post processing tools sylvia murphy [email protected] national center for atmospheric research
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Purpose
Provide a brief introduction into the suites of utilities available to visualize and data
process CCSM output
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Outline
• NCL
• CCSM Support Web Site
• Graphics
• Data Processing
• CMPS
• NCO
• Tech Support
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NCL (NCAR Command Language)
• All supported tools are written in NCL
• An interpreted language
• Extensive graphics capability
• 300+ data processing functions
• Robust file IO
• Free
http://ngwww.ucar.edu/ncl/
5http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/csm/support/
Web Site
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Graphics
http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/csm/support/CSM_Graphics
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Cylindrical Equidistant Projections
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Polar Stereographic Projections
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XY plots
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Slices
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Vector Plots
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Data Processing
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Component Model Processing Suite
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netCDF Operators
• Only work on netCDF data
• Supported by source forge
• Worth downloading and installing
ncecat ncrcat ncatted ncrename
ncea ncra ncdiff ncks
http://nco.sourceforge.net/
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Tech Support
• NCL talk http://ngwww.ucar.edu/ncl-talk
• Web site• Workshops
http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/csm/support/Document/workshop.shtml
• Consulting: 303-497-1720
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Summary
• Lots of published tools
• On line documentation
• NCL workshops
• One-on-one consulting