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NAME

       Conran_family_params - Includes a brief description of all Conran_family internal
       parameters.

DESCRIPTION

       There are three Conran entries, CONRAN, CONRAQ, and CONRAS.  CONRAN can be invoked in two
       ways.  One generates smoothed contours, the other does not.  CONRAQ is a quick version of
       the package which has a more limited set of options than the other entries.  CONRAS is the
       super version of the package.

       Parameters are set using the CONOP1, CONOP2, CONOP3, and CONOP4 entries.  CONOP1 sets
       option switches, CONOP2 sets option switches and option related integer arguments, CONOP3
       sets option switches and option related real arguments, and CONOP4 sets option switches
       and option related character arguments.  This man page provides a functional overview of
       the parameters.  See the man pages for the CONOPx entries for precise information on how
       to make the option setting calls.

       All of the following parameters apply to normal, smooth, or super versions of the package.
       The inclusive set of Conran parameters and their switch defaults:

       CONOP1 parameters  (Switches)   [16]

          DEF (all options begin with defaults)
          EXT=OFF   MES=ON    REP=OFF
          GRI=OFF   PDV=OFF   SCA=ON
          ITP=C1    PER=ON    TFR=ON
          LAB=ON    PMM=OFF   TOP=OFF
          LOT=OFF   PSL=OFF   TRI=OFF

       CONOP2 parameters  (Switches & Integer args)   [7]

          INT=OFF LSZ=OFF NCP=OFF SML=OFF
          SPD=OFF SSZ=OFF STL=OFF

       CONOP3 parameters  (Switches & Real args)      [7]

          CHL=OFF CIL=OFF CON=OFF DBP=OFF
          SDC=OFF SLD=OFF TEN=OFF

       CONOP4 parameters  (Switches & Character args)  [3]

          DAS=OFF FMT=OFF TLE=OFF

       Parameters which are not available in CONRAQ, the quick version of the Conran_family:

       DAS, DBP, LAB, LSZ, PMM, PSL, SDC, SLD, SML, TEN

Parameters which set option switches in calls to entry CONOP1:

       DEF         This parameter provides a quick way to reset all parameters to their default
                   values.

       EXT         A parameter to set contour extrapolations.  The default is to only plot within
                   the boundaries of the convex hull defined by the user's data.  To have the
                   contours fill the rectangular area of the frame, set the EXT switch ON.

       GRI         The parameter to display the grid.  GRI is OFF by default.  Note: If GRI=ON,
                   the virtual grid will be superimposed over the contour plot.  The X and Y tick
                   intervals will be displayed under the map only if PER=ON.  (See parameter PER)

       ITP         Set the interpolation scheme.  There are two schemes  --  C1 surfaces and
                   linear.  The C1 method (ITP=C1) takes longer but will give the best results
                   when the data is sparse (less than 100 points).  The linear method (ITP=LIN)
                   will produce a better plot when there is a dense data set.  The default is a
                   C1 surface.

       LAB         This parameter determines whether to label the contours (LAB=ON) or not
                   (LAB=OFF).  The default value is to label the contours.  (Does not apply to
                   entry CONRAQ.)

       LOT         The parameter to list options on the printer.  The default value is to not
                   display the options.

       MES         The parameter to plot a message.  The default is that a message is printed
                   below the plot giving contour intervals and execution time in seconds.  If PER
                   or GRI is ON, the message also contains the X and Y tick intervals.

       PDV         The parameter to plot the input data values.  The default value is to not plot
                   the input data.

       PER         The parameter to draw a perimeter.  The default is to draw a perimeter around
                   the contour plot.

       PMM         The parameter to plot relative minima and maxima.  The default is to not plot
                   them.  (Does not apply to entry CONRAQ.)

       PSL         The parameter which determines whether the outline of the data shield will be
                   drawn on the same frame as the contour plot.  The default is to not draw the
                   shield.  (Does not apply to entry CONRAQ.)

       REP         The parameter indicating the use of the same data in a new execution.  The
                   default value is to assume a new input dataset.

       SCA         The parameter for scaling of the plot on a frame.  This parameter is ON by
                   default.

       TFR         The parameter to advance the frame before triangulation.  The default value is
                   TFR=ON, which means that the contours and the triangles will be plotted on
                   separate frames.

       TOP         The parameter to plot only the triangles.  The default is to plot contours,
                   then triangles.

       TRI         The parameter to plot the triangulation.  The default is OFF and therefore the
                   triangles are not drawn.

Parameters of type INTEGER set in calls to entry CONOP2:

       INT         The parameter to determine line intensities for various parts of the plot.
                   Intensities vary from a high of 255 to a low of 0.  The default is high for
                   all parts of the plot except minor contour lines which are set to low.

       LSZ         This parameter determines the character size of contour labels.  The default
                   value is 9, which results in label characters of a size of 9./1023. NDC units.
                   (Does not apply to entry CONRAQ.)

       NCP         The parameter NCP controls the number of data points to be used in the
                   interpolation.  Increasing NCP causes more of the  surrounding data to
                   influence the point of interpolation.  In the case of linear interpolation NCP
                   is always 4.  In the case of C1 interpolation, NCP can vary from 2 to 25 with
                   4 as the default.

                   The interpolation option is selected using internal parameter ITP.

       SML         This parameter specifies the character size of minimum and maximum contour
                   labels.  The default value is 15, which results in label character sizes of
                   15./1023. NDC units.  (Does not apply to entry CONRAQ.)

       SPD         The parameter for the size of the plotted input data values.  The default
                   value is 8, which results in a data value character size of 8./1023. NDC
                   units.

       SSZ         The parameter to determine the resolution (number of steps in each direction).
                   The default is 40.

       STL         The parameter to determine the size of the main title characters.  The default
                   value is 16, which results in title character sizes of 16./1023. NDC units.

Parameters of type REAL set in calls to entry CONOP3:

       CHL         This parameter determines how the high and low contour values are set.  The
                   default is to compute the high and low values from the input data.

       CIL         This parameter determines how the contour increment is set.  The default is to
                   calculate the increment based on the range of the input data.

       CON         This parameter determines how the contour levels are set.  The default is to
                   have the program compute the contour values and the number of contour levels.

       DBP         This parameter determines how the dash pattern break point (BP) is set.  The
                   default is BP=0.  (Does not apply to entry CONRAQ.)

       SDC         The parameter to determine how to scale the data on the contours.  The default
                   scaling is 1.  (Does not apply to entry CONRAQ.)

       SLD         This parameter allows for the entry of a bounding polygon (shield).  Only
                   contours within the shield are drawn.  The default is no shield.  (Does not
                   apply to entry CONRAQ.)

       TEN         The parameter to determine the tension factor applied when smoothing contour
                   lines.  The default value is 2.5.  (Does not apply to entry CONRAQ.)

Parameters of type CHARACTER set in calls to entry CONOP4:

       DAS         This parameter determines which contours are represented by dashed lines.  The
                   default is to draw all contours as solid lines.  (Does not apply to entry
                   CONRAQ.)

       FMT         A parameter which specifies a format for output of the data values.  If
                   FMT=OFF, the default values of the format, the number of characters in the
                   format, and the length of the output field described in the format, are
                   (G10.3), 7, and 10, respectively.

       TLE         The parameter to place a title at the top of the plot.  The default value is
                   no title.

SEE ALSO

       Online: conran_family, conran, conraq, conras, conop1, conop2, conop3, conop4, conpack,
       conpack_params

       Hardcopy: NCAR Graphics Contouring and Mapping Tutorial; NCAR Graphics Fundamentals, UNIX
       Version; User's Guide for NCAR GKS-0A Graphics

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