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data.process.ingest.aeth

data.process.ingest.aeth takes raw Aethalometer data and outputs basic a records for it.

Command Line Usage

data.process.ingest.aeth [--input=CPD2|csv|brw|mlo|timestamped] 
                         [--output=A11] [--station=NIL] 
                         [--wavelengths=...] [file|-]

Arguments

--input=CPD2

Select the input data format.

  • CPD2 - CPD2 Style raw data logger output.
  • csv - Raw CSV data from the output data stream.
  • timestamped - Raw data with an external timestamp as the first field.
  • brw - BRW legacy data.
  • mlo - MLO legacy data.

--output=A11

Instrument to output for, defaulting to A11.

--station=NIL

Set the station to output records as, defaulting to NIL.

--wavelengths=...

The measurement wavelengths in the order they are reported by the instrument. Defaults to 370, 470, 520, 590, 660, 880, 950.

file|-

Filename to read, or “-” for standard input. Defaults to standard input.

Example Usage

data.process.ingest.aeth BC032310.CSV

To process one-wavelength data: 

data.process.ingest.aeth --wavelengths=880 BC040813.CSV