NAME¶
Wmap_params - This document briefly describes all the internal parameters of
Wmap.
DESCRIPTION¶
The following shows all of the internal parameters that affect the behavior of
Wmap. Each entry includes the name of a parameter, its Fortran type, its
default value, and a short description of the parameter.
- ´ALO´ - Integer - 0
- A Flag to indicate whether a weather front is at the surface or aloft.
ALO=0 is surface; ALO=1 is aloft.
- ´AOC´ - Integer - -1
- Color index for the outlines of arrows (outlines drawn only if AOC is
non-negative).
- ´ARC´ - Real - 0.
- Length of current weather front line (retrieval only).
- ´ARD´ - Real - 0.
- Direction of arrows, expressed in degrees.
- ´ARL´ - Real - 1.
- Scale factor for the length of an arrow's tail, independent of the arrow's
size.
- ´ARS´ - Real - 0.035
- Size of arrows, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen height.
- ´ASC´ - Integer - -1
- Color index for the shadows of arrows (shadows are drawn only if ASC is
non-negative).
- ´AWC´ - Integer - 1
- Color index for the interior of arrows.
- ´BEG´ - Real - 0.015
- Space, expressed in world coordinates, to leave along a front line before
the first symbol is drawn.
- ´BET´ - Real - 0.045
- Space, expressed in world coordinates, to leave along a front line before
the first symbol is drawn.
- ´CBC´ - Integer - 1
- The color index to be used for backgrounds of city and daily high/low
labels.
- ´CC1´ - Integer - 2
- Color index for the interior of a cloud symbol.
- ´CC2´ - Integer - 1
- Color index for the outline of the cloud symbol.
- ´CC3´ - Integer - 1
- Color index for the shadow of the cloud symbol.
- ´CFC´ - Integer - 1
- Color index to use for cold front symbols.
- ´CHT´ - Real - 0.0105
- Height of characters, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen width,
of the city labels and daily high/low temperatures.
- ´CMG´ - Real - 0.002
- Size, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen height, of the margins
used for the city labels.
- ´COL´ - Integer - 1
- Color index to use for all objects that require only a single color
setting.
- ´CS1´ - Real - N/A
- Slope of the left edge of a front line as calculated internally as
measured in degrees from the X-axis (used when SLF=0,2, or 3). This
parameter is for retrieval only.
- ´CS2´ - Real - N/A
- Slope of the right edge of a front line as calculated internally as
measured in degrees from the X-axis (used when SLF=0,1, or 3). This
parameter is for retrieval only.
- ´DBC´ - Integer - 0
- The color index to be used for the background shadow for the dots marking
the city locations.
- ´DTC´ - Integer - 1
- The color index to use for the dots marking the city locations.
- ´DTS´ - Real - 0.006
- Size, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen height, of the dots
used to mark cities.
- ´DWD´ - Real - 2.0
- Line widths for front lines that do not have symbols along them (like
tropical fronts and convergence lines).
- ´END´ - Real - 0.015
- Space, expressed in world coordinates, to leave along a front line after
the last symbol has been drawn.
- ´FRO´ - Character - 'WARM'
-
Front type (one of `WARM', `COLD', `OCCLUDED', `STATIONARY', `SQUALL',
`TROPICAL', or `CONVERGENCE').
- ´HIB´ - Integer - 0
- Background color index for the "H" drawn for the high pressure
symbols.
- ´HIC´ - Integer - 1
- Color index of the circumscribed circle for the "H" drawn for
the high pressure symbols.
- ´HIF´ - Integer - 1
- Color index for the "H" drawn for the high pressure
symbols.
- ´HIS´ - Integer - 1
- Color index for the shadow of the high pressure symbols
- ´LC1´ - Integer - 2
- Color index for the interior of the lightening bolt symbol
- ´LC2´ - Integer - 1
- Color index for the outline of the lightening bolt symbol.
- ´LC3´ - Integer - 1
- Color index for the shadow of the lightening bolt symbol
- ´LIN´ - Real - 8.
- Line widths, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen width, for
fronts having symbols along them.
- ´LOB´ - Integer - 1
- Color index for the background of the "L" drawn for the low
pressure symbols.
- ´LOF´ - Integer - 0
- Color index for the "L" drawn for the low pressure symbols.
- ´LOS´ - Integer - 0
- Color index for the shadow of the low pressure symbols.
- ´LWD´ - Real - 0.00275
- Line width used when parameter WTY=1 (see below)
- ´MXS´ - Integer - 300
- Maximum number of symbols allowed along a weather front line.
- ´NBZ´ - Integer - 51
- The number of points to use in the Bezier curves for the symbols along the
warm fronts.
- ´NMS´ - Integer - internally calculated
- Specifies precisely the number of symbols to appear along a weather front
line (if this parameter has not been set by the user, then it is
calculated internally).
- ´PAI´ - Integer - 1
- Current parameter array index used in specifying internal parameters that
are arrays.
- ´RBS´ - Integer - -1
- The color index to use for the background of the regional temperature
labels (plotted only if RBS is non-negative).
- ´RC1´ - Integer - 1
- Color index for the outline of the boxes drawn for the regional weather
labels.
- ´RC2´ - Integer - 0
- Color index for the backgrounds of the boxes used for the regional weather
labels.
- ´RC3´ - Integer - 1
- Color index for the shadow color of the boxes used for the regional
weather labels.
- ´RC4´ - Integer - 1
- Color index for the text string used for regional weather labels.
- ´RC5´ - Integer - 1
- Color for the outlines of the characters in the text strings used for
regional weather labels (plotted only if RC5 is non-negative).
- ´REV´ - Integer - N/A
- Reverses the current setting for the direction symbols will be drawn along
front lines.
- ´RFC´ - Integer - 1
- The color index to be used for the foreground of regional temperature
labels and cities.
- ´RHT´ - Real - 0.008
- Height, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen width, of the
characters used for the regional weather patterns (like rain, snow,
etc.).
- ´RLS´ - Integer - 1
- The color index to use for shadows of regional temperature labels.
- ´RMG´ - Real - 0.001
- Size, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen height, of the margins
of the regional temperature labels.
- ´ROS´ - Integer - -1
- The color index to use for the outlines of the regional temperature labels
(plotted only if ROS is non-negative).
- ´SC1´ - Integer - 2
- Color index to be used for the center of the sun symbol.
- ´SC2´ - Integer - 3
- Color index for the points of the sun symbol.
- ´SC3´ - Integer - 1
- Color index for the outline of the sun symbol.
- ´SC4´ - Integer - 1
- Color index for the shadow of the sun symbol.
- ´SHT´ - Real - 0.02
- Height of symbols, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen width,
for all the special symbols.
- ´SL1´ - Real - 0.0
- The slope of the beginning of a front line measured in degrees from the
X-axis. This parameter is used in conjunction with the parameter SLF.
- ´SL2´ - Real - 0.0
- The slope of the end of a front line measured in degrees from the X-axis.
This parameter is used in conjunction with the parameter SLF.
- ´SLF´ - Integer - 3
- Flag for indicating how the slopes at the end of a front line should be
handled (0=use SL1 & SL2; 1=use SL1 only; 2=use SL2 only; 3=use
neither SL1 or SL2). When either SL1 or SL2 is not used, it is calculated
internally.
- ´STY´ - Integer Array - all 2s
- An array for precisely specifying whether a warm front or cold front
symbol is to be drawn at the specified position along a front line
(1=cold; 2=warm). Use the internal parameter PAI for defining this
array.
- ´SWI´ - Real - 0.0325
- Width of a symbol along a weather front, expressed as a fraction of the
maximum screen width.
- ´T1C´ - Integer - 1
- One color to use for the alternating colors of the dashes in the tropical
fronts.
- ´T2C´ - Integer - 1
- A second color to use for the alternating colors of the dashes in the
tropical fronts.
- ´THT´ - Real - 0.0165
- Height of characters, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen width,
for the regional temperature labels.
- ´UNT´ - Integer - 0
- Flags whether imperial units (the default) or metric units are used.
- ´VVC´ - Integer - 0
- Flags whether the raw SYNOP codes are plotted for surface visibility
(default is not to).
- ´WBA´ - Real - 62.
- Angle (in degrees) that the wind barb ticks make with the wind barb
shafts.
- ´WBC´ - Real - 0.3
- Diameter of sky cover circle at base of wind barb, expressed as a fraction
of the shaft length.
- ´WBD´ - Real - 0.1
- Spacing between tick marks along a wind barb expressed as a fraction of
the wind barb shaft length.
- ´WBF´ - Integer - 0
- Flag indicating whether the base of a wind barb should be drawn to allow
for the sky cover circle at its base (WBF=1 means yes; WBF=0 means
no).
- ´WBL´ - Real - 0.17
- Size of the text labels in the station model display, expressed as a
fraction of the shaft length.
- ´WBR´ - Real - 0.25
- Radius of the larger circle drawn for calm, as a fraction of the wind barb
shaft length.
- ´WBS´ - Real - 0.035
- The size, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen height, of a wind
barb shaft.
- ´WBT´ - Real - 0.33
- Length of wind barb full tic as a fraction of its shaft length.
- ´WFC´ - Integer - 1
- Color index to use for warm front symbols.
- ´WHT´ - Real - 0.014
- Height of characters, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen width,
of the characters used for regional weather labels (plotted with WMLABW or
c_wmlabw).
- ´WTY´ - Integer - 0
- Flag indicating whether linewidths are to be implemented via GKS (WTY=0),
or simulated internally (WTY=1).
SEE ALSO¶
Online: wmap_params, wmbarb, wmdflt, wmdrft, wmdrrg, wmgetc, wmgeti, wmgetr,
wmlabc, wmlabs, wmlabt, wmlabw, wmlgnd, wmsetc, wmseti, wmsetr, wmstnm,
ncarg_cbind.
Hardcopy: WMAP - A Package for Producing Daily Weather Maps and Plotting Station
Model Data
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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