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data.sd.cumulative.calc

data.sd.cumulative.calc takes (or requests from data.get) a size distribution (as a set of dN/dLogDp values, in cm^-3) and a set of bin diameters (in um) and integral number concentration, volume concentration, mean number size and mean volume size.

data.sd.cumulative.calc can be used independently or as part of the list of sources data.get uses.

Command Line Usage

data.sd.optical.calc [--skipbins=0] station record start end [source]

Or: 

data.get ... | data.sd.optical.calc [--skipbins=0]

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.

records

The cpd2 record type to be retrieved. Must end with a 'c' for records such as 'N12c'.

source

Set source archive to request data from.

--skipbins=0

Skip the first N bins.

Example Usage

data.sd.cumulative.calc sfa N12u 2012-04-03 1d