ucar.visad.quantities
Class AirTemperature

java.lang.Object
  extended by ucar.visad.quantities.Quantity
      extended by ucar.visad.quantities.ScalarQuantity
          extended by ucar.visad.quantities.Temperature
              extended by ucar.visad.quantities.AirTemperature
Direct Known Subclasses:
AdiabaticEquivalentTemperature, DewPoint, InSituAirTemperature, PotentialTemperature, SaturationPointTemperature, SaturationVirtualPotentialTemperature, VirtualTemperature

public class AirTemperature
extends Temperature

Provides support for the quantity of atmospheric temperature.

Version:
$Id: AirTemperature.java,v 1.9 2005/05/13 18:35:37 jeffmc Exp $
Author:
Steven R. Emmerson

Constructor Summary
protected AirTemperature()
          Constructs an instance.
protected AirTemperature(String name)
          Constructs an instance from a name.
protected AirTemperature(String name, Unit unit)
          Constructs an instance from a name and a default unit.
 
Method Summary
static RealTupleType getRealTupleType()
          Obtains the RealTupleType associated with this class.
static RealType getRealType()
          Obtains the RealType associated with this class.
 
Methods inherited from class ucar.visad.quantities.ScalarQuantity
getRealType, getRealType, realType
 
Methods inherited from class ucar.visad.quantities.Quantity
realTupleType, setRealTupleType
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

AirTemperature

protected AirTemperature()
                  throws VisADException
Constructs an instance.

Throws:
VisADException - Couldn't create necessary VisAD object.

AirTemperature

protected AirTemperature(String name)
                  throws VisADException
Constructs an instance from a name.

Parameters:
name - The name of the quantity.
Throws:
VisADException - Couldn't create necessary VisAD object.

AirTemperature

protected AirTemperature(String name,
                         Unit unit)
                  throws VisADException
Constructs an instance from a name and a default unit.

Parameters:
name - The name of the quantity.
unit - The default unit of the quantity.
Throws:
VisADException - Couldn't create necessary VisAD object.
Method Detail

getRealType

public static RealType getRealType()
                            throws VisADException
Obtains the RealType associated with this class.

Returns:
The RealType associated with this class.
Throws:
VisADException - Couldn't perform necessary VisAD operation.

getRealTupleType

public static RealTupleType getRealTupleType()
                                      throws VisADException
Obtains the RealTupleType associated with this class.

Returns:
The RealTupleType associated with this class.
Throws:
VisADException - Couldn't perform necessary VisAD operation.