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1 GEMPAK Workshop Description and Overview
Workshop Organization
For each section:
- Short lecture/demonstration
- Work on an example together
- Exercises
The following goals should be met at the completion of this workshop:
- The user should be familiar with the purpose and use of the applications.
- Attendees will understand the resources available through the applications and the Unidata community.
- Additional resources such as COMET case studies will be introduced.
- The user will gain understanding in the design and implementation of package.
- The types of data which can imported into the applications should be understood.
- Attendees should be able to write simple batch scripts.
- Users should feel confident in maintaining their package.
Workshop Schedule
Day 1
- Introduction to GEMPAK
- How GEMPAK Works
- Package Layout
- The GEMPAK User Interface
- Listing and Mapping Programs
- Grid Programs
- Graphing Programs
- NPROGS
- Using the tools: workshop participant exercise
Day 2
- Map Aesthetics
- Device Drivers
- File Templates
- Grid Diagnostics
- Loops
- Overlays
- Decoders
- Configuration tables
- Using the tools: workshop participant exercise
Day 3
- Writing Scripts
- Objective Analysis/Barnes Scheme
- Map files
- Color Enhancements
- Vertical Coordinates
- Integrating Research Datasets
- Case Studies
- Package Installation
- Support
- Using the tools: workshop participant exercise
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