Ferret
Description
The following is taken from the Ferret home page:
“Ferret is an interactive computer visualization and analysis environment designed to meet the needs of oceanographers and meteorologists analyzing large and complex gridded data sets.”
“Ferret was developed by the Thermal Modeling and Analysis Project (TMAP) at PMEL [Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory] in Seattle to analyze the outputs of its numerical ocean models and compare them with gridded, observational data. The model data sets are generally multi-gigabyte in size with mixed 3 and 4-dimensional variables defined on staggered grids. Ferret offers a Mathematica-like approach to analysis; new variables may be defined interactively as mathematical expressions involving data set variables. Calculations may be applied over arbitrarily shaped regions. Fully documented graphics are produced with a single command.
Many excellent software packages have been developed recently for scientific visualization. The features that make Ferret distinctive among these packages are Mathematica-like flexibility, geophysical formatting, “intelligent” connection to its data base, memory management for very large calculations, and symmetrical processing in 4 dimensions.”
Use
Jaguar- Load the Ferret module. See the modules page for more information on modules.
- The Jaguar version of Ferret is statically compiled, so it does not support the external functions capability. Also, the
-guioption does not work properly.
Phoenix- Ferret is not directly available on Phoenix, but it is available on Robin, the Phoenix cross-compiler. Load the Ferret module on Robin. See the modules page for more information on modules.
Hawk- Load the Ferret module. See the modules page for more information on modules.