if(platform=="pleiades"){

  ## location of MOD06 files

  ## path to some executables

  ncopath="/nasa/sles11/nco/4.0.8/gcc/mpt/bin/"

  swtifpath="/nobackupp1/awilso10/software/heg/bin/swtif"

  ## path to swath database

  db="/nobackupp4/pvotava/DB/export/swath_geo.sql.sqlite3.db"

  ## specify working directory

  gisBase="/u/armichae/pr/grass-6.4.2/"

  ## path to MOD11A1 file for this tile to align grid/extent

  gridfile=list.files("/nobackupp4/datapool/modis/MOD11A1.005/2006.01.27",pattern=paste(tile,".*[.]hdf$",sep=""),recursive=T,full=T)[1]

## Process the gridded files to align exactly with MODLAND tile and produce a daily summary of multiple swaths

## Identify output file

## function to convert binary to decimal to assist in identifying correct values

## this is helpful when defining QA handling below, but isn't used in processing

      print(paste("FILE ERROR:  tile ",tile," and date ",date," was not outputted correctly, deleting... "))

      file.remove(ncfile)

    }

  ## print out some info

print(paste(" ###################################################################               Finished ",date,

"################################################################"))