Key updates in RST 5.0 include:
All fitting algorithms are now called by the make_fit binary, and the following binaries have been removed: make_lmfit, make_fitex2, make_fitex1.
There is no default ACF fitting algorithm in make_fit. The user should specify the fitting algorithm using a command line option.
Added the LMFit2.0 fitting algorithm
C & IDL software to read TDIFF values from a calibration file (sample file included)
New fields in the fitacf file format: algorithm, tdiff, elv_error and elv_fitted
New command line option in map_addhmb to constrain the HMB based on a spectral width threshold (no change to default behavior)
New virtual height model for midlatitude radars and modularized rpos_v2 library
Speed improvements to map_grd and map_addhmb (~3x)
New GUI for displaying real-time fit data (fitacfclientgui binary)
Updates to the data simulator (sim_real and make_sim)
New command line options in field_plot to correctly display the radar field of view
Improved color control in plotting routines
Updated documentation
Release of Radar Software Toolkit v5.0
By: miker on: Thu., Jan. 26, 2023 10:42 AM EST (843 Reads)
On behalf of the SuperDARN Data Analysis Working Group, the co-Chair Emma Bland has announced that a new major release of the SuperDARN Radar Software Toolkit has been published on Zenodo: https://zenodo.org/record/7467337
![]() Installation instructions and RST tutorials are available in the documentation: https://radar-software-toolkit-rst.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ ![]() To cite the software in publications: SuperDARN Data Analysis Working Group, Thomas, E.G., Reimer, A.S., Bland, E.C., Burrell, A.G., Grocott, A., Ponomarenko, P.V., Schmidt, M.T., Shepherd, S.G., Sterne, K.T., & Walach, M.-T. (2022). SuperDARN Radar Software Toolkit (RST) 5.0 (v5.0). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7467337 ![]() In Emma's words: 'We encourage users to contact us if they have questions or find problems with the software. New contributions to the software are also most welcome. You can contact us by opening an "issue" on Github (https://github.com/SuperDARN/rst/issues), or alternatively by email. The RST 5.0 release is a major milestone for the Data Analysis Working Group, and I'd like to thank everyone who has contributed. This is also time for me to announce that I have stepped down as the co-chair of the DAWG as I will be starting a new job in January. We welcome Adrian Grocott (Lancaster University) as the new scientific chair of the DAWG, who will co-chair the group together with Kevin Sterne (Virginia Tech).' |