ucar.unidata.view.sounding
Class AerologicalCoordinateSystem

java.lang.Object
  visad.CoordinateSystem
      ucar.unidata.view.sounding.AerologicalCoordinateSystem

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

EmagramCoordinateSystem, SkewTCoordinateSystem, StuveCoordinateSystem

public abstract class AerologicalCoordinateSystem
extends CoordinateSystem

Provides support for converting between the (x,y) coordinates on a thermodynamic diagram and (pressure,temperature) coordinates.

Instances of this class are immutable.

Version:

$Id: AerologicalCoordinateSystem.java,v 1.11 2005/05/13 18:33:22 jeffmc Exp $

Author:

Steven R. Emmerson

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

protected

AerologicalCoordinateSystem(RealTupleType reference, Unit[] units) Constructs from a reference vector space and units.

Method Summary

abstract AerologicalCoordinateSystem	createDisplayCoordinateSystem(AerologicalCoordinateSystem acs) Create a 3D spatial coordinateSystem from the existing one.
abstract Real	getMaximumPressure() Gets the maximum pressure.
abstract Real	getMaximumTemperature() Gets the maximum temperature.
abstract Real	getMaximumX() Gets the maximum X coordinate.
abstract Real	getMaximumY() Gets the maximum Y coordinate.
abstract Real	getMinimumPressure() Gets the minimum pressure.
abstract Real	getMinimumTemperature() Gets the minimum temperature.
abstract Real	getMinimumX() Gets the minimum X coordinate.
abstract Real	getMinimumY() Gets the minimum Y coordinate.

Methods inherited from class visad.CoordinateSystem

canConvert, equals, fromReference, fromReference, fromReference, fromReference, getCoordinateSystemUnits, getDimension, getReference, getReferenceUnits, toReference, toReference, toReference, toReference, transformCoordinates, transformCoordinates, transformCoordinates, transformCoordinates, transformCoordinatesFreeUnits, transformCoordinatesFreeUnits

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AerologicalCoordinateSystem

protected AerologicalCoordinateSystem(RealTupleType reference,
                                      Unit[] units)
                               throws VisADException

Constructs from a reference vector space and units.

Parameters:

reference - The reference vector space.

units - The units of this vector space.

Throws:

VisADException - VisAD failure.

Method Detail

getMinimumX

public abstract Real getMinimumX()

Gets the minimum X coordinate.

Returns:

The minimum X coordinate.

getMaximumX

public abstract Real getMaximumX()

Gets the maximum X coordinate.

Returns:

The maximum X coordinate.

getMinimumY

public abstract Real getMinimumY()

Gets the minimum Y coordinate.

Returns:

The minimum Y coordinate.

getMaximumY

public abstract Real getMaximumY()

Gets the maximum Y coordinate.

Returns:

The maximum Y coordinate.

getMinimumPressure

public abstract Real getMinimumPressure()

Gets the minimum pressure.

Returns:

The minimum pressure.

getMaximumPressure

public abstract Real getMaximumPressure()

Gets the maximum pressure.

Returns:

The maximum pressure.

getMinimumTemperature

public abstract Real getMinimumTemperature()

Gets the minimum temperature.

Returns:

The minimum temperature.

getMaximumTemperature

public abstract Real getMaximumTemperature()

Gets the maximum temperature.

Returns:

The maximum temperature.

createDisplayCoordinateSystem

public abstract AerologicalCoordinateSystem createDisplayCoordinateSystem(AerologicalCoordinateSystem acs)
                                                                   throws VisADException

Create a 3D spatial coordinateSystem from the existing one.

Parameters:

acs - existing coordinate system

Returns:

3D version of acs

Throws:

VisADException - illegal type or unable to create CS