Insight into GOTM outputs
Various software packages can be used to visualise the content of the NETCDF files. However, the GOTM team strongly recommends FERRET to visualise GOTM results for the following reasons: free software - easy to use quickly (set of demo files) - Benefits from good support (mailing list,FAQ archive, user's guide) - reads & writes netcdf files - handles generalised vertical coordinate - plots curve, contour, surface - scripting language - enables remote plots through the Web - Includes ocean data gridded files (Levitus, COADS, Etopo) - Enables remote access to data base (DODS networking) - Support external fortran functions. Some more links about Ferret here.
In order to illustrate the easy use of FERRET to view GOTM output, we
provide hereafter some examples of
(1) model output (.gif),
(2) FERRET script (.jnl) used to generate the plot and
(2) the source data file in NETCDF format
(.nc).
To use the script in FERRET, simply type "GO scriptfilename.jnl".
- Flex:
[jnl] -
[gif] -
[nc]
Shows the capability to plot: (a) time evolution, (b) mathematical expression of variables, (c) overplot with 2 axis, (d) T-S diagram ...
- Ooster Schelde:
[jnl] -
[gif] -
[nc]
Shows the capability to handle sigma coordinate when the sea level is moving.
- Kato-Philipps:
[jnl] -
[gif] -
[nc]
Shows the capability to plot dynamical animation of depth profiles.
- Papa:
[jnl] -
[gif] -
[nc]
Shows the capability to use the PPL command to tune the plot.