Session 2

Session 2 last two and half hours and continues from what was learnt in session 1. It includes colour scatter plots, interpolation, contouring, 3D viewports and colour scales.

Preparation

1. Save the following files into your working folder (if clicking on the file doesn't work - then right click and choose Save Target As...).

   • france.dat, rrfrance.dat - precipitation in France

   • step2.gsl and step4.gsl - these cheat scripts allow you to catch up with the rest of the class if any step goes wrong!

2. Start a new Gsharp session

Contents

• Step 1 - Reading Data and a Colour Scatter Plot

• Step 2 - Interpolation and Contouring

• Step 3 - Shading Scales and Colour maps

• Step 4 - 3D and 4D Contours

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