Package ucar.unidata.view.sounding

Class BuoyancyProfileCell

java.lang.Object
ucar.unidata.view.sounding.ComputeCell
ucar.unidata.view.sounding.BuoyancyProfileCell
public final class BuoyancyProfileCell extends ComputeCell

Computes a buoyancy profile from profiles of parcel and environmental densities. The buoyancy is defined as the massic volume (alias "specific volume" or "volume per mass") of the parcel minus the massic volume of the environment. Positive buoyancy corresponds to an upward force on the parcel.

This class is thread-compatible but not thread-safe: clients should synchronize concurrent access to instances of this class.

Version:
$Revision: 1.8 $ $Date: 2005/05/13 18:33:25 $
Author:
Steven R. Emmerson

  • Constructor Details

    • BuoyancyProfileCell

      public BuoyancyProfileCell(DataReference envDenProRef, DataReference parDenProRef) throws VisADException, RemoteException
      Constructs from input and output data references.
      Parameters:
      envDenProRef - The input environmental density profile reference.
      parDenProRef - The input parcel density profile reference.
      Throws:
      VisADException - if a VisAD failure occurs.
      RemoteException - if a Java RMI failure occurs.

  • Method Details

    • compute

      protected Data compute(Data[] datums) throws TypeException, VisADException, RemoteException
      Computes the output buoyancy-profile.
      Specified by:
      compute in class ComputeCell
      Parameters:
      datums - The input data. datums[0] is the environment's air density profile; datums[1] is the parcel's air density profile.
      Returns:
      The corresponding boyancy profile as the difference in massic volumes of the two input profiles.
      Throws:
      ClassCastException - if an input data reference has the wrong type of data object.
      TypeException - if a VisAD data object has the wrong type.
      VisADException - if a VisAD failure occurs.
      RemoteException - if a Java RMI failure occurs.