ucar.nc2.dt
Interface PointObsDatatype

All Known Subinterfaces:

StationObsDatatype

All Known Implementing Classes:

DapperDataset.SeqPointObs, DapperDataset.SeqStationObs, DqcStationObsDataset.DqcObsImpl, PointObsDatatypeImpl, RecordDatasetHelper.RecordPointObs, RecordDatasetHelper.RecordStationObs, SequenceHelper.SeqPointObs, StationObsDatatypeImpl

public interface PointObsDatatype

A collection of observations at one time and location.

Version:

$Revision: 51 $ $Date: 2006-07-12 17:13:13Z $

Author:

caron

Method Summary

StructureData	getData() The actual data of the obvervation.
EarthLocation	getLocation() Location of the observation
double	getNominalTime() Nominal time of the observation.
java.util.Date	getNominalTimeAsDate() Nominal time of the observation, as a Date.
double	getObservationTime() Actual time of the observation.
java.util.Date	getObservationTimeAsDate() Actual time of the observation, as a Date.

Method Detail

getNominalTime

double getNominalTime()

Nominal time of the observation. Units are found from getTimeUnits() in the containing dataset.

getObservationTime

double getObservationTime()

Actual time of the observation. Units are found from getTimeUnits() in the containing dataset.

getNominalTimeAsDate

java.util.Date getNominalTimeAsDate()

Nominal time of the observation, as a Date.

getObservationTimeAsDate

java.util.Date getObservationTimeAsDate()

Actual time of the observation, as a Date.

getLocation

EarthLocation getLocation()

Location of the observation

getData

StructureData getData()
                      throws java.io.IOException

The actual data of the obvervation.

Throws:

java.io.IOException