Example #1
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 def test_leap(self):
     y, m, d = qc.yesterday(2008, 3, 1)
     self.assertEqual(y, 2008)
     self.assertEqual(m, 2)
     self.assertEqual(d, 29)
Example #2
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 def test_nonleap(self):
     y, m, d = qc.yesterday(2007, 3, 1)
     self.assertEqual(y, 2007)
     self.assertEqual(m, 2)
     self.assertEqual(d, 28)
Example #3
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 def test_jan1(self):
     y, m, d = qc.yesterday(1999, 1, 1)
     self.assertEqual(y, 1998)
     self.assertEqual(m, 12)
     self.assertEqual(d, 31)
Example #4
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 def test_easy(self):
     y, m, d = qc.yesterday(2003, 2, 3)
     self.assertEqual(y, 2003)
     self.assertEqual(m, 2)
     self.assertEqual(d, 2)
Example #5
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 def test_odd(self):
     y, m, d = qc.yesterday(2003, 2, 30)
     self.assertIsNone(y, 3000)
     self.assertIsNone(m, 12)
     self.assertIsNone(d, 31)
Example #6
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def main(argv):
    """
    This program reads in data from ICOADS.3.0.0/ICOADS.3.0.1 and applies quality control processes to it, flagging data
    as good or bad according to a set of different criteria. Optionally it will replace drifting buoy SST data in
    ICOADS.3.0.1 with drifter data taken from the GDBC portal.

    The first step of the process is to read in various SST and MAT climatologies from file. These are 1degree latitude 
    by 1 degree longitude by 73 pentad fields in NetCDF format.
    
    The program then loops over all specified years and months reads in the data needed to QC that month and then 
    does the QC. There are three stages in the QC
    
    basic QC - this proceeds one observation at a time. Checks are relatively simple and detect gross errors
    
    track check - this works on Voyages consisting of all the observations from a single ship (or at least a single ID) 
    and identifies observations which make for an implausible ship track
    
    buddy check - this works on Decks which are large collections of observations and compares observations to their
    neighbours
    """

    print('########################')
    print('Running make_and_full_qc')
    print('########################')

    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description='Marine QC system, main program')
    parser.add_argument('-config',
                        type=str,
                        default='configuration.txt',
                        help='name of config file')
    parser.add_argument('-year1',
                        type=int,
                        default=1850,
                        help='First year for processing')
    parser.add_argument('-year2',
                        type=int,
                        default=1850,
                        help='Final year for processing')
    parser.add_argument('-month1',
                        type=int,
                        default=1,
                        help='First month for processing')
    parser.add_argument('-month2',
                        type=int,
                        default=1,
                        help='Final month for processing')
    parser.add_argument('-tracking',
                        action='store_true',
                        help='perform tracking QC')
    args = parser.parse_args()

    inputfile = args.config
    year1 = args.year1
    year2 = args.year2
    month1 = args.month1
    month2 = args.month2
    tracking = args.tracking

    print("running on ICOADS, this is not a test!")

    print('Input file is {}'.format(inputfile))
    print('Running from {} {} to {} {}'.format(month1, year1, month2, year2))
    print('')

    config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
    config.read(inputfile)
    icoads_dir = config.get('Directories', 'ICOADS_dir')
    out_dir = config.get('Directories', 'out_dir')
    bad_id_file = config.get('Files', 'IDs_to_exclude')
    version = config.get('Icoads', 'icoads_version')

    print('ICOADS directory = {}'.format(icoads_dir))
    print('ICOADS version = {}'.format(version))
    print('Output to {}'.format(out_dir))
    print('List of bad IDs = {}'.format(bad_id_file))
    print('Parameter file = {}'.format(config.get('Files', 'parameter_file')))
    print('')

    ids_to_exclude = bf.process_bad_id_file(bad_id_file)

    # read in climatology files
    sst_pentad_stdev = clim.Climatology.from_filename(
        config.get('Climatologies', 'Old_SST_stdev_climatology'), 'sst')

    sst_stdev_1 = clim.Climatology.from_filename(
        config.get('Climatologies', 'SST_buddy_one_box_to_buddy_avg'), 'sst')
    sst_stdev_2 = clim.Climatology.from_filename(
        config.get('Climatologies', 'SST_buddy_one_ob_to_box_avg'), 'sst')
    sst_stdev_3 = clim.Climatology.from_filename(
        config.get('Climatologies', 'SST_buddy_avg_sampling'), 'sst')

    with open(config.get('Files', 'parameter_file'), 'r') as f:
        parameters = json.load(f)

    print("Reading climatologies from parameter file")
    climlib = ex.ClimatologyLibrary()
    for entry in parameters['climatologies']:
        print("{} {}".format(entry[0], entry[1]))
        climlib.add_field(entry[0], entry[1],
                          clim.Climatology.from_filename(entry[2], entry[3]))

    for year, month in qc.year_month_gen(year1, month1, year2, month2):

        print("{} {}".format(year, month))

        last_year, last_month = qc.last_month_was(year, month)
        next_year, next_month = qc.next_month_is(year, month)

        reps = ex.Deck()
        count = 0
        lastday = -99

        for readyear, readmonth in qc.year_month_gen(last_year, last_month,
                                                     next_year, next_month):

            print("{} {}".format(readyear, readmonth))

            ostia_bg_var = None
            if tracking:
                ostia_bg_var = clim.Climatology.from_filename(
                    config.get('Climatologies',
                               qc.season(readmonth) + '_ostia_background'),
                    'bg_var')

            filename = bf.icoads_filename_from_stub(
                parameters['icoads_dir'], parameters['icoads_filenames'],
                readyear, readmonth)
            try:
                icoads_file = gzip.open(filename, "r")
            except IOError:
                print("no ICOADS file for {} {}".format(readyear, readmonth))
                continue

            rec = IMMA()

            for line in icoads_file:

                try:
                    rec.readstr(line)
                    readob = True
                except:
                    readob = False
                    print("Rejected ob {}".format(line))

                if (not (rec.data['ID'] in ids_to_exclude) and readob
                        and rec.data['YR'] == readyear
                        and rec.data['MO'] == readmonth):

                    rep = ex.MarineReportQC(rec)
                    del rec

                    # if day has changed then read in OSTIA field if available and append SST and sea-ice fraction
                    # to the observation metadata
                    if tracking and readyear >= 1985 and rep.getvar(
                            'DY') is not None:
                        if rep.getvar('DY') != lastday:
                            lastday = rep.getvar('DY')
                            y_year, y_month, y_day = qc.yesterday(
                                readyear, readmonth, lastday)

                            #                            ofname = ostia_filename(ostia_dir, y_year, y_month, y_day)
                            ofname = bf.get_background_filename(
                                parameters['background_dir'],
                                parameters['background_filenames'], y_year,
                                y_month, y_day)

                            climlib.add_field(
                                'OSTIA', 'background',
                                clim.Climatology.from_filename(
                                    ofname, 'analysed_sst'))
                            climlib.add_field(
                                'OSTIA', 'ice',
                                clim.Climatology.from_filename(
                                    ofname, 'sea_ice_fraction'))

                        rep_clim = climlib.get_field(
                            'OSTIA', 'background').get_value_ostia(
                                rep.lat(), rep.lon())
                        if rep_clim is not None:
                            rep_clim -= 273.15

                        rep.setext('OSTIA', rep_clim)
                        rep.setext(
                            'ICE',
                            climlib.get_field('OSTIA', 'ice').get_value_ostia(
                                rep.lat(), rep.lon()))
                        rep.setext(
                            'BGVAR',
                            ostia_bg_var.get_value_mds_style(
                                rep.lat(), rep.lon(), rep.getvar('MO'),
                                rep.getvar('DY')))

                    for varname in ['SST']:
                        rep_clim = climlib.get_field(
                            varname, 'mean').get_value_mds_style(
                                rep.lat(), rep.lon(), rep.getvar('MO'),
                                rep.getvar('DY'))
                        rep.add_climate_variable(varname, rep_clim)

                    rep.perform_base_qc(parameters)
                    rep.set_qc(
                        'POS', 'month_match',
                        qc.month_match(year, month, rep.getvar('YR'),
                                       rep.getvar('MO')))

                    reps.append(rep)
                    count += 1

                rec = IMMA()

            icoads_file.close()

        print("Read {} ICOADS records".format(count))

        # filter the obs into passes and fails of basic positional QC
        filt = ex.QC_filter()
        filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'date', 0)
        filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'time', 0)
        filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'pos', 0)
        filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'blklst', 0)

        reps.add_filter(filt)

        # track check the passes one ship at a time
        count_ships = 0
        for one_ship in reps.get_one_platform_at_a_time():

            one_ship.track_check(parameters['track_check'])
            one_ship.iquam_track_check(parameters['IQUAM_track_check'])
            one_ship.spike_check(parameters['IQUAM_spike_check'])
            one_ship.find_saturated_runs(parameters['saturated_runs'])
            one_ship.find_multiple_rounded_values(
                parameters['multiple_rounded_values'])

            for varname in ['SST']:
                one_ship.find_repeated_values(
                    parameters['find_repeated_values'], intype=varname)

            count_ships += 1

        print("Track checked {} ships".format(count_ships))

        # SST buddy check
        filt = ex.QC_filter()
        filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'is780', 0)
        filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'date', 0)
        filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'time', 0)
        filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'pos', 0)
        filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'blklst', 0)
        filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'trk', 0)
        filt.add_qc_filter('SST', 'noval', 0)
        filt.add_qc_filter('SST', 'freez', 0)
        filt.add_qc_filter('SST', 'clim', 0)
        filt.add_qc_filter('SST', 'nonorm', 0)

        reps.add_filter(filt)

        reps.bayesian_buddy_check('SST', sst_stdev_1, sst_stdev_2, sst_stdev_3,
                                  parameters)
        reps.mds_buddy_check('SST', sst_pentad_stdev,
                             parameters['mds_buddy_check'])

        extdir = bf.safe_make_dir(out_dir, year, month)

        if tracking:
            # set QC for output by ID - buoys only and passes base SST QC
            filt = ex.QC_filter()
            filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'month_match', 1)
            filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'isdrifter', 1)

            reps.add_filter(filt)

            idfile = open(extdir + '/ID_file.txt', 'w')
            for one_ship in reps.get_one_platform_at_a_time():

                if len(one_ship) > 0:
                    thisid = one_ship.getrep(0).getvar('ID')
                    if thisid is not None:
                        idfile.write(thisid + ',' + ex.safe_filename(thisid) +
                                     '\n')
                        one_ship.write_output(parameters['runid'], extdir,
                                              year, month)
            idfile.close()

        del reps
Example #7
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def main(argv):
    """
    This program reads in data from ICOADS.3.0.0/ICOADS.3.0.1 and applies quality control processes to it, flagging data
    as good or bad according to a set of different criteria. Optionally it will replace drifting buoy SST data in
    ICOADS.3.0.1 with drifter data taken from the GDBC portal.

    The first step of the process is to read in various SST and MAT climatologies from file. These are 1degree latitude
    by 1 degree longitude by 73 pentad fields in NetCDF format.

    The program then loops over all specified years and months reads in the data needed to QC that month and then
    does the QC. There are three stages in the QC

    basic QC - this proceeds one observation at a time. Checks are relatively simple and detect gross errors

    track check - this works on Voyages consisting of all the observations from a single ship (or at least a single ID)
    and identifies observations which make for an implausible ship track

    buddy check - this works on Decks which are large collections of observations and compares observations to their
    neighbours
    """

    print('########################')
    print('Running make_and_full_qc')
    print('########################')

    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description='Marine QC system, main program')
    parser.add_argument('-config',
                        type=str,
                        default='configuration.txt',
                        help='name of config file')
    parser.add_argument('-tracking',
                        action='store_true',
                        help='perform tracking QC')
    parser.add_argument('-jobs',
                        type=str,
                        default='jobs.json',
                        help='name of job file')
    parser.add_argument('-job_index', type=int, default=0, help='job index')

    args = parser.parse_args()

    inputfile = args.config
    jobfile = args.jobs
    jobindex = args.job_index - 1
    tracking = args.tracking

    with open(jobfile) as fp:
        jobs = json.load(fp)

    year1 = jobs['jobs'][jobindex]['year1']
    year2 = jobs['jobs'][jobindex]['year2']
    month1 = jobs['jobs'][jobindex]['month1']
    month2 = jobs['jobs'][jobindex]['month2']

    verbose = True  # need set to read as arg in future

    print("running on ICOADS, this is not a test!")

    print('Input file is {}'.format(inputfile))
    print('Running from {} {} to {} {}'.format(month1, year1, month2, year2))
    print('')

    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
    config.read(inputfile)
    icoads_dir = config.get('Directories', 'ICOADS_dir')
    out_dir = config.get('Directories', 'out_dir')
    bad_id_file = config.get('Files', 'IDs_to_exclude')
    version = config.get('Icoads', 'icoads_version')

    print('ICOADS directory = {}'.format(icoads_dir))
    print('ICOADS version = {}'.format(version))
    print('Output to {}'.format(out_dir))
    print('List of bad IDs = {}'.format(bad_id_file))
    print('Parameter file = {}'.format(config.get('Files', 'parameter_file')))
    print('')

    ids_to_exclude = bf.process_bad_id_file(bad_id_file)

    # read in climatology files
    sst_pentad_stdev = clim.Climatology.from_filename(
        config.get('Climatologies', 'Old_SST_stdev_climatology'), 'sst')

    sst_stdev_1 = clim.Climatology.from_filename(
        config.get('Climatologies', 'SST_buddy_one_box_to_buddy_avg'), 'sst')
    sst_stdev_2 = clim.Climatology.from_filename(
        config.get('Climatologies', 'SST_buddy_one_ob_to_box_avg'), 'sst')
    sst_stdev_3 = clim.Climatology.from_filename(
        config.get('Climatologies', 'SST_buddy_avg_sampling'), 'sst')

    with open(config.get('Files', 'parameter_file'), 'r') as f:
        parameters = json.load(f)

    print("Reading climatologies from parameter file")
    climlib = ex.ClimatologyLibrary()
    for entry in parameters['climatologies']:
        print("{} {}".format(entry[0], entry[1]))
        climlib.add_field(entry[0], entry[1],
                          clim.Climatology.from_filename(entry[2], entry[3]))

    for year, month in qc.year_month_gen(year1, month1, year2, month2):

        print("INFO({}): {} {}".format(
            datetime.now().time().isoformat(timespec='milliseconds'), year,
            month))

        last_year, last_month = qc.last_month_was(year, month)
        next_year, next_month = qc.next_month_is(year, month)

        reps = ex.Deck()
        count = 0
        lastday = -99

        for readyear, readmonth in qc.year_month_gen(last_year, last_month,
                                                     next_year, next_month):

            print("INFO({}): {} {}".format(
                datetime.now().time().isoformat(timespec='milliseconds'),
                readyear, readmonth))

            ostia_bg_var = None
            if tracking:
                ostia_bg_var = clim.Climatology.from_filename(
                    config.get('Climatologies',
                               qc.season(readmonth) + '_ostia_background'),
                    'bg_var')

            filename = icoads_dir + '{:4d}-{:02d}.psv'.format(
                readyear, readmonth)

            imma_obj = pd.read_csv(filename,
                                   sep='|',
                                   header=None,
                                   names=[
                                       'YR', 'MO', 'DY', 'HR', 'LAT', 'LON',
                                       'DS', 'VS', 'ID', 'AT', 'SST', 'DPT',
                                       'DCK', 'SLP', 'SID', 'PT', 'UID', 'W',
                                       'D', 'IRF', 'bad_data', 'outfile'
                                   ],
                                   low_memory=False)

            # replace ' ' in ID field with '' (corrections introduce bug)
            imma_obj['ID'].replace(' ', '', inplace=True)
            imma_obj = imma_obj.sort_values(['YR', 'MO', 'DY', 'HR', 'ID'],
                                            axis=0,
                                            ascending=True)
            imma_obj = imma_obj.reset_index(drop=True)

            data_index = imma_obj.index

            rec = IMMA()
            print('INFO({}): Data read, applying first QC'.format(
                datetime.now().time().isoformat(timespec='milliseconds')))
            dyb_count = 0
            for idx in data_index:
                # set missing values to None
                for k, v in imma_obj.loc[idx, ].to_dict().items():
                    rec.data[k] = to_none(v)
                readob = True
                if (not (rec.data['ID'] in ids_to_exclude) and readob
                        and rec.data['YR'] == readyear
                        and rec.data['MO'] == readmonth
                        and rec.data['DY'] is not None):

                    rep = ex.MarineReportQC(rec)
                    del rec

                    rep.setvar('AT2', rep.getvar('AT'))

                    # if day has changed then read in OSTIA field if available and append SST and sea-ice fraction
                    # to the observation metadata
                    if tracking and readyear >= 1985 and rep.getvar(
                            'DY') is not None:
                        if rep.getvar('DY') != lastday:
                            lastday = rep.getvar('DY')
                            y_year, y_month, y_day = qc.yesterday(
                                readyear, readmonth, lastday)

                            #                            ofname = ostia_filename(ostia_dir, y_year, y_month, y_day)
                            ofname = bf.get_background_filename(
                                parameters['background_dir'],
                                parameters['background_filenames'], y_year,
                                y_month, y_day)

                            climlib.add_field(
                                'OSTIA', 'background',
                                clim.Climatology.from_filename(
                                    ofname, 'analysed_sst'))
                            climlib.add_field(
                                'OSTIA', 'ice',
                                clim.Climatology.from_filename(
                                    ofname, 'sea_ice_fraction'))

                        rep_clim = climlib.get_field(
                            'OSTIA', 'background').get_value_ostia(
                                rep.lat(), rep.lon())
                        if rep_clim is not None:
                            rep_clim -= 273.15

                        rep.setext('OSTIA', rep_clim)
                        rep.setext(
                            'ICE',
                            climlib.get_field('OSTIA', 'ice').get_value_ostia(
                                rep.lat(), rep.lon()))
                        rep.setext(
                            'BGVAR',
                            ostia_bg_var.get_value_mds_style(
                                rep.lat(), rep.lon(), rep.getvar('MO'),
                                rep.getvar('DY')))

                    for varname in ['SST', 'AT']:
                        rep_clim = climlib.get_field(
                            varname, 'mean').get_value_mds_style(
                                rep.lat(), rep.lon(), rep.getvar('MO'),
                                rep.getvar('DY'))
                        rep.add_climate_variable(varname, rep_clim)

                    for varname in ['SLP2', 'SHU', 'CRH', 'CWB', 'DPD']:
                        rep_clim = climlib.get_field(varname,
                                                     'mean').get_value(
                                                         rep.lat(), rep.lon(),
                                                         rep.getvar('MO'),
                                                         rep.getvar('DY'))
                        rep.add_climate_variable(varname, rep_clim)

                    for varname in ['DPT', 'AT2', 'SLP']:
                        rep_clim = climlib.get_field(varname,
                                                     'mean').get_value(
                                                         rep.lat(), rep.lon(),
                                                         rep.getvar('MO'),
                                                         rep.getvar('DY'))
                        rep_stdev = climlib.get_field(varname,
                                                      'stdev').get_value(
                                                          rep.lat(), rep.lon(),
                                                          rep.getvar('MO'),
                                                          rep.getvar('DY'))
                        rep.add_climate_variable(varname, rep_clim, rep_stdev)

                    rep.calculate_humidity_variables(
                        ['SHU', 'VAP', 'CRH', 'CWB', 'DPD'])

                    rep.perform_base_qc(parameters)
                    rep.set_qc(
                        'POS', 'month_match',
                        qc.month_match(year, month, rep.getvar('YR'),
                                       rep.getvar('MO')))

                    reps.append(rep)
                    count += 1

                rec = IMMA()
                dyb_count += 1
                if dyb_count % 1000 == 0:
                    print('INFO({}): {} out of {} processed'.format(
                        datetime.now().time().isoformat(
                            timespec='milliseconds'), dyb_count,
                        imma_obj.index.size))

                # icoads_file.close()

    print("INFO({}): Read {} ICOADS records".format(
        datetime.now().time().isoformat(timespec='milliseconds'), count))

    # filter the obs into passes and fails of basic positional QC
    filt = ex.QC_filter()
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'date', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'time', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'pos', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'blklst', 0)

    reps.add_filter(filt)

    if verbose:
        print('INFO ({}) .... Track checking individual ships'.format(
            datetime.now().time().isoformat(timespec='milliseconds')))

        # track check the passes one ship at a time
    count_ships = 0
    for one_ship in reps.get_one_platform_at_a_time():
        one_ship.track_check(parameters['track_check'])
        one_ship.iquam_track_check(parameters['IQUAM_track_check'])
        one_ship.spike_check(parameters['IQUAM_spike_check'])
        one_ship.find_saturated_runs(parameters['saturated_runs'])
        one_ship.find_multiple_rounded_values(
            parameters['multiple_rounded_values'])

        for varname in ['SST', 'AT', 'AT2', 'DPT', 'SLP']:
            one_ship.find_repeated_values(parameters['find_repeated_values'],
                                          intype=varname)

        count_ships += 1

    print("Track checked {} ships".format(count_ships))

    if verbose:
        print('INFO ({}) .... Applying buddy checks'.format(
            datetime.now().time().isoformat(timespec='milliseconds')))
    if verbose:
        print('INFO ({}) ........ SST'.format(
            datetime.now().time().isoformat(timespec='milliseconds')))
        # SST buddy check
    filt = ex.QC_filter()
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'is780', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'date', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'time', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'pos', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'blklst', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'trk', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('SST', 'noval', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('SST', 'freez', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('SST', 'clim', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('SST', 'nonorm', 0)

    reps.add_filter(filt)

    reps.bayesian_buddy_check('SST', sst_stdev_1, sst_stdev_2, sst_stdev_3,
                              parameters)
    reps.mds_buddy_check('SST', sst_pentad_stdev,
                         parameters['mds_buddy_check'])

    if verbose:
        print('INFO ({}) ........ NMAT'.format(
            datetime.now().time().isoformat(timespec='milliseconds')))
        # NMAT buddy check
    filt = ex.QC_filter()
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'isship', 1)  # only do ships mat_blacklist
    filt.add_qc_filter('AT', 'mat_blacklist', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'date', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'time', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'pos', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'blklst', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'trk', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'day', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('AT', 'noval', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('AT', 'clim', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('AT', 'nonorm', 0)

    reps.add_filter(filt)

    reps.bayesian_buddy_check('AT', sst_stdev_1, sst_stdev_2, sst_stdev_3,
                              parameters)
    reps.mds_buddy_check('AT', sst_pentad_stdev, parameters['mds_buddy_check'])

    # DPT buddy check #NB no day check for this one
    filt = ex.QC_filter()
    filt.add_qc_filter('DPT', 'hum_blacklist', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'date', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'time', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'pos', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'blklst', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'trk', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('DPT', 'noval', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('DPT', 'clim', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('DPT', 'nonorm', 0)

    reps.add_filter(filt)

    reps.mds_buddy_check('DPT', climlib.get_field('DPT', 'stdev'),
                         parameters['mds_buddy_check'])

    if verbose:
        print('INFO ({}) ........ SLP'.format(
            datetime.now().time().isoformat(timespec='milliseconds')))
        # SLP buddy check
    filt = ex.QC_filter()
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'date', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'time', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'pos', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'blklst', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'trk', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('SLP', 'noval', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('SLP', 'clim', 0)
    filt.add_qc_filter('SLP', 'nonorm', 0)

    reps.add_filter(filt)

    reps.mds_buddy_check('SLP', climlib.get_field('SLP', 'stdev'),
                         parameters['slp_buddy_check'])

    extdir = bf.safe_make_dir(out_dir, year, month)
    reps.write_output(parameters['runid'], extdir, year, month)

    if tracking:

        if verbose:
            print('INFO ({}) .... Tracking'.format(
                datetime.now().time().isoformat(timespec='milliseconds')))

            # set QC for output by ID - buoys only and passes base SST QC
        filt = ex.QC_filter()
        filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'month_match', 1)
        filt.add_qc_filter('POS', 'isdrifter', 1)

        reps.add_filter(filt)

        idfile = open(extdir + '/ID_file.txt', 'w')
        for one_ship in reps.get_one_platform_at_a_time():

            if len(one_ship) > 0:
                thisid = one_ship.getrep(0).getvar('ID')
                if thisid is not None:
                    idfile.write(thisid + ',' + ex.safe_filename(thisid) +
                                 '\n')
                    one_ship.write_output(parameters['runid'], extdir, year,
                                          month)
        idfile.close()

    del reps