Short Course (< 1 day)

• Unit 1 - Introduction to the CoastWatch Utilities
  • Course Overview
  • CoastWatch Data Files
  • Graphical Versus Command Line
  • Software Functionality
  • HDF and NetCDF Software
  • Unit 1 Quiz
    
    
• Unit 2 - Basics of the CoastWatch Data Analysis Tool
  • Unit 2 Overview
  • Opening a Data File
  • Color Palette and Enhancement Range
  • Data Overlays
  • Navigating Within the Data View
  • Data Export
  • Unit 2 Quiz
    
    
• Unit 3 - Command Line Tools for Extracting File Information
  • Unit 3 Overview
  • Data File Contents (cwinfo)
  • Rendering Images (cwrender)
  • Color Enhancement Images
  • Sampling Locations (cwsample)
    
    

• Unit 4 - More in Depth with the CoastWatch Data Analysis Tool
  • Multilayer Mask Overlays
  • Surveying Data Variables