MEPIX Software User Manual

Olaf Danne

Brockmann Consult GmbH


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15 December 2009

Revision History
Revision 1.115/12/09O. Danne

Chapter 'Software Installation' added.

Revision 1.005/10/09O. Danne

Initial release.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
1.1. Scope
1.2. Objectives
1.3. Reader Level
1.4. Acronyms and Nomenclature
1.4.1. Acronyms
1.4.2. Nomenclature
1.5. Reference Documents
2. Software Installation
2.1. MEPIX as BEAM plugin
2.2. Additional Requirements
2.3. MEPIX QWG Version
3. MEPIX Products
3.1. Standard L2 Products (QWG mode)
3.1.1. Cloud Top Pressure
3.1.2. Surface Pressure
3.1.3. Cloud Flags
3.2. Standard L2 Products (nominal mode)
3.3. O2 Products
3.3.1. Surface Pressure (FUB)
3.3.2. TOA Pressure ('P1', LISE)
3.3.3. Surface Pressure (LISE)
3.3.4. Rayleigh-corrected TOA Pressure ('P2', LISE)
3.3.5. Aerosol apparent pressure ('PScatt', LISE)
3.4. GlobCover Products (QWG mode)
3.4.1. Blue Bands
3.4.2. Cloud Probability
4. MEPIX Processor
4.1. I/O Parameters Tab Pane
4.2. 'IPF Compatible Products' Tab Pane
4.3. 'IPF Compatible Products' Tab Pane (QWG mode)
4.4. 'Pressure Products' Tab Pane
4.5. 'Cloud Products' Tab Pane (QWG mode)
4.6. Control Buttons
4.7. Processing from command line

List of Figures

2.1. Installation of MEPIX jar files in BEAM modules folder (shown for Windows XP)
2.2. Configuration file in BEAM config folder (shown for Windows XP)
2.3. Configuration for QWG mode in BEAM config file
4.1. I/O Parameters Tab Pane
4.2. 'IPF Compatible Products' Tab Pane
4.3. 'IPF Compatible Products' Tab Pane in QWG mode
4.4. 'Pressure Products' Tab Pane
4.5. 'Cloud Products' Tab Pane (QWG mode only)
4.6. MEPIX control buttons
4.7. MEPIX command line processing

List of Tables

3.1. Cloud Top Pressure derival
3.2. Surface Pressure derival
3.3. Cloud Flags derival
3.4. Blue Bands derival
3.5. Cloud Probability derival