tovscdf [ parameter=value ... ] [ outputfile ]
Parameter is: tovs_file_num.
tovscdf converts University of Wisconsin TOVS output files into TeraScan datasets.
Input into this function is a University of Wisconsin TOVS output file (TOVRET?.DAT). There is one output TeraScan dataset.
This is a character designating the TOVS file to convert. TOVS output files are of the form TOVSRET?.DAT where the ? represents a letter between A and Z (upper or lower case), or numbers between 0 and 9.
Valid responses are [A to Z, 0 to 9]. The default is [1].
Convert a TOVS output file into a nine-dimensional TeraScan dataset and list the contents of the dataset.
[1] % tovscdf hugo.tovs
tovs_file_char : char( 1) ? [1] 1
[2] % contents hugo.tovs
printout : char( 3) ? [no]
Contents of File: hugo.tovs Page 1
Dimension Size Coord Scale Offset
points 418 ? 1 0
hirs_channels 19 ? 1 0
msu_channels 4 ? 1 0
gp_levels 15 ? 1 0
temp_levels 14 ? 1 0
dew_pt_levels 5 ? 1 0
wind_levels 9 ? 1 0
temp_inp_levels 10 ? 1 0
dp_inp_levels 5 ? 1 0
Attribute Type Units Value
pass_date long std_date
92/08/28
start_time double std_time
10:13:50
satellite string12
noaa-11
history byte
Variable Type Units
latitude float std_latitude
longitude float std_longitude
elevation float meters
solar_zenith float degrees
ground_temp float kelvin
ground_dew_pt float kelvin
ground_pressure float millibars
skin_temp float kelvin
total_ozone float dobson_units
stability_index float kelvin
precip_water float millimeters
longwave_flux float watts/meter**2
cloud_pressure float millibars
cloud_temp float kelvin
hirs_temp float kelvin
msu_temp float kelvin
gp_height float meters
temperature float kelvin
dew_pt float kelvin
wind_speed float meters/sec
wind_dir float degrees
temp_guess float kelvin
dew_pt_guess float kelvin
gp_levels float millibars
temp_levels float millibars
dew_pt_levels float millibars
wind_levels float millibars
temp_inp_levels float millibars
dp_inp_levels float millibars
Variable Dimension Size
latitude points 418
longitude points 418
elevation points 418
solar_zenith points 418
ground_temp points 418
ground_dew_pt points 418
ground_pressure points 418
skin_temp points 418
total_ozone points 418
stability_index points 418
precip_water points 418
longwave_flux points 418
cloud_pressure points 418
cloud_temp points 418
hirs_temp points 418
hirs_temp hirs_channels 19
msu_temp points 418
msu_temp msu_channels 4
gp_height points 418
gp_height gp_levels 15
temperature points 418
temperature temp_levels 14
dew_pt points 418
dew_pt dew_pt_levels 5
wind_speed points 418
wind_speed wind_levels 9
wind_dir points 418
wind_dir wind_levels 9
temp_guess points 418
temp_guess temp_inp_levels 10
dew_pt_guess points 418
dew_pt_guess dp_inp_levels 5
gp_levels gp_levels 15
temp_levels temp_levels 14
dew_pt_levels dew_pt_levels 5
wind_levels wind_levels 9
temp_inp_levels temp_inp_levels 10
dp_inp_levels dp_inp_levels 5
Variable BadValue Minimum Maximum Scale Offset
latitude -3.4028e+38 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
longitude -3.4028e+38 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
elevation -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
solar_zenith -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
ground_temp -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
ground_dew_pt -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
ground_pressure -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
skin_temp -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
total_ozone -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
stability_index -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
precip_water -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
longwave_flux -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
cloud_pressure -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
cloud_temp -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
hirs_temp -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
msu_temp -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
gp_height -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
temperature -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
dew_pt -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
wind_speed -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
wind_dir -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
temp_guess -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
dew_pt_guess -1 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
gp_levels -3.4028e+38 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
temp_levels -3.4028e+38 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
dew_pt_levels -3.4028e+38 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
wind_levels -3.4028e+38 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
temp_inp_levels -3.4028e+38 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
dp_inp_levels -3.4028e+38 -3.4028e+38 3.4028e+38 1 0
Last Update: $Date: 1998/05/29 20:54:38 $