CHANGES in Version 1.2: ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1/f gain fluctuations can be added to the simulated WVR data in the function wvrsim.addwvrdrift() Interface to the function wvrsim.addwvrnoise() has changed, permitting the user to scale the thermal noise. A function state() has been added to both wvrsim and wvrreduce so that the user can see the internal details of these tools. This package contains: ------------------------------------------------------------------ Package Documentation wvr_user.ps A user's guide to setting up the simulation package and running it. wvr_user.tex Source for the user's guide. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Code wvrsim.g Glish/AIPS++ code which defines the wvrsim tool. This tool simulates observing through a model atmosphere. Several test procedures and stand alone functions are also defined in this file. wvrreduce.g Glish/AIPS++ code which defines the wvrreduce tool. This tool processes and evaluates the simulated data. oneoverfnoise.g Glish code which defines the 1/f noise tool. 1/f gain fluctuations can be added to the simulated WVR data. almasensitivity.g Glish/AIPS++ code which defines the almasensitivity tool. This estimates the noise level for various ALMA observations. This script is not used explicitly by the wvr code, but may be of help to the user who wishes to use realistic noise levels. almatau.g Glish/AIPS++ code which encapsulates the opacity as a function of PWV and frequency (taken from ATM), and is used by almasensitivity.g. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Atmospheric Transmission Code am The executable for Scott Paine's Atmospheric Model. This executable is called repeatedly by wvrsim.letitroll() and forms part of the core functionality of the package. am_manual.pdf User's manual for the am code. You don't need this to use the wvrsim code, but am is generally useful, especially if you know how to drive it. Scott Paine can be reached at The am code and manual are included with Scott's permission. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Data TEST_ATMOS/ A directory containing ASCII arrays of atmospheric pressure, temperature, and water vapor pressure. This is the test atmosphere we built the package around. atmos.tab/ The AIPS++ Table version of the test atmosphere. (Note that the files in TEST_ATMOS/ can reproduce atmos.tab/) ants/ A directory of example antenna configuration files. ------------------------------------------------------------------