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data.aggregate.narsto

data.aggregate.narsto generates NARSTO formatted data. The outputted data is defined by a “record type” that corresponds to the type of data being generated. Output is on standard output.

Available record types are determined by the narsto configuration directory.

Command Line Usage

data.aggregate.narsto [--source=archive] [station] record start [end]

Arguments

start and end

The time specifiers for the data to be retrieved. Start is inclusive while end is exclusive, so all data contained within the half open interval [start,end) will be returned. Any convertible time format is accepted.

station

The station identifier code. For example 'brw'. Case insensitive.

record

A code specifying the type of data to be generated. Examples include:

  • wdca_abs_1h - WDCA one hour absorption.
  • wdca_cnc_1h - WDCA one hour CN counts.
  • wdca_scat_1h - WDCA one hour scattering.

[--source=archive]

Select the source archive to request data from, defaulting to clean.

Example Usage

data.aggregate.narsto sgp  wdca_scat_1h 2008.0 2008.25