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As a BEAM plugin, the MERIS/(A)ATSR Synergy toolbox needs the following software to be installed in advance:
- BEAM, version 4.7.1
The BEAM software can be obtained from the BEAM download page (www.brockmann-consult.de/beam). Note that the MERIS/(A)ATSR Synergy Toolbox software has been developed in the frame of BEAM 4.7 and is not compatible with older BEAM versions. Once newer releases of BEAM are published, the MERIS/(A)ATSR Synergy Toolbox software will be updated accordingly if required.
The MERIS/(A)ATSR Synergy Toolbox software delivery consists of seven jar files: a core module, the module for AATSR recalibration, the modules for preprocessing, cloud screening, aerosol and SDR retrieval, and adjusted BRR (Bottom of Rayleigh Reflectance) and SDR (Surface Directional Reflectance) modules, which provide additional Java classes used by the toolbox:
- beam-meris-aatsr-synergy-core-1.1.1.jar
- beam-meris-aatsr-synergy-aerosol-retrieval-1.1.1.jar
- beam-meris-aatsr-synergy-preprocessing-1.1.1.jar
- beam-meris-aatsr-synergy-cloud-screening-1.1.1.jar
- beam-aatsr-recalibration-1.1.1.jar
- beam-meris-brr-2.2.jar
- beam-meris-sdr-2.2.jar
These files can be installed with the BEAM module manager. This is the usual and recommended way. See BEAM help documentation for details (http://www. brockmann-consult.de/beam/doc/help/visat/ModuleManager.html).
Alternatively, the files can be downloaded from the BEAM plugin page:
- http://www.brockmann-consult.de/cms/web/beam/plug-ins
or the Synergy Wiki page:
- http://www.brockmann-consult.de/beam-wiki/display/SYN/Software
In this case, the files need to be copied manually into the 'modules' folder of the BEAM installation (Figure 2.1). Note that existing versions of these jar files need to be replaced/overwritten. There should not be more than one jar file for each of these modules in the 'modules' folder!
Figure 2.1. Installation of MERIS/(A)ATSR Synergy Toolbox jar files in BEAM modules folder (shown for Windows XP)