1Wmap_params(3NCARG)              NCAR GRAPHICS             Wmap_params(3NCARG)
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NAME

6       Wmap_params - This document briefly describes all the internal
7       parameters of Wmap.
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DESCRIPTION

10       The following shows all of the internal parameters that affect the
11       behavior of Wmap. Each entry includes the name of a parameter, its
12       Fortran type, its default value, and a short description of the
13       parameter.
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15       ´ALO´   -   Integer   -    0
16              A Flag to indicate whether a weather front is at the surface or
17              aloft. ALO=0 is surface; ALO=1 is aloft.
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19       ´AOC´   -   Integer   -   -1
20              Color index for the outlines of arrows (outlines drawn only if
21              AOC is non-negative).
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23       ´ARC´   -   Real   -   0.
24              Length of current weather front line (retrieval only).
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26       ´ARD´   -   Real   -   0.
27              Direction of arrows, expressed in degrees.
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29       ´ARL´   -   Real   -   1.
30              Scale factor for the length of an arrow's tail, independent of
31              the arrow's size.
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33       ´ARS´   -   Real   -   0.035
34              Size of arrows, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen
35              height.
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37       ´ASC´   -   Integer   -   -1
38              Color index for the shadows of arrows (shadows are drawn only if
39              ASC is non-negative).
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41       ´AWC´   -   Integer   -   1
42              Color index for the interior of arrows.
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44       ´BEG´   -   Real   -   0.015
45              Space, expressed in world coordinates, to leave along a front
46              line before the first symbol is drawn.
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48       ´BET´   -   Real   -   0.045
49              Space, expressed in world coordinates, to leave along a front
50              line before the first symbol is drawn.
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52       ´CBC´   -   Integer   -   1
53              The color index to be used for backgrounds of city and daily
54              high/low labels.
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56       ´CC1´   -   Integer   -   2
57              Color index for the interior of a cloud symbol.
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59       ´CC2´   -   Integer   -   1
60              Color index for the outline of the cloud symbol.
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62       ´CC3´   -   Integer   -   1
63              Color index for the shadow of the cloud symbol.
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65       ´CFC´   -   Integer   -   1
66              Color index to use for cold front symbols.
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68       ´CHT´   -   Real   -   0.0105
69              Height of characters, expressed as a fraction of the maximum
70              screen width, of the city labels and daily high/low
71              temperatures.
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73       ´CMG´   -   Real   -   0.002
74              Size, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen height, of
75              the margins used for the city labels.
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77       ´COL´   -   Integer   -   1
78              Color index to use for all objects that require only a single
79              color setting.
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81       ´CS1´   -   Real   -   N/A
82              Slope of the left edge of a front line as calculated internally
83              as measured in degrees from the X-axis (used when SLF=0,2, or
84              3). This parameter is for retrieval only.
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86       ´CS2´   -   Real   -   N/A
87              Slope of the right edge of a front line as calculated internally
88              as measured in degrees from the X-axis (used when SLF=0,1, or
89              3). This parameter is for retrieval only.
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91       ´DBC´   -   Integer   -   0
92              The color index to be used for the background shadow for the
93              dots marking the city locations.
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95       ´DTC´   -   Integer   -   1
96              The color index to use for the dots marking the city locations.
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98       ´DTS´   -   Real   -   0.006
99              Size, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen height, of
100              the dots used to mark cities.
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102       ´DWD´   -   Real   -   2.0
103              Line widths for front lines that do not have symbols along them
104              (like tropical fronts and convergence lines).
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106       ´END´   -   Real   -   0.015
107              Space, expressed in world coordinates, to leave along a front
108              line after the last symbol has been drawn.
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110       ´FRO´   -   Character   -   'WARM'
111               Front type (one of `WARM', `COLD', `OCCLUDED', `STATIONARY',
112              `SQUALL', `TROPICAL', or `CONVERGENCE').
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114       ´HIB´   -   Integer   -   0
115              Background color index for the "H" drawn for the high pressure
116              symbols.
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118       ´HIC´   -   Integer   -   1
119              Color index of the circumscribed circle for the "H" drawn for
120              the high pressure symbols.
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122       ´HIF´   -   Integer   -   1
123              Color index for the "H" drawn for the high pressure symbols.
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125       ´HIS´   -   Integer   -   1
126              Color index for the shadow of the high pressure symbols
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128       ´LC1´   -   Integer   -   2
129              Color index for the interior of the lightening bolt symbol
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131       ´LC2´   -   Integer   -   1
132              Color index for the outline of the lightening bolt symbol.
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134       ´LC3´   -   Integer   -   1
135              Color index for the shadow of the lightening bolt symbol
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137       ´LIN´   -   Real   -   8.
138              Line widths, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen
139              width, for fronts having symbols along them.
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141       ´LOB´   -   Integer   -   1
142              Color index for the background of the "L" drawn for the low
143              pressure symbols.
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145       ´LOF´   -   Integer   -   0
146              Color index for the "L" drawn for the low pressure symbols.
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148       ´LOS´   -   Integer   -   0
149              Color index for the shadow of the low pressure symbols.
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151       ´LWD´   -   Real   -   0.00275
152              Line width used when parameter WTY=1 (see below)
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154       ´MXS´   -   Integer   -   300
155              Maximum number of symbols allowed along a weather front line.
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157       ´NBZ´   -   Integer   -   51
158              The number of points to use in the Bezier curves for the symbols
159              along the warm fronts.
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161       ´NMS´   -   Integer   -   internally calculated
162              Specifies precisely the number of symbols to appear along a
163              weather front line (if this parameter has not been set by the
164              user, then it is calculated internally).
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166       ´PAI´   -   Integer   -   1
167              Current parameter array index used in specifying internal
168              parameters that are arrays.
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170       ´RBS´   -   Integer   -   -1
171              The color index to use for the background of the regional
172              temperature labels (plotted only if RBS is non-negative).
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174       ´RC1´   -   Integer   -   1
175              Color index for the outline of the boxes drawn for the regional
176              weather labels.
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178       ´RC2´   -   Integer   -   0
179              Color index for the backgrounds of the boxes used for the
180              regional weather labels.
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182       ´RC3´   -   Integer   -   1
183              Color index for the shadow color of the boxes used for the
184              regional weather labels.
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186       ´RC4´   -   Integer   -   1
187              Color index for the text string used for regional weather
188              labels.
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190       ´RC5´   -   Integer   -   1
191              Color for the outlines of the characters in the text strings
192              used for regional weather labels (plotted only if RC5 is non-
193              negative).
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195       ´REV´   -   Integer   -   N/A
196              Reverses the current setting for the direction symbols will be
197              drawn along front lines.
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199       ´RFC´   -   Integer   -   1
200              The color index to be used for the foreground of regional
201              temperature labels and cities.
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203       ´RHT´   -   Real   -   0.008
204              Height, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen width, of
205              the characters used for the regional weather patterns (like
206              rain, snow, etc.).
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208       ´RLS´   -   Integer   -   1
209              The color index to use for shadows of regional temperature
210              labels.
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212       ´RMG´   -   Real   -   0.001
213              Size, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen height, of
214              the margins of the regional temperature labels.
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216       ´ROS´   -   Integer   -   -1
217              The color index to use for the outlines of the regional
218              temperature labels (plotted only if ROS is non-negative).
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220       ´SC1´   -   Integer   -   2
221              Color index to be used for the center of the sun symbol.
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223       ´SC2´   -   Integer   -   3
224              Color index for the points of the sun symbol.
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226       ´SC3´   -   Integer   -   1
227              Color index for the outline of the sun symbol.
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229       ´SC4´   -   Integer   -   1
230              Color index for the shadow of the sun symbol.
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232       ´SHT´   -   Real   -   0.02
233              Height of symbols, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen
234              width, for all the special symbols.
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236       ´SL1´   -   Real   -   0.0
237              The slope of the beginning of a front line measured in degrees
238              from the X-axis. This parameter is used in conjunction with the
239              parameter SLF.
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241       ´SL2´   -   Real   -   0.0
242              The slope of the end of a front line measured in degrees from
243              the X-axis. This parameter is used in conjunction with the
244              parameter SLF.
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246       ´SLF´   -   Integer   -   3
247              Flag for indicating how the slopes at the end of a front line
248              should be handled (0=use SL1 & SL2; 1=use SL1 only; 2=use SL2
249              only; 3=use neither SL1 or SL2). When either SL1 or SL2 is not
250              used, it is calculated internally.
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252       ´STY´   -   Integer Array   -   all 2s
253              An array for precisely specifying whether a warm front or cold
254              front symbol is to be drawn at the specified position along a
255              front line (1=cold; 2=warm). Use the internal parameter PAI for
256              defining this array.
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258       ´SWI´   -   Real   -   0.0325
259              Width of a symbol along a weather front, expressed as a fraction
260              of the maximum screen width.
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262       ´T1C´   -   Integer   -   1
263              One color to use for the alternating colors of the dashes in the
264              tropical fronts.
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266       ´T2C´   -   Integer   -   1
267              A second color to use for the alternating colors of the dashes
268              in the tropical fronts.
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270       ´THT´   -   Real   -   0.0165
271              Height of characters, expressed as a fraction of the maximum
272              screen width, for the regional temperature labels.
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274       ´UNT´   -   Integer   -   0
275              Flags whether imperial units (the default) or metric units are
276              used.
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278       ´VVC´   -   Integer   -   0
279              Flags whether the raw SYNOP codes are plotted for surface
280              visibility (default is not to).
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282       ´WBA´   -   Real   -   62.
283              Angle (in degrees) that the wind barb ticks make with the wind
284              barb shafts.
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286       ´WBC´   -   Real   -   0.3
287              Diameter of sky cover circle at base of wind barb, expressed as
288              a fraction of the shaft length.
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290       ´WBD´   -   Real   -   0.1
291              Spacing between tick marks along a wind barb expressed as a
292              fraction of the wind barb shaft length.
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294       ´WBF´   -   Integer   -   0
295              Flag indicating whether the base of a wind barb should be drawn
296              to allow for the sky cover circle at its base (WBF=1 means yes;
297              WBF=0 means no).
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299       ´WBL´   -   Real   -   0.17
300              Size of the text labels in the station model display, expressed
301              as a fraction of the shaft length.
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303       ´WBR´   -   Real   -   0.25
304              Radius of the larger circle drawn for calm, as a fraction of the
305              wind barb shaft length.
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307       ´WBS´   -   Real   -   0.035
308              The size, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen height,
309              of a wind barb shaft.
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311       ´WBT´   -   Real   -   0.33
312              Length of wind barb full tic as a fraction of its shaft length.
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314       ´WFC´   -   Integer   -   1
315              Color index to use for warm front symbols.
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317       ´WHT´   -   Real   -   0.014
318              Height of characters, expressed as a fraction of the maximum
319              screen width, of the characters used for regional weather labels
320              (plotted with WMLABW or c_wmlabw).
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322       ´WTY´   -   Integer   -   0
323              Flag indicating whether linewidths are to be implemented via GKS
324              (WTY=0), or simulated internally (WTY=1).
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SEE ALSO

327       Online: wmap_params, wmbarb, wmdflt, wmdrft, wmdrrg, wmgetc, wmgeti,
328       wmgetr, wmlabc, wmlabs, wmlabt, wmlabw, wmlgnd, wmsetc, wmseti, wmsetr,
329       wmstnm, ncarg_cbind.
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331       Hardcopy: WMAP - A Package for Producing Daily Weather Maps and
332       Plotting Station Model Data
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335       Copyright (C) 1987-2009
336       University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
337       The use of this Software is governed by a License Agreement.
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341UNIX                             January 1995              Wmap_params(3NCARG)
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