Package ucar.nc2.iosp.gempak

Class GempakLookup

java.lang.Object

ucar.nc2.iosp.gempak.GempakLookup

All Implemented Interfaces:

GridTableLookup

public final class GempakLookup
extends Object
implements GridTableLookup

GempakLookup get all the information about a GEMPAK file.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface ucar.nc2.iosp.grid.GridTableLookup

AlbersEqualArea, Curvilinear, GaussianLatLon, LambertAzimuthEqualArea, LambertConformal, Mercator, Orthographic, PolarStereographic, RotatedLatLon, UTM

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
GempakLookup(GempakGridRecord sample)	Gets a representative grid for this lookup

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getCategoryName(GridRecord gr)	Get the grid category name
String	getComment()	comment for CF conventions.
String	getDisciplineName(GridRecord gr)	Get the grid discipline name
Date	getFirstBaseTime()	gets the BaseTime Forecastime.
float	getFirstMissingValue()	gets the MissingValue.
String	getGridName(GridDefRecord gds)	Get the grid name
String	getGridType()	Get the grid type for labelling
String	getInstitution()	Institution for CF conventions
String	getLevelDescription(GridRecord gr)	Get the level description
String	getLevelName(GridRecord gr)	Get the level name
String	getLevelUnit(GridRecord gr)	Get the level unit
GridParameter	getParameter(GridRecord gr)	gets parameter table, then grib1 parameter based on number.
int	getProjectionType(GridDefRecord gds)	Get the projection type
String	getShapeName(GridDefRecord gds)	Get the grid shape name
String	getSource()	gets the Source, Generating Process or Model.
String	getTimeRangeUnitName(int tunit)	Get the first time range unit name
String	getTitle()	gets the CF title.
boolean	isLatLon(GridDefRecord gds)	is this a LatLon grid.
boolean	isLayer(GridRecord gr)	Is this a layer?
boolean	isPositiveUp(GridRecord gr)	is this a PositiveUp VerticalCoordinate.
boolean	isVerticalCoordinate(GridRecord gr)	If vertical level should be made into a coordinate; dont do for surface, or levels without a meaningful coordinate value

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

GempakLookup

public GempakLookup(GempakGridRecord sample)

Gets a representative grid for this lookup

Method Detail

getShapeName

public String getShapeName(GridDefRecord gds)

Description copied from interface: GridTableLookup

Get the grid shape name

Specified by:

getShapeName in interface GridTableLookup

Parameters:

gds - Grid definition record

Returns:

ShapeName.

getGridName

public final String getGridName(GridDefRecord gds)

Description copied from interface: GridTableLookup

Get the grid name

Specified by:

getGridName in interface GridTableLookup

Parameters:

gds - Grid definition record

Returns:

GridName.

getParameter

public final GridParameter getParameter(GridRecord gr)

gets parameter table, then grib1 parameter based on number.

Specified by:

getParameter in interface GridTableLookup

Parameters:

gr - GridRecord

Returns:

Parameter

getDisciplineName

public final String getDisciplineName(GridRecord gr)

Description copied from interface: GridTableLookup

Get the grid discipline name

Specified by:

getDisciplineName in interface GridTableLookup

Parameters:

gr - record to check

Returns:

DisciplineName.

getCategoryName

public final String getCategoryName(GridRecord gr)

Description copied from interface: GridTableLookup

Get the grid category name

Specified by:

getCategoryName in interface GridTableLookup

Parameters:

gr - record to check

Returns:

CategoryName.

getLevelName

public final String getLevelName(GridRecord gr)

Description copied from interface: GridTableLookup

Get the level name

Specified by:

getLevelName in interface GridTableLookup

Parameters:

gr - record to check

Returns:

LevelName.

getLevelDescription

public final String getLevelDescription(GridRecord gr)

Description copied from interface: GridTableLookup

Get the level description

Specified by:

getLevelDescription in interface GridTableLookup

Parameters:

gr - record to check

Returns:

LevelDescription.

getLevelUnit

public final String getLevelUnit(GridRecord gr)

Description copied from interface: GridTableLookup

Get the level unit

Specified by:

getLevelUnit in interface GridTableLookup

Parameters:

gr - GridRecord with metadata

Returns:

LevelUnit.

getTimeRangeUnitName

public final String getTimeRangeUnitName(int tunit)

Description copied from interface: GridTableLookup

Get the first time range unit name

Specified by:

getTimeRangeUnitName in interface GridTableLookup

Returns:

the first time range unit name

getFirstBaseTime

public final Date getFirstBaseTime()

gets the BaseTime Forecastime.

Specified by:

getFirstBaseTime in interface GridTableLookup

Returns:

BaseTime

isLatLon

public final boolean isLatLon(GridDefRecord gds)

is this a LatLon grid.

Specified by:

isLatLon in interface GridTableLookup

Parameters:

gds - Grid definition record

Returns:

is this a LatLon Grid

getProjectionType

public final int getProjectionType(GridDefRecord gds)

Description copied from interface: GridTableLookup

Get the projection type

Specified by:

getProjectionType in interface GridTableLookup

Parameters:

gds - Grid definition record

Returns:

one of the enumerated types

isVerticalCoordinate

public final boolean isVerticalCoordinate(GridRecord gr)

Description copied from interface: GridTableLookup

If vertical level should be made into a coordinate; dont do for surface, or levels without a meaningful coordinate value

Specified by:

isVerticalCoordinate in interface GridTableLookup

Parameters:

gr - GridRecord with metadata

Returns:

is this a VerticalCoordinate

isPositiveUp

public final boolean isPositiveUp(GridRecord gr)

is this a PositiveUp VerticalCoordinate.

Specified by:

isPositiveUp in interface GridTableLookup

Parameters:

gr - GridRecord with metadata

Returns:

is this positive up level

getFirstMissingValue

public final float getFirstMissingValue()

gets the MissingValue.

Specified by:

getFirstMissingValue in interface GridTableLookup

Returns:

MissingValue

isLayer

public boolean isLayer(GridRecord gr)

Is this a layer?

Specified by:

isLayer in interface GridTableLookup

Parameters:

gr - record to check

Returns:

true if a layer

getTitle

public final String getTitle()

gets the CF title.

Specified by:

getTitle in interface GridTableLookup

Returns:

title

getInstitution

public String getInstitution()

Institution for CF conventions

Specified by:

getInstitution in interface GridTableLookup

Returns:

Institution

getSource

public final String getSource()

gets the Source, Generating Process or Model.

Specified by:

getSource in interface GridTableLookup

Returns:

source

getComment

public final String getComment()

comment for CF conventions.

Specified by:

getComment in interface GridTableLookup

Returns:

comment

getGridType

public String getGridType()

Get the grid type for labelling

Specified by:

getGridType in interface GridTableLookup

Returns:

the grid type