rtvprediction.sh

#!/bin/bash
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# rtvprediction.sh - This script will retreive the predictided landing zone for a balloon           #
# based on 21 burst elevations, ranging from 5000 meters to 15000 meters in 500 meter increments.   #
# 2016/11/28 -  Initial Release                                                                     #
#               Don Bower                                                                           #
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LAUNCHYear=2016
LAUNCHMonth=11
LAUNCHDay=30
LAUNCHHour=06   # Must be 00, 06, 12 or 18
LAUNCHTIME=$LAUNCHYear$LAUNCHMonth$LAUNCHDay$LAUNCHHour
ELMIRAGEgps=34.65,-117.6,"El_Mirage"
LAVERNEgps=34.126394,-117.77154,"La_Verne"

rm predict.txt
rm hamstermap.csv

for LAUNCHfrom in $LAVERNEgps
do
    LAUNCHLat=$(echo $LAUNCHfrom | cut -d, -f 1)
    LAUNCHLon=$(echo $LAUNCHfrom | cut -d, -f 2)
    LAUNCHtxt=$(echo $LAUNCHfrom | cut -d, -f 3| tr '_' ' ')
    BURSTPoint=0
    echo $LAUNCHLat,$LAUNCHLon,circle3,green,$BURSTPoint,Launch from $LAUNCHtxt
    echo $LAUNCHLat,$LAUNCHLon,circle3,green,$BURSTPoint,Launch from $LAUNCHtxt >> hamstermap.csv

    for BURST in 5000 5500 6000 6500 7000 7500 8000 8500 9000 9500 10000 10500 11000 11500 12000 12500 13000 13500 14000 14500 15000
    do
        curl -G -v "http://weather.uwyo.edu/cgi-bin/balloon_traj" \
        --data "TIME=$LAUNCHTIME" \
        --data "FCST=0" \
        --data "POINT=none" \
        --data "LAT=$LAUNCHLat" \
        --data "LON=$LAUNCHLon" \
        --data "TOP=$BURST" \
        --data "CALCDROP=on" \
        --data "MASS=1.7" \
        --data "DIAM=2" \
        --data "Cd=0.7" \
        --data "OUTPUT=list" > landing.txt

        while  read this_line; do
            read this_line
                last_time=$(echo $this_line | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
                last_lat=$(echo $this_line | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
                last_lon=$(echo $this_line | cut -d ' ' -f 3)
                time_delim1=$(echo $last_time | cut -b 3 )
                time_delim2=$(echo $last_time | cut -b 6 )
                time_delim=$time_delim1$time_delim2
                if [[ "$time_delim" == "::" ]] 
                then
                    land_time=$last_time
                    land_lat=$last_lat
                    land_lon=$last_lon
                fi
        done < landing.txt
        BURSTPoint=$(expr $BURSTPoint + 1)
        echo Burst: $BURST Flight Time: $land_time Lat: $land_lat Lon: $land_lon >> predict.txt
        echo $land_lat,$land_lon,diamond3,yellow,$BURSTPoint,Burst at $BURST meters >> hamstermap.csv
    done

done