--- a/HISTORY	Fri May 04 09:25:47 2012 +0000
+++ b/HISTORY	Tue Jun 18 11:34:41 2013 +0000
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ======================================================================
                     H I S T O R Y 
                     doc: Tue Aug 16 11:41:46 2005
-                    dlm: Fri May  4 09:24:01 2012
+                    dlm: Tue May 22 11:02:49 2012
                     (c) 2005 A.M. Thurnherr
-                    uE-Info: 192 51 NIL 0 0 72 3 2 4 NIL ofnI
+                    uE-Info: 198 74 NIL 0 0 72 3 2 4 NIL ofnI
 ======================================================================
 
 NB: CHANGE VERSION IN [default.m] BEFORE UPLOADING
@@ -191,3 +191,9 @@
 	May  4, 2012:
 		- updated version in [default.m] [.hg/hgrc]
 		- published on Mercurial server
+
+IX_9:
+	May 22, 2012:
+		- updated version to IX_9beta in [default.m] [.hg/hgrc]
+		- disabled code to use GPS info from SADCP stream in [loadsadcp.m]
+

--- a/README.variables	Fri May 04 09:25:47 2012 +0000
+++ b/README.variables	Tue Jun 18 11:34:41 2013 +0000
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ======================================================================
                     R E A D M E . V A R I A B L E S 
                     doc: Tue Apr 13 10:51:01 2010
-                    dlm: Thu Apr 15 10:17:11 2010
+                    dlm: Mon Jun  3 12:35:43 2013
                     (c) 2010 A.M. Thurnherr
-                    uE-Info: 22 25 NIL 0 0 72 3 2 4 NIL ofnI
+                    uE-Info: 30 22 NIL 0 0 72 3 2 4 NIL ofnI
 ======================================================================
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
 	- d.izd(1) is first bin of downlooker
 	- d.izu(end) is last bin of uplooker
 
+d.z(ensemble)
+	- instrument depth
+
+d.izm(combo_bin,ensemble)
+	- depth of each measurement
+
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 OUTPUT FIELDS
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------

--- a/default.m	Fri May 04 09:25:47 2012 +0000
+++ b/default.m	Tue Jun 18 11:34:41 2013 +0000
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 %======================================================================
 %                    D E F A U L T . M 
 %                    doc: Sat Jun 26 06:10:09 2004
-%                    dlm: Fri May  4 08:45:46 2012
+%                    dlm: Tue May 22 11:02:16 2012
 %                    (c) 2004 ladcp@
-%                    uE-Info: 30 45 NIL 0 0 72 0 2 4 NIL ofnI
+%                    uE-Info: 30 49 NIL 0 0 72 0 2 4 NIL ofnI
 %======================================================================
 
 % CHANGES BY ANT:
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 %             the data
 % structure ps.??? contains parameter for the solution
 % structure att.??? contains attributes
-p.software='LDEO LADCP software: Version IX_8';
+p.software='LDEO LADCP software: Version IX_9beta';
 
 % file names
 % f.ladcpdo  is the ONLY required input

--- a/loadsadcp.m	Fri May 04 09:25:47 2012 +0000
+++ b/loadsadcp.m	Tue Jun 18 11:34:41 2013 +0000
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 %======================================================================
 %                    L O A D S A D C P . M 
 %                    doc: Sun Jun 27 23:42:04 2004
-%                    dlm: Fri Mar  5 15:49:11 2010
+%                    dlm: Tue May 22 11:01:21 2012
 %                    (c) 2004 ladcp@
-%                    uE-Info: 133 14 NIL 0 0 72 0 2 8 NIL ofnI
+%                    uE-Info: 109 4 NIL 0 0 72 0 2 8 NIL ofnI
 %======================================================================
 
 % CHANGES BY ANT:
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 %  Jul  9, 2004: - made lack of SADCP data in time window into real warning
 %  Jan  7, 2009: - tightened use of exist()
 %  Mar  4, 2010: - changed default of p.sadcp_dtok from 5min to zero
+%  May 22, 2012: - removed code that took GPS information from SADCP data, 
+%		   because these data are unlikely to be accurate enough
+%		   for the ship-drift constraint; if they are, the user
+%		   should verify and make a GPS file during pre-processing
 
 function   [di,p]=loadsadcp(f,di,p)
 % function   [di,p]=loadsadcp(f,di,p)
@@ -78,14 +82,15 @@
    streamer([p.name,' Figure 9']);
    pause(0.001)
    return; 
-  end
+  end % if no SADCP data in LADCP region
   
-% interpolate SADCP navigation to LADCP time series
+  % interpolate SADCP navigation to LADCP time series
   di.sadcp_lon=interp1(tim_sadcp,lon_sadcp(:),di.time_jul);
   di.sadcp_lat=interp1(tim_sadcp,lat_sadcp(:),di.time_jul);
 
   % set position from SADCP nav
   if abs(p.lon)+abs(p.lat)==0
+   error('as of version IX_9, using GPS info from SADCP data stream is no longer supported');
    slat=di.sadcp_lat(1);
    slon=di.sadcp_lon(1);
    elat=di.sadcp_lat(end);
@@ -96,10 +101,12 @@
  
 % if no other ship navigation exists, use SADCP navigation
   if existf(di,'slon')==0
+   error('as of version IX_9, using GPS info from SADCP data stream is no longer supported');
    di.slon=di.sadcp_lon;
    di.slat=di.sadcp_lat;
   else
    if sum(isfinite(di.slon+di.slat))==0
+    error('as of version IX_9, using GPS info from SADCP data stream is no longer supported');
     di.slon=di.sadcp_lon;
     di.slat=di.sadcp_lat;
    end