def CreateMask(maskdir, dims, type):
ctl_in = '%smask_continent_africa.ctl' % maskdir
filename = '%smask_continent_africa_crop.bin' % maskdir
ctl_out = '%smask_continent_africa_crop.ctl' % maskdir
IO.Create_Binary_File(ctl_in, filename, dims)
IO.Create_Control_File('mask', dims, stdy, None, None, None, None,
filename, ctl_out)
if type == 'nc':
IO.Binary2netcdf(maskdir, maskdir, 'mask_continent_africa_crop.ctl',
'mask_continent_africa_crop.nc')
return
