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Programs | Parameters
SGWH
SGWH is the ending valid time for the significant wave height data,
the height intervals and colors. Skip is a value that indicates how
many data points to skip when plotting.
Data type | End time | Height intervals | colors | Skip |
Time stamp interval | Time stamp color
The data type is a selection to plot SGWH (Jason-1), SGWHA (Altika),
SGWHC (CryoSat), SGWHE (Envisat), SGWHG (GFO), or SGWH2 (Jason-2).
The ending time is the latest time for which SGWH data will be plotted.
The ending time is given as a GEMPAK date/time string. Any missing items
from the string will be filled in by the system time. The ending time
may also be LAST. LAST will use the system time and plot all SGWH data
for the preceding 4 hours. ALL is not accepted as an ending time for
SGWH data.
The height intervals and colors may each be specified using either a list
separated by semicolons or a range in the form first-last-increment.
Height intervals are given in feet. If any color is missing, a default
will be used. If no interval and color are given, a single height
interval of 200 feet will be used. This means that any significant wave
height less than 200 feet will be plotted. The default color for the
single height is green.
The Skip value is an integer used for skipping of data when plotting
the heights.
The time stamp interval is the time interval in minutes. Time stamp
color is the color of the time stamps. The default value is 30 for the
time stamp interval and 5 for the time stamp color.