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NCAR Graphics UNIX Software Package
Entry ID: NCAR_GRAPHICS
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Summary
Abstract: More Informaton: "http://ngwww.ucar.edu/"

NCAR Graphics is comprised of:

- a library containing over two dozen Fortran/C utilities for drawing contours,
maps, vectors, streamlines, weather maps, surfaces, histograms, X/Y plots,
annotations, and more

- an ANSI/ISO standard version of GKS, with both C and FORTRAN callable entries

- a math library containing a collection of C and Fortran interpolators and
approximators for one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and three-dimensional data

- applications for displaying, editing, and manipulating graphical output

- map databases

- hundreds of FORTRAN and C examples

- demo programs

- compilation scripts

[Summary Extracted from the NCAR GRAPHICS Home Page]

Service Citation
Originators: National Center for Atmospheric Research
Title: NCAR Graphics UNIX Software Package
Provider: NCAR
URL: http://ngwww.ucar.edu/
Science Keywords
ATMOSPHERE >AEROSOLS >AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ALTITUDE >GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA >CYCLONES   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA >HURRICANES   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA >STORMS   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA >TYPHOONS   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE >ANTICYCLONES/CYCLONES   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE >PRESSURE TENDENCY   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE >PRESSURE THICKNESS   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE >SEA LEVEL PRESSURE   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE >SURFACE PRESSURE   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >AIR TEMPERATURE   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURE   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >DEGREE DAYS   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >INVERSION HEIGHT   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURE   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >STATIC TEMPERATURE   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >TEMPERATURE PROFILES   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE >TEMPERATURE TENDENCY   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >DEW POINT TEMPERATURE   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >HUMIDITY   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >PRECIPITABLE WATER   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >WATER VAPOR   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >WATER VAPOR PROFILES   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >CONVECTION   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >CONVERGENCE/DIVERGENCE   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >SURFACE WINDS   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >TURBULENCE   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >UPPER LEVEL WINDS   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >VERTICAL WIND MOTION   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >VORTICITY   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >WIND CHILL   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >WIND SHEAR   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >WIND STRESS   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD FREQUENCY   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD CEILING   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD MICROPHYSICS >CLOUD PRECIPITABLE WATER   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD TOP PRESSURE   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >FREEZING RAIN   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >HAIL   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >HYDROMETEORS   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >LIQUID WATER EQUIVALENT   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >PRECIPITATION AMOUNT   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >PRECIPITATION ANOMALIES   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >PRECIPITATION RATE   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >RAIN   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >SLEET   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION >SNOW   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION >INCOMING SOLAR RADIATION   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION >LONGWAVE RADIATION   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION >OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION >OUTGOING LONGWAVE RADIATION   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION >SHORTWAVE RADIATION   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION >SOLAR RADIATION   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION >ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION   [Definition]
OCEANS >OCEAN TEMPERATURE >SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE   [Definition]
OCEANS >SALINITY/DENSITY >SALINITY   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >WIND TENDENCY   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR >WATER VAPOR TENDENCY   [Definition]
ISO Topic Category
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
ENVIRONMENT
OCEANS
Access Constraints
Accessing, downloading, and/or using NCAR Graphics implies acceptance of the
GNU General Public License.

To freely access, download and use NCAR Graphics (from here on
referred to as "Software"), you must:

1. Fill out the form below (optional). This will help us determine what
types of systems are popular and what the software is being used for. Your
comments are very important to us, so thanks in advance if you choose to fill
out the form.

2. Click on the submit button to get links to the source code and
pre-compiled binaries (if available).

3. Build the Software from source or install the pre-compiled binaries.
Service Provider
Visualization and Enabling Technologies Section, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, UCAR

Service Provider Personnel
Name: NCAR NCL SUPPORT
Email: ncargfx at ucar.edu.
Contact Address:
1850 Table Mesa Dr.
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80305
Country: USA
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media: Online
Distribution_Format: Binaries
Fees: Free Download or Purchase CD-ROM
Personnel
SCOTT A. RITZ
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: 301-614-5126
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Scott.A.Ritz at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: Maryland
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
SERF Last Revision Date: 2012-02-15
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