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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.