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#   README for Africa Dry Mask Files               #
#   Created using CPC-Unified climatology files    #
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Number of files: 36 files - for each dekad of the year
File Names: drymask_africa_[mon][dekad number].bin
File format: Binary, little endian
Coordinates: Longitude: 19.75W to 55.25E (151 points)
             Latitude:  39.75S to 40.25N (161 points)
Resolution: 0.5 degrees 
Values: -1 for areas to be masked
	 1 for areas to not be masked

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# Sample matlab script to read in data:  #
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names = textread('filelist','%s');
lon=[-19.75:0.5:55.25]; lat=[-39.75:0.5:40.25];
for ii = 1:length(names)
  fdat_in = char(names(ii,1));
  fid = fopen(fdat_in,'r', 'ieee-le');
  b=fread(fid,length(lon)*length(lat),'single');
  fclose(fid);
  obs(:,:,ii) = (reshape(b,length(lon),length(lat))');
  clear fdat_in fid b
end