--- MITgcm_contrib/gael/profilesMatlabProcessing/MITprof_global.m	2016/01/17 19:28:27	1.7
+++ MITgcm_contrib/gael/profilesMatlabProcessing/MITprof_global.m	2017/02/23 18:26:14	1.9
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 function []=MITprof_global(varargin);
-%object:    take care of path and global variables (mygrid and mitprofenv), 
-%           and sends global variables to caller routine workspace
-%notes:     - in any call, if this has not yet been done, 
-%           this routine also adds MITprof subdirectories 
-%           to the matlab path, and it defines mitprofenv.
-%           - this routine replaces MITprof_path
+% 
+% MITPROF_GLOBAL calls gcmfaces_global, adds MITprof paths, adds
+%    defines MITprof_climdir and MITprof_griddir in myenv, and 
+%    adds myenv (global variable) to caller routine workspace
 
 %get/define global variables:
 gcmfaces_global;
@@ -38,7 +36,14 @@
     if isdir('GRID/'); gridDir='GRID/'; end;
     if isdir('nctiles_grid/'); gridDir='nctiles_grid/'; end;
 
-    if isempty(gridDir); error('could not find grid'); end;
+    if isempty(gridDir); 
+     fprintf('\n please indicate the ECCO v4 grid directory (e.g., ''nctiles_grid/'') \n\n');
+     fprintf('   It can be obtained as follows: \n');
+     fprintf('   wget --recursive ftp://mit.ecco-group.org/ecco_for_las/version_4/release2/nctiles_grid/ .\n');
+     fprintf('   mv mit.ecco-group.org/ecco_for_las/version_4/release2/nctiles_grid/ . \n\n');
+     gridDir=input('');
+    end;
+
     addpath(gridDir);
     fil=which('GRID.0001.nc');
     if isempty(fil); fil=which('XC.meta'); end;
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@
     if isempty(fil);
      fprintf('\n please indicate the climatologies directory (e.g., ''gcmfaces_climatologies/'') \n\n');
      fprintf('   It can be obtained as follows: \n');
-     fprintf('   wget --recursive ftp://mit.ecco-group.org/gforget/OCCAetcONv4GRID .\n\n');
+     fprintf('   wget --recursive ftp://mit.ecco-group.org/gforget/OCCAetcONv4GRID .\n');
      fprintf('   mv mit.ecco-group.org/gforget/OCCAetcONv4GRID gcmfaces_climatologies \n\n');
      climDir=input('');
     end;
@@ -73,5 +78,5 @@
 end;
 
 %send to workspace:
-evalin('caller','global mygrid mitprofenv');
+evalin('caller','global mygrid myenv');