Package ucar.unidata.geoloc

Interface Station

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<Station>, EarthLocation

All Known Subinterfaces:

StationFeature, StationProfileFeature, StationTimeSeriesFeature

All Known Implementing Classes:

BufrConfig.BufrStation, GempakStation, PointFeatureDatasetViewer.PointObsBean, PointFeatureDatasetViewer.ProfileFeatureBean, PointFeatureDatasetViewer.SectionFeatureBean, PointFeatureDatasetViewer.StationBean, PointFeatureDatasetViewer.TrajectoryFeatureBean, StationFeatureImpl, StationImpl, StationImpl, StationProfileFeatureImpl, StationProfileFeatureImpl.StationProfileFeatureSubset, StationRadialViewer.StationBean, StationTimeSeriesFeatureImpl, StationTimeSeriesFeatureImpl.StationFeatureSubset

public interface Station
extends EarthLocation, Comparable<Station>

A named location on the earth.

Since:

Feb 18, 2008

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getDescription()	Station description
String	getName()	Station name or id.
int	getNobs()	get Number of obs at this station
String	getWmoId()	WMO station id.

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Methods inherited from interface ucar.unidata.geoloc.EarthLocation

getAltitude, getLatitude, getLatLon, getLongitude, isMissing

Method Detail

getName

@Nonnull
String getName()

Station name or id. Must be unique within the collection

Returns:

station name or id. May not be null.

getDescription

String getDescription()

Station description

Returns:

station description or null

getWmoId

String getWmoId()

WMO station id.

Returns:

WMO station id, or null.

getNobs

int getNobs()

get Number of obs at this station

Returns:

Number of obs or -1 if unknown