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# Line 894  as the pickup files but are named differ Line 894  as the pickup files but are named differ
894  used to restart the model but are overwritten every other time they are  used to restart the model but are overwritten every other time they are
895  output to save disk space during long integrations.  output to save disk space during long integrations.
896    
   
   
897  \subsubsection{MNC output files}  \subsubsection{MNC output files}
898    
899  Unlike the \texttt{mdsio} output, the \texttt{mnc}--generated output  Unlike the \texttt{mdsio} output, the \texttt{mnc}--generated output
900  is usually (though not necessarily) placed within a subdirectory with  is usually (though not necessarily) placed within a subdirectory with
901  a name such as \texttt{mnc\_test\_\${DATE}\_\${SEQ}}.  The files  a name such as \texttt{mnc\_test\_\${DATE}\_\${SEQ}}.  
 within this subdirectory are all in the ``self-describing'' netCDF  
 format and can thus be browsed and/or plotted using tools such as:  
 \begin{itemize}  
 \item \texttt{ncdump} is a utility which is typically included  
   with every netCDF install:  
   \begin{rawhtml} <A href="http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/"> \end{rawhtml}  
 \begin{verbatim}  
 http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/  
 \end{verbatim}  
   \begin{rawhtml} </A> \end{rawhtml} and it converts the netCDF  
   binaries into formatted ASCII text files.  
   
 \item \texttt{ncview} utility is a very convenient and quick way  
   to plot netCDF data and it runs on most OSes:  
   \begin{rawhtml} <A href="http://meteora.ucsd.edu/~pierce/ncview_home_page.html"> \end{rawhtml}  
 \begin{verbatim}  
 http://meteora.ucsd.edu/~pierce/ncview_home_page.html  
 \end{verbatim}  
   \begin{rawhtml} </A> \end{rawhtml}  
     
 \item MatLAB(c) and other common post-processing environments provide  
   various netCDF interfaces including:  
   \begin{rawhtml} <A href="http://mexcdf.sourceforge.net/"> \end{rawhtml}  
 \begin{verbatim}  
 http://mexcdf.sourceforge.net/  
 \end{verbatim}  
   \begin{rawhtml} </A> \end{rawhtml}  
   \begin{rawhtml} <A href="http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/staffpages/cdenham/public_html/MexCDF/nc4ml5.html"> \end{rawhtml}  
 \begin{verbatim}  
 http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/staffpages/cdenham/public_html/MexCDF/nc4ml5.html  
 \end{verbatim}  
   \begin{rawhtml} </A> \end{rawhtml}  
 \end{itemize}  
   
902    
903  \subsection{Looking at the output}  \subsection{Looking at the output}
904    
# Line 970  Some examples of reading and visualizing Line 934  Some examples of reading and visualizing
934  Similar scripts for netCDF output (\texttt{rdmnc.m}) are available and  Similar scripts for netCDF output (\texttt{rdmnc.m}) are available and
935  they are described in Section \ref{sec:pkg:mnc}.  they are described in Section \ref{sec:pkg:mnc}.
936    
937    The MNC output files are all in the ``self-describing'' netCDF
938    format and can thus be browsed and/or plotted using tools such as:
939    \begin{itemize}
940    \item \texttt{ncdump} is a utility which is typically included
941      with every netCDF install:
942      \begin{rawhtml} <A href="http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/"> \end{rawhtml}
943    \begin{verbatim}
944    http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/netcdf/
945    \end{verbatim}
946      \begin{rawhtml} </A> \end{rawhtml} and it converts the netCDF
947      binaries into formatted ASCII text files.
948    
949    \item \texttt{ncview} utility is a very convenient and quick way
950      to plot netCDF data and it runs on most OSes:
951      \begin{rawhtml} <A href="http://meteora.ucsd.edu/~pierce/ncview_home_page.html"> \end{rawhtml}
952    \begin{verbatim}
953    http://meteora.ucsd.edu/~pierce/ncview_home_page.html
954    \end{verbatim}
955      \begin{rawhtml} </A> \end{rawhtml}
956      
957    \item MatLAB(c) and other common post-processing environments provide
958      various netCDF interfaces including:
959      \begin{rawhtml} <A href="http://mexcdf.sourceforge.net/"> \end{rawhtml}
960    \begin{verbatim}
961    http://mexcdf.sourceforge.net/
962    \end{verbatim}
963      \begin{rawhtml} </A> \end{rawhtml}
964      \begin{rawhtml} <A href="http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/staffpages/cdenham/public_html/MexCDF/nc4ml5.html"> \end{rawhtml}
965    \begin{verbatim}
966    http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/staffpages/cdenham/public_html/MexCDF/nc4ml5.html
967    \end{verbatim}
968      \begin{rawhtml} </A> \end{rawhtml}
969    \end{itemize}
970    
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