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# Possible Issues

### friction velocity
Users may not want to use friction velocity, HYSPLIT code USTR, grib short name zust.
This quantity is usually used in the default setting KBLS=1 to calculate stability (see https://ready.arl.noaa.gov/hysplitusersguide/S625.htm).

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* edit the get_era5_cds.py so that USTR is not downloaded.

### latent heat flux (LTHF)

HYSPLIT convention is that upward heat flux is positive. ERA5 uses the opposite convention.

Make sure that a conversion factor of -1 is used in the era52arl.cfg file.


# installing cdsapi
https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/api-how-to
You will need to create an account with Copernicus Data Service to receive an api key.
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