M. CHEN: As advertised, here is the latest version of the GEM wind model which should run every trackfile given to it regardless of the value of the holland B parameter. To compile this latest version of the wind model, place ALL of the modules, obtained from AOML's ftp site in the directory: hrd/pub/soukup/MODEL/MODULES, into a empty working directory on your machine. Invoke IDL and compile the modules in the following order: gemfplex.pro gemf.pro track.pro thinner.pro suv.pro vghgen.pro usg.pro dus.pro fixshots15.pro mnrdu.pro mnrdsg.pro rsdu.pro rsdsg.pro udvs.prp sgdvs.pro pkwinds.pro reach.pro lltoxy.pro zmar2zot.pro while this is being done, all files included in the distribution with the suffix .m will be automatically compiled into whichever of the above procedures calls them. At this point you should test the program by typing at the IDL> prompt, the following syntax: IDL> kinc=15 & flcnt=0 (cr) IDL> gemfplex,kinc,flcnt (cr) after which the program will commence running using the supplied trackfile "g_trackfile" which contains exactly one trackfile. after the IDL> prompt returns, generate an executable by typing after the prompt: IDL> save,/routines,filename='gemf.exe' (cr) IDL> exit (cr) Execution is now complete and your working directory will contain several additional files: suv.idl track.idl fixshots.idl and trackfile, which can be simply deleted, as well as the single output file output1.dat and the "executeable" gemf.exe . The first of these, "output1.dat" is the model output file, while the second, "gemf.exe" is an executeable file which should be used for all further runs. To test it, go to a new empty working directory and populate it with only the files: gemf.exe gemf.m g_trackfile nrmrayse10_15.idl and zipcodes.idl To run the model again using the executable, simply type at the UNIX PROMPT UNIX% idl gemf.m (cr) when the unix prompt returns, your new working directory will contain one additional files, namely output1.dat, which should be identical with the one obtained earlier. You may now safely store the source files somewhere and use only the executable in all future runs.