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l3bin

Creates a Level 3 bin file from one or more input Level 3 bin files.

Location

Tools -> OCSSW Processing -> l3bin

Details

l3bin performs spacial/temporal binning of SeaWiFs, MODIS, and OCTS Level-3 data files.

**l3bin GUI**

Arguments/Keywords

UI Element Name	Type	Description	Required/Optional	Default Value
infile	Text Field	listfile of input binfiles	Required
ofile	Text Field	output bin filename	Required
out_parm	text	data products list	Optional
reduce_fac	text	scale reduction factor (power of 2)	Optional
loneast	float	Easternmost longitude	Optional	+180
lonwest	float	Westernmost longitude	Optional	-180
latnorth	float	Northernmost latitude	Optional	+90
latsouth	float	Southernmost latitude	Optional	-90
noext	boolean	Check to suppress generation of external files [default=0, (1 for "regional" prodtype)]	Optional	false
pversion	Text Field	processing version	Optional

Actions/Buttons

UI Element Name	Type	Description
Browser Button	Button	Selects infile/ofile
Load Parameters ...	Button	Reads in previously saved parameters and populates the fields in GUI.
Store Parameters ...	Button	Saves the current arguments in GUI in a file.
Run	Button	Executes the l3bin command with arguments provided in the UI.
Cancel	Button	Closes current processor GUI.
Apply	Button	Makes current arguments effective.
Open in SeaDAS	Checkbox	If selected, the ofile will be added to the open products list right after its generation.
?	Button	Displays the help content of the current command.

Command Line Usage

Usage: l3bin in=input-file out=output-file out_parm=prodlist
            [reduce_fac=reduce_fac] [noext=noext]
    input-file  = listfile of input binfiles
    output-file = output bin filename
    out_parm    = data products list
    parfile     = parameter filename
    reduce_fac  = scale reduction factor (power of 2)
    loneast     = Easternmost longitude (default=+180)
    lonwest     = Westernmost longitude (default=-180)
    latnorth    = Northernmost latitude (default=+90)
    latsouth    = Southernmost latitude (default=-90)
    noext       = set to 1 to suppress generation of external files
                  [default=0]
    verbose     = Allow more verbose screen messages [default=0]
    pversion    = Processing Version [default=Unspecified]