visad.data.mcidas

Class McIDASGridDirectory

java.lang.Object

visad.jmet.MetGridDirectory

visad.data.mcidas.McIDASGridDirectory

public class McIDASGridDirectory
extends MetGridDirectory

McIDASGridDirectory for McIDAS 'grid' directory entries

Author:

Tom Whittaker

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class visad.jmet.MetGridDirectory

columns, levelName, levels, levelUnit, levelValue, paramLongName, paramName, paramUnit, referenceTime, rows, secondLevelName, secondLevelValue, secondTime, validHour, validTime, xType, yType

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
McIDASGridDirectory(byte[] h) Construct a McIDASGridDirectory from the byte representation of a the McIDAS grid directory block
McIDASGridDirectory(GridDirectory directory) Construct a McIDASGridDirectory from a GridDirectory

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
CoordinateSystem	getCoordinateSystem() Get the GRIDCoordinateSystem associated with this grid
GridDirectory	getGridDirectory() Get the grid directory used to create this beast.
int	getGridType() Get the raw navigation block from the directory.
int[]	getNavBlock() Get the raw navigation block from the directory.
double	getParamScale() Get the scale of the parameter values
String	toString() Return a String representation of the McIDASGridDirectory

Methods inherited from class visad.jmet.MetGridDirectory

getColumns, getLevelName, getLevels, getLevelUnit, getLevelValue, getParamLongName, getParamName, getParamUnit, getReferenceTime, getRows, getSecondLevelName, getSecondLevelValue, getSecondTime, getValidHour, getValidTime

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

McIDASGridDirectory

public McIDASGridDirectory(GridDirectory directory)

Construct a McIDASGridDirectory from a GridDirectory

Parameters:

directory - the grid directory cannot be null

McIDASGridDirectory

public McIDASGridDirectory(byte[] h)

Construct a McIDASGridDirectory from the byte representation of a the McIDAS grid directory block

Parameters:

h - header as a byte array

Method Detail

getParamScale

public double getParamScale()

Get the scale of the parameter values

Returns:

parameter scale (power of 10)

getCoordinateSystem

public CoordinateSystem getCoordinateSystem()

Get the GRIDCoordinateSystem associated with this grid

Specified by:

getCoordinateSystem in class MetGridDirectory

Returns:

coordinate system may be null if nav is unknown.

getNavBlock

public int[] getNavBlock()

Get the raw navigation block from the directory.

Returns:

raw int values vary with grid type

getGridType

public int getGridType()

Get the raw navigation block from the directory.

Returns:

raw int values vary with grid type (-1 == unknown)

getGridDirectory

public GridDirectory getGridDirectory()

Get the grid directory used to create this beast.

Returns:

corresponding edu.wisc.ssec.mcidas.GridDirectory. (may be null)

toString

public String toString()

Return a String representation of the McIDASGridDirectory

Overrides:

toString in class Object