AIPS HELP file for WXLOD in 31DEC25
As of Sun Mar 16 23:07:57 2025
WXLOD: Reads weather data from KEYIN file, makes WX table
INPUTS
INNAME Input UV file name (name)
INCLASS Input UV file name (class)
INSEQ 0.0 9999.0 Input UV file name (seq. #)
INDISK 0.0 9.0 Input UV file disk unit #
INTEXT
Text file with weather data
HELP SECTION
WXLOD
Task: This task reads weather information from a KEYIN-format text file
and makes a WX table.
Adverbs:
INNAME.....Input UV file name (name). Standard defaults.
INCLASS....Input UV file name (class). Standard defaults.
INSEQ......Input UV file name (seq. #). 0 -> highest.
INDISK.....Disk drive # of input UV file. 0 -> any.
INTEXT.....Input text file, no default.
EXPLAIN SECTION
WXLOD: Read in weather information
Documenter: Eric Greisen
Related Programs: WETHR, APCAL
This task reads in weather data in the standard KEYIN-style format,
namely
The columns are
1. UT Day time
2. Temperature (degrees C)
3. Pressure (mBar)
4. Dew Point (degrees C)
5. Wind speed (m/s)
6. Wind direction (degrees)
7. Rain (cm)
8. Wind gust speed (m/s)
Example
WEATHER BR /
113-14:16:12 6.5 985.0 -2.0 0.0 300.9 0.00 0.4
113-14:21:13 7.8 985.0 -2.5 0.0 267.9 0.00 0.4
113-14:26:14 7.5 985.0 -3.5 0.0 27.6 0.00 0.4
...
117-01:44:34 19.0 978.8 1.7 0.0 228.9 0.00 2.8
117-01:49:35 18.4 978.8 1.9 0.0 242.6 0.00 2.8
/
WEATHER FD /
113-13:47:31 19.3 834.3 -6.5 5.8 290.4 0.00 8.6
113-13:52:32 19.5 834.5 -6.5 4.9 271.9 0.00 9.6
113-13:57:33 19.7 834.5 -6.5 4.3 288.1 0.00 9.6