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Section Column width 50% Panel title Objectives of the tutorial   At the end of this tutorial, you will be able to: write and run small Magics python programs. create meteorological maps using different projections, or Cartesian projections load grib GRIB, netcdf netCDF, or simple ascii ASCII data use the different action routines contour, wind, graph to visualise them add text and legend create a complex layout to get organise your plots find your way in the documentation In short, when you will have realised this plot   you will have understood the main concepts of Magics The slides of the course can be found here [PDF]. Quick Links Hello World A Geographical Map A Cross Section Vertical Profile and time series More on Symbol Plotting A Complex Layout     Column width 50% Image Added Image Removed   Info In short, when once you will have realised this plot , you will have understood and used the main concepts of Magic

Before you start ...

During this tutorial, you will use Python and Magics++ on a Linux workstation.

Here is a list of basic commands you may want to use.

Basic UNIX commands:

• ls : list the files in the current directory
• mkdir my_exercise : create a directory called my_excercise
• cd my_exercise : 

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• go to the directory my_excercise. my_excercise becomes the current directory

Using an editor:

There are several editors available

• vi
• emacs
• kate
• nedit
• geany ( Python syntax highlighted..)

Run the python interpretor :

In this tutorial we are expecting you to create a python script using your favourite editor and run python to interpret it. Your system have been set-up already and you can use Magics and python by typing the single command:

python magics.py 

Visualise your result:

Magics will generate a Postscript or a PNG output. To visualise the results, you can use one of the following commands:

• gv magics.ps : visualise a Postscript file called magics.ps
• display magics.png : visualise a PNG file called magics.png
• xv magics.png : visualise a PNG file called magics.png

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First Step - warming up : the "Hello World" example 

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Second Step - a geographical map

Third Step - a Cross Section

Fourth Step - a vertical profile and a Time

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Fourth Step - a Cross Section

Fifth Step - a advanced symbol plotting

 Finally - a complex layout

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Fifth Step - More on Symbol Plotting

 Finally - a complex layout

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