Feature #2532 tc_winds

docs/Users_Guide/tc-pairs.rst

@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ TC-Pairs produces output in TCST format. The default output file name can be ove
   * - 35, 36
     - A/BAL_WIND_34
     - a/bdeck 34-knot radius winds in full circle
+      or the mean of the non-zero 34-knot wind quadrants
   * - 37, 38
     - A/BNE_WIND_34
     - a/bdeck 34-knot radius winds in NE quadrant
@@ -547,6 +548,7 @@ TC-Pairs produces output in TCST format. The default output file name can be ove
   * - 45, 46
     - A/BAL_WIND_50
     - a/bdeck 50-knot radius winds in full circle
+      or the mean of the non-zero 50-knot wind quadrants
   * - 47, 48
     - A/BNE_WIND_50
     - a/bdeck 50-knot radius winds in NE quadrant
@@ -562,6 +564,7 @@ TC-Pairs produces output in TCST format. The default output file name can be ove
   * - 55, 56
     - A/BAL_WIND_64
     - a/bdeck 64-knot radius winds in full circle
+      or the mean of the non-zero 64-knot wind quadrants
   * - 57, 58
     - A/BNE_WIND_64
     - a/bdeck 64-knot radius winds in NE quadrant

src/libcode/vx_tc_util/track_point.cc

@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ void QuadInfo::set_wind(const ATCFTrackLine &l) {
                  l.radius1(), l.radius2(),
                  l.radius3(), l.radius4());
 
+   // MET #2532 Derive ALVal from quadrants
+   if(is_bad_data(ALVal)) set_al_from_quad_vals();
+
    return;
 }
 
@@ -273,6 +276,29 @@ void QuadInfo::set_quad_vals(QuadrantType ref_quad,
    return;
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// MET #2532:
+// Compute the full circle value as the mean of the non-zero quadrants.
+//
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+void QuadInfo::set_al_from_quad_vals() {
+   double s = 0.0;
+   int n = 0;
+
+   if(!is_bad_data(NEVal) || !is_bad_data(SEVal) ||
+      !is_bad_data(SWVal) || !is_bad_data(NWVal)) {
+      if(NEVal > 0) { s += NEVal; n++; }
+      if(SEVal > 0) { s += SEVal; n++; }
+      if(SWVal > 0) { s += SWVal; n++; }
+      if(NWVal > 0) { s += NWVal; n++; }
+      ALVal = (n > 0 ? s/n : 0.0);
+   }
+
+   return;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 bool QuadInfo::is_match_wind(const ATCFTrackLine &l) const {

src/libcode/vx_tc_util/track_point.h

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class QuadInfo {
       void set_wind(const ATCFTrackLine &);
       void set_seas(const ATCFTrackLine &);
       void set_quad_vals(QuadrantType, int, int, int, int);
+      void set_al_from_quad_vals();
 
       void set_intensity(int);
       void set_al_val(double);

src/tools/tc_utils/tc_pairs/tc_pairs.cc

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 //   013    09/28/22  Prestopnik      MET #2227 Remove namespace std from header files
 //   014    10/06/22  Halley Gotway   MET #392 Incorporate diagnostics
 //   015    02/20/23  Seth Linden     MET #2429 Added option to prevent output of consensus track members
+//   016    06/08/23  Halley Gotway   MET #2532 Full circle winds are the mean of the non-zero quadrants
 //
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////