diff --git a/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Documentation/Input/fortran_makefile.rst b/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Documentation/Input/fortran_makefile.rst
index b88cbd41a0633cf36994cf752db41039504e9080..7b377d78fde06d89b8cf346a1854f1c7c88b4fd3 100644
--- a/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Documentation/Input/fortran_makefile.rst
+++ b/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Documentation/Input/fortran_makefile.rst
@@ -15,21 +15,58 @@ A list of these ``makefiles`` is shown below:
| **Remote/Gateway mode**:
| Files to be used as they are!
- | **makefile_ecgate**: For use on ECMWF's server **ecgate**.
- | **makefile_cray**: For use on ECMWF's server **cca/ccb**.
+ | **makefile_ecgate**: For use on the ECMWF server **ecgate**.
+ | **makefile_cray**: For use on the ECMWF servers **cca/ccb**.
| **Local mode**
| It is necessary to adapt **ECCODES_INCLUDE_DIR** and **ECCODES_LIB** if they don't correspond to the standard paths pre-set in the makefiles.
| **makefile_fast**: For use with the gfortran compiler and optimisation mode.
| **makefile_debug**: For use with the gfortran compiler and debugging mode. Primarily for developers.
+ | **makefile_local_gfortran**: Linked to makefile_fast. Default value.
+
+They can be found at ``flex_extract_vX.X/Source/Fortran/``, where ``vX.X`` should be substituted by the current flex_extract version number.
+
+.. caution::
+ It is necessary to adapt **ECCODES_INCLUDE_DIR** and **ECCODES_LIB** in these
+ ``makefiles`` if other than standard paths are used.
+
+Thus, go to the ``Fortran`` source directory and open the ``makefile`` of your
+choice, and check / modify with an editor of your choice:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ cd flex_extract_vX.X/Source/Fortran
+ nedit makefile_fast
+
+Set the paths to the ``eccodes`` library on your local machine, if necessary.
+
+.. caution::
+ This can vary from system to system.
+ It is suggested to use a command like
+
+ .. code-block:: bash
+
+ # for the ECCODES_INCLUDE_DIR path do:
+ $ dpkg -L libeccodes-dev | grep eccodes.mod
+ # for the ECCODES_LIB path do:
+ $ dpkg -L libeccodes-dev | grep libeccodes.so
+
+ to find out the path to the ``eccodes`` library.
+
+Assign these paths to the parameters **ECCODES_INCLUDE_DIR**
+and **ECCODES_LIB** in the makefile, and save it.
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+ # these are the paths on Debian Buster:
+ ECCODES_INCLUDE_DIR=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/fortran/gfortran-mod-15/
+ ECCODES_LIB= -L/usr/lib -leccodes_f90 -leccodes -lm
+
If you want to use another compiler than gfortran locally, you can still take ``makefile_fast``,
and adapt everything that is compiler-specific in this file.
-For instructions on how to adapt the ``makefile`` (local application mode only),
-please see :ref:`ref-install-local`.
-
.. toctree::
:hidden:
diff --git a/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Documentation/Input/jobscript.rst b/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Documentation/Input/jobscript.rst
index 24ef07e50e18d14a50b0976fa50a222ed3e2f0fc..6a8b7600ea32b442140b22d465e7c93e907dd1bf 100644
--- a/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Documentation/Input/jobscript.rst
+++ b/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Documentation/Input/jobscript.rst
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ Example ``jobscript.ksh``
lower 10.
mailfail ${USER}
mailops ${USER}
- makefile Makefile.gfortran
marsclass EP
maxstep 0
number 000
diff --git a/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Documentation/Input/setup.rst b/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Documentation/Input/setup.rst
index 7160ae88978f273a89365d45e73b7564e4a4c306..ee4469db9cd5714bf31c3a16b20a16a90e1cfcc8 100644
--- a/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Documentation/Input/setup.rst
+++ b/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Documentation/Input/setup.rst
@@ -173,8 +173,9 @@ we see again all possible command line parameters.
--target INSTALL_TARGET
Valid targets: local | ecgate | cca , the latter two
are at ECMWF (default: None)
- --makefile MAKEFILE Name of Makefile to use for compiling the Fortran
- program (default: None)
+ --makefile MAKEFILE Name of makefile to compile the Fortran
+ code. (default depends on `target`: local - makefile_local_gfortran,
+ ecgate - makefile_ecgate, cca - makefile_cray)
--ecuid ECUID The user id at ECMWF. (default: None)
--ecgid ECGID The group id at ECMWF. (default: None)
--gateway GATEWAY The IP name (or IP address) of the local gateway server. (default: None)
diff --git a/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Documentation/disagg.rst b/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Documentation/disagg.rst
index 5a035f8be97175182318fbe97ca1d8f8e4edcd8f..64a3e3de5ad8e75ec093c6745af8152b52ec69ec 100644
--- a/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Documentation/disagg.rst
+++ b/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Documentation/disagg.rst
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ pre-processing has to be applied.
:align: center
:widths: 5,15,5,10
- LSP, "large-scale precipitation", ":math:`m`", "modified linear interpolation"
- CP, "convective precipitation", ":math:`m`", "modified linear interpolation"
- SSHF, "surface sensible heat flux", ":math:`J m^{-2}`", "bicubic interpolation"
- EWSS, "eastward turbulent surface stress", ":math:`N m^{-2} s`", "bicubic interpolation"
- NSSS, "northward turbulent surface stress", ":math:`N m^{-2} s`", "bicubic interpolation"
- SSR, "surface net solar radiation", ":math:`J m^{-2}`", "bicubic interpolation"
+ LSP, "large-scale precipitation", "m", "modified linear interpolation"
+ CP, "convective precipitation", "m", "modified linear interpolation"
+ SSHF, "surface sensible heat flux", "J m:math:`^{-2}`", "bicubic interpolation"
+ EWSS, "eastward turbulent surface stress", "N m:math:`^{-2}` s", "bicubic interpolation"
+ NSSS, "northward turbulent surface stress", "N m:math:`^{-2}` s", "bicubic interpolation"
+ SSR, "surface net solar radiation", "J m:math:`^{-2}`", "bicubic interpolation"
The first step is to *de-accumulate* the fields in time so that each value represents non-overlapping integrals in x-, y-, and t-space.
@@ -61,19 +61,19 @@ However, the supporting points in space are not shifted between precipitation an
-Disaggregation is done for four adjacent timespans (:math:`a_0, a_1, a_2, a_3`) which generates a new, disaggregated value which is output at the central point of the four adjacent timespans.
+Disaggregation is done for four adjacent time intervals (:math:`a_0, a_1, a_2, a_3`) which generates a new, disaggregated value which is output at the central point of the four adjacent time intervals.
.. math::
- p_{ac} &= 0.5 * a_1\\
+ p_{ac} &= 0.5 a_1\\
m &= a_0 + a_2 > 0.\\
- p_{ac}(m) &= a_1(m) * a_2(m) / (a_0(m) + a_2(m))\\
+ p_{ac}(m) &= a_1(m) a_2(m) / (a_0(m) + a_2(m))\\
p_{bd} &= 0.5 * a_2\\
m &= a_1 + a_3 > 0.\\
- p_{bd}(m) &= a_1(m) * a_2(m) / (a_1(m) + a_3(m))\\
+ p_{bd}(m) &= a_1(m) a_2(m) / (a_1(m) + a_3(m))\\
-This new point :math:`p` is used for linear interpolation of the complete timeseries afterwards. If one of the four original timespans has a value below 0, it is set to 0 prior to the calculation.
+This new point :math:`p` is used for linear interpolation of the complete timeseries afterwards. If one of the four original time intervals has a value below 0, it is set to 0 prior to the calculation.
.. math::
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ Disaggregation for the other flux fields
The accumulated values for the other variables are first divided by the number of hours and
then interpolated to the exact times using a bicubic interpolation which conserves the integrals of the fluxes within each timespan.
-Disaggregation is done for four adjacent timespans (:math:`p_a, p_b, p_c, p_d`) which produces a new, disaggregated value that is the output at the central point of the four adjacent timespans.
+Disaggregation is done for four adjacent time intervals (:math:`p_a, p_b, p_c, p_d`) which produces a new, disaggregated value that is the output at the central point of the four adjacent time intervals.
.. math::
diff --git a/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Installation/local.rst b/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Installation/local.rst
index 6a7cecca50ad076461827a9ffc7898e1370965d8..5e20d27a5564d8b317b247d021d39c9a9ebe06a7 100644
--- a/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Installation/local.rst
+++ b/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Installation/local.rst
@@ -10,15 +10,13 @@ Local mode installation
:maxdepth: 2
-.. _Python 3: https://docs.python.org/3/
-.. _Python3: https://www.python.org/downloads/
-.. _Anaconda Python3: https://www.anaconda.com/distribution/#download-section
-
+.. _Python3: https://www.python.org/
+.. _Anaconda Python3: https://www.anaconda.com/distribution/
.. _numpy: http://www.numpy.org/
.. _ecmwf-api-client: https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/WEBAPI/ECMWF+Web+API+Home
.. _cdsapi: https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/api-how-to
.. _genshi: https://genshi.edgewall.org/
-.. _eccodes for python: https://packages.debian.org/sid/python3-eccodes
+.. _eccodes for python: https://pypi.org/project/eccodes-python/
.. _eccodes for conda: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/eccodes
.. _gfortran: https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/GFortran
.. _fftw3: http://www.fftw.org
@@ -29,20 +27,14 @@ Local mode installation
.. _CDS API registration: https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/user/register
.. _ECMWF ectrans site: https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/ECAC/Unattended+file+transfer+-+ectrans
.. _ECaccess Presentation: https://confluence.ecmwf.int/download/attachments/45759146/ECaccess.pdf
-.. _ECMWF's instructions on gateway server: https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/ECAC/ECaccess+Home
+.. _ECMWF instructions on gateway servers: https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/ECAC/ECaccess+Home
.. _Computing Representative: https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/contact-us/computing-representatives
.. _MARS access: https://confluence.ecmwf.int//display/WEBAPI/Access+MARS
-
.. _download section: https://www.flexpart.eu/downloads
-
-
-
-
+
.. _ref-local-mode:
-
-
.. _ref-req-local:
Local mode - dependencies
@@ -53,16 +45,16 @@ The installation is the same for the access modes **member** and **public**.
The environment on your local system has to provide the following software packages
and libraries, since the preparation of the extraction and the post-processing is done on the local machine:
-+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+
-| Python part | Fortran part |
-+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+
-| 1. `Python3`_ | 1. `gfortran`_ |
-| 2. `numpy`_ | 2. `fftw3`_ |
-| 3. `genshi`_ | 3. `eccodes`_ |
-| 4. `eccodes for python`_ | 4. `emoslib`_ |
-| 5. `ecmwf-api-client`_ (everything except ERA5) | |
-| 6. `cdsapi`_ (just for ERA5 and member user) | |
-+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+
++------------------------------------------------+----------------+
+| Python code | Fortran code |
++------------------------------------------------+----------------+
+| * `Python3`_ | * `gfortran`_ |
+| * `numpy`_ | * `fftw3`_ |
+| * `genshi`_ | * `eccodes`_ |
+| * `eccodes for python`_ | * `emoslib`_ |
+| * `ecmwf-api-client`_ (everything except ERA5) | |
+| * `cdsapi`_ (just for ERA5 and member user) | |
++------------------------------------------------+----------------+
.. _ref-prep-local:
@@ -264,55 +256,20 @@ Please use the following Python code snippet to retrieve a small *ERA5* data sam
-
.. _ref-install-local:
Local installation
==================
-First, adapt the Fortran ``makefile`` for your environment (if necessary) and insert it into ``setup.sh`` script (see :ref:`Fortran Makefile <ref-convert>` for more information).
-They can be found at ``flex_extract_vX.X/Source/Fortran/``, where ``vX.X`` should be substituted by the current flex_extract version number.
-
-.. caution::
- It is necessary to adapt **ECCODES_INCLUDE_DIR** and **ECCODES_LIB** in these
- ``makefiles`` if other than standard paths are used.
-
-Thus, go to the ``Fortran`` source directory and open the ``makefile`` of your
-choice, and check / modify with an editor of your choice:
-
-.. code-block:: bash
-
- cd flex_extract_vX.X/Source/Fortran
- nedit makefile_fast
-
-Set the paths to the ``eccodes`` library on your local machine, if necessary.
-
-.. caution::
- This can vary from system to system.
- It is suggested to use a command like
-
- .. code-block:: bash
-
- # for the ECCODES_INCLUDE_DIR path do:
- $ dpkg -L libeccodes-dev | grep eccodes.mod
- # for the ECCODES_LIB path do:
- $ dpkg -L libeccodes-dev | grep libeccodes.so
-
- to find out the path to the ``eccodes`` library.
-
-Assign these paths to the parameters **ECCODES_INCLUDE_DIR**
-and **ECCODES_LIB** in the makefile, and save it.
-
-.. code-block:: bash
-
- # these are the paths on Debian Buster:
- ECCODES_INCLUDE_DIR=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/fortran/gfortran-mod-15/
- ECCODES_LIB= -L/usr/lib -leccodes_f90 -leccodes -lm
-
The Fortran program called ``calc_etadot`` will be compiled during the
-installation process. Therefore, the name of the ``makefile`` to be used needs to be given in ``setup.sh``.
+installation process. A suitable makefile (``makefile_local_gfortran``) for the compilation is set by default.
+This may be overwritten by the ``MAKEFILE`` parameter in ``setup.sh``.
+
+However, you may have to adapt the makefile for your environment (the current default makefile works on Debian stretch and similar GNU/Linux distributions). If you use a new name for it, you will have to insert it into ``setup.sh``
+For details on the makefile and how to adapt them, see :ref:`Fortran Makefile <ref-convert>`.
+
In the root directory of ``flex_extract``, open the ``setup.sh`` script
with an editor and adapt the installation parameters in the section labelled with
"AVAILABLE COMMANDLINE ARGUMENTS TO SET" as shown below:
@@ -329,7 +286,6 @@ with an editor and adapt the installation parameters in the section labelled wit
# THE USER HAS TO SPECIFY THESE PARAMETER
#
TARGET='local'
- MAKEFILE='makefile_fast'
ECUID=None
ECGID=None
GATEWAY=None
@@ -356,7 +312,7 @@ to start the installation. You should see the following standard output.
flex_extract will be installed in here by compiling the Fortran source in <path-to-flex_extract>/flex_extract_v7.1/Source/Fortran
Install flex_extract_v7.1 software at local in directory <path-to-flex_extract>/flex_extract_v7.1
- Using makefile: makefile_fast
+ Using makefile: makefile_local_gfortran
gfortran -O3 -march=native -Bstatic -leccodes_f90 -leccodes -Bdynamic -lm -ljasper -lemosR64 -I. -I/usr/local/include -fdefault-real-8 -fopenmp -fconvert=big-endian -c ./rwgrib2.f90
gfortran -O3 -march=native -Bstatic -leccodes_f90 -leccodes -Bdynamic -lm -ljasper -lemosR64 -I. -I/usr/local/include -fdefault-real-8 -fopenmp -fconvert=big-endian -c ./phgrreal.f90
gfortran -O3 -march=native -Bstatic -leccodes_f90 -leccodes -Bdynamic -lm -ljasper -lemosR64 -I. -I/usr/local/include -fdefault-real-8 -fopenmp -fconvert=big-endian -c ./grphreal.f90
diff --git a/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Installation/remote.rst b/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Installation/remote.rst
index a5f863409acbb33d511de8fa96b4f163f2c795ba..95f0c63eb8dde3542ad1fdc0eaf44f7341cf24e7 100644
--- a/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Installation/remote.rst
+++ b/For_developers/Sphinx/source/Installation/remote.rst
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Remote mode - dependencies
The following software is required, and already available at the ECMWF servers:
+---------------------------+-----------------+
-| Python part | Fortran part |
+| Python code | Fortran code |
+---------------------------+-----------------+
| * `Python3`_ | * `gfortran`_ |
| * `numpy`_ | * `fftw3`_ |
diff --git a/For_developers/Sphinx/source/documentation.rst b/For_developers/Sphinx/source/documentation.rst
index c7c8fc782cb867a7705224d60087031aeba39e2b..e2e3e56a6c1c2258dadb38aa5e5f378e4dc1869e 100644
--- a/For_developers/Sphinx/source/documentation.rst
+++ b/For_developers/Sphinx/source/documentation.rst
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-*************
-Documentation
-*************
+************************
+Code-Level Documentation
+************************
Overview (under construction)
- Control & input data
+ Scripts, control & input data
Output data (under construction)
Disaggregation of flux data (under construction)
- Vertical coordinate (under construction)
+ Vertical wind (under construction)
- methods (GAUSS, ETA, OMEGA)
- calc_etadot
diff --git a/For_developers/Sphinx/source/index.rst b/For_developers/Sphinx/source/index.rst
index be0f055ced67a84c805ceb789406db524a059c4c..65e1911e5e48213bc4a56be0fbd72d5979ce9e33 100644
--- a/For_developers/Sphinx/source/index.rst
+++ b/For_developers/Sphinx/source/index.rst
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least
contain the root `toctree` directive.
-=================================================
-Welcome to ``flex_extract``'s user documentation!
-=================================================
+===================================================
+Welcome to the ``flex_extract`` Documentation!
+===================================================
``Flex_extract`` is an open-source software to retrieve meteorological fields from the MARS archive of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) to serve as input for the FLEXTRA/FLEXPART atmospheric transport modelling system.
@@ -13,17 +13,6 @@ Welcome to ``flex_extract``'s user documentation!
<table style="width:100%;">
<tr>
- <td style="width:30%;height:150px;">
- <div style="width:100%;height:60px;margin-left:20%;position:relative;">
- <img style="position:absolute;height:90%;vertical-align:bottom;" src="_static/install_icon.png">
- </div>
- <h2><a href="installation.html">Installation</a></h2>
- <ul>
- <li><a href="installation.html#ref-requirements">Environment requirements</a></li>
- <li><a href="installation.html#ref-download">Download flex_extract</a></li>
- <li><a href="installation.html#ref-install-fe">Install flex_extract</a></li>
- </ul>
- </td>
<td style="width:30%;height:150px;">
<div style="width:100%;height:60px;margin-left:20%;position:relative;">
<img style="position:absolute;height:90%;vertical-align:bottom;" src="_static/ecmwf_icon.png">
@@ -37,28 +26,38 @@ Welcome to ``flex_extract``'s user documentation!
</td>
<td style="width:30%;height:150px;">
<div style="width:100%;height:60px;margin-left:20%;position:relative;">
- <img style="position:absolute;height:90%;vertical-align:bottom;" src="_static/prog_icon.png">
+ <img style="position:absolute;height:90%;vertical-align:bottom;" src="_static/install_icon.png">
</div>
- <h2><a href="documentation.html">Documentation</a></h2>
+ <h2><a href="installation.html">Installation</a></h2>
<ul>
- <li><a href="Documentation/overview.html">Overview</a></li>
- <li><a href="Documentation/input.html">Control & input data</a></li>
- <li><a href="Documentation/output.html">Output data</a></li>
+ <li><a href="installation.html#ref-requirements">Dependencies</a></li>
+ <li><a href="installation.html#ref-download">Download flex_extract</a></li>
+ <li><a href="installation.html#ref-install-fe">Install flex_extract</a></li>
</ul>
- </td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
+ </td>
<td style="width:30%;height:150px;">
<div style="width:100%;height:60px;margin-left:20%;position:relative;">
<img style="position:absolute;height:90%;vertical-align:bottom;" src="_static/guide_icon.png">
</div>
- <h2><a href="quick_start.html">Quick Start</a></h2>
+ <h2><a href="quick_start.html">Usage</a></h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="quick_start.html#job-preparation">Job preparation</a></li>
- <li><a href="quick_start.html#selection-and-adjustment-of-control-files">Handling CONTROL files</a></li>
+ <li><a href="quick_start.html#selection-and-adjustment-of-control-files">CONTROL files</a></li>
<li><a href="quick_start.html#hints-for-definition-of-some-parameter-combinations">Hints on parameter combinations</a></li>
</ul>
- </td>
+ </td> </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td style="width:30%;height:150px;">
+ <div style="width:100%;height:60px;margin-left:20%;position:relative;">
+ <img style="position:absolute;height:90%;vertical-align:bottom;" src="_static/prog_icon.png">
+ </div>
+ <h2><a href="documentation.html">Code-level documentation</a></h2>
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="Documentation/overview.html">Overview</a></li>
+ <li><a href="Documentation/input.html">Scripts, control & input data</a></li>
+ <li><a href="Documentation/output.html">Output data</a></li>
+ </ul>
+ </td>
<td style="width:30%;height:150px;">
<div style="width:100%;height:60px;margin-left:20%;position:relative;">
<img style="position:absolute;height:90%;vertical-align:bottom;" src="_static/check_icon.png">
@@ -74,9 +73,9 @@ Welcome to ``flex_extract``'s user documentation!
<div style="width:100%;height:60px;margin-left:20%;position:relative;">
<img style="position:absolute;height:90%;vertical-align:bottom;" src="_static/dev_icon.png">
</div>
- <h2><a href="dev_guide.html">Developer</a></h2>
+ <h2><a href="dev_guide.html">Developer guide</a></h2>
<ul>
- <li><a href="Developers/gen_docu.html">Updateing the documentation</a></li>
+ <li><a href="Developers/gen_docu.html">Updating the documentation</a></li>
<li><a href=""></a><Placeholder></li>
<li><a href=""></a><Placeholder></li>
</ul>
@@ -131,9 +130,9 @@ Welcome to ``flex_extract``'s user documentation!
:maxdepth: 4
:caption: Table of Contents:
+ ecmwf_data
installation
quick_start
- ecmwf_data
documentation
evaluation
dev_guide
diff --git a/For_developers/Sphinx/source/installation.rst b/For_developers/Sphinx/source/installation.rst
index c78d3665b54cdd0571497d338f882ac445365075..6a0c8a56649245a1ead5dc7f1e77771c84875207 100644
--- a/For_developers/Sphinx/source/installation.rst
+++ b/For_developers/Sphinx/source/installation.rst
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ git repo
Dependencies
============
-The software required for running ``flex_extract`` depends on the :doc:`Documentation/Overview/app_modes` and therefore is described in the respective specific installation sections.
+The software required to run ``flex_extract`` depends on the :doc:`Documentation/Overview/app_modes` and therefore is described in the respective specific installation sections.
Generally speaking, ``flex_extract`` requires `Python 3`_ and Fortran together with certain modules / libraries.
-We tested ``flex_extract`` with the python3 package from the the GNU/Linux distribution and Anaconda Python. The required python3 modules should prefarably be installed as distribution packages, or alternatively using Python's own package manager ``pip`` (this may mess up some aspects of your python installation, especially if you use ``pip`` as root. Think about using virtual environments.).
+We tested ``flex_extract`` with the Python3 package from the the GNU/Linux distribution and Anaconda Python. The required Python3 modules should prefarably be installed as distribution packages, or alternatively using Python's own package manager ``pip`` (this may mess up some aspects of your python installation, especially if you use ``pip`` as root. Think about using virtual environments.).
-Before installing the system packages check the availability with ``dpkg -s <package-name> | grep Status`` or ``rpm -q <package_name>``, depending on your system. For example:
+Before installing the system packages check the availability with (Debian-based system) ``dpkg -s <package-name> | grep Status`` or (Redhat-based system)``rpm -q <package_name>``. For example:
.. code-block:: sh
@@ -149,9 +149,6 @@ Before installing the system packages check the availability with ``dpkg -s <pac
-
-
-
.. _ref-install-fe:
Installation of ``flex_extract``
@@ -182,23 +179,6 @@ Select one of the following modes to install:
Installation/gateway
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Some users might wish to incorporate ``flex_extract`` directly into the ``FLEXPART`` distribution. Then the installation path has to be changed by setting the parameter `installdir` in the ``setup.sh`` file to the ``script`` directory in the ``FLEXPART`` root directoy.
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``flex_extract`` is a command-line tool. In the first versions, it was started via a korn shell script and since version 6, the entry point was a python script. From version 7.1, a bash shell script was implemented to call ``flex_extract`` with the command-line parameters.