da.summary.general

This is the base summary mode. This determines the results output as well as the method of displaying them.

Default: Per-variable summary

The possible values are:

If set then the summary includes the global coverage percentage of each output.

This sets any additional data paths to include in the final summary output.

If set then the summary includes the variable description from the metadata.

This is the mode used to format and display the final results.

Default: Determined by primary mode

The possible values are:

If set then the summary includes the source instrument from the metadata.

If set then the summary includes the global arithmetic mean of each output.

This sets any additional metadata paths to include in the final summary output. Because these are looked up from metadata values they will usually begin with a "^" indicating a metadata path.

This is the method that rows are created using. This determines how data are placed into various output binnings.

Default: Determined by primary mode

The possible values are:

If set then the summary includes the global standard deviation of each output.

If set then the summary includes the variable wavelength from the metadata.

This argument is used to specify the station used to look up variables that do not include a station as part of an archive read specification. The station is the three letter GAW station code of the location, such as BND. The argument accepts multiple stations specified as regular expressions and separated by : or ; or ,. For example BND,MLO and (BND|MLO) are two ways of selecting both the BND and MLO stations.

The special value allstations may also be specified to select all stations.

This argument may be split into multiple actual program arguments. Each part consists of one or more variable specifications separated by , (commas). The station and archive used if none are explicitly given are defined in the other arguments or inferred from system defaults. For example simply BsB_S11 selects the blue scattering from the S11 instrument and returns all cut sizes and metadata. If instead ::BsB_S11:pm10 is used then only PM10 scattering is returned. That is, the selection specifies "any" station and archive (the defaults are set in the other arguments) then requires that it has the "PM10" flavor. A specification such as bnd:BsB_S11,thd:BsB_S11 allows for data selection from multiple stations.

This may also be used to select a "record" type alias such as "S11a". In this mode all the variables defined in the alias are returned.

Finally the special value everything can be used to select all available data for the given station(s) and archive(s).

This argument may be split into multiple actual program arguments. This full list of time arguments defines a time bounds list that sets the range of data queried. The final resulting data are clipped to the given time bounds but any values that intersect them are returned.

This argument is used to specify the archive used to look up variables that do not include an archive as part of an archive read specification. The archive is the internal name, such as raw or clean_meta. The argument accepts multiple archives specified as regular expressions and separated by : or ; or ,. For example raw(_meta)? selects both the raw and raw_meta archives.

The special value allarchives may also be used to select all available archives.

This argument is used to specify the the file to read data from. If it is present and exists then data is read from the given file name instead of from standard input. Alternatively - (a single dash) may be used to explicitly specify standard input.