GETWXMAP

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 30 November 1992
Index Return to Main Contents
 

NAME

getwxmap - retrieve weather maps and display on X11 displays  

SYNOPSIS

getwxmap [ -D -R -d -b -s -r -v -u#]  

DESCRIPTION

getwxmap retrieves the most recent of any of the various weather maps at vmd.cso.uiuc.edu and displays them using xv.  

OPTIONS

-D
don't display file.
-R
don't remove file when program finishes.
-b
display in background on root window.
-d
debugging.
-s
retrieves the current Surface Anaylsis Map (this usually gets made a little before 15 minutes after the hour, so WXMAP doesn't grab it until 15 minutes or later after the hour).
-r
retrieves the most recent Infra Red Light Map.
-v
retrieves the most recent Visible Light Map.
-u#
retrieves the most recent Upper Air maps at a (# * 100hPa) intervals (# = 2,3,5,7,8 for 200hPa, 300hPa, 500hPa, 700hPa, 800hPa respectively).
 

SEE ALSO

xv(1V),  

AUTHOR

This program is written by Dale A. Harris (rodmur@ecst.csuchico.edu). Many thanks to Emma Pease <emma@Russell.Stanford.EDU> for this man page!


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR

This document was created by man2html, using the manual pages.
Time: 21:52:52 GMT, February 02, 2023