McIDAS-XCD Administrator's Guide
Version 2023.1

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DATACQ

Plots data availability from MD files.


Format

DATACQ map mdf time [keywords]


Parameters

map

map for the data plot; use any of the predefined maps used by the MAP command (default=WORLD)

mdf

MD file number (no default)

time

time of the data, HH (default=0)


Keywords

COL=

rep miss

reporting and missing data color levels (default=7 5)

ELE=

min max

TV element range for the data plot

GRA=

graphics frame number (default=current)

LAT=

min max

latitude range to define the map

LIN=

min max

TV line range for the data plot

LON=

min max

longitude range to define the map

MDC=

min max

column range from the MD file to plot (default=all)

MDR=

row from the MD file to plot (default=row containing the time determined by the time parameter)

SIZE=

size of the plot points, in pixels (default=2)


Remarks

To plot the MD file data availability, the TIME, MOD, LAT and LON keys must be in the following locations in the MD file.

Key

Location

TIME

row header

MOD

data section

LAT

column header or data section

LON

column header or data section

To draw multiple plots in the same frame, use the McIDAS command PANEL to set up frame panels. Use the global keyword PAN to specify the frame panel where the plot is to be drawn.


Examples

DATACQ USA 4 12

This entry plots the data availability over the United States for 12 UTC from MD file 4.

DATACQ SAT 13 12

This entry plots the data availability for 12 UTC from MD file 13 over the currently displayed satellite image.

DATACQ X 33 X PAN=2

This entry plots the data availability over a world map for 0 UTC from MD file 33. The plot is drawn in panel two of a multipanel frame.


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