Package ucar.visad.quantities

Class AirTemperature

java.lang.Object

ucar.visad.quantities.Quantity

ucar.visad.quantities.ScalarQuantity

ucar.visad.quantities.Temperature

ucar.visad.quantities.AirTemperature

Direct Known Subclasses:

AdiabaticEquivalentTemperature, DewPoint, InSituAirTemperature, PotentialTemperature, SaturationPointTemperature, SaturationVirtualPotentialTemperature, VirtualTemperature

public class AirTemperature
extends Temperature

Provides support for the quantity of atmospheric temperature.

Version:

$Id: AirTemperature.java,v 1.9 2005/05/13 18:35:37 jeffmc Exp $

Author:

Steven R. Emmerson

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor	Description
protected	AirTemperature()	Constructs an instance.
protected	AirTemperature(String name)	Constructs an instance from a name.
protected	AirTemperature(String name, Unit unit)	Constructs an instance from a name and a default unit.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static RealTupleType	getRealTupleType()	Obtains the RealTupleType associated with this class.
static RealType	getRealType()	Obtains the RealType associated with this class.

Methods inherited from class ucar.visad.quantities.ScalarQuantity

getRealType, getRealType, realType

Methods inherited from class ucar.visad.quantities.Quantity

realTupleType, setRealTupleType

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

AirTemperature

protected AirTemperature()
                  throws VisADException

Constructs an instance.

Throws:

VisADException - Couldn't create necessary VisAD object.

AirTemperature

protected AirTemperature(String name)
                  throws VisADException

Constructs an instance from a name.

Parameters:

name - The name of the quantity.

Throws:

VisADException - Couldn't create necessary VisAD object.

AirTemperature

protected AirTemperature(String name,
 Unit unit)
                  throws VisADException

Constructs an instance from a name and a default unit.

Parameters:

name - The name of the quantity.

unit - The default unit of the quantity.

Throws:

VisADException - Couldn't create necessary VisAD object.

Method Details

getRealType

public static RealType getRealType()
                            throws VisADException

Obtains the RealType associated with this class.

Returns:

The RealType associated with this class.

Throws:

VisADException - Couldn't perform necessary VisAD operation.

getRealTupleType

public static RealTupleType getRealTupleType()
                                      throws VisADException

Obtains the RealTupleType associated with this class.

Returns:

The RealTupleType associated with this class.

Throws:

VisADException - Couldn't perform necessary VisAD operation.