@BeginModule
@Name      = Importamsr
@Title     = Import AMSR binary files
@Section   = Import/Export
@Arguments = ifile ofile
@Operators = import_amsr

@BeginDescription
This operator imports gridded binary AMSR (Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer) data.
The binary data files are available from the AMSR ftp site (ftp://ftp.ssmi.com/amsre).
Each file consists of twelve (daily) or five (averaged) 0.25 x 0.25 degree 
grid (1440,720) byte maps. For daily files, six daytime maps in the following
order, Time (UTC), Sea Surface Temperature (SST), 10 meter Surface Wind Speed (WSPD),
Atmospheric Water Vapor (VAPOR), Cloud Liquid Water (CLOUD), and Rain Rate (RAIN), 
are followed by six nighttime maps in the same order. Time-Averaged files contain 
just the geophysical layers in the same order [SST, WSPD, VAPOR, CLOUD, RAIN].
More information to the data is available on the AMSR homepage http://www.remss.com/amsr.
@EndDescription
@EndModule


@BeginOperator_import_amsr
@Title     = Import AMSR binary files

@BeginDescription
@EndDescription
@EndOperator


@BeginExample
To convert monthly binary AMSR files to NetCDF use:
@BeginVerbatim
   cdo -f nc amsre_yyyymmv5 amsre_yyyymmv5.nc
@EndVerbatim
@EndExample
