read.me version 1.0 may 20, 1994 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- hardware and software requirements for loading and runing the computer animation are given below and are preceded by instructions for downloading the compressed compute files. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FTP THE GL.EXE FILE (4.2 MB) USING THE BINARY MODE OPTION. THAT FILE CONTAINS SELF EXTRACTING DECOMPRESSION SOFTWARE, THE COMPRESSED DATA AND SOFTWARE FILES LISTED BELOW, AND A COPY OF THIS FILE. THE UNCOMPRESSED FILES WILL REQUIRE ABOUT 15.3MB *********************************************************** I. TO UNCOMPRESS THE FILES TYPE GL II. TO LOAD AND RUN THE COMPUTER ANIMATION PROGRAM AFTER YOU HAVE EXTRACTED THE FILES TYPE DISP III. TO EXTRACT TEMPERATURE AND ICE COVER DATA TYPE RDTMPICE IV. TO EXTRACT VERTICAL TEMPERATURE PROFILE DATA TYPE READPROF ************************************************************ FILE NAME FUNCTION/DESCRIPTION ===================================== RDTMPICE EXE PROGRAM TO EXTRACT TEMPERATURE AND ICE DATA RETMPICE FOR READPROF EXE PROGRAM TO EXTRACT AVG LAKE TEMPERATURE PROFILE DATA READPROF FOR EXTRACT TXT DESCRIPTION OF RDTMPICE AND READPROF ANIM_A1 TXT DESCRIBES SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND ICE COVER DATA FORMAT ANIM_A2 TXT DESCRIBES VERTICAL TEMPERATURE DATA FORMAT DISP EXE COMPUTER ANIMATION PROGRAM DISPINI DAT SETS PARAMETERS FOR DISP - DO NOT CHANGE VERTPROF INI SETS PARAMETERS FOR DISP - DO NOT CHANGE RESET BAT RESETS TERMINAL IF DISPLAY IS "CRASHED" BACKGRND BIN INPUT TO DISP - DO NOT CHANGE THIS FILE NORMPROF SUP L.SUPERIOR NORMAL TEMPERATURE PROFILES - DO NOT CHANGE NORMPROF MIC L.MICHIGAN NORMAL TEMPERATURE PROFILES - DO NOT CHANGE NORMPROF ERI L. ERIE NORMAL TEMPERATURE PROFILES - DO NOT CHANGE NORMPROF NHU L. HURON NORMAL TEMPERATURE PROFILES - DO NOT CHANGE NORMPROF ONT L. ONTARIO NORMAL TEMPERATURE PROFILES - DO NOT CHANGE NORMPROF GEO GEORGIAN BAY NORMAL TEMPERATURE PROFILES - DO NOT CHANGE GLTEMPSD BIN INPUT TO DISP - DO NOT CHANGE GLTMPICE ONT L. ONTARIO NORMAL TEMPERATURE & ICE FILE - DO NOT CHANGE GLTMPICE ERI L. ERIE NORMAL TEMPERATURE & ICE FILE - DO NOT CHANGE GLTMPICE MIC L. MICHIGAN NORMAL TEMPERATURE & ICE FILE - DO NOT CHANGE GLTMPICE HUR L. HURON NORMAL TEMPERATURE & ICE FILE - DO NOT CHANGE GLTMPICE SUP L. SUPERIOR NORMAL TEMPERATURE & ICE FILE - DO NOT CHANGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Requirements for loading and running the animation and data: IBM PC-compatible with 512K of RAM. You must have a math coprocessor installed as well. While not all of the listed processor configurations have been tested, we presume that any of the following choices are acceptable: 486DX 486SX/487SX 386/387 386SX/387SX 286/287 8086/8087 or 8088/8087 (Naturally, the 808?/8087 choice will run VERY slowly. We recommend at least a 386SX.) VGA graphics 15.3 MB of disk space --------------------------------------------------------------------- The program uses either MICROSOFT FORTRAN 5.1 graphics fonts or MICROSOFT WINDOWS Graphics fonts. To run the program you must have either MICROSOFT FORTRAN font-files TMSRB.FON and HELVB.FON on directory c:\fortran\lib or on the directory containing the animation program or MICROSOFT WINDOWS font files SMALLE.FON and COURF.FON on directory c:\windows\system or on the directory containing the animation program If you do not have any of these font files, you can not run the program. If you have the font files in a different directory, copy the font files to your animation program directory. Use preferably the MICROSOFT FORTRAN font-files. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- For detailed documentation see: SCHNEIDER K., Assel R.A. and Croley T.E.II (1993) Normal Water Temperature and Ice Cover of the Laurentian Great Lakes. A Computer Animation, Data Base and Analysis Tool. NOAA Techn. Memo. ERL GLERL-81. Email: assel@glerl.noaa.gov croley@glerl.noaa.gov The above Technical Memorandum is available through: Publications Office NOAA/GLERL 2205 Commonwealth Blvd Ann Arbor, MI 48105-2945 Telephone 734 741 2262 Fax 734 741 2055 Email darnell@glerl.noaa.gov