B

Bands

satellite imagery

spectral [1, 2] Barbs
Base map files
BATCH
Beta parameters
Blocks

calibration

AVHRR definition GMS GOES-7 AAA GVAR imager GVAR sounder image data Meteosat PDUS reading

comment

definition image data read

data

AVHRR definition GOES-7 AAA grid GVAR sounder image Meteosat PDUS TIP writing

directory

AVHRR definition GOES-7 AAA GVAR imager GVAR sounder image data image directory TIP

documentation

GVAR imager interface

GVAR block 11 data [1, 2]

line prefix [1, 2]

navigation

AVHRR definition DMSP GMS GOES-7 AAA GVAR imager GVAR sounder image data Meteosat PDUS reading

supplemental

Brightness temperatures
Buffers [1, 2]
Building

Dynamic Link Libraries

servers Buttons, mouse
Bytes

converting values

copying

extracting and inserting values

flipping [1, 2]

manipulating

moving streams

switching order

C

C programming language

function interfaces

programming guidelines

writing applications CALSee Calibration block
Calibration

API

basic concepts [1, 2]

block

AVHRR [1, 2] definition DMSP GMS GOES-7 AAA GVAR imager GVAR sounder Meteosat PDUS reading

designing modules

file, GMS

modules, writing

MSU reference parameters

parameters

sample program

VAS tables cartll
Central wavelength
Channels, image
Character strings

compare

convert

case to C to Fortran

determine contents

extract from a quote field

extract value from command line

manipulating

number of characters in

passing into functions Client

requests

interpreting reading retrieving sending

server communication

transmission formats

transmitting data [1, 2] clit
Codes

error [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

missing value

status coefficients, HIRS
colcur
Color

enhancements

intensities Command

keywords [1, 2]

line

extracting values from interrogating structure using

multiple-letter

output

parameters [1, 2]

quoted text

schedule file

single-letter [1, 2] Comment block

definition

reading

writing Compiling source files
Conformal projections
convdlm
Conventions

API naming

programming

used in manual Conversion utilities [1, 2]
Coordinates

convert

systems

world Coriolis
crack
Cursor appearance

D

Dash mode

current

turn on and off Data

AA and AAA

accessing

ADDE [1, 2]

alphanumeric

area files

block

AVHRR Block 11 definition GOES-7 AAA GVAR imager GVAR sounder Meteosat PDUS VISR writing

end transaction

flow in ADDE

GAC

global area coverage

GOES-7

grid

accessing characteristics serving

HRPT

image

characteristics display reading serving using

LAC

parameter names

point

accessing characteristics [1, 2] file header objects serving size

requests

grid directory grid object image directory image objects interpreting point retrieving sample

serving

general weather text grid grid directory image image directory observational weather text data point rules

static

text

TIP

transmission formats

transmitting [1, 2]

types

weather text

accessing characteristics serving

Date

checking for leap year

convert format

extract as an integer

extract from command line

increment

retrieve current dbx
DCFO14
DCIRAB
DCISEN
DCISFC
DCISHP
DCPIRP
DCSYN
ddest [1, 2]
Debugging

applications

M0ASSERT

messages

servers

tools Defining
delgra
Developer overview
Development tools

dbx

debug Dew point
Directories

frame

grid

convert format error codes request syntax rules for transmitting send to client serving

image

convert format reading request syntax rules for transmitting send to client serving

McIDAS-X

installation mcidas account package set up user account

Directory block

AAA

AVHRR

entries

GVAR imager

GVAR sounder

Meteosat PDUS

reading

TIP Disk files

APIs

assigning a pathname

characteristics

copying

deleting

determining existence

locking and unlocking

reading and writing Display

characteristics

loops

text messages

utilities dlit [1, 2]
DLLs, see Dynamic Link Libraries
DMSP

calibration blocks

navigation block DMSPCAL
Documentation

block, GVAR

companion manuals

man pages Double precision numbers

functions for extracting

latitude/longitude value as

time value in units of numbers DR
dshof
dshoff
dshon
Dynamic Link Libraries

building

generating subsystem functions

E

edest
endplt [1, 2]
Enhancements

color

frame table

save files enpt
Environment

McIDAS [1, 2]

variables

McPATH PATH

Equal-area projections
Equidistant projections
Equivalent potential temperature
erafrm
Error codes

grid

directories objects

image

directories objects

observational weather text

point data

Errors

general weather text

handling

messages

return codes .ET files
EU
Examples

general weather text request

help

interface documentation block

serving grid objects Extract values from command line

F

Files

area

calibration

GMS HIRS reference parameters

coordinates

enhancements

flat

grid

HIRS transmittance coefficients

identify location

image annotation descriptions

image channel descriptions

include

initialize

locks

map

McIDAS disk

object

redirection

scheduler

source

source file suffixes flalo
Flipping bytes
Floating point numbers
Forecasts
Fortran

callable routines

writing

function interfaces

guidelines for programming

writing programs Frame

coordinates

directory

enhancements

graphics

navigation

navigation API

objects

panels

size [1, 2] FRAMED
FRAMEn.p
FRAMENH.001
frtonv
fsalloc [1, 2]
fslen
Functions

conversion

day and time

display

error handling

graphics

interfaces

libraries

M0/m0 prefix [1, 2]

naming

passing character strings into

passing parameters into

prefixes

private

scientific

system

User Common

user interface

G

gdirserv
General weather text data

convert header format

error codes

reading

rules for transmitting

send to client

serving

using

WMO format standards Geographic calculation API
Geographic Projections
geolat
Geostationary satellites
getfrm
gettime
ggetserv
Global area coverage data
GMS

bands

calibration block

navigation block GMSCAL
GOES VISSR [1, 2]
GOES-7

AAA

calibration block data block navigation block

data GRAF.PGM
Graphics

buffers [1, 2]

frame

functions

initializing the subsystem

levels

lines

package initialize

save table

delete restore word allocation write

techniques [1, 2]

text and numbers

wind barbs and vectors grddef
Grid

characteristics

data

accessing block characteristics reading serving

directories

convert format error codes request syntax rules for transmitting send to client serving

fields, contouring

header

contents description open connection reading

levels

navigation

API definition

objects

convert format definition error codes reading request syntax rules for transmitting send to client writing to dataset

origin

parameters

projections

selection conditions Grid file

API functions

directory

open connection read word allocation

header

read word allocation

GRIDnnn
Grids

delete

read

selection parameters

write .GRX
GU
Guidelines

programming

serving data

grid directories grid objects image directories image directory objects image objects point

GVAR

Block 0

Block 11 data

imager

calibration block data block directory block navigation block sensor characteristics sensor data supplemental data

sounder

band characteristics calibration block data block directory block navigation block

H

Header

general weather text

AWIPS convert format

grid

observational weather text

point data Heartbeat values [1, 2]
Heat index
HELP
Help

creating [1, 2, 3]

line length

McIDAS Help Desk

mcmkhelp

parameters and keywords

sample

templates

using hircon
HIRS

calibration parameters

initialize

retrieve coefficients

transmittance coefficients HIRSCRPF
HIRSTAUL
Hyposometric equation

I

ic
igquit
ijll
ilalo
illtv
Image

annotation file

channel description file

characteristics [1, 2]

coordinates

data

characteristics delete from dataset reading requesting retrieve serving using

directory

convert format error codes read request syntax send to client serving

displaying

frame objects

levels

navigation

API definition implementing modules

objects

blocks in convert format delete error codes reading request syntax send to client writing to dataset

radar [1, 2]

resolution

satellite bands

Window Imager, GVAR
Include files
initblok
Initialize

constants

file system

graphics package initpl
Installation directories
Integer values

convert

latitude/longitude to strings to time to

extract from command line

write Interface documentation block
ischar [1, 2]
isdgch [1, 2]
Isentropic surfaces
itrmch
itvll
iyxll

J

Julian date

convert

next century

K

kbxcal
kbxini
kbxopt
keyin [1, 2]
Keywords

entered by user

list parameters

using in commands

verify validity

L

lab
Lambert conformal projections [1, 2]
Latent heat of vaporization
Latitude/Longitude

convert

to double precision and integer to single precision

extract as double precision number LB
lbget
lbi
lbo
lbput
lbputc
Levels

grids

image and graphics libmcidas.a
Libraries

Dynamic Link [1, 2]

functions

local

McIDAS [1, 2]

object files Line

drawing

prefix block

calculate length reading

Link

Dynamic Link Library Modules

object files lit [1, 2]
llcart
llij
llobl
llopt
Local

area coverage data

libraries Lock

disk files

files lock [1, 2, 3]
Loops
LS
luc [1, 2]
lwcopy
lwd
lwfile
lwi
lwo
lwtrunc

M

M0ASSERT
m0distnc
m0getusr
M0gsort
m0gsort
M0InitLocalServer
M0IsTraceSet
M0lock
m0panel.h
m0ptbufinit
m0ptget
m0pthdr
m0ptrd
m0putusr
m0ssdesc
M0sxdone
M0sxSetTraceOff
M0sxSetTraceOn
M0sxtrce
M0textgt
M0txtread
M0unlock
M0wtxget
M0wtxread
main
Man pages, API
Map

area

files [1, 2]

projections Mapping table
mcaaux
mcacal
mcacou [1, 2]
mcacrd [1, 2]
mcadel [1, 2]
mcadir [1, 2, 3]
mcadrd
mcadvectparm
mcafree [1, 2]
mcaget [1, 2]
mcalin [1, 2]
mcanav
mcaout [1, 2]
mcapfx [1, 2]
mcaput [1, 2]
mcar
mcasort [1, 2]
mcbeta
mccape
mccmd
mccmddbl
mccmddhr
mccmddll
mcdewpt
mccmdihr
mccmdill
mccmdint [1 2]
mccmdiyd
mccmdkey
Mccmdnum
mccmdquo
mccmdstr [1, 2]
mccodeget
mccodeset
mccomp
mccorfor
McCoriolis
Mccydok
mccydtodmy [1, 2]
mccydtodow
mccydtoiyd
mccydtostr [1,2]
mccydtoyd
mcdaytimetosec
mcdhrtoihr
mcdirec
mcdiver
mcdivergeparm
mcdmytocyd
Mcdprintf [1, 2]
mcenv
Mceprintf
mcfsize
mcgdir [1, 2]
mcgdrd [1, 2]
mcgetday [1, 2]
mcgetdaytime
mcgetgraphicsframenumber
mcgetgraphicsframenumberi
mcgetimageframenumber
mcgetimageframenumberi
mcgetmaxgraphicsframenumber
mcgetmaximageframenumber
mcgetmissingdbl
mcgetmissingreal
mcgetstddebugdevice
mcgetstderrordevice
mcgetstdoutputdevice
Mcgettime
mcgfdrd
mcgget [1, 2]
mcgoutc
mcgoutf
mcgput [1, 2]
mcgrdcon
mcgridc [1, 2]
mcgridf [1, 2]
mcheatindex
mchelic
mchmsok
Mchmstoihr
mchmstostr
mchypsop
mchypsoz
McIDAS

applications

coordinate systems

environment [1, 2]

file system

Help Desk

Image Window

libraries [1, 2]

major divisions

overview

programming philosophy

shell scripts

system overview

Text and Command Window

upgrades

planning for

user accounts

user applications

User's Guide

-X

getting started Learning Guide platforms

-XCD mcidas account
mcidas.h
mcimage
Mcincday [1, 2]
mcincday
Mcinctime [1, 2]
mcinctime
Mciniterr
McIsGraphicsConnectedToLoop
mcisgraphicsconnectedtoloop
McIsGraphicsFrameOn
mcisgraphicsframeon
McIsGraphicsLooping
mcisgraphicslooping
McIsImageConnectedToLoop
mcisimageconnectedtoloop
McIsImageFrameOn
mcisimageframeon
McIsImageLooping
mcisimagelooping
Mcisleap
mcisleap
McIsMcIDASRunning [1, 2]
mcismcidasrunning
McIsMissingDbl
mcismissingdbl
McIsMissingFlt
mcismissingreal
Mcistimeofday
mcistimeofday
Mciydtocyd
mciydtocyd
Mckeyin
mckeyin
McLatentHeat
mclatvap
mclcl
McLiftCLevel
mcline
Mclocase [1, 2]
mclocase
Mcluc [1, 2]
McMixing
mcmkhelp
mcmoubtn [1, 2]
MCPATH
Mcpathname
mcpcal
mcpfromtheta
mcplotskywind
mcplotskywindnav
mcplotskywindnavll
mcplotwmocalm
mcplotwmohigh
mcplotwmolow
mcplotwmomid
mcplotwmopastwxauto
mcplotwmopastwxmand
mcplotwmopressuretendency
mcplotwmosky
mcplotwmoweather
mcpnav
Mcprintf
mcpuc [1, 2]
Mcread
mcrelativehumidity
Mcremove
mcrmix
mcsatvap
mcsatvapi
McSatVapor
McSatVaporIce
mcsectodaytime
mcserv
mcsetgraphicsframenumber
mcsetgraphicsframeon
mcsetimageframenumber
mcsetimageframeon
mcsetstddebugdevice
mcsetstderrordevice
mcsetstdoutputdevice
mcsheard
mcskeyi
mcsleep
mcsndanl
McSpeed
McStationPres
mcstnpres
mcstretd
Mcstricmp [1, 2]
Mcstrodbl
mcstrtodhr
mcstrtodll
Mcstrtofs [1, 2]
mcstrtohex
mcstrtohms
mcstrtoihr
mcstrtoill
mcstrtoint
mcstrtoiyd
mctamr
mctasa
McTDFromMixing
McTempAtThetae
mctext
mctfromtheta
mctheta
mcthetae
mcthetaw
Mctruncate
McUandV
mcuandv
mcucvtd
mcucvtr
mcupcase [1, 2]
mcvirttemp
mcvort
mcwetbulb
mcwindchill
mcwindchill2001
Mcwrite
mcydtocyd
MD

file structure

schema definition files mdksserv
mdsvc
MDXXnnnn
Memory shared
Mercator Geographic Projections
Messages

route

text Meteorological Data files. See MD
Meteorological parameters
Meteosat PDUS

calibration block

data block

directory block

navigation block Meteosat Second Generation (MSG)
Microwave Sounding Unit
Missing value codes
Mixing ratio
Mouse

functions

report state

state of buttons movb
movblk [1, 2]
movc
movcw
movh
movpix
movw
movwc
mpixel
mpixtb [1, 2]
MSU

constants msucon
MSUCRPF
MUG Help Desk
Multiple-letter commands

N

Names ADDE datasets

API conventions

functions

parameters NAV.See Navigation block
Navigation

algorithms

API

basic concepts

block

AVHRR definition [1, 2] DMSP GMS GOES-7 AAA GVAR imager GVAR sounder Meteosat PDUS reading

coordinate systems

frame

APIs

grid

grid projections

image

implementing

sample code

transforms nchars [1, 2]
Negative UC
newplt
nllxyz
Numbers

double precision

floating point

integers nvprep
nvset
nvtofr
nvxini
nvxopt
nvxsae
nxyzll

O

Objects

files

linking storing

grid

convert format definition error codes reading request syntax rules for transmitting send to client writing to dataset

image

characteristics convert format deleting error codes reading request syntax rules for transmitting send to client writing to dataset

point

definition reading

Observational weather text data

convert header format

error codes

request syntax

rules for transmitting

serving obtgserv
OLS
Online help

creating [1, 2]

guidelines for writing

line length

man pages

parameters and keywords

sample

templates

using Operational Linescan System. See OLS
Origin
grids
OUTL*
Output

characteristics

text Overview McIDAS [1, 2]

P

pack
pack2
Package directories
page [1, 2]
Panels
Parameters

command

grids

meteorological

names

passing into functions Parcel temperature and pressure
PATH
pfcoef
Physical units, convert
Plot

sky cover

vectors
wind speed

windbarbs and vectors plot
plotwind
pltdig
plttext
pltwnv
POES satellites
Point

data

accessing characteristics [1, 2] error codes file header requests schema definition files send to client serving

objects

reading

Pointing device
Polar orbiting satellites
Polar stereographic projections [1 , 2]
Positive UC
Potential temperature
Prefixes, function
Pressure, compute
Primary servers
Print statements
Programmer's Manual

conventions

organization

using Programming

guidelines

McIDAS philosophy

upgrades, planning for

using manual Programs

applications

helps

resident

writing

C Fortran

Projections

conformal

equal-area

equidistant

Lambert conformal

Polar stereographic

pseudo-Mercator [1, 2] Pseudo-Mercator projections [1, 2]
ptcoef
puc [1, 2]
putcur
putfrm

Q

qgdash
qscale
Quoted text

R

racrae
Radiometer, Advanced Very High Resolution
raerac
Read

blocks

calibration comment line prefix navigation general weather text data image data image directory block text data

Receive data
Redirection

file

tables Rectilinear projection
Relative humidity
Requests

client

interpreting retrieving sending general weather text header image data syntax general weather text grid directories grid objects image directory image objects observational weather text point data types

resgra
Resident programs

mcenv

mcimage

mctext Resolution

image

satellite bands Return codes
rmix
Routines, Fortran callable

S

SATANNOT
SATBAND
Satellites

bands for imagery

geostationary [1, 2]

images

polar orbiting [1, 2]

retrieve sensor information Saturation vapor pressure
savgra
sbwbyt4
Scaling
Schedule file

i/o routines

word allocation Schema definition files
Scientific utilities
sclhgt [1, 2]
scloff [1, 2]
sclon
sclpnt
Scripts

cal_init

mccomp

nav_init

shell sdest
SDI
Secondary servers
Selection conditions

grid

image

point servacct
Servers

APIs

building

categories

client communication

data requests

debug

definition

ending transaction

flat file text

general weather text

grid data

grid directories

image data

image directory data

mapping table

observational weather text

point data

primary

description list of current start using

processing data

secondary

description functions using

timeouts

transmitting data Shared memory

block

image frame objects

redirection tables

user common Shell scripts
writing
Single precision numbers
Single-letter commands [1, 2]
sizcur
sked
SKEDFILE
skeyin
skio
Sky cover
Sleep
solarp
Sounder, GVAR
Source files
compiling
Special Sensor for Microwave Imagery (SSM/I)
Spectral bands
Stability parameters
Standard messages
Static data
Station pressure
Station tables
Status codes
stc
stdin
stdout
Storing arrays
stralloc [1, 2]
Strings

application limitations

character tokens

concatenate

convert

case to double precision values to integer values

make character string
manipulate characters
read from table
tables
text Supplemental block [1, 2]
Suspend applications
swbty2
swbyt2
swbyt4 [1, 2]
System

overview

utilities

T

Table

frame enhancements

graphics

mapping

string

VAS calibration Temperature

along saturated adiabats

compute

potential temperature

virtual Templates

general weather text request

help

interface documentation block Text

and Command Window

data

display

files

flat file

general weather

generate

messages [1, 2]

output

routing

strings Time

convert in string

convert to double precision and integers

extract from command line

increment

retrieve current Timeouts [1, 2]
TIP data [1, 2]
Tools

debug

M0ASSERT typcur

U

Units, convert
unlock [1, 2, 3]
Unlock files [1, 2]
Upgrades
User

accounts

commands

common

interface utilities User Common

APIs [1, 2]

words Utilities

conversion

display

scientific

system

user interface

V

Valid time
Validity code
Values

codes for missing

double precision [1, 2]

extract from command line

integer

user common VAS calibration tables
VASTBLS
Vectors, plot
VISR data
VISSR, GOES
volnam

W

Weather text data

general

accessing characteristics convert header format error codes reading request syntax rules for transmitting send to client serving

observational

convert header format error codes request syntax rules for transmitting send to client serving

Wet bulb temperature
Wind

barbs and vectors

chill

direction

speed [1, 2] Wind chill
Windows, see Text and Command or Image Window
WMO format
World coordinates
Writing

Dynamic Link Library Modules

Fortan-callable routines

programs

C Fortran

shell scripts wrtext
wtxgserv

Z

zeros