To install: 1. Run the application \SSM_netcdf\SSMnetcdf_AppInstaller_mcr 2. This will install the application on the default C-drive (you can specify another location as well): C:\Program Files\Ecology\SSM_Netcdf\ 3. This will also install Matlab runtime files (necessary to run the application). Again you can speficy the locatioon for the runtime files C:\Program Files\MATLAB\MATLAB Runtime\v98 4. Create a shortcut on your desktop, if you wish To Run: This script will create a .nc file from .dat output files 1. Run the application using the shortcut or the application: C:\Program Files\Ecology\SSM_Netcdf\application\SSM_netcdf.exe 2. If it does not work on your machine, right-click the application or shortcut and run it as an administrator and follow the instructions 3. Two .nc and .mat files are created, one for water quality, the other for sediment fluxes