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read_omniweb.pro

topread_omniweb

data io

result = read_omniweb(data, fmt [, JD=JD])

read an omniweb data file into an idl structre http://omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/form/dx1.html

tested in general so far, breakable I am sure

parse the fmt file into the structre definition then read in the data file

Return value

structre array with data from omniweb file

Parameters

data in required: name of the omniweb data file
fmt in required: format file from omniweb

Keywords

JD in optional: compute and add julian date to the structure

Examples

 see: http://people.bu.edu/balarsen/Home/IDL/Entries/2007/12/19_Read_an_Omniweb_file.html
 IDL> data = 'omni2_daily_19015.lst'
 IDL> fmt = 'omni2_daily_19015.fmt'
 IDL> str = read_omniweb(data, fmt)
 IDL> print, tag_names(str)
 YEAR DOY HOUR ID_FOR_IMF_SPACECRAFT ID_FOR_SW_PLASMA_SPACECRAFT
 FIELD_MAGNITUDE_AVERAGE_NT BZ_NT_GSM RMS_SD_MAGNITUDE_NT SW_PLASMA_TEMPERATURE_K SW_PROTON_DENSITY_NCM3 SW_PLASMA_SPEED_KMS FLOW_PRESSURE_NPA ELECTRIC_FIELD_MVM

Author information

History:: Wed Dec 19 18:04:12 2007, Brian Larsen written and tested

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