% % JOCEANS Oceanography-specific functions % % Date conversion % yf2num - Converts date in 'year.fraction' format to 'datenum' format. % num2yf - Converts date in 'datenum' format to 'year.fraction' format. % mjd2num - Converts Modified Julian Dates to 'datenum' format. % % Latitude and longitude % spheredist - Computes great circle distances on a sphere. % inregion - Tests whether lat/lon points lie within a specified box. % latlon2xy - Converts latitude and longitude into local Cartesian coordinates. % xy2latlon - Converts local Cartesian coordinates into latitude and longitude. % latlon2uv - Converts latitude and logitude to velocity. % deg360 - Converts degrees to the range [0, 360]. % deg180 - Converts degrees to the range [-180, 180]. % lonshift - Shifts longitude origin for plotting purposes. % [-- see also JSPHERE] % % Plotting functions % stickvect - Plots "stick vectors" for multicomponent velocity time series. % denscont - Density contour overlay for oceanographic T/S plots. % uvplot - Plot u and v components of velocity on the same axis. % provec - Generate progressive vector diagrams (simple and fancy). % hodograph - Generate hodograph plots (simple and fancy). % latratio - Set plot aspect ratio for latitude / longitude plot. % timelabel - Put month, day, or hour labels on a time axes. % % Eddy modelling % rankineeddy - Velocity and streamfunction for a Rankine vortex. % gaussianeddy - Velocity and streamfunction for a Gaussian vortex. % twolayereddy - Velocity and streamfunction for a 2-layer Rankine vortex. % % Water mass analysis % heatstorage - Water column heat storage from 1-D mixing. % % Miscellaneous functions % radearth - The radius of the earth in kilometers. % tidefreq - Frequencies of the eight major tidal compenents. % heat2evap - Transform latent heat loss into units of evaporation. % ________________________________________________________ % This is part of JLAB --- type 'help jlab' for more information % (C) 2004--2007 J.M. Lilly --- type 'help jlab_license' for details help joceans