Package ucar.visad.quantities

Class SaturationWetBulbPotentialTemperature

java.lang.Object
ucar.visad.quantities.Quantity
ucar.visad.quantities.ScalarQuantity
ucar.visad.quantities.Temperature
ucar.visad.quantities.AirTemperature
ucar.visad.quantities.PotentialTemperature
ucar.visad.quantities.SaturationWetBulbPotentialTemperature
public final class SaturationWetBulbPotentialTemperature extends PotentialTemperature
Provides support for the quantity of saturation wet-bulb potential temperature. Contours of this quantity are "saturation adiabats" (alias "moist adiabats" or "wet adiabats").

An instance of this class is immutable.

Version:
$Id: SaturationWetBulbPotentialTemperature.java,v 1.10 2005/05/13 18:35:44 jeffmc Exp $
Author:
Steven R. Emmerson

  • Field Details

    • one

      protected static Real one
      The dimensionless quantity one.

    • coefficient

      protected static Real coefficient
      The coefficient in the equation.

  • Constructor Details

    • SaturationWetBulbPotentialTemperature

      protected SaturationWetBulbPotentialTemperature(String name) throws VisADException
      Constructs from a name.
      Parameters:
      name - The name for this 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.

    • create

      public static Data create(Data pressure, Data temperature) throws TypeException, VisADException, RemoteException
      Creates a saturation wet-bulb potential temperature data object.
      Parameters:
      pressure - The air pressure data object.
      temperature - The temperature data object.
      Returns:
      The saturation wet-bulb potential temperature data object corresponding to the input arguments.
      Throws:
      TypeException - An input argument has wrong type.
      VisADException - Couldn't create necessary VisAD object.
      RemoteException - Java RMI failure.