private async Task splitter(string collectionname)
        {
            List <int> codes = MongoTools.distinct(collectionname, db, "stationCode");
            IMongoCollection <BsonDocument> variableCollection = db.GetCollection <BsonDocument>(collectionname);
            FindOptions <BsonDocument>      options            = new FindOptions <BsonDocument>
            {
                BatchSize       = 1000,
                NoCursorTimeout = false
            };

            foreach (int stationcode in codes)
            {
                //get or make a station collection
                IMongoCollection <BsonDocument> stationVariableCollection = db.GetCollection <BsonDocument>("s_" + stationcode + "_" + collectionname);
                var builder = Builders <BsonDocument> .Filter;
                var filter  = builder.Eq("stationCode", stationcode);
                //find in the variable collection

                using (IAsyncCursor <BsonDocument> cursor = await variableCollection.FindAsync(filter, options))
                {
                    while (await cursor.MoveNextAsync())
                    {
                        IEnumerable <BsonDocument> documents = cursor.Current;
                        //insert into the station collection
                        await stationVariableCollection.InsertManyAsync(documents);
                    }
                }
            }
        }