JGOFS Reference Documents

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Paper describing data system This manuscript describes the principles of the data system. (Note - it is a large file (1.4 MB) because of figures and, on some UNIX systems, requires using lpr -s in order to print it.
Default Formats Describes pre-existing formats. If you put your data in one of these, you will not need to write a "method."
Method Writing Guide How to construct a "method" or translator for a particular data storage scheme in order to put the data on-line.
- C example method Stommel-Luyten atlas format
- f77 example method NABE data format (Heimerdinger)
- Inner-outer interaction Gives an example of the sets and sequence of calls the outer routines make upon the inner routines.
A beginner's guide to the X windows JGOFS interface Describes how to use the data system from the X windows menu interface. Also discusses how to subselect information from data objects.
Using the data system from programs Describes the calls you can use from C or Fortran programs to open a data object, read the values, and close it. Other functions access comments, variable attributes, etc.
Summary from the data system workshop This has all the slides from the data system workshop May 24-25, 1995.