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11 <H1>RSL_hdf_to_radar<BR>
12 RSL_hdf_to_radar_unQC</H1>
19 <P><B>#include "rsl.h" <BR>
20 <A HREF="RSL_radar_struct.html">Radar</A> *RSL_hdf_to_radar(char *infile);</B>
22 <B><A HREF="RSL_radar_struct.html">Radar</A> *RSL_hdf_to_radar_unQC(char
28 <P>Reads an HDF file and returns a pointer to the structure <I>Radar</I>.
29 The input file is specified by the string <I>infile</I>. If <I>infile</I>
30 is NULL, then no action is taken. This is different from other ingest routines
31 where stdin is read. HDF files cannot be stdin, because they require seeking..
32 The input file may <B>not</B> be compressed.</P>
34 <P><B>RSL_hdf_to_radar_unQC</B> differs from <B>RSL_hdf_to_radar</B> in
35 that both DZ (original uncorrected reflectivity) and CZ (corrected) volumes
36 are extracted from the HDF file. Normally, <B>RSL_hdf_to_radar</B>
37 returns CZ only. Call one or the other, for ingest efficiency.</P>
39 <P>The radar structure is, essentially, an array of Volumes. The number
40 and type of volumes allocated is automatically determined from the input
46 <P>Upon successful completion, <B>RSL_hdf_to_radar</B> returns a pointer
47 to the structure <B>Radar</B>. Otherwise, NULL is returned and errno is
53 <P><A HREF="RSL_anyformat_to_radar.html">RSL_anyformat_to_radar </A>
56 <P>Author: <A HREF="mike.kolander.html">Mike Kolander</A>.</P>