Chapter 2. Software Installation

Table of Contents

2.1. The MERIS Glint Processor as BEAM plugin
2.2. Additional Requirements

2.1. The MERIS Glint Processor as BEAM plugin

As a BEAM plugin, the MERIS Glint processor needs the following software to be installed in advance:

  • BEAM, version 4.9 or higher

The BEAM software can be obtained from the BEAM download page (www.brockmann-consult.de/beam).

The GLINT software delivery consists of five jar files: the AGC and FLINT main modules and adjusted BRR (Bottom of Rayleigh Reflectance), SDR (Surface Directional Reflectance) modules and L2Auxdata, which provide additional Java classes used by GLINT.

  • flint-processor-1.1.2.jar
  • beam-meris-glint-1.2.jar
  • beam-meris-brr-2.3.jar
  • beam-meris-sdr-2.3.jar
  • beam-meris-l2auxdata-1.2.jar

These files need to be copied 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!

Installation of MERIS Glint Processor jar files in BEAM modules folder (shown for Windows 7)

Figure 2.1. Installation of MERIS Glint Processor jar files in BEAM modules folder (shown for Windows 7)