function [group,name,par1] = qp_kinfo( kname )

%=== Set some default values
name = kname;
par1 = [];
 

%=== Species
%
if strncmp( kname, 'Species:', 8 );
  %
  group = 'Species';
  name  = kname( [10:length(kname)] ); 


%=== Pointing off-set
%
elseif strncmp( kname, 'Pointing:', 9 )
  %
  group = 'Sensor scalar';
  

%=== Temperature
%
elseif strncmp( kname, 'Temperature:', 12 )
  %
  group = 'Temperature';
  name  = group;
  par1  = kname(14:length(kname));


%=== Continuum
%
elseif strncmp( kname, 'Continuum:', 10 );
   %
   group = 'Continuum';
   par1  = sscanf( name(12:length(name)), '%f' );


%=== Polynomial baseline fit
%
elseif strncmp( kname, 'Baseline polynomial:', 20 );
   %
   group = 'Baseline';
   par1  = sscanf( name(21:length(name)), '%f' );


else
  error(sprintf('Unknown retrieval identity: %s', kname));
end