gov.noaa.pmel.util
Class Units

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class Units

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

Units is a static class for converting the units of DependentVariables.

Since:

sgt 1.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.5 $, $Date: 2001/02/09 18:42:31 $

Author:

Donald Denbo

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

static int	DISTANCE base units are distance
static int	NONE No base units selected
static int	TEMPERATURE base units are temperature
static int	VELOCITY base units are velocity
static int	X_AXIS check X MetaData for units
static int	Y_AXIS check Y MetaData for units
static int	Z_AXIS check Z MetaData for units

Constructor Summary

Units()

Method Summary

static SGTData	convertToBaseUnit(SGTData grid, int base, int comp) Convert data to common units.
static int	getBaseUnit(SGTMetaData meta) Return the base unit for the meta data.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

NONE

public static final int NONE

No base units selected

TEMPERATURE

public static final int TEMPERATURE

base units are temperature

VELOCITY

public static final int VELOCITY

base units are velocity

DISTANCE

public static final int DISTANCE

base units are distance

X_AXIS

public static final int X_AXIS

check X MetaData for units

Y_AXIS

public static final int Y_AXIS

check Y MetaData for units

Z_AXIS

public static final int Z_AXIS

check Z MetaData for units

Constructor Detail

Units

public Units()

Method Detail

getBaseUnit

public static int getBaseUnit(SGTMetaData meta)

Return the base unit for the meta data.

Returns:

TEMPERATURE, VELOCITY, DISTANCE, or NONE

convertToBaseUnit

public static SGTData convertToBaseUnit(SGTData grid,
                                        int base,
                                        int comp)

Convert data to common units.

Parameters:

grid - the data

base - the base units, TEMPERATURE, VELOCITY, DISTANCE, or NONE

comp - grid component, X_AXIS, Y_AXIS, or Z_AXIS