps to "realign"
                                 # the positions closer to the adcp.
                                 # POSTPROCESSING: run with "--steps2rerun"
                                 #     and specify "navsteps:calib"
                                 #     new fix file is dbname.agt
                                 # SINGLE-PING PYTHON PROCESSING: creates
                                 #     .gps2 and .gpst2 files in load,
                                 #     and cats to .gpst2 to dbname.gpst
                                 #     for the fix file
                                 #
    xducer_dx         = 0        # positive starboard distance from GPS to ADCP
                                 # This option is usually not necessary
                                 #
    xducer_dy         = 0        # positive forward distance from GPS to ADCP
                                 # This option is usually not necessary


    fixfile = None               # override the default fix file. defaults are:
                                 # if datatype is pingdata, default is
                                 # [dbname].ags (for pingdata)
                                 # [dbname].gps (for LTA, ENS, or uhraw)
                                 # fixfile is used as input to
                                 #       - smoothr
                                 #       - xducer_dx, xducer_dy



########

    ub_type          = '1920'    # For NB DAS only: User buffer type:
                                 # 720 for demo; 1920 for recent cruises



#
#           === processing options ===
#
#    variable         default     # description
#    -------       ----------     -----------------

    rotate_amplitude = 1         # run "rotate" on the entire database with
                                 #     amplitude (scale factor) = 1.0
    rotate_angle = 0             # run "rotate" on the entire database with
                                 #   this angle (phase), usially a tweak from
                                 #   bottom track or watertrack calibration

    rl_startbin = 2              # first bin for reference layer: 1-nbins
    rl_endbin = 20               # last bin for reference layer : 1-nbins

    pgmin = 50                   # only accept PG greater than this value
                                 # --> don't go below 30 <--
                                 # default is 50 for pre-averaged datatypes
                                 #      ('pingdata', 'lta', and 'sta')
                                 # default is 20 for single-ping datatypes
                                 #   ('uhdas', 'enr', 'ens', 'enx')

    jitter = 15                  # jitter cutoff (increase value to keep more data)
                                 # MATLAB: jitter is a parameterization of horizontal
                                 #         and vertical second derivatives of u,v
                                 # PYTHON: jitter is the vertical average of median
                                 #         filter applied to each bin in the ref. layer




    find_pflags = False          #  automatically find profile flags
                                 #  apply editing (dbupdate, etc)
                                 #  You should be familiar with gautoedit
                                 #      before using this...



   #          === REPROCESSING options ===
   #
   #
   #   variable         default     # description
   #   -------       ----------     -----------------

    steps2rerun         = ''     # colon-separated list of the following:
                                 # 'rotate:apply_edit:navsteps:calib:matfiles'
                                 # designed for batch mode; assumes codasdb
                                 #  already in place, operates on entire
                                 #  database.
                                 #
                                 # 'rotate' is:
                                 #   apply amplitude and phase corrections
                                 #   using these (if specified):
                                 #      rotate_angle (contstant angle)
                                 #      rotate_amplitude (scale factor)
                                 # Apply time-dependent correction manually
                                 #
                                 # 'navsteps' is:
                                 #   [adcpsect+refabs+smoothr+refplots]
                                 #   and reference layer smoothing by
                                 #   refsm (default; uses put_txy, put_tuv)
                                 #   or smoothr (uses putnav)
                                 #
                                 # 'apply_edit' is:
                                 #   badbin, dbupdate, set_lgb, setflags
                                 #
                                 # 'calib' is:
                                 #   botmtrk (refabsbt, btcaluv)
                                 #   watertrk (adcpsect, timslip, adcpcal)
                                 #
                                 # 'matfiles' is:
                                 #   adcpsect for vector and contour
                                 #   Always use  "sonar" for defaults
                                 #   (specify top_plotbin for better results
                                 #    IF you have codas python extensions)
                                 #   or use "firstdepth" to tweak top values
                                 #
                                 # 'write_report' is:
                                 #    write a summary of cruise metadata
                                 #   - lands in "cruise_info.txt"
                                 #    ONLY use this option to generate a cruise
                                 #    report for a cruise without one; check for
                                 #    "cruise_info.txt" before running in this mode

###  === Data extraction options ===


    numbins  = 128               # max number of bins to extract for editing

    firstdepth  = None           # depth of shallowest bin for adcpsect extraction

## === specialized processing options  ===

    auto  = False                # 1: whiz along (do not prompt); do all
                                 #    requested steps (default is all step)
                                 #    0 to prompt at each step


      ############## for UHDAS  processing only ####################
      #                 batch or incremental                       #


    proc_engine = 'python'       # default -- no choice
                                 # "python" : requires matplotlib;
                                 #            matlab is not used

    cfgpath = 'config'           # UHDAS only
                                 # Find cfg files (*_cfg.m, *_proc.m) here.
                                 # NOTE: path should be absolute or can be
                                 #   relative root processing directory
                                 #   (if relative, rendered absolute
                                 #   before being used, to remove ambiguity)
                                 # NOTE: cruisename is the prefix for these files
    configtype = 'python'        # default (no choice) 'python' python processing


    badbeam  = None              # badbeam for 3-beam data (beam=1,2,3,4)

    beam_order = None            # if remapping is needed, colon-delimited list
                                 # eg) 1:2:4:3    (RDI beam numbers)

    max_search_depth  = 0        # use predicted topography as follows:
                                 # 0 = always use amp to identify the bottom
                                 #     and remove velocities below the bottom
                                 # -1 = never look for the bottom using amplitude
                                 #      therefore never edit data below the 'bottom'
                                 # positive integer:
                                 #  - if predicted topo is deeper than this
                                 #     depth, then we are in deep water and do
                                 #     not expect to find the bottom. Therefore
                                 #     DO NOT try and identify the bottom
                                 #         (eg. do not idenfity strong
                                 #         scattering layers in deep water)
                                 #  - impacts weak-profile editing
                                 #  - used to be "use_topo4edit" with a search
                                 #     depth of 1000


    max_BLKprofiles= 300         # max number of profiles per block.  Might
                                 #  want to make smaller to test incremental
                                 #  processing (must be 512 or less)

    update_gbin  = False         # UHDAS; update gbin files


    py_gbindirbase  = None       # defaults to uhdas_dir/gbin for python IO

    gbin_gap_sec = 15            # if the instrument is triggered, gaps may
                                 # occur in ping times.  It is dangerous to
                                 # make this too big.  usually it should be
                                 # 3-7 sec, depending on frequency.  Shoot
                                 # for 100-300 pings in your averegs

      ############## for UHDAS  processing only, incremental ##################


    dday_bailout  = None         # may be useful for testing (UHDAS only)
                                 #   (bail out of averaging at this time)


    ping_headcorr = False        # UHDAS only.  apply heading corrections on-the-fly


                                 # installation for other backends

    top_plotbin  = None          # shallowest bin to use for data extraction
                                 # bins are 1,2,3,...
                                 # --> overrides 'firstdepth' if both ar chosen
                                 # --> requires codas python extensions
                                                                  #