ppicos (post-processing for ICOS) reads raw data files recorded at the ICOS site CH-DAV and converts their formats to ICOS-conform file formats.

No raw data values are changed during this process.

Modifications of the raw data files are limited to (with examples):

• Renaming of filenames: CH-DAV_iDL_T1_35_1_TBL1_2018_08_17_0000.dat is changed to CH-Dav_BM_20180817_L02_F03.csv. In this example the file was renamed and the logger number and file number were added to the filename.
• Renaming of columns: tre200s0 is changed to TA_3_1_1. This is necessary because external data providers have established variable names that have been in use for decades.
• Renaming of columns: _Avg suffix is removed from original variable name.
• Compressing files: CH-Dav_BM_20180817_L02_F03.csv is compressed to CH-Dav_BM_20180817_L02_F03.zip
• Formatting of timestamps: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S is formatted to %Y%m%d%H%M%S
• Limiting time range of files: some external data providers transfer more than one day of data each day. These files are modified to contain data from the most recent day only before the files are transferred to ICOS.

In the source folder ppicos, the start_*.py files are the scripts that start the conversion of a specific filetype (e.g., 10_meteo files) to ICOS-conform formats. These start scripts are executed automatically each day. The resulting ICOS-conform files are then moved to a separate folder, from where they are picked up by another script and transferred to the ICOS server.

The file settings in filesettings.py define how the respective filetype is modified.

• DATA_COMPLEMENT_WITH_PREVIOUS_DATE: True or False
• DATA_HEADER_OUTPUT_TO_FILE: True or False
• DATA_HEADER_REMOVE_SUFFIX_FROM_VARIABLE_NAMES: xxx, e.g. ['_Avg']
• DATA_HEADER_ROWS: xxx, e.g. [1, 2]
• DATA_ICOS_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT: xxx, e.g. '%Y%m%d%H%M'
• DATA_KEEP_ONLY_RENAMED_COLUMNS: True or False
• DATA_RENAME_COLUMNS: False or a dictionary of old (key) and new (value) columns names, e.g. renaming_map, which is a Python dict such as renaming_map = {'tre200s0': 'TA_3_1_1', 'gre000z0': 'SW_IN_3_1_1'}
• DATA_SEPARATOR: Character that separates data columns in original data file, e.g. ','
• DATA_SKIP_ROWS: Index of rows that are skipped when reading data files, e.g. [3]
• DATA_TIMESTAMP_COL: Column index of timestamp column, e.g. 0 for first column
• DATA_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT: Timestamp format in original data files, e.g. '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
• DATA_TIMESTAMP_KEEP_NON_ICOS: True or False
• DIR_OUT_ICOS: Base folder for output, e.g. Path('//grasslandserver.ethz.ch/processing/CH-DAV_Davos/01_ICOS_TRANSFER/12_meteo_forestfloor')
• DIR_OUT_LOGFILE: Subfolder for logfile, e.g. Path('log')
• DIR_SOURCE_FILES: Base folder of source files, e.g. Path('//grasslandserver.ethz.ch/archive/FluxData/CH-DAV_Davos/12_meteo_forestfloor')
• FILENAME_DAY_POSITION: Start and end position of day in filename, e.g. [32, 34]
• FILENAME_FOR_ICOS: Format of ICOS-compliant filename, e.g. 'CH-Dav_BM_{year}{month:02d}{day:02d}_L{logger}_F{file}.csv'
• FILENAME_HOUR_POSITION: [35, 37]
• FILENAME_LENGTH: 43
• FILENAME_MINUTE_POSITION: [37, 39]
• FILENAME_MONTH_POSITION: [29, 31]
• FILENAME_YEAR_POSITION: [24, 28]
• OUTFILE_COMPRESSION: True
• OUTFILE_DELETE_UNCOMPRESSED: True