These routines are provided to help the SABER user read and use the SABER netCDF files. The user may edit to include additional parameters or to loop over event or input files. These routines have been tested using IDL version 5.5 and are provided as is. Assistance in the use of these routines is limited to the following instructions: Enter "idl" and then enter the following lines after the > prompts: IDL> .run driver_for_getting_saber Enter Input filename> Level2A netCDF filename including full path Enter Output directory path> Output directory Select Event from Event list> Event number to output The > prompts indicate that IDL is waiting for user input. The Output directory must include a subdirectory of the form YEARDOY, eg. 2007184. The output file includes altitude, temperature, pressure, ozone VMR and water VMR. A valid event list is given before the event selection is made by the user. For v1.07 water VMR is not retrieved and is filled with -9.99e8. For example, enter idl and then the following text (after the > prompts): > .run driver_for_getting_saber > /data/Version_07/Level2A/2007/184/SABER_L2A_2007184_30156_01.07.nc > 1 > ./test/ This will output the contents of event 1 from the file "/data/Version_07/Level2A/2007/184/SABER_L2A_2007184_30156_01.07.nc" into a file called "./test/2007184/saber_PT_2007184_30156_e001.dat_v1.07". If event 1 does not exist an error is issued and the program stops.