NAME
MinMaxNaN
DESCRIPTION
This module determines the minimum and maximum data values of any
lattice; the coordinate structure is totally ignored. It is similar to the
MinMax module, but also allows special values to be excluded from the
minimum and maximum search and the search can be restricted to a
single data variable. If all the data values are special and the specials
are to be ignored, then "All special values!" will be printed in the
"Minimum" and "Maximum" widgets. MinMaxNaN is useful in
conjunction with modules such as Histogram so that the special values
are not taken into account on its graph.
INPUTS
Input -- Lattice
This is the lattice from which to determine the minimum and maximum.
WIDGETS
Ignore Special? -- Option Menu
This determines whether the "Special Value" will be included in the
minimum and maximum search.
Special Value -- Text
This is the special value which can be ignored.
Formatted Special -- Text
This is the special value reformatted using the "Float Format"
specification. Reformatting the value directly in the "Special Value"
widget can lead to round-off problems so the formatted version is
isolated from the original special value. Modifying the value of this
widget has no effect on the module operation; it is only used for
informational purposes.
Minimum -- Text
This is the minimum data value found in the lattice.
Maximum -- Text
This is the maximum data value found in the lattice.
Float Format -- Text
This is the format specification for the special, minimum, and maximum
values when they are floating point. It is the same specification format
used by the C language's "printf". The minimum and maximum can be
integers depending on the input lattice, but the special value is always
converted internally to double-precision floating point.
Which Data? -- Radio Box
This allows determining the minimum and maximum from only one
channel of a vector lattice rather than the default of scanning all the
data values.
Data Variable -- Slider
This is the data variable to scan if only one should be scanned when
determining the minimum and maximum
KNOWN PROBLEMS
There are no known bugs.
SEE ALSO
Graph, Histogram, MinMax
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Hans Vahlenkamp (Hans.Vahlenkamp@noaa.gov)
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory / NOAA
Princeton University Forrestal Campus
http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov