function [group,name,par1,par2] = 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:', 8 )
  %
  group = 'Sensor scalar';


%=== Frequency off-set
%
elseif strncmp( kname, 'Frequency:', 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' );


%=== Ground emission
%
elseif strncmp( kname, 'Ground emission', 15 )
   %
   group = 'Ground emission';
   par1  = sscanf( name(18:length(name)), '%f' );


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


%=== Piecewise polynomial baseline fit
%
elseif strncmp( kname, 'Baseline piecewise polynomial:', 30 )
   %
   group = 'Baseline';
   par1  = sscanf( name(32), '%f' );
   par2  = sscanf( name(34:length(name)), '%f' );


%=== Reference load temperatures
%
elseif strcmp( kname, 'Reference load temperature(s)' )
   %
   group = 'Calibration';

%=== Proportional calibration error
%
elseif strcmp( kname, 'Proportional calibration error' )
   %
   group = 'Calibration';


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