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This icon is a plotting specification for cross section plots from a suitable GRIB data source. 

Now create a new Cross Section View icon. Visualise it and drop the t_an.grib icon into the Display Window. A default cross section is generated. This is an alternative way to view your data - instead of a geographical plot for instance.

Edit the Cross Section View icon and change the transect line (coordinates along which the cross-section is calculated).- click on the Geography Tool button to bring up an editor (or type the coordinate by hand). Save your changes in the Cross Section View icon and use it to re-visualise the data with this new cross section.

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Note that you can still drag any valid contour icons you may have into the Display Window when visualising a cross section.

The Vertical Profile ViewView    Image Added

This icon is a plotting specification for vertical profile plots.

Now create a new Vertical Profile View icon. Visualise it and drop the t_an filter .grib icon into the Display Window. This view shows a vertical profile at a point (or averaged over an area). Experiment with this icon in a similar way to how you did with the Cross Section View icon.

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The Average View    Image Added

This icon is a plotting specification for average (zonal or meridional) cross-section plots.

Now create a new Average View

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icon. Visualise it and drop the t_an.grib icon into the Display Window. A default meridional average over the globe cross-section is generated. Experiment with this icon in a similar way to how you did with the Cross Section View icon.

Metview provides many ways to style the contours when plotting data. These are controlled via the Contouring icon 

The Annotation View

The Hovmøller View

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