id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
428	ROPP returning azimuths between -180 deg and 180 deg	Ian Culverwell	Ian Culverwell	"ROPP seems to be returning azimuths between -180 deg and 180 deg, eg running 
{{{
/data/nwp1/idculv/ROPP/ropp_src/branches/dev/Share/ROPP81_prototype/ropp_pp/tools/ropp_pp_occ_tool IT-PP-03_prof19.nc -o IT-PP-03_prof19_cntl.nc -mfile MSIS_coeff.nc -c gras_pp.cf -ellipsoid -d -m MSIS -no-ranchk
}}}
on the attached gives
{{{
ncks -H -vazimuth IT-PP-03_prof19_cntl.nc                                        
dim_unlim[0] azimuth[0]=-7.26265 
}}}

If run without the {{{-no-ranchk}}} option, we get
{{{
idculv@eld037:> ncks -H -vazimuth IT-PP-03_prof19_cntl.nc                                              
dim_unlim[0] azimuth[0]=-9.9999e+07
}}}

This is because the valid range of azimuths in ROPP is [0, 360].  This is easy enough to fix, but the consequences need careful checking. "	defect	closed	normal	9.0	ropp_utils	8.0	fixed