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The source file for soloii can be download from ftp://ftp.atd.ucar.edu/pub/archive/rdpdist/.

Put the gzip tar file in /usr/local and run 'tar -xzvf filename'. Make sure gtk+devel is install, i.e. yum install gtk+-devel Make sure netcdf is install, i.e. yum install netcdf netcdf-devel

To install: ./configure ./make ./make install

Soloii should be installed in /usr/local/bin.

To use SOLOii you need to have all radar data converted into sweep files.

Here is a download to help out with this process: http://atoc.colorado.edu/~friedrik/ATOC5600/SOLO/SOLOII.pdf

*Input data(sweep files)*

Once you open SOLOii from the command line a window called SOLOii Initialization comes up. You are able to click on Swpfi File Select and find the directory where your sweep files are.

If you have a directory that contains all the sweep files you can have SOLOii always go to that directory to find your radar images. You need to open your .bashrc using gvim, vim,etc. You can do this by going to your home directory. Once you are in your .bashrc, you can type in DORADE_DIR = (the path of where your radar images are located). You need to make sure you also export DORADE_DIR in your .bashrc.

Once you do this you can type in the command line source .bashrc and make .bashrc so your changes are saved.

*Configuration Files*

Configuration files are different then your actual sweep files. These files keep settings that you want. Examples would be having different polarimetric variables in each frame so you don't need to always set that or if you want to always be zoomed in on a particular part of the storm.

Suggestion: Put configuration files in the same directory of where all your radar images are

*How to change polarimetric variables in each frame*

1. Right click on a frame and a meau will appear. 2. Select the Parameters + colors 3. Choose the parameter you want for that frame and click replot and then ok.

*How to see information about each frame*

1. Right click on the a frame and a menu will appear. 2. Select the Data Widget. 3. The information will appear.

Suggestion: Sometimes the window will show nothing or have the word 'caca' in it. This most likely means that SOLOii is confused. You want to make sure to click on file and exit and then reload your radar images in.

*How to edit data*

1. Right click on a frame and a menu will appear. 2.Click on Editor. 3. This is where you can edit your data.

Help on different editing commands can be found here: http://olympic.atmos.colostate.edu/software/soloii/help_edit.html

*Change latitude/longitude of radar

You can use the header-value command

    Examples:
    header-value latitude is 47.614567
    header-value longitude is -96.70725

This will do it for all the polarimetric variables in that particular elevation scan.

*Rotate Data

You can use the header-value command

    Example:
    header-value corr-azimuth is 110 degrees
    This example is rotating the data clockwise.

This will do it for all the polarimetric variables in that particular elevation scan.

Suggestion: If you need this command for the whole set of data that is in SOLOii you can use the bottom of the editor that has a start and end time. If you click first sweep and last sweep it will rotate all the elevation scans for you. This can also be used to change the lat/long of the radar.

*Switching toward and away velocity of the wind

If you VEL doesn't match up with what a sounding says for the towards and away wind, you can fix it with a command. You want to make sure you open the editor in the frame with the VEL.

   Example:
   multiply VEL by -1 put-in VEL
    

Delete unwanted data

If you need to delete a part of the radar image, you can use this command. 1.You can use your curser to click on the frame you want to delete from.

   Example:
   unconditonal-delete in DBZHC

*More suggestions*

1. Always file and exit with the window your working with. Don't just hit the x in the top right hand corner. SOLOii will get confused and crash. 2. To see multiple elevation scans at once, you can use the left and right arrows to flip through them.