Peripherals
Utility Applications for Use with RAMS - REVU - HYPACT

• mktopo.f - Topography (and other) data converter
  converts topography data to the blocked format require for input to RAMS. This can also be used for the SST data, although the header file that is produced may need some manual modifications.
  
  The code will have to be modified to correctly input your topography dataset and to set the necessary parameters. See the code file for usage instructions.
  
  This version will only create the "VFM" files. A new program will be released in the future to create the HDF5 blocked files for v6.0.
  
  
• mklanduse.f - Landuse data converter
  converts landuse data to the blocked format require for input to RAMS.
  
  The code will have to be modified to correctly input your landuse dataset and to set the necessary parameters. See the code file for usage instructions.
  
  This version will only create the binary files for RAMS v6.0 and earlier. A new program will be released in the future to create the HDF5 blocked files for v6.0.
  
  
• fdgrib v2.0 - GRIB to RALPH 2 converter
  converts a GRIB format file from NCEP, ECMWF, etc. to the RALPH 2 (GDF) or HDF5 format for input to RAMS/ISAN. This has been tested with several GRIB files, including GFS, ECMWF, and Reanalysis. It is likely that some tweaks will be necessary for any specific GRIB file. See the README file in the dgrib tar file for building and usage instructions. Please post any feedback in the Forums.
  
  
• dprep (generic) v2.0 - Grid/obs to RALPH 2 converter
  converts a non-specific formatted file to the RALPH 2 format for input to RAMS/ISAN. Requires code modification to specify input file formats. See the README file in the tar file for further information.