do not echo the r code
move global parameters to top of script for easier access
sse cos functions in separate chunks
remove commented code
refactor get_batch_pout_files returns vector of pout_files dir
refactor get_data to return dataframe given pout_file dir
get pout_files using get_batch_pout_files function
make the loop a loop, removed all temp index values and commented out brackets
pout_file is directly passed into loop, no longer need explicited index num
refactored loop with comments, only have get data
move code to commented region
assign global values to reduce redundancy

global values have not been used yet