wmap_params (3NCARG)

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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