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--- atmos:citation:research:using_soda [2024/04/29 20:16] – james.klinman
+++ atmos:citation:research:using_soda [2024/04/29 20:26] – james.klinman
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-=====Using SODA=====
+=====Notes to Use SODA=====
 To easily use SODA while in the T28_Data directory while on the aircraft server, there are a couple of programs you'll have to download into your home directory (/home/yourname).
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-To get these packages,
+=====Downloading Packages=====
   - Go to this link to download CoPAS,
     - https://github.com/daviddelene/CoPAS
-    - CoPAS contains ADPAA and SODA (it's how I (James) got ADPAA and SODA)
+    - CoPAS contains ADPAA and SODA (it's how I (James) got ADPAA)
-      - It also contains instructions in the readme on how to install everything
+      - It contains instructions in the readme on how to install everything
       - I'm not sure how to download ADPAA without using CoPAS to do it
   - Link to ADPAA
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      - You CAN download SODA independently. However, the script to easily run the SODA gui is a part of ADPAA
        - git clone https://github.com/abansemer/soda2
+=====Browsing Data with SODA=====
+With SODA and ADPAA installed,
+   - Navigate to the directory with a .dat file
+     - e.g. /Radar_Data/T28_Data/data/yr2000/f757/SODA_Outputs/filename.dat
+   - type,
+     - gnu_soda2
+   - click on "Menu" then "Browse Data..."
+   - click on File and select a .dat file
+   - To exit SODA and regain use of command line,
+     - Once you've exited the SODA gui, type into the command line "exit" and hit enter
+       - You won't see any text appear, but if it worked, after a few seconds SODA will finish exiting and you can use the command line normally again.
+=====Using SODA to Process Data=====
+Described in this manual https://github.com/abansemer/soda2/blob/master/MANUAL.pdf
+   - To exit SODA and regain use of command line,
+     - Once you've exited the SODA gui, type into the command line "exit" and hit enter
+       - You won't see any text appear, but if it worked, after a few seconds SODA will finish exiting and you can use the command line normally again.