[Dart-dev] [5602] DART/branches/development/observations/MADIS/data/README: make a bit more clear; document input filenames for each

[nancy at ucar.edu]

Revision: 5602
Author:   nancy
Date:     2012-03-15 14:40:50 -0600 (Thu, 15 Mar 2012)
Log Message:
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make a bit more clear; document input filenames for each
converter.

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    DART/branches/development/observations/MADIS/data/README

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--- DART/branches/development/observations/MADIS/data/README	2012-03-15 20:19:27 UTC (rev 5601)
+++ DART/branches/development/observations/MADIS/data/README	2012-03-15 20:40:50 UTC (rev 5602)
@@ -16,8 +16,25 @@
 that can be set to ignore all QC information.  See the
 logical parameters near the top of the source files.
 
-Unlike previous versions of these converters, they no longer
-require input arguments, except for the rawinsonde converter,
-which needs two logical values to select whether standard level
-observations are to be output or not.
+Unlike previous versions of these converters they no longer
+require input arguments, except for the rawinsonde converter.
+The rawinsonde converter always converts mandatory level
+wind and temperature observations, and then prompts for two
+logical inputs (T or F) to select whether to convert and
+output significant level wind obs, and significant level 
+temperature obs.
 
+Each converter has a hardcoded input filename.  The intent
+is that the calling script will copy, rename, or make a 
+symbolic link to the actual input data file before executing 
+the program.  Input filenames must be:
+
+convert_madis_acars:    'acars_input.nc'
+convert_madis_marine:   'marine_input.nc'
+convert_madis_mesonet:  'mesonet_input.nc'
+convert_madis_metar:    'metar_input.nc'
+convert_madis_profiler: 'profiler_input.nc'
+convert_madis_rawin:    'rawin_input.nc'
+convert_madis_satwnd:   'satwnd_input.nc'
+
+