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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 along the Equator is generated. This is an alternative way to view your data - instead of a geographical plot for instance.

Inspect the GRIB icon (right-click on it and choose examine) to see the type of input data this view requires,

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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This icon is a plotting specification for Hovmøller diagram plots along a specified arbitrary transect line or a rectangular area. The diagram displays a two-dimensional graph with latitude or height as one axis and time as the other.

Create a new Hovmoeller View icon. Visualise it and drop the t_ts.grib icon into the Display Window. A default diagram derived from a transect line along the Equator is generated.

Examine the GRIB icon to see the sort of input data this view requires,

Three types of Hovmøller diagrams can be produced:

1.  Area Hovm     - diagram derived from an input rectangular area
2. Line  Line Hovm      - diagram derived from an input transect line
3.  Vertical  Vertical Hovm - diagram derived from an input rectangular area and a set of levels.

Experiment with this icon in a similar way to how you did with the Cross Section View iconby testing the above types and investigating other input parameters. Type Vertical Hovm requires the following input GRIB data: t_ts_nlevels.grib. Examine and compare this GRIB data with the previous one.

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