This directory contains the python code for reading AMSR-E V7 data.
Four files are needed: bytemaps.py, amsre_daily_v7.py, amsre_averaged_v7.py and example_usage.py

In order to test the programs, you need to 
1) download the appropriate verify.txt file located in the AMSRJ/support_v05/verify/ directory
2) download the 4 files required to test:
For amsr:
Time              Directory                        File
daily passes      amsrj/bmaps_v05/y2003/m09/       amsrj_20030912v5.gz
3-day mean        amsrj/bmaps_v05/y2003/m09/       amsrj_20030912v5_d3d.gz
weekly mean       amsrj/bmaps_v05/weeks/           amsrj_20030913v5.gz
monthly mean      amsrj/bmaps_v05/y2003/m09/       amsrj_200309v5.gz

Each of these files contains AMSR-J data for:
the day September 12th, 2003 (daily)
the days September 11, 12 and 13th, 2003 (3-day mean)
September 7th (Sunday) to September 13th (Saturday), 2003 (weekly mean) 
or the month of September 2003 (monthly mean

3) place these files from step 1 and 2 in the same directory as the programs   
   
First run the daily and averaged routines to be sure they execute correctly.  You will get a 'verification failed' message if there is a problem.  If they work correctly, the message 'all tests completed successfully' will be displayed.

After confirming the routines work, use the example_usage.py routine as your base program and adapt to your needs.  This code shows you how to call the needed subroutines and diplays an example image.  Once you change the program, make sure to run it on the test files and check that the results match those listed in the verify_amsre_v7.txt file.

If you have any questions regarding these programs 
or the RSS binary data files, contact RSS support:
http://www.remss.com/support