Changes between Version 63 and Version 64 of UvmatHelp

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Jun 11, 2013, 4:12:36 PM (12 years ago)

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sommeria

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 A variable may have attributes, but an attribute cannot have attributes. Attributes assigned to variables may have the same units as the variable (for example, valid_range) or have no units (for example, scale_factor). If you want to store data that requires units different from those of the associated variable, it is better to use a variable than an attribute. More generally, if data require ancillary data to describe them, are multidimensional, require any of the defined NetCDF dimensions to index their values, or require a significant amount of storage, that data should be represented using variables rather than attributes.
 
-=== 7.3 The GUI get_field ===
-This GUI '''get_field.fig''' is designed to analyse a NetCDF file, showing all the variables, attributes and variable dimensions. Variables can be selected for input in '''uvmat''' or '''series'''. The GUI is opened by selecting the option '''get_field...''' in the menu FieldName of '''uvmat''' or '''series'''. This option is automatically selected when the input NetCDF file is not recognised as CIV data.
+=== 7.2 The GUI get_field ===
+This GUI '''get_field.fig''' is aimed at browsing a NetCDF file, showing all its variables, attributes and variable dimensions. Variables can be selected for input in '''uvmat''' or '''series'''. The GUI is opened by selecting the option '''get_field...''' in the menu '''[FieldName]''' of '''uvmat''' or '''series'''. This option is automatically selected when the input NetCDF file is not recognised as CIV data.
 
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-When a NetCDF input file is entered, the names and value of the global attributes are listed in the left column '''[attributes]''', the list of variables in the central column '''[variables]''', and the list of dimension names and values in the right column '''[dimensions]'''. By selecting one of the variables in the central column, the corresponding variable attributes and dimensions are displayed in the left and right columns respectively. Note that the whole content of the Netcdf file can be obtained by the function ''nc2struct.m''. Input fields can be selected according to three options, chosen by the menu '''[FieldOption]'''.
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--'''1D plot:''' to plot a simple graph ordinate versus abscissa. Select by the menu '''[ordinate]''' the variable(s) to plot as ordinate (use the key '''Ctrl''' for multiple selection). Then select the corresponding abscissa in the column '''[abscissa]'''.  If the variable is indexed with more than one dimension, each component is plotted versus the first index (like with the plot Matlab function ''plot.m''). If the option '''[matrix index]'''('''[CheckDimensionX]''') is selected, the ordinate variable is plotted versus its index.
+When a NetCDF input file opened, its full name, including path, is displayed in the upper window '''[inputfile]'''. The names and value of the global attributes are listed in the left column '''[attributes]''', the list of variables in the central column '''[variables]''', and the list of dimension names and values in the right column '''[dimensions]'''. By selecting one of the variables in the central column, the corresponding variable attributes and dimensions are displayed in the left and right columns respectively. Note that the whole content of the Netcdf file can be obtained by the function ''nc2struct.m''. Input fields can be selected according to three options, chosen by the menu '''[FieldOption]'''.
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+-'''1D plot:''' to plot a simple graph, ordinate versus abscissa. Select by the menu '''[ordinate]''' the variable(s) to plot as ordinate (use the key '''Ctrl''' for multiple selection). Then select the corresponding abscissa in the column '''[abscissa]'''.  If the variable is indexed with more than one dimension, each component is plotted versus the first index (like with the plot Matlab function ''plot.m''). If the option '''[matrix index]'''('''[CheckDimensionX]''') is selected, the ordinate variable is plotted versus its index.
 
 -'''scalar:''' to plot scalar fields as images. The variable representing the scalar is selected in the first column '''[scalar]''', with coordinates respectively selected in '''[Coord_x] ''' and '''[Coord_y]'''. Alternatively, matrix index can be used as coordinate if the options '''[matrix index]'''('''[CheckDimensionX]''' and '''[CheckDimensionY]''') are selected.
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 -'''vectors:''' to plot vector fields. The x and y vector components are selected in the first (...) and second columns, while the coordiantes are selected in '''[coord_x_vector] ''' and '''[coord_y_vector]'''. If no variable is selected in '''[coord_x_scalar] '''  or '''[coord_y_scalar] ''' ( blank selected at first line), the index is used as coordinate. A scalar, set in ..., can be represented as vector color.
 
-The time can be also set in get_field....
+The attribute or variable considered as 'time' can be also chosen in the Panel '''[Time]'''. From the menu '''[SwitchVarIndexTime]''', the time can be considered as the ''file index'', a global ''attribute'', a dimension ''variable'', or a ''dimension index''. Selection of ''attribute'' gives way to a list of global attribute tags in the menu '''[TimeName]'''. Selection of variable gives way to a list of vartiables, while selection of ''dimension'' gives a list of dimension names.
 
 In the case of a 3D input field, the fig is set to uvmat. A middle plane of cut is automatically selected. This can be moved then with the slider on the interface set_object (see section 5). The default cuts are made at constant z coordiante, but any of the three initial coordiantes can be used as z coordinate, using the menu coord_z.