Re: contour plot using scattered, spatially irregularly distributedoceanographic data set

[Jonathan Callahan <Jonathan.S.Callahan@xxxxxxxx>]

Lei Shi,

For any program to create contour lines it must work from a gridded 
field.  Below is a link to a Ferret demo on using the objective analysis 
tools in Ferret to create gridded fields from a scatter of points:

http://ferret.pmel.noaa.gov/Ferret/Demos/objective_analysis_demo/objective_analysis_demo.html


-- Jon


Lei Shi wrote:

> Dear ferret,
>
> Does anyone know how to draw a contour plot using scattered, spatially (in
> x-y) irregularly
> distributed oceanographic data? Should have a way to do that. Thanks,
>
> Lei SHI, School of Marine Sciences, University of Maine
>
>