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CMOD5.HMOST shield

This document provides information about how to read the CMOD5.H GMF look up table.

  • The look up table is provided in ASCII format with the filename cmod5h_lut.asc
  • The table has dimensions of 250 X 73 X 51
  • Each dimension corresponds to:
    • Wind speed range [0.2,50] m/s at 0.2 m/s step
    • Relative wind direction [0,180] deg at 2.5 deg step
    • Incidence angle [16,66] deg at 1.0 deg step
  • An example IDL reader and plotting routine is given in filename cmod5h_idl_reader.pro

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