Java OceanAtlas A Cross-Platform Application for Visualization and Selection of Oceanographic Profile Data John R. Osborne ftp://odf.ucsd.edu/pub/OceanAtlas/

Overview of JOA features Interactive browsing of profile data –Offset property-property profiles (waterfall diagrams) –Color profile plot with any variable –Contour plots (depth sections) –Surface contour plots (on a map) Contour lines, area fill plots, pixel plots Integrated into the EPIC environment –Reads and writes EPIC netCDF and pointer files New ‘NdEdit’ function –Browse data locations in space/time Select in box, polygon, section line, along bathymetry contours Refine data selection by deleting or retaining files –On-line help

Java Ocean Atlas Input/Output New simplified CSV ‘WHP-Exchange’ files ‘Spreadsheet’ files Save in these types Reads and writes many file types

NdEdit Unique interactive Java tool for in-situ data –Linked windows for browsing locations in time/space –Overlay bathymetry –Filter in time or space –Select with box, polygon, segmented section line –Retain or delete selected stations as EPIC pointer file

Java OceanAtlas  Sophisticated, with many functions  User interface is friendly, but offers many options

Informative default interface Full user customization The JOA Data Window

JOA Demo JOA Websites FTP, Information, On-line Help ftp://odf.ucsd.edu/pub/OceanAtlas/ The Future JOA for all in-situ data types JOA Demo JOA Websites FTP, Information, On-line Help ftp://odf.ucsd.edu/pub/OceanAtlas/ The Future JOA for all in-situ data types