diff --git a/vtk/src/advection/AdvectionKernel.h b/advection/src/AdvectionKernel.h
similarity index 94%
rename from vtk/src/advection/AdvectionKernel.h
rename to advection/src/AdvectionKernel.h
index d8d7674..0170c79 100644
--- a/vtk/src/advection/AdvectionKernel.h
+++ b/advection/src/AdvectionKernel.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  */
 class AdvectionKernel {
 public:
-    const static int DT = 15 * 60 * 15; // 60 sec/min * 15 mins
+    const static int DT = 60 * 15; // 60 sec/min * 15 mins
     /**
      * This function must take a time, latitude and longitude of a particle and must output
      * a new latitude and longitude after being advected once for AdvectionKernel::DT time as defined above.
diff --git a/advection/src/CMakeLists.txt b/advection/src/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8c8758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/advection/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.28)
+project (Advection)
+
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 23)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+
+set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
+
+find_package(netCDF REQUIRED)
+
+add_executable(Advection main.cpp
+        readdata.cpp
+        readdata.h
+        interpolate.cpp
+        interpolate.h
+        UVGrid.cpp
+        UVGrid.h
+        Vel.h
+        Vel.cpp
+        AdvectionKernel.h
+        EulerAdvectionKernel.cpp
+        EulerAdvectionKernel.h
+        RK4AdvectionKernel.cpp
+        RK4AdvectionKernel.h
+)
+
+execute_process(
+    COMMAND nc-config --includedir
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE NETCDF_INCLUDE_DIR
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+)
+
+execute_process(
+    COMMAND ncxx4-config --libdir
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE NETCDFCXX_LIB_DIR
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+)
+
+target_include_directories(Advection PUBLIC ${netCDF_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
+find_library(NETCDF_LIB NAMES netcdf-cxx4 netcdf_c++4 PATHS ${NETCDFCXX_LIB_DIR} NO_DEFAULT_PATH)
+target_link_libraries(Advection ${NETCDF_LIB})
diff --git a/vtk/src/advection/EulerAdvectionKernel.cpp b/advection/src/EulerAdvectionKernel.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from vtk/src/advection/EulerAdvectionKernel.cpp
rename to advection/src/EulerAdvectionKernel.cpp
diff --git a/vtk/src/advection/EulerAdvectionKernel.h b/advection/src/EulerAdvectionKernel.h
similarity index 100%
rename from vtk/src/advection/EulerAdvectionKernel.h
rename to advection/src/EulerAdvectionKernel.h
diff --git a/vtk/src/advection/RK4AdvectionKernel.cpp b/advection/src/RK4AdvectionKernel.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from vtk/src/advection/RK4AdvectionKernel.cpp
rename to advection/src/RK4AdvectionKernel.cpp
diff --git a/vtk/src/advection/RK4AdvectionKernel.h b/advection/src/RK4AdvectionKernel.h
similarity index 100%
rename from vtk/src/advection/RK4AdvectionKernel.h
rename to advection/src/RK4AdvectionKernel.h
diff --git a/advection/src/UVGrid.cpp b/advection/src/UVGrid.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1febbfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/advection/src/UVGrid.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#include <ranges>
+
+#include "UVGrid.h"
+#include "readdata.h"
+
+#define sizeError2 "The sizes of the hydrodynamic data files are different"
+#define sizeError "The sizes of the hydrodynamicU or -V files does not correspond with the sizes of the grid file"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+UVGrid::UVGrid() {
+    auto us = readHydrodynamicU();
+    auto vs = readHydrodynamicV();
+    if (us.size() != vs.size()) {
+        throw domain_error(sizeError2);
+    }
+
+    tie(times, lats, lons) = readGrid();
+
+    timeSize = times.size();
+    latSize = lats.size();
+    lonSize = lons.size();
+
+    size_t gridSize = timeSize * latSize * lonSize;
+    if (gridSize != us.size()) {
+        throw domain_error(sizeError);
+    }
+
+    uvData.reserve(gridSize);
+
+    for (auto vel: views::zip(us, vs)) {
+        uvData.push_back(Vel(vel));
+    }
+}
+
+const Vel &UVGrid::operator[](size_t timeIndex, size_t latIndex, size_t lonIndex) const {
+    if(timeIndex < 0 or timeIndex >= timeSize
+        or latIndex < 0 or latIndex >= latSize
+        or lonIndex < 0 or lonIndex >= lonSize) {
+        throw std::out_of_range("Index out of bounds");
+    }
+    size_t index = timeIndex * (latSize * lonSize) + latIndex * lonSize + lonIndex;
+    return uvData[index];
+}
+
+double UVGrid::lonStep() const {
+    return lons[1] - lons[0];
+}
+
+double UVGrid::latStep() const {
+    return lats[1] - lats[0];
+}
+
+int UVGrid::timeStep() const {
+    return times[1] - times[0];
+}
+
+void UVGrid::streamSlice(ostream &os, size_t t) {
+    for (int x = 0; x < latSize; x++) {
+        for (int y = 0; y < lonSize; y++) {
+            auto vel = (*this)[t,x,y];
+            os << vel << " ";
+        }
+      os << endl;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vtk/src/advection/UVGrid.h b/advection/src/UVGrid.h
similarity index 100%
rename from vtk/src/advection/UVGrid.h
rename to advection/src/UVGrid.h
diff --git a/vtk/src/advection/Vel.cpp b/advection/src/Vel.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from vtk/src/advection/Vel.cpp
rename to advection/src/Vel.cpp
diff --git a/vtk/src/advection/Vel.h b/advection/src/Vel.h
similarity index 100%
rename from vtk/src/advection/Vel.h
rename to advection/src/Vel.h
diff --git a/vtk/src/advection/interpolate.cpp b/advection/src/interpolate.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from vtk/src/advection/interpolate.cpp
rename to advection/src/interpolate.cpp
diff --git a/vtk/src/advection/interpolate.h b/advection/src/interpolate.h
similarity index 100%
rename from vtk/src/advection/interpolate.h
rename to advection/src/interpolate.h
diff --git a/vtk/src/advection/main.cpp b/advection/src/main.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from vtk/src/advection/main.cpp
rename to advection/src/main.cpp
diff --git a/vtk/src/advection/readdata.cpp b/advection/src/readdata.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from vtk/src/advection/readdata.cpp
rename to advection/src/readdata.cpp
diff --git a/vtk/src/advection/readdata.h b/advection/src/readdata.h
similarity index 100%
rename from vtk/src/advection/readdata.h
rename to advection/src/readdata.h
diff --git a/vtk/src/CMakeLists.txt b/vtk/src/CMakeLists.txt
index cf0b9d3..ef2a3aa 100644
--- a/vtk/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/vtk/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12 FATAL_ERROR)
 
 project(VtkBase)
 
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 23)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
-
 set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 
 find_package(VTK COMPONENTS 
@@ -50,19 +47,6 @@ add_executable(VtkBase MACOSX_BUNDLE main.cpp
         commands/SpawnPointCallback.h
         commands/SpawnPointCallback.cpp
         CartographicTransformation.cpp
-        advection/AdvectionKernel.h
-        advection/EulerAdvectionKernel.cpp
-        advection/EulerAdvectionKernel.h
-        advection/interpolate.cpp
-        advection/interpolate.h
-        advection/readdata.cpp
-        advection/readdata.h
-        advection/RK4AdvectionKernel.cpp
-        advection/RK4AdvectionKernel.h
-        advection/UVGrid.cpp
-        advection/UVGrid.h
-        advection/Vel.cpp
-        advection/Vel.h
 )
 
 execute_process(
diff --git a/vtk/src/advection/UVGrid.cpp b/vtk/src/advection/UVGrid.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 3be14d9..0000000
--- a/vtk/src/advection/UVGrid.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-#include <ranges>
-
-#include "UVGrid.h"
-#include "readdata.h"
-
-#define sizeError2 "The sizes of the hydrodynamic data files are different"
-#define sizeError "The sizes of the hydrodynamicU or -V files does not correspond with the sizes of the grid file"
-
-using namespace std;
-
-UVGrid::UVGrid() {
-  auto us = readHydrodynamicU();
-  auto vs = readHydrodynamicV();
-  if (us.size() != vs.size()) {
-    throw domain_error(sizeError2);
-  }
-
-  tie(times, lats, lons) = readGrid();
-
-  timeSize = times.size();
-  latSize = lats.size();
-  lonSize = lons.size();
-
-  size_t gridSize = timeSize * latSize * lonSize;
-  if (gridSize != us.size()) {
-    throw domain_error(sizeError);
-  }
-
-  uvData.reserve(gridSize);
-
-  for (auto vel: views::zip(us, vs)) {
-    uvData.push_back(Vel(vel));
-  }
-}
-
-const Vel &UVGrid::operator[](size_t timeIndex, size_t latIndex, size_t lonIndex) const {
-  cout << "t=" << timeIndex << "latIndex=" << latIndex << "lonIndex=" << lonIndex << endl;
-  if (timeIndex < 0 or timeIndex >= timeSize
-      or latIndex < 0 or latIndex >= latSize
-      or lonIndex < 0 or lonIndex >= lonSize) {
-    throw std::out_of_range("Index out of bounds");
-  }
-  size_t index = timeIndex * (latSize * lonSize) + latIndex * lonSize + lonIndex;
-  return uvData[index];
-}
-
-double UVGrid::lonStep() const {
-  return lons[1] - lons[0];
-}
-
-double UVGrid::latStep() const {
-  return lats[1] - lats[0];
-}
-
-int UVGrid::timeStep() const {
-  return times[1] - times[0];
-}
-
-void UVGrid::streamSlice(ostream &os, size_t t) {
-  for (int x = 0; x < latSize; x++) {
-    for (int y = 0; y < lonSize; y++) {
-      auto vel = (*this)[t, x, y];
-      os << vel << " ";
-    }
-    os << endl;
-  }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vtk/src/layers/EGlyphLayer.cpp b/vtk/src/layers/EGlyphLayer.cpp
index b591b54..cb91825 100644
--- a/vtk/src/layers/EGlyphLayer.cpp
+++ b/vtk/src/layers/EGlyphLayer.cpp
@@ -11,12 +11,36 @@
 #include <vtkProperty.h>
 #include <vtkProperty2D.h>
 #include <vtkVertexGlyphFilter.h>
+#include <netcdf>
 #include <vtkArrowSource.h>
 #include "../CartographicTransformation.h"
-#include "../advection/readdata.h"
 
+using namespace netCDF;
 using namespace std;
 
+template <typename T>
+vector<T> getVarVector(const NcVar &var) {
+    int length = 1;
+    for (NcDim dim : var.getDims()) {
+        length *= dim.getSize();
+    }
+
+    vector<T> vec(length);
+
+    var.getVar(vec.data());
+
+    return vec;
+}
+
+tuple<vector<int>, vector<double>, vector<double>> readGrid() {
+    netCDF::NcFile data("../../../../data/grid.h5", netCDF::NcFile::read);
+    multimap< string, NcVar > vars = data.getVars();
+    vector<int> time = getVarVector<int>(vars.find("times")->second);
+    vector<double> longitude = getVarVector<double>(vars.find("longitude")->second);
+    vector<double> latitude = getVarVector<double>(vars.find("latitude")->second);
+
+    return {time, latitude, longitude};
+}
 
 
 EGlyphLayer::EGlyphLayer() {
diff --git a/vtk/src/layers/LGlyphLayer.cpp b/vtk/src/layers/LGlyphLayer.cpp
index 9b0840a..845d628 100644
--- a/vtk/src/layers/LGlyphLayer.cpp
+++ b/vtk/src/layers/LGlyphLayer.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ vtkSmartPointer<SpawnPointCallback> LGlyphLayer::createSpawnPointCallback() {
 //
 // TODO: modelling all this in vtkClasses is workable, but ideally i would want to work with a native C++ class. See if this is doable and feasible.
 
-LGlyphLayer::LGlyphLayer(std::unique_ptr<AdvectionKernel> advectionKernel) {
+LGlyphLayer::LGlyphLayer() {
     this->ren = vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer>::New();
     this->ren->SetLayer(2);
 
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ LGlyphLayer::LGlyphLayer(std::unique_ptr<AdvectionKernel> advectionKernel) {
     this->data = vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData>::New();
     this->data->SetPoints(this->points);
 
-    advector = std::move(advectionKernel);
-
     auto camera = createNormalisedCamera();
     ren->SetActiveCamera(camera);
 
@@ -90,7 +88,7 @@ void LGlyphLayer::updateData(int t) {
     double point[3];
     for (vtkIdType n = 0; n < this->points->GetNumberOfPoints(); n++) {
         this->points->GetPoint(n, point);
-        auto [yNew, xNew] = advector->advect(t, point[1], point[0]);
+        auto [xNew, yNew] = advect(n, point[0], point[1]);
         this->points->SetPoint(n, xNew, yNew, 0);
     }
     this->points->Modified();
diff --git a/vtk/src/layers/LGlyphLayer.h b/vtk/src/layers/LGlyphLayer.h
index 1a8dc0f..22993b4 100644
--- a/vtk/src/layers/LGlyphLayer.h
+++ b/vtk/src/layers/LGlyphLayer.h
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #define LGLYPHLAYER_H
 
 #include "Layer.h"
-#include "../advection/AdvectionKernel.h"
 #include "../commands/SpawnPointCallback.h"
 #include <vtkPolyData.h>
 #include <vtkInteractorStyle.h>
@@ -14,14 +13,13 @@ class LGlyphLayer : public Layer {
 private:
   vtkSmartPointer<vtkPoints> points;
   vtkSmartPointer<vtkPolyData> data;
-  std::unique_ptr<AdvectionKernel> advector;
 
 
 
 public:
   /** Constructor.
     */
-  LGlyphLayer(std::unique_ptr<AdvectionKernel> advectionKernel);
+  LGlyphLayer();
 
   /** This function spoofs a few points in the dataset. Mostly used for testing.
     */
diff --git a/vtk/src/main.cpp b/vtk/src/main.cpp
index 88c9bfa..fb89ea4 100644
--- a/vtk/src/main.cpp
+++ b/vtk/src/main.cpp
@@ -7,24 +7,18 @@
 #include <vtkProperty2D.h>
 #include <vtkRenderer.h>
 #include <vtkVertexGlyphFilter.h>
-#include <memory>
 
 #include "layers/BackgroundImage.h"
 #include "layers/EGlyphLayer.h"
 #include "layers/LGlyphLayer.h"
 #include "Program.h"
-#include "advection/UVGrid.h"
-#include "advection/RK4AdvectionKernel.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
 
 int main() {
-  shared_ptr<UVGrid> uvGrid = std::make_shared<UVGrid>();
-  auto kernelRK4 = make_unique<RK4AdvectionKernel>(uvGrid);
-
-  auto l = new LGlyphLayer(move(kernelRK4));
-//  l->spoofPoints();
+  auto l = new LGlyphLayer();
+  l->spoofPoints();
 
   Program *program = new Program();
   program->addLayer(new BackgroundImage("../../../../data/map_661-661.png"));