Quick start for GLOW v. 0.982 Copy all the files and sub-directories into a directory, or, copy the file glowv0.982.tar to a directory and tar -xf glowv0.982.tar While in that directory: cp Makefile.glowbasic Makefile (or, cp Makefile.glowbasic.gfort Makefile if using GNU gfortran) gmake Run the glowbasic driver with default dayglow inputs: glow.exe < in.basic.day > test.basic.day Compare the output you get to the example output in out.basic.day If it looks reasonable, try making some plots Now try the glowbasic driver with default auroral inputs: glow.exe < in.basic.aur > test.basic.aur Compare the output you get to the example output in out.basic.aur If it looks reasonable, try making some plots Then, do some runs with your own input parameters Now try making some modifications to the glowbasic program to suit your purposes You can also run glowbasic out of IDL using: spawn, './glow.exe < input.file > output.file' Or, move on to the MPI global driver: Assure that MPI and netCDF libraries are installed on your operating system cp Makefile.glowdriver Makefile gmake cp in.namelist.msis in.namelist runglow.job Check the file out.log to make sure it executed properly Then compare the netCDF file generated to the example output at: http://download.hao.ucar.edu/pub/stans/glow/output/out.decminmsis.001.nc