DESCRIPTION

The following shows all of the internal parameters that affect the behavior of Wmap. Each entry includes the name of a parameter, its Fortran type, its default value, and a short description of the parameter.

'ALO' - Integer - 0

A Flag to indicate whether a weather front is at the surface or aloft. ALO=0 is surface; ALO=1 is aloft.

'AOC' - Integer - -1

Color index for the outlines of arrows (outlines drawn only if AOC is non-negative).

'ARC' - Real - 0.

Length of current weather front line (retrieval only).

'ARD' - Real - 0.

Direction of arrows, expressed in degrees.

'ARL' - Real - 1.

Scale factor for the length of an arrow's tail, independent of the arrow's size.

'ARS' - Real - 0.035

Size of arrows, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen height.

'ASC' - Integer - -1

Color index for the shadows of arrows (shadows are drawn only if ASC is non-negative).

'AWC' - Integer - 1

Color index for the interior of arrows.

'BEG' - Real - 0.015

Space, expressed in world coordinates, to leave along a front line before the first symbol is drawn.

'BET' - Real - 0.045

Space, expressed in world coordinates, to leave along a front line before the first symbol is drawn.

'CBC' - Integer - 1

The color index to be used for backgrounds of city and daily high/low labels.

'CC1' - Integer - 2

Color index for the interior of a cloud symbol.

'CC2' - Integer - 1

Color index for the outline of the cloud symbol.

'CC3' - Integer - 1

Color index for the shadow of the cloud symbol.

'CFC' - Integer - 1

Color index to use for cold front symbols.

'CHT' - Real - 0.0105

Height of characters, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen width, of the city labels and daily high/low temperatures.

'CMG' - Real - 0.002

Size, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen height, of the margins used for the city labels.

'COL' - Integer - 1

Color index to use for all objects that require only a single color setting.

'CS1' - Real - N/A

Slope of the left edge of a front line as calculated internally as measured in degrees from the X-axis (used when SLF=0,2, or 3). This parameter is for retrieval only.

'CS2' - Real - N/A

Slope of the right edge of a front line as calculated internally as measured in degrees from the X-axis (used when SLF=0,1, or 3). This parameter is for retrieval only.

'DBC' - Integer - 0

The color index to be used for the background shadow for the dots marking the city locations.

'DTC' - Integer - 1

The color index to use for the dots marking the city locations.

'DTS' - Real - 0.006

Size, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen height, of the dots used to mark cities.

'DWD' - Real - 2.0

Line widths for front lines that do not have symbols along them (like tropical fronts and convergence lines).

'END' - Real - 0.015

Space, expressed in world coordinates, to leave along a front line after the last symbol has been drawn.

'FRO' - Character - 'WARM'

 Front type (one of `WARM', `COLD', `OCCLUDED',  `STATIONARY', `SQUALL', `TROPICAL', or `CONVERGENCE').

'HIB' - Integer - 0

Background color index for the "H" drawn for the high pressure symbols.

'HIC' - Integer - 1

Color index of the circumscribed circle for the "H" drawn for the high pressure symbols.

'HIF' - Integer - 1

Color index for the "H" drawn for the high pressure symbols.

'HIS' - Integer - 1

Color index for the shadow of the high pressure symbols

'LC1' - Integer - 2

Color index for the interior of the lightening bolt symbol

'LC2' - Integer - 1

Color index for the outline of the lightening bolt symbol.

'LC3' - Integer - 1

Color index for the shadow of the lightening bolt symbol

'LIN' - Real - 8.

Line widths, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen width, for fronts having symbols along them.

'LOB' - Integer - 1

Color index for the background of the "L" drawn for the low pressure symbols.

'LOF' - Integer - 0

Color index for the "L" drawn for the low pressure symbols.

'LOS' - Integer - 0

Color index for the shadow of the low pressure symbols.

'LWD' - Real - 0.00275

Line width used when parameter WTY=1 (see below)

'MXS' - Integer - 300

Maximum number of symbols allowed along a weather front line.

'NBZ' - Integer - 51

The number of points to use in the Bezier curves for the symbols along the warm fronts.

'NMS' - Integer - internally calculated

Specifies precisely the number of symbols to appear along a weather front line (if this parameter has not been set by the user, then it is calculated internally).

'PAI' - Integer - 1

Current parameter array index used in specifying internal parameters that are arrays.

'RBS' - Integer - -1

The color index to use for the background of the regional temperature labels (plotted only if RBS is non-negative).

'RC1' - Integer - 1

Color index for the outline of the boxes drawn for the regional weather labels.

'RC2' - Integer - 0

Color index for the backgrounds of the boxes used for the regional weather labels.

'RC3' - Integer - 1

Color index for the shadow color of the boxes used for the regional weather labels.

'RC4' - Integer - 1

Color index for the text string used for regional weather labels.

'RC5' - Integer - 1

Color for the outlines of the characters in the text strings used for regional weather labels (plotted only if RC5 is non-negative).

'REV' - Integer - N/A

Reverses the current setting for the direction symbols will be drawn along front lines.

'RFC' - Integer - 1

The color index to be used for the foreground of regional temperature labels and cities.

'RHT' - Real - 0.008

Height, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen width, of the characters used for the regional weather patterns (like rain, snow, etc.).

'RLS' - Integer - 1

The color index to use for shadows of regional temperature labels.

'RMG' - Real - 0.001

Size, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen height, of the margins of the regional temperature labels.

'ROS' - Integer - -1

The color index to use for the outlines of the regional temperature labels (plotted only if ROS is non-negative).

'SC1' - Integer - 2

Color index to be used for the center of the sun symbol.

'SC2' - Integer - 3

Color index for the points of the sun symbol.

'SC3' - Integer - 1

Color index for the outline of the sun symbol.

'SC4' - Integer - 1

Color index for the shadow of the sun symbol.

'SHT' - Real - 0.02

Height of symbols, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen width, for all the special symbols.

'SL1' - Real - 0.0

The slope of the beginning of a front line measured in degrees from the X-axis. This parameter is used in conjunction with the parameter SLF.

'SL2' - Real - 0.0

The slope of the end of a front line measured in degrees from the X-axis. This parameter is used in conjunction with the parameter SLF.

'SLF' - Integer - 3

Flag for indicating how the slopes at the end of a front line should be handled (0=use SL1 & SL2; 1=use SL1 only; 2=use SL2 only; 3=use neither SL1 or SL2). When either SL1 or SL2 is not used, it is calculated internally.

'STY' - Integer Array - all 2s

An array for precisely specifying whether a warm front or cold front symbol is to be drawn at the specified position along a front line (1=cold; 2=warm). Use the internal parameter PAI for defining this array.

'SWI' - Real - 0.0325

Width of a symbol along a weather front, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen width.

'T1C' - Integer - 1

One color to use for the alternating colors of the dashes in the tropical fronts.

'T2C' - Integer - 1

A second color to use for the alternating colors of the dashes in the tropical fronts.

'THT' - Real - 0.0165

Height of characters, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen width, for the regional temperature labels.

'UNT' - Integer - 0

Flags whether imperial units (the default) or metric units are used.

'VVC' - Integer - 0

Flags whether the raw SYNOP codes are plotted for surface visibility (default is not to).

'WBA' - Real - 62.

Angle (in degrees) that the wind barb ticks make with the wind barb shafts.

'WBC' - Real - 0.3

Diameter of sky cover circle at base of wind barb, expressed as a fraction of the shaft length.

'WBD' - Real - 0.1

Spacing between tick marks along a wind barb expressed as a fraction of the wind barb shaft length.

'WBF' - Integer - 0

Flag indicating whether the base of a wind barb should be drawn to allow for the sky cover circle at its base (WBF=1 means yes; WBF=0 means no).

'WBL' - Real - 0.17

Size of the text labels in the station model display, expressed as a fraction of the shaft length.

'WBR' - Real - 0.25

Radius of the larger circle drawn for calm, as a fraction of the wind barb shaft length.

'WBS' - Real - 0.035

The size, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen height, of a wind barb shaft.

'WBT' - Real - 0.33

Length of wind barb full tic as a fraction of its shaft length.

'WFC' - Integer - 1

Color index to use for warm front symbols.

'WHT' - Real - 0.014

Height of characters, expressed as a fraction of the maximum screen width, of the characters used for regional weather labels (plotted with WMLABW or c_wmlabw).

'WTY' - Integer - 0

Flag indicating whether linewidths are to be implemented via GKS (WTY=0), or simulated internally (WTY=1).

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