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* A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Non-alphabetic characters used in command syntax:
* (asterisk) evaluating script arguments
| (vertical bar) list of valid argument values
` (backquote or grave accent) immediate evaluation
" (double quotes)
arguments to scripts
defining title or units
embedded in strings
for missing arguments
SET DATA/VARIABLES="var,..."
string arguments
' (single quotes) reserved variable names
{ } (curly brackets) for constant-arrays
[ ] (square brackets)
for variable context
in expressions
in function arguments
/ (slash) denotes a command qualifier
\ (backslash)
continuation line
escape a reserved character
! (exclamation point) comments
; (semicolon) separates commands
$ (dollar sign)
symbol evaluation
$ppl auto-generated symbols
+ – * / ^ (numeric operators) in expressions
@ (@ notation)
@ as region specifier
@ for regridding
@ for transformations
@ASN regridding transformation
@AVE
regridding transformation
transformation @AVE
@BIN regridding transformation
@CDA transformation nearest neighbor above
@CDB transformation nearest neighbor below
@CIA transformation nearest index above
@CIB transformation nearest index below
@DDB transformation backward derivative
@DDC transformation centered derivative
@DDF transformation forward derivative
@DIN transformation definite integral
@EVNT transformation locates events
@FAV transformation averaging filler
@FLN transformation linear interpolation filler
@FNR transformation nearest neighbor filler
@IIN transformation
regridding
indefinite integral transformation
@ITP interpolation
@LIN regridding transformation
@LOC transformation location of
@MAX
regridding
max value transformation
@MED transformation median
@MIN transformation minimum value
@MOD transformation modulo regridding transformation
Modulo regridding
Discussion
@MODNBD regridding statistics
@MODMAX regridding statistics
@MODMIN regridding statistics
@MODNGD regridding statistics
@MODVAR regridding statistics
@NBD transformation number bad data
@NBIN regridding transformation
@NGD
regridding transformation
transformation
@RSUM transformation running unweighted sum
@SBN transformation binomial smoother
@SBX transformation boxcar smoother
@SHF transformation shift data
@SHN transformation Hanning smoother
@SMN transformation minimum smoother
@SMX transformation maximum smoother
@SPZ transformation Parzen smoother
@STD transformation Standard Deviation
@SUM regridding transformation
@SUM transformation unweighted sum
@SWL transformation Welch smoother
@VAR transformation weighted variance
@WEQ weighted equal
@WGT weights from average or integral
A
add_offset in NetCDF files
attribute for packing data
in NetCDF files
setting scale/offset for var in a netCDF file
RETURN=NC_OFFSET
Aggregation: define an Ensemble, Forecast collection, Time series or Union dataset on the fly
DEFINE DATA/AGGREGATE/E
DEFINE DATA/AGGREGATE/F
DEFINE DATA/AGGREGATE/T
DEFINE DATA/AGGREGATE/U
ALIAS
aliases for Ferret commands
ALIAS for DEFINE ALIAS
CLEARMASK for CANCEL DATA/FMASK
COLUMNS for SET DATA/FORM=DELIMITED
ENSEMBLE for DEFINE DATA/AGGREGATE/E
FILE for SET DATA/EZ
FILL for CONTOUR/FILL
FLOWLINE for VECTOR/FLOWLINE
FMASK for SET DATA/FMASK
FMRC for DEFINE DATA/AGGREGATE/F
KEYMARK for enabling annotating the ends of colorbars
LABEL for PPL%LABEL, put a label on a plot
LET for DEFINE VARIABLE
PALETTE for PPL SHASET SPECTRUM= Set the palette for subsequent plots
PATTERN for PPL PATSET PATTERN= Set a pattern for subsequent plots
PAUSE for MESSAGEQUIT for EXIT
REGION for SET REGION
RIBBON for PLOT/RIBBON
SAVE for LIST/FORMAT=CDF
SAY for MESSAGE/CONTINUE
TSERIES for DEFINE DATA/AGGREGATE/T
UNALIAS for CANCEL ALIAS
UNION for DEFINE DATA/AGGREGATE/U
USE for SET DATA/FORMAT=CDF
VTREE for SHOW VAR/TREE
WHERE for PPL %WHERE locating a position on the page
ALINE
ambiguous coordinates
analysis techniques
curvilinear coordinate data
polygonal coordinates
sigma coordinate data
animations
FRAME
general discussion
on the fly
viewing
outside tools for
ANNOTATE Add labels to plots
ANNOTATE command
/ANGLE
/HALIGN/VALIGN
/NORM/NOUSER/USER
/SIZE
/XPOS/YPOS
anomaly
append
slab to NetCDF, example
time to NetCDF, example
time steps to NetCDF file, notes about
creating a time axis for variable having no time axis
arguments
arrow
text labels
VECTOR command
vectors drawn as arrows
ASCII (text) data
accessing
Fortran formats
integers
output
reading "delimited"
reading, examples
sets of profiles: EXPNDI_BY_Z function
sets of time series: EXPNDI_BY_T function
SET DATA/EZ
writing strings to ascii files
ASIN function
ASN
aspect ratio
association
ATAN
ATAN2
Attributes of variables, datasets
Attributes discussion
adding new
CANCEL ATTRIBUTE
coordinate variables
DEFINE ATTRIBUTE
define variable from
editing
Ferret access to
global
in output files
inherit from a variable
keywords/syntax
NetCDF attributes, discussion
NetCDF global attributes, discussion
of non-netCDF variables
scale & offset, packing data
SET ATTRIBUTE
SET ATTRIBUTE/LIKE=
SHOW ATTRIBUTE
SHOW DATA/ATT
Autocorrelation
TAUTO_COR function
XAUTO_COR function
Auxiliary Regridding Transformations
AVE
regridding transformation
transformation @AVE
average
@AVE regridding
monthly climatology
over complex regions in space
transformation @AVE
averaging filler
axis
axis, definition of
/NOAXIS on plot commands
box size, grid
CANCEL
CANCEL depth setting
CANCEL modulo setting
customizing plot axes
custom time axis, defining
DEFINE AXIS
DEFINE GRID
dynamic
dynamic, definition
formatting plot axes
inheriting
irregular, defining
irregular, in SHOW AXIS
/KEEP_AXISNAMES on SAVE
label, plot axes
limits, plot axes
modulo
monthly climatology, define
monthly, defining
monthly, non-standard calendars
multiple axis plots
NetCDF axis definitions
permuting
plot formats
PLOT/AXES
PPLUS commands
redefining
regular, defining
regular, in SHOW AXIS
removing from plot
RETURN=XAXIS etc.
reversed, in netCDF files
reversing Z axis
seasonal axis
SET AXIS/modulo
transformation
units
values, using
B
background color
indices for
options in PPLUS
PyFerret window color
backquote
embedded expressions
order of precedence
backslash syntax
backward derivative
bar charts
batch mode
gif output
metafile output
movie making
postscript output
-script
-server
-nodisplay for PyFerret
SET GIFFILE
binary data
byte-swapped
output
reading
record structure
SET DATA/EZ
binning
frequency_histogram script
functions scat2grid_bin, put scattered data into a grid by binning
ts_frequency script
binomial smoother
bold
GO bold script
PyFerret SET TEXT/BOLD
borders, land and political boundaries
land.jnl
land_detailed.jnl
fland.jnl
Tutorial on land_detailed.jnl
adding custom borders
vland.jnl
vfland.jnl
bounds, axis
NetCDF attribute
NetCDF irregular axes
on SAVE command
box, grid cells
pseudo variables for axes
relation to grid, region
boxcar smoother
bullseye
BYTE order
BYTEORDER symbol
byte-swapped files
C
calendar
360 day
axis, discussion converting time for NetCDF
default
360 day
axis, discussion
converting time for NetCDF
default
DEFINE AXIS/CALENDAR
grids with calendar axis
GREGORIAN
Proleptic-Gregorian
Modulo regridding, and
MODE CALENDAR
NetCDF attribute
NetCDF conventions
NOLEAP
regridding between
SET AXIS/CALENDAR
specifying time origin
specifying time values
standard calendar
time axes
CANCEL command
CANCEL LIST
/ALL
/APPEND
/FILE
/FORMAT
/HEAD
/OUTTYPE
/PRECISION
CANCEL MEMORY
/ALL
/PERMANENT
/TEMPORARY
CANCEL TEXT (PyFerret)
/ALL
/FONT
/COLOR
/ITALIC
/BOLD
/ISIZ
CANCEL VARIABLE
/ALL
/DATASET
/NOERROR
CANCEL V or CAN V abbreviation for CANCEL VIEWPORT
case sensitivity
NetCDF variables
user-defined variables
writing to NetCDF
CDA transformation
CDB transformation
CDL file
advanced usage
definition of
for Ferret conversion
sample
using
CF conventions: NetCDF standard
child axis
climatology
climatological axes
creating
defining custom climatological axis
CLSPLT
CMYK
COARDS standard
definition
NetCDF standard
non-COARDS files
coastlines
land.jnl
land_detailed.jnl
Tutorial on land_detailed.jnl
adding custom borders
collections, data
background, plot
contouring
custom control, lines
custom control, color filled plots
GO tools for
hard copy
in animations
line plots, PLOT/LINE
lines, Ribbon plot to color-by-variable
MODE LINECOLORS
of text, examples
palette
patterns
PPLUS COLOR command
PPLUS line color
PPLUS PEN
PPLUS shading
PPLUS SHASET
PPLUS SHASET PROTECT
PPLUS SHASET RESET
colorbar or colorkey settings
CONTOUR/KEY
FILL/KEY
PLOT/VS/RIBBON/KEY
POLYGON/KEY
SHADE/KEY
WHERE to position
customizing color key with SHAKEY
centered labels on color key
continuous color key
horizontal color key
PyFerret: customizing text on colorbar labels
for contour lines
for lines
customizing key or legend for multi-line plots
columns
LIST/WIDTH=columns
SET DATA/COLUMNS examples
SET DATA/EZ/COLUMNS=
SET DATA/STREAM/COLUMNS=
COLUMNS
alias for SET DATA/FORM=DELIMITED
commands
abbreviated syntax
Commands Reference
continuation
executing a Unix command
SHOW COMMAND
syntax of
command line, Unix
starting Ferret
starting PyFerret
Unix commands
COMMON_YEAR
compressing data
COMPRESS functions
COMPRESS*_BY functions
concatenation
TCAT
XCAT
YCAT
ZCAT
ECAT
FCAT
addition of strings
confidence interval, plotting
conformability
combining variables on like or different grids
CONPRE, CONPST, CONSET contouring commands
alternative syntax
CONPRE
CONPST
CONSET
constant arrays
context
/AXES
/COLOR
/COLOR in PyFerret
/D
/DEGMINSEC
/FILL
/FRAME
/GRATICULE
/HALFSPACE
/HGRATICULE,/VGRATICULE
/HLIMITS
/I /J /K /L/M/N
/KEY
/LEVELS
/LEVELS options
/LINE
/MODULO
/NOAXIS
/NOKEY
/NOLABELS
/OPACITY
/OVERLAY
/PALETTE
/PATTERN
/PEN
/SIGDIG
/SIZE
/SPACING
/TRANSPOSE
/VLIMITS
/X/Y/Z/T/E/F
Contouring
color of contours
controlling labels
curvilinear version
customizing CONTOUR plots
dash controls
demo script
examples
extrema, annotating
label controls
options
pplus controls
settings
spline_tension
converting units
convolution
coordinates
curvilinear coordinate data
in NetCDF file
interpolation
precision
pseudo-variables
RETURN= start,end coord
RETURN=xcoord , ycoord, coordinage variable in DSG dataset
SHOW GRID /X/Y/Z/T/E/F
SHOW GRID of DSG dataset
spacing, NetCDF
underlying grid
correlation
autocorrelation functions TAUTO_COR and XAUTO_COR
FAQ
in correlation_with_students_t_test script
in variance script
cosine
COS function
COSINE(latitude) correction
cross section
along an x-y track
using SAMPLEXY_CLOSEST
using SAMPLEXY_CURV
cross-hatching
curl
curvilinear regridding
CURV_TO_RECT function
CURV-TO-RECT-MAP function
curvilinear coordinates
curvilinear coordinate data
gridded data
plot commands
plot with /MODULO
regridding to curvilinear
regridding to rectilinear
scripts for
CSV files, reading
See reading ASCII "delimited" files
See reading ASCII files, examples
D
D= dataset specifier in a context
dashed lines
contour lines
graticule lines
line plots
data
ASCII
CANCEL DATA_SET
checking existence
data set
DEFINE DATA, virtual data sets
editing
examples
EZ
general discussion
label
locating
MC: multi CDF
multi CDF, creating
NetCDF, using
NetCDF, writing
save and restore
SET DATA
SHOW DATA
STATISTICS
TMAP-formatted
dates
axis labels
datestring script
DAYS1900 function
DAYS1900TOYMDHMS function
for modulo time axis
format for
in ASCII files
in external functions
in NetCDF file
in REPEAT loops
ISO 8601 date strings
LON_LAT_TIME_STRING function
MODE CALENDAR
SAMPLET_DATE function
SESSION_DATE
SESSION_TIME
dates: functions to convert dates
TAX_DATESTRING function
TAX_DAY function
TAX_DAYFRAC function
TAX_JDAY function
TAX_MONTH function
TAX_UNITS function
TAX_YEAR function
TAX_YEARFRAC function
DDB transformation
DDC transformation
DDF transformation
debugging
complex expressions
go tools
SET MODE DIAGNOSTIC
SET MODE IGNORE_ERROR
DEFINE ATTRIBUTE
/DATASET
/OUTPUT
/TYPE
examples and discussion
/BOUNDS
/CALENDAR
/DEPTH
/EDGES
/FILE
/FROM_DATA
/LIKE
/MODULO
/NAME
/NPOINTS
/T0
/UNITS
/X/Y/Z/T/E/F
Defining monthly or seasonal axis
redefining an axis
/AGGREGATE
/E (ensemble)
ensemble examples
/F (forecast)
/T (timeseries)
/U (union)
/QUIET
/HIDE
defining, member variables as user-defined variables
/DEFAULT
/DI/DJ/DK/DL/DM/DN
/DX/DY/DZ/DT/DE/DF
/I/J/K/L/M/N
/X/Y/Z/T/E/F
/BAD=
/DATASET
/LIKE=
/UNITS
User-defined variables
/AXES
/TEXT
/XLIMITS
/YLIMITS
special symbols for viewports
definite integral
degrees
axis style (degrees lon and lat, see modes LONG_LABEL, LATIT_LABEL)
label deg-min (ppl XFOR and ppl YFOR)
delimited data files, CSV files
reading
SET DATA/FORM=DELIMITED
density
RHO_UN function
ZAXREPLACE function
depth
DEFINE AXIS/DEPTH
go scripts
SET AXIS/DEPTH
SET MODE DEPTH_LABEL
specifying ranges
derivative
backward @DDB
centered @DDC
forward @DDF
transformations
descriptor file
definition
example
formatting notes
locating
naming
syntax
TMAP-formatted data
tools for creating
see also: TSERIES, define a time series aggregation on the fly
dimensions
multi-dimensional expression
NetCDF
direct access
Discrete Sampling Geometries (DSG) datasets
Discussion and examples
DSG-to-grid regridding FAQ
listings: ascii listings
listings: SAVE data
Native plot styles
Non-Native plot styles e.g. to plot a map showig profile or timeseries stations
MODE DSG
output of SHOW DATA
output of SHOW GRID
regridding to DSG
SET DATA/FEATURE=
SET DATA/FMASK= or FMASK
CANCEL DATA/FMASK= or CLEARMASK
Tutorial Script
transformations
.dodsrc file
accessing remote data
caching
for reading HDF
initialization file
locating data
password access
proxy servers
security
sharing data
TEST_OPENDAP function, Test a URL
DSG datasets:
See Discrete Sampling Geometries
dynamic grid
E
ELSE
conditional execution
masking
ELIF
ENDIF
embedded expressions
empirical orthogonal functions
eigenfunctions
EOF_SPACE
EOF_STAT
EOF_TFUNC
EOFSVD_SPACE
EOFSVD_STAT
EOFSVD_TFUNC
Ensemble: define an ensemble on the fly
DEFINE DATA/AGGREGATE/E
ENSEMBLE (alias)
ensemble examples
environment
environment variables
list of Ferret related
listing with Fenv
EOF functions
eigenfunctions
EOF_SPACE
EOF_STAT
EOF_TFUNC
EOFSVD_SPACE
EOFSVD_STAT
EOFSVD_TFUNC
time amplitude fcns
error bars, plotting
errors
generating messages
FER_LAST_ERROR symbol
Host is down
insufficient memory
MODE IGNORE_ERROR
request exceeds memory setting
syntax for generating
escape
special characters in commands
event mask
existence checking
/COMMAND_FILE
/CYCLE
/LOOP
/PROGRAM
/PROMPT
/SCRIPT
/TOPYTHON
QUIT
EXPNDI_ID_BY_Z_COUNTS function
export graphics
gif files
gif, batch mode
postscript files
postscript, batch mode
SET GIFFILE
expressions
algebraic
CANCEL EXPRESSION
definition
discussion
SET default context
SHOW EXPRESSION
axis inheritance
compute subroutine
custom axes
EF_Util.cmn
example functions
getting EF example code
getting started, writing
inheriting axes
init subroutine
list of included functions
loop indices
reduced axes
result_limits
string arguments
structure of EF
utility functions
working storage
writing your own
extrema
FINDHI function
FINDLO function
transformations @MAX, @MIN
EZ data
definition
FILE command
missing data markers
reading ASCII (text) files
SET DATA/EZ
F
FAV transformation: averaging filler
Feature Collections: See Discrete Sampling Geometries
Ferret environment variables
FER_DATA
FER_DESCR
FER_DIR
FER_DSETS
FER_GO
FER_GRIDS
FER_PALETTE
Ferret state information
FER_LAST_ERROR
CLOCK_SECS
CURRENT_DATE
CURRENT_TIME
DELTA_CPU
FERRET_MEMORY
FERRET_PLATFORM
FERRET_VERSION
FER_LAST_ERROR
FERRET_MEMORY
FERRET_VERSION
NETCDF_VERSION
PROGRAM_NAME
SESSION_DATE
SESSION_TIME
FFT functions
FFTA (Amplitude)
FFTP (Phase)
FFT_IM (Imaginary)
FFT_RE (Real)
FFT_INVERSE
FILE
alias for SET DATA/EZ
See SET DATA/EZ
files
ASCII
ASCII "delimited"
binary
byte-swapped
delimited (spreadsheet)
OPeNDAP (formerly DODS)
LIST
mixed types
NetCDF formatted
reading, demo
real*8
SET DATA
stream
TMAP-formatted
FILL command
Alias for CONTOUR/FILL command
Alias for CONTOUR/FILL
CONTOUR/FILL
curvilinear version
FILL_XY function
fill value (_FillValue attribute in netCDF files)
file creation on output to NetCDF
and missing values
filler (missing value)
@FAV averaging filler
@FLN linear interpolation
@FNR nearest neighbor filler
filtering
Lanczos bandpass
lowpass
transformations
with CONVOLVE functions
FLN transformation linear interpolation filler
ELIF
IF
IF-THEN-ELSE
SET MODE IGNORE_ERROR
flowline: VECTOR/FLOW
FMASK alias for SET DATA/FMASK.
Define a Feature mask on a DSG dataset
FMRC Forecast Model Run Collection
Define as Ferret aggregation
Working with FMRC grids
FNR transformation: nearest neighbor filler
fonts
Ferret controls
fonts in PyFerret
special symbols (Greek, Math) in labels, PyFerret
show PyFerret font settings
PPLUS commands
PPLUS fonts
pplus symbol fonts
foreach: see REPEAT
forecast dataset (see FMRC above) format
data sets
Fortran formats for reading ASCII data
HDF movies
HDF and NetCDF-4 data format
LIST/FORMAT=
MODE ASCII_FONT
MODE LATIT_LABEL
MODE LONG_LABEL
NetCDF data format
NetCDF-4 data format
SET DATA/FORMAT
SET LIST/FORMAT
standardized data
formatting
LIST/FORMAT
LIST/HEADING
numerical output
plot axes
plots
forward derivative
Fourier transforms
FFT_INVERSE function
FFTA function
FFTP function
Fprint: Unix command
Fpurge: Clean up files that Ferret creates
/FILE=filename
/FORMAT=GIF
/FORMAT=PNG,SVG,PDF,PS
/FORMAT=HDF
/ANNOTATE
/XPIXELS/YPIXELS
/XINCHS/YINCHES
/TRANSPARENT
PyFerret options
movies in GIF format
PLOT/FRAME
SET GIFFILE
FshowGO
Make listing of GO-script calls
Use with SET REDIRECT
Fsort: Sort unix files Ferret creates
function
grid-changing
list of functions
SHOW FUNCTION
string functions
See also: Transformations
G
G=, also GX=, GY=, GXY= ...
Regridding syntax
getting point data into Ferret
GIF image
creating gif images
FRAME/FORMAT=GIF
-gif command line switch
PyFerret .png files
SET GIFFILE
color map
graphic metafile
line bundles
MODE METAFILE
MODE SEGMENTS
/HELP
arguments
demonstration files
file, definition
files
files, running
LAST_GO_FILE
quoted arguments
tools, included with Ferret
Unix file naming
writing GO tools
graphics
/SET_UP
hard copy
memory
MODE METAFILE
output controls
viewport
graticule
CONTOUR /GRAT
overlay on plot
PLOT/GRAT
POLYGON/GRAT
SET MODE GRATICULE
SHADE/GRAT
grave accent
embedded expressions
order of precedence
Greek letters in labels
special symbols (Greek, Math) in PyFerret
pplus symbol fonts
box size
conformable
default
DEFINE AXIS
DEFINE GRID
Defining
definition
dynamic
dynamic, definition
grid box
of expressions
of pseudo-variables
regridding
RESHAPE function
RETURN=GRID name
SET GRID
staggered
grid-changing functions
gridded data sampled at points
gridding scattered data
defining grid from data
objective analysis
SCAT2GRID_BIN_XY
SCAT2GRID_BIN_XYT
SCAT2GRID_BIN_XYZ
SCAT2GRID_BIN_XYZT
SCAT2GRID_NBIN_XY
SCAT2GRID_NBIN_XYT
SCAT2GRID_NOBS_XY
SCAT2GRIDGAUSS_XY function
SCAT2GRIDGAUSS_XZ function
SCAT2GRIDGAUSS_XT function
SCAT2GRIDGAUSS_YZ function
SCAT2GRIDGAUSS_YT function
SCAT2GRIDGAUSS_ZT function
SCAT2GRIDLAPLACE_XY function
SCAT2GRIDLAPLACE_XZ function
SCAT2GRIDLAPLACE_XT function
SCAT2GRIDLAPLACE_YZ function
SCAT2GRIDLAPLACE_YT function
SCAT2GRIDLAPLACE_ZT function
H
Hanning smoother
creating gif images
Fprint, postscript files
PyFerret FRAME image options
MODE metafile
HDF
creating, single image
HDF-5 and NetCDF-4 data format
movie making
reading, via OPeNDAP
SET MOVIE
help
histograms
frequency_histogram script
histogram-based color levels
HLIMITS
plot qualifier
and modulo operations
hyperslabs
I
IF
conditional execution
masking
see also IFV masking
with strings
Define a mask on a Disrete sampling geometries (DSG) dataset
images
gif files
gif, batch mode
PyFerret options: PNG, PDF, SVG, PS
postscript files
postscript, batch mode
immediate mode
BAD=
embedded expressions
formatting output of
mathematical expressions
PRECISION=
RETURN=
indefinite integral
indices
inheritance
insitu temperature
integral
definite
indefinite
transformations
integration
@DIN definite integral
@IIN indefinite integral
@IIN indefinite integral regridding transformation
over irregular regions
interpolation
@ITP transformation
MODE INTERPOLATE
see also "regridding"
isopycnal
isosurface
ITP
J
journal file
GO files
log of Ferret commands
MODE JOURNAL
naming
-nojnl startup
writing
K
key
annotating with data min,max
contour and fill plots
FILL/KEY
customizing key or legend for multi-line plots
PLOT/KEY and /NOKEY
PLOT/RIBBON/KEY
POLYGON/KEY
positioning with PPL SHAKEY command
SHADE/KEY
use WHERE to position
on VECTOR plots
L
ANNOTATE command
/NOUSER
positioning with mouse
see also "labels"
labels
adding
ANNOTATE command
axis
color controls
color controls in Pyferret
contour line
customizing the text
Ferret controls
finding width of
finding label numbers
fonts
fonts in PyFerret
special symbols (Greek, Math) in PyFerret
label with pointing arrow
LABNUM symbols
LABWID function
long labels
MODE ASCII_FONT
MODE CALENDAR
MODE DEPTH_LABEL
MODE LABELS
MODE LATIT_LABEL
MODE LOGO
MODE LONG LABEL
movable labels
multi-line label demo
plot labels
positioning with mouse
PPLUS commands
PyFerret style controls
removing
superscripts, subscripts and backspacing (PPLUS)
Pyferret superscripts and subscripts
LABWID
land mass
filled land fland.jnl
filled land on vertical plot vfland.jnl
outline land.jnl
outline land on vertical plot vland.jnl
latitude
axis formatting
COSINE(latitude) correction
region, specifying
layer
layout
axes
controlling white space
customizing labels
go tools for
metafile translation
plot layout controls
least squares
least-squares regression script examples
regression scripts
legend
customizing key or legend for multi-line plots
levels, contour and color levels
general discussion
histogram-based
open-ended
saving the settings
variance-based
limits
line
adding contour lines
connecting plotted points
CONTOUR/LINE
hard copy
LINECOLORS mode
line styles
line styles, GO tools
overlaying contours
PLOT/LINE
PLOT/COLOR/THICK
PLOT/COLOR/THICK in PyFerret
POLYGON/LINE
ribbon plots
thickness
LINE
linear interpolation filler
/APPEND
/ASGLOBAL
/BOUNDS
/CLOBBER
/D
/DEFLATE
/EDGES
/ENDIAN
/FILE
/FORMAT
/HEAD
/HEADING=ENHANCED
/I /J /K /L/M/N
/ILIMITS /JLIMITS /KLIMITS /LLIMITS/MLIMITS/NLIMITS
/KEEP_AXISNAMES
/NCFORMAT
/NOHEAD
/NOROWLAB
/ORDER
/OUTTYPE
/PRECISION
/QUIET
/RIGID
/SHUFFLE
/SINGLY
/TITLE="title string"
/WIDTH=
/X /Y /Z /T/E/F
/XCHUNK /YCHUNK /ZCHUNK /TCHUNK/ECHUNK/FCHUNK
/XLIMITS /YLIMITS /ZLIMITS /TLIMITS/ELIMITS/FLIMITS
LIST ALINE
LIST SHAKEY
LIST SHASET
LOAD
/D
/I/J/K/L/M/N
/NAME
/PERMANENT
/TEMPORARY
/X/Y/Z/T/E/F
LOC transformation
local extrema
FINDHI function
FINDLO function
location transformation
log plot
2-D plots
demo script
PLOT/VLOG/HLOG
logarithmic functions
Logical operators
long_name
longitude
M
map projections
curvilinear coordinate plots
demo script
overlays on
scripts
using scripts
maps
basemap script
ETOPO data sets
land script
overlays using GO tools
masking
IF-THEN-ELSE logic
IFV-THEN-ELSE logic
Define a mask on a Disrete sampling geometries (DSG) dataset
mathematical expressions, immediate mode
Mathematical symbols in labels
special symbols (Greek, Math) in PyFerret
pplus symbol fonts
maximum
@MAX transformation
FINDHI function
local mamima
MAX function
MINMAX function
MC data sets
creating
definition
tools for creating
see also: TSERIES, define a time series aggregation on the fly
memory
cache, default size
CANCEL MEMORY
insufficient memory
large calculations
loading expressions into
management
-memsize switch
NetCDF
request exceeds memory setting
SET MEMORY
SET MODE SEGMENTS
SHOW MEMORY
Merging netCDF datasets in X, Y, and/or Z
/CONTINUE
/ERROR
/JOURNAL
/QUIET
alias PAUSE
hard copy
MODE METAFILE
naming, automatic
specifying a name
translation
minimum
@MIN regridding
@MIN transformation
bullseye.jnl script
FINDLO function
local minima
MIN function
MINMAX function
missing value flag
get flag
in netCDF files
setting message
setting values
MODE
mode: Ferret state
MODE 6D_LAB
MODE ASCII_FONT
MODE CALENDAR
MODE DATE_FORMAT
MODE DEPTH_LABEL
MODE DESPERATE
MODE DIAGNOSTIC
MODE FRUGAL
MODE IGNORE_ERROR
MODE INTERPOLATE
MODE JOURNAL
MODE LABELS
MODE LATIT_LABEL
MODE LINECOLORS
MODE LONG_LABEL
MODE METAFILE
MODE NLEVELS
MODE NODATA_LAB
MODE PPLLIST
MODE REFRESH
MODE SEGMENTS
MODE STUPID
MODE UPCASE_OUTPUT
MODE VERIFY
MODE WAIT
SET MODE
SHOW MODE
modulo
@mod transformation
attribute, NetCDF
axis
axis, DEFINE
axis, definition
length, finding
MOD function
regridding
regridding, definition
subspan length
subspan modulo axis
modulo regridding statistics
MODMIN
MODSUM
MODVAR
monthly axis
climatological
creating
creating, non-standard calendar
mouse
movies
N
naming
Coordinate Axes, /KEEP_AXISNAMES on SAVE
file version numbers
of external functions
Unix file names
variables, DEFINE VARIABLE
variables, in NetCDF files
variables, renaming
NaN
national boundaries
land.jnl
land_detailed.jnl
Tutorial on land_detailed.jnl
adding custom borders
NBD transformation
ncdump
ncgen
nearest neighbor filler
accessing data with USE
append slab to
append time steps
axis attributes
axis definition
bounds attribute
case sensitive names
CDL data initialization
CDL files
child_axis
converting to
coordinates
data set title
data type, when writing
definition
dimensions
disordered coordinates
editing files
editing attributes
global attributes
grid_definition
hyperslabs
KEEP_AXISNAMES on SAVE
LIST/FORMAT=CDF
locating
long_name
missing values
missing values, output
modulo axes
multi-file data sets
multi-file, tools
NaN in
ncatted
NCO operators
NetCDF 4
parent grid
permuted axes, /ORDER qualifier
permuted axis ordering
RETURN=dsettitle
reverse-ordered coordinates
SAVE
slab_max_index
slab_min_index
special axis interpretations
staggered grids
strides
string data
USE
utilities (e.g. ncgen)
variable attributes
variables
variable type, when writing
variables, invalid names
writing to
NGD
regridding transformation
transformation
collections
curvilinear
point data
polygonal
time series
vertical profiles
notation
NRST
number of bad points
number of good points
@NGD regridding transformation
@NGD transformation
O
objective analysis, See also entries under gridding scattered data
offset
NetCDF attribute
RETURN=NC_OFF
RETURN=USER_OFF
SET VARIABLE/OFFSET=
.dodsrc file
accessing remote data
caching
for reading HDF
initialization file
locating data
password access
proxy servers
security
sharing data
TEST_OPENDAP function, Test a URL
operator
order of operations
ORDER qualifier
for LIST
for SET DATA/FORMAT=CDF (i.e. USE)
output
gif files
gif, batch mode
postscript files
postscript, batch mode
overlay
CONTOUR/OVERLAY
overlay tools (scripts)
PLOT/OVERLAY
POLYGON/OVERLAY
SHADE/OVERLAY
VECTOR/OVERLAY
WIRE/OVERLAY
P
P= or PREC= abbreviation for PRECISION=
packed netCDF data
setting scale/offset for var in a netCDF file
NetCDF output
RETURN=NC_SCALE
RETURN=NC_OFFSET
palette
by_level
by_percent
by_value
CONTOUR/PALETTE
creating
directory
files in $FER_PALETTE
locating files: Fpalette
PALETTE command
POLYGON/PALETTE
restoring default
scripts
SHADE/PALETTE
testing
panel: See viewport
parent grid: NetCDF
Parzen smoother: @SPZ transformation
pattern
CONTOUR/PATTERN=
demo script
PATTERN command
POLYGON/PATTERN=
SHADE/PATTERN=
pause: MESSAGE command
PEN : PPLUS commands
performance (See also entries under memory) initializing NetCDF file
permutation: of axes on input
PLOT Drawing line plots
/ALONG
/AXES
/COLOR
color-by-variable, see /RIBBON
/D
/DEGMINSEC
/DASH
/FAST
/FRAME
/GRATICULE
/HALFSPACE
/HGRATICULE,/HGRATICULE
/HLIMITS
/HLOG
/I/J/K/L/M/N
/KEY=TITLE for the legend on multi-line plots
/KEY for the colorbar on ribbon plots
/LEVELS
/LINE
/NOKEY
/NOLABELS
/NOYADJUST
/OVERLAY
/PALETTE
/RIBBON
/SET_UP
/SIZE
/SKIPSYM
/STEP
/SYMBOL
/THICKNESS
/TITLE
/TRANSPOSE
/VLIMITS
/VLOG
/VS
/X/Y/Z/T/E/F
lines, controlling color and thickness
lines, customizing key or legend
log plots
symbols, controlling size and color
plot file name
batch, metafile output
batch, postscript output
PLTNME pplus command
plot output files
gif files
gif, batch mode
postscript files
postscript, batch mode
PyFerret options
PLTNME PPLUS command
Point-data Collections: See Discrete Sampling Geometries
political boundaries
land.jnl
land_detailed.jnl
Tutorial on land_detailed.jnl
adding custom borders
/AXES
/COLOR
/COLOR/THICKNESS in PyFerret
/COORD_AX
/D
/FILL
/FRAME
/HGRATICULE,/VGRATICULE
/HLIMITS
/HLOG
/I/J/K/L/M/N
/KEY
/LEVELS
/LINE
/MODULO
/NOKEY
/NOLABELS
/OVERLAY
/SET_UP
/THICKNESS
/TITLE
/TRANSPOSE
/VLIMITS
/VLOG
/X/Y/Z/T/E/F
log axes
POLYMARK script
POLYMARK script demo
POLYSHAPE script
scripts
polygon vector: poly_vec_demo.jnl
portrait orientation
Fprint option
GO scripts
metafile translation
postscript
ferret -batch option
Fprint command
gksm2ps command
MODE METAFILE
postscript from PyFerret
potential temperature: THETA_FO function
PPLUS
/RESET
axis commands
command format
Ferret Enhancements Guide
for plot customization
labels
MODE ASCII_FONT
special symbols
string editing tools
syntax
time axes
Users Guide
precision
coordinates
in embedded expressions
LIST/PREC=
of floating-point variables
printing: hard copy
Profile Collections: See Discrete Sampling Geometries
profile collection structure
profile data into Ferret
projection
curvilinear coordinates
map projections
map projections & curvilinear coordinates
mp_mask
overlays
polar stereographic
sigma coordinates
x_page, y_page
pseudo-variable
definition
in NetCDF files
list of
PT_IN_POLY function: flag points within a polygon
Punctuation
* (asterisk)
evaluating script arguments
| (vertical bar)
list of valid argument values
` (backquote or grave accent)
immediate evaluation
" (double quotes)
arguments to scripts
defining title or units
embedded in strings
for missing arguments
SET DATA/VARIABLES="var,..."
string arguments
' (single quotes)
reserved variable names
{ } (curly brackets)
for constant-arrays
[ ] (square brackets)
for variable context
in expressions
in function arguments
/ (slash)
denotes a command qualifier
\ (backslash)
continuation line
escape a reserved character
! (exclamation point)
comments
; (semicolon)
separates commands
$ (dollar sign)
symbol evaluation
$ppl auto-generated symbols
+ – * / ^ (numeric operators)
in expressions
PyFerret SET WINDOW options
/ANTIALIAS
/NOANTIALIAS
/COLOR
/OPACITY
/THICKEN
/OUTLINE
PyFerret background window color
/SCALE
/TEXTPROM
/XINCH/YINCH
/XPIXEL/YPIXEL
/QUALITY
/ENGINE
/WMARK
/WMSCALE
/WMOPAC
/WMXLOC
/WMYLOC
PyFerret SET TEXT font and text style controls
/BOLD
/COLOR
/FONT
/ISIZ
/ITALIC
customizing sub-groups of text in PyFerret
PyFerret fonts
special symbols (Greek, Math) in PyFerret
show PyFerret font settings
PyFerret SHOW TEXT for font and text settings
PyFerret CANCEL TEXT for font and text settings
/ALL
/FONT
/COLOR
/ITALIC
/BOLD
/ISIZ
PyFerret image output formats: PyFerret FRAME options
PyFerret Color and thickness settings
CONTOUR/COLOR/THICK
PLOT/COLOR/THICK
POLYGON/COLOR/THICKNESS
VECTOR/COLOR/THICKNESS
PyFerret functions: DEFINE PYFUNC
PyFerret variables: CANCEL PYVAR
PyFerret to Python: EXIT /TOPYTHON
PyFerret PROGRAM_NAME symbol
Q
qualifiers
QUERY: in GO tools
QUIT: alias for EXIT
quotes
double quotes
arguments to scripts
defining title or units
embedded in strings
for missing arguments
SET DATA/VARIABLES="var"
string arguments
single quotes
reserved variable names
R
R= or RET= abbreviation for RETURN=
random number generator
reading data files
ASCII delimited files
ASCII files
direct access
FORTRAN-structured
NetCDF
unformatted data
record structure: FILE command
rectangle: draw rectangle on a plot
redirection
pipe a script into Ferret
CANCEL REDIRECT
SET REDIRECT
region Specifying a region in time or space
CANCEL
DEFINE
definition
named
pre-defined
save and restore
SET
SHOW
specifying with @
region (irregular)
regression scripts
least-squares regression script example
definition
demo script
Regridding transformations @ASN, @AVE, @LIN, @MAX, @MIN, @NGD, @NRST, @SUM, @VAR, @XACT
Modulo regridding
Modulo regridding statistics: @MODMAX, @MODMIN, @MODNGD, @MODSUM, @MODVAR
DSG-to-grid regridding FAQ
regridding gridded data to DSG
curvilinear data
request exceeds memory setting
relative version
REPEAT
/ANIMATE
/I/J/K/L/M/N
/LOOP=
/NAME
/RANGE
/X/Y/Z/T/E/F
exiting from loops
in making animations
RETURN=
BAD flag
CALENDAR
coordinates of result
data set information
DEFINED
DSET
DSETNUM
DTYPE
embedded expressions
GRID name
IAXIS (also JKLMN)
IEND (also JKLMN)
ISIZE (also JKLMN)
isReady
ISTART (also JKLMN)
IUNITS (also JKLMN)
NC_OFFSET
NC_SCALE
SHAPE
SIZE
STATUS
T0 (time origin)
TITLE of variable
TMOD
UNITS of variable
USER_OFFSET
USER_SCALE
XEND (also YZTEF)
XMOD
XSTART (also YZTEF)
Reversed axis
reverse on input
reverse-ordered coordinates in NetCDF files
SET AXIS/DEPTH
RGB: color postscript
RGB mapping
by level
by value
percent
RIBBON PLOTS 1-D plot colored by variable
/FAST
/KEY
/LEVELS
/PALETTE
rivers: land_detailed.jnl
RSUM transformation
running unweighted sum
@RSUM transformation
S
SAMPLEI_MULTI function and J, K, K
SAMPLET_DATE function
defined
examples
SAMPLEXY function
function definition
further examples
SAMPLEXYT function
SAMPLEXYT_NRST function
SAMPLEXYZ function
SAMPLEXYZT function
SAMPLEXZ function
SAMPLEYZ function
sampling (See also above entries)
of string arrays
scattered sampling
scripts demonstrating sampling
SAVE (alias for LIST/FORMAT=cdf)
attribute control
data types (see also TYPE)
history attribute
/KEEP_AXISNAMES on SAVE
NetCDF-4 formatted files
notes
packed data
see LIST
upcase_output
alias for MESSAGE/CONTINUE
examples
SBN transformation
SBX transformation
scale
attribute for packing data
NetCDF attribute
RETURN=NC_SCALE
scale_factor in NetCDF files
setting scale/offset for var in a netCDF file
Scattered data, gridding
defining grid from data
objective analysis
SCAT2GRID_BIN_XYT
SCAT2GRID_NBIN_XYT
SCAT2GRID_NOBS_XY
SCAT2GRIDGAUSS_XY function
SCAT2GRIDGAUSS_XZ function
SCAT2GRIDGAUSS_XT function
SCAT2GRIDGAUSS_YZ function
SCAT2GRIDGAUSS_YT function
SCAT2GRIDGAUSS_ZT function
SCAT2GRIDLAPLACE_XY function
SCAT2GRIDLAPLACE_XZ function
SCAT2GRIDLAPLACE_XT function
SCAT2GRIDLAPLACE_YZ function
SCAT2GRIDLAPLACE_YT function
SCAT2GRIDLAPLACE_ZT function
script
scripts
section, cross
along an x-y track
using SAMPLEXY_CLOSEST
using SAMPLEXY_CURV
see also SAMPLEXY_CURV_AVG
see also SAMPLEXY_CURV_NRST
segments
SET ATTRIBUTE
SET ATTRIBUTE/LIKE
SET ATTRIBUTE/OUTPUT
SET ATTRIBUTE/TYPE
examples and discussion
/CALENDAR=
/MODULO
/OFFSET
/REGULAR
/STRIDE
/T0=
/UNITS=
/DELIMITER
/EZ/COLUMNS
/FORMAT
/FORMAT=CDF
/FORMAT=DELIMITED
/FORMAT=DESCRIPTOR
/FORMAT=FORTRAN format
/FORMAT=FREE
/FORMAT=STREAM
/GRID
/ORDER
/REGULART
/RESTORE
/SAVE
/SKIP
/SWAP
/TITLE
/TYPE
/TYPE for ASCII file
/VARIABLES
ASCII data examples
data set basics
Fortran binary data
Alias OPEN
NetCDF files
stream files
/RESTORE
/SAVE
and curvilinear data
/APPEND
/DEFLATE
/ENDIAN
/FILE
/FORMAT
/HEAD
/NCFORMAT
/OUTTYPE
/PRECISION
/SHUFFLE
/XCHUNK/YCHUNK/ZCHUNK/TCHUNK/ECHUNK/FCHUNK
/LAST
ASCII_FONT
CALENDAR
DEPTH_LABEL
DESPERATE
DIAGNOSTIC
FRUGAL
GRATICULE
IGNORE_ERROR
INTERPOLATE
JOURNAL
LABELS
LATIT_LABEL
LOGO
LONG_LABEL
METAFILE
NLEVELS
REFRESH
SEGMENTS
STUPID
VERIFY
WAIT
/DI/DJ/DK/DL/DM/DN
/DX/DY/DZ/DT/DE/DF
/I/J/K/L/M/N
/X/Y/Z/T/E/F
SET TEXT Font and text style controls for PyFerret
/BOLD
/COLOR
/FONT
/ISIZ
/ITALIC
settings for text groupings
show PyFerret font settings
special symbols (Greek, Math) in PyFerret
/BAD
/GRID
/NAME
/OFFSET
/OUTTYPE
/TITLE
/SCALE=
/UNITS
SET V abbreviation for SET VIEWPORT
/ASPECT
/CLEAR
/LOCATION
/NEW
/SIZE
/TITLE
SET WINDOW options for PyFerret
/ANTIALIAS
/NOANTIALIAS
/COLOR
/OPACITY
/THICKEN
/OUTLINE
/SCALE
/TEXTPROM
/XINCH/YINCH
/XPIXEL/YPIXEL
/QUALITY
/ENGINE
setup
/SET_UP for plot calls
setting up to run Ferret
/AXES
/D
/DEGMINSEC
/FRAME
/GRATICULE
/HALFSPACE
/HGRATICULE,/VGRATICULE
/HLIMITS
/I/J/K/L/M/N
/KEY
/LEVELS
/LEVELS options
/MODULO
/NOAXIS
/NOKEY
/NOLABELS
/OPACITY
/OVERLAY
/PALETTE
/SET
/TITLE
/TRANSPOSE
/VLIMITS
/X/Y/Z/T/E/F
curvilinear version
SHAKEY
CONTOUR/KEY
example
POLYGON/KEY
pplus command syntax
SHADE/KEY
Shapefiles
PyFerret Shapefile Functions
FAQ, Using Shapefiles in PyFerret
SHASET
pplus command
pplus SHASET PROTECT
pplus SHASET RESET
SHF transformation
shift transformation
SHN transformation
/ALL
/I/J/K/L/M/N/X/Y/Z/T/E/F
/XML/OUTFILE/APPEND/CLOBBER
/ATTRIBUTES
/BRIEF
/MEMBERS /FULL
/HIDDEN
/VARIABLES
/XML
/OUTFILE/APPEND/CLOBBER
/ALL
/DYNAMIC
/I/J/K/L/M/N
/X/Y/Z/T/E/F
/XML
/OUTFILE/APPEND/CLOBBER
/ALL
/DIAGNOSTIC
/FREE
/PERMANENT
/TEMPORARY
SHOW TEXT
PyFerret text and font settings
/ALL
/DATA
/DIAGNOSTIC
/USER
/TREE
/XML/OUTFILE/APPEN/CLOBBER
sigma coordinate data
size
slab_max_index
slab_min_index
smoothing
contour lines
transformations, general
transformations, smoothing
with CONVOLVE functions
sorting
SORTI function
SORTJ function
SORTK function
SORTL function
SORTM function
SORTN function
SAMPLEI function
SAMPLEIJ function
SAMPLEJ function
SAMPLEK function
SAMPLEL function
SAMPLEM function
SAMPLEN function
SPAWN
execute unix commands
return a string variable
SPAWN function
special characters
escaping, in commands
special data
spreadsheet data
SPZ transformation
square brackets
for variable context
in expressions
in function arguments
staggered grids
starting PyFerret startup file state (Ferret state)
statistical analysis
demo script
statistics
pyFerret statistics functions from SciPy:
STATS_CHISQUARE (PyFerret function)
the chi-square test statistic
STATS_FIT (PyFerret function)
parameters for a probability distribution that best fit
STATS_KSTEST1 , STATS_KSTEST2 (PyFerret functions)
Two-sided Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests
STATS_LINREGRESS (PyFerret function)
the slope, intercept, and correlation coefficient (r) for a linear regression.
STATS_PEARSONR (PyFerret function)
Pearson correlation coefficient between two samples of data.
STATS_PERCENTILESOFSCORES (PyFerret function)
interpolated percentiles (0-100) through a sample for given scores
STATS_PROBPLOTVALS (PyFerret function)
the order statistic medians, ordered response data for indicated distribution
STATS_STATS (PyFerret function)
the unweighted mean, variance, skew, and excess kurtosis
STATS_SCORESATPERCENTILES (PyFerret function)
interpolated scores (values) that are given percentiles
STATS_SPEARMANR (PyFerret function)
Spearman's rank correlation coefficient between two samples of data
STATS_TTEST1, STATS_TTEST2IND, STATS_TTEST2REL (PyFerret functions)
the two-sided T-test statistic functions
STATS_ZSCORE (PyFerret function)
the standard scores for data values relative to a normal distribution with same mean and variance as the data.
STATS_HISTOGRAM (PyFerret function)
the unweighted histogram bin counts for all defined data values.
Generic statistical functions applying to probability distributions:
STATS_HELPER(PDNAME) (PyFerret function)
Help on probability distribution names or parameters
STATS_CDF (PyFerret function)
cumulative distribution function
STATS_ISF (PyFerret function)
inverse survival function
STATS_PDF (PyFerret function)
probability density function values for a continuous probability distribution
STATS_PMF (PyFerret function)
probability mass function values for a discrete probability distribution
STATS_PPF (PyFerret function)
percent point function values for a probability distribution
STATS_SF (PyFerret function)
survival function values for a probability distribution
STATS_RVS (PyFerret function)
random variates for a probability distribution
Beta distribution functions: (PyFerret functions)
STATS_BETA_CDF, STATS_BETA_ISF, STATS_BETA_PDF, STATS_BETA_PPF, STATS_BETA_SF, STATS_BETA_RVS
Binomial distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_BINOM_CDF, STATS_BINOM_ISF, STATS_BINOM_PMF, STATS_BINOM_PPF, STATS_BINOM_SF, STATS_BINOM_RVS
Cauchy distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_CAUCHY_CDF, STATS_CAUCHY_ISF, STATS_CAUCHY_PDF, STATS_CAUCHY_PPF, STATS_CAUCHY_SF, STATS_CAUCHY_RVS
Chi distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_CHI_CDF, STATS_CHI_ISF, STATS_CHI_PDF, STATS_CHI_PPF, STATS_CHI_SF, STATS_CHI_RVS
Chi-square distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_CHI2_CDF, STATS_CHI2_ISF, STATS_CHI2_PDF, STATS_CHI2_PPF, STATS_CHI2_SF, STATS_CHI2_RVS
Exponential distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_EXPON_CDF, STATS_EXPON_ISF, STATS_EXPON_PDF, STATS_EXPON_PPF, STATS_EXPON_SF, STATS_EXPON_RVS
Exponentiated-Weibull distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_EXPONWEIB_CDF, STATS_EXPONWEIB_ISF, STATS_EXPONWEIB_PDF, STATS_EXPONWEIB_PPF, STATS_EXPONWEIB_SF, STATS_EXPONWEIB_RVS
Fisher (F) distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_F_CDF, STATS_F_ISF, STATS_F_PDF, STATS_F_PPF, STATS_F_SF, STATS_F_RVS
Gamma distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_GAMMA_CDF, STATS_GAMMA_ISF, STATS_GAMMA_PDF, STATS_GAMMA_PPF, STATS_GAMMA_SF, STATS_GAMMA_RVS
(Shifted-)geometric distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_GEOM_CDF, STATS_GEOM_ISF, STATS_GEOM_PM, STATS_GEOM_PPF, STATS_GEOM_SF, STATS_GEOM_RVS
Hypergeometric distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_HYPERGEOM_CDF, STATS_HYPERGEOM_ISF, STATS_HYPERGEOM_PMF, STATS_HYPERGEOM_PPF, STATS_HYPERGEOM_SF, STATS_HYPERGEOM_RVS
Inverse-gamma distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_INVGAMMA_CDF, STATS_INVGAMMA_ISF, STATS_INVGAMMA_PDF, STATS_INVGAMMA_PPF, STATS_INVGAMMA_SF, STATS_INVGAMMA_RVS
Laplace distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_LAPLACE_CDF, STATS_LAPLACE_ISF, STATS_LAPLACE_PDF, STATS_LAPLACE_PPF, STATS_LAPLACE_SF, STATS_LAPLACE_RVS
Log-normal distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_LOGNORM_CDF, STATS_LOGNORM_ISF, STATS_LOGNORM_PDF, STATS_LOGNORM_PPF, STATS_LOGNORM_SF, STATS_LOGNORM_RVS
Negative-binomial distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_NBINOM_CDF, STATS_NBINOM_ISF, STATS_NBINOM_PMF, STATS_NBINOM_PPF, STATS_NBINOM_SF, STATS_NBINOM_RVS
Normal distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_NORM_CDF, STATS_NORM_ISF, STATS_NORM_PDF, STATS_NORM_PPF, STATS_NORM_SF, STATS_NORM_RVS
Pareto distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_PARETO_CDF, STATS_PARETO_ISF, STATS_PARETO_PDF, STATS_PARETO_PPF, STATS_PARETO_SF, STATS_PARETO_RVS
Poisson distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_POISSON_CDF, STATS_POISSON_ISF, STATS_POISSON_PMF, STATS_POISSON_PPF, STATS_POISSON_SF, STATS_POISSON_RVS
Students-T distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_T_CDF, STATS_T_ISF, STATS_T_PDF, STATS_T_PPF, STATS_T_SF, STATS_T_RVS
Discrete-uniform (random integer) distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_RANDINT_CDF, STATS_RANDINT_ISF, STATS_RANDINT_PMF, STATS_RANDINT_PPF, STATS_RANDINT_SF, STATS_RANDINT_RVS
Uniform distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_UNIFORM_CDF, STATS_UNIFORM_ISF, STATS_UNIFORM_PDF, STATS_UNIFORM_PPF, STATS_UNIFORM_SF, STATS_UNIFORM_RVS
Weibull distribution functions (PyFerret functions)
STATS_WEIBULL_CDF, STATS_WEIBULL_ISF, STATS_WEIBULL_PDF, STATS_WEIBULL_PPF, STATS_WEIBULL_SF, STATS_WEIBULL_RVS
/D
/I/J/K/L/M/N
/X/Y/Z/T/E/F
/BRIEF
stick plot
PLOTUV command
stick_vectors script
streamline
strides
"native"
applied to all axes
netCDF discussion
offset
string variables
arrays of
changing case
comparing strings
concatenating
converting to float
FLOATSTR function
from Unix commands
functions for strings
LABWID function
length, getting
logical operators
NetCDF I/O
order of precedence
reading from ascii files
regridding arrays
writing strings
sampling functions
sampling functions
STRCAT function
STRFLOAT function
STRINDEX function
STRLEN function
STRRINDEX function
SUBSTRING function
arguments to go tools
arguments, containing quotes
editing, PPLUS functions
function arguments
IF-THEN-ELSE
structured files
Student's-T
Students-T distribution functions (PyFerret-only functions)
STATS_T_CDF, STATS_T_ISF, STATS_T_PDF, STATS_T_PPF, STATS_T_SF, STATS_T_RVS
STUDENT_T_CUTOFF function
subplot: See viewport
subscripts and superscripts, in labels
subspan modulo
axes
comparing datasets
modulo length
substrings
STRINDEX function
STRRINDEX function
SUM
regridding transformation
unweighted sum
SWL transformation
symbol: Ferret string-variable symbols
CANCEL SYMBOL
commands for
DEFINE SYMBOL
editing
SHOW SYMBOLS
symbols, special Automatically defined
CLOCK_SECS
CURRENT_DATE
CURRENT_TIME
DELTA_CPU
FER_LAST_ERROR
FERRET_MEMORY
FERRET_VERSION
FER_LAST_ERROR
LAST_GO_FILE
NETCDF_VERSION
PPLUS symbols
PROGRAM_NAME
SESSION_DATE
SESSION_TIME
SPAWN_OK
SPAWN_STATUS
XPIXEL, YPIXEL
symbol: Plot-marks
PLOT/SYMBOL=
pplus symbol fonts
PyFerret named symbols
PyFerret named symbols, defining custom
special symbols (Greek, Math) in PyFerret
script to show all plot symbols
commands
examples
qualifiers
region
regridding
transformation
variables
T
Taylor diagrams
Text data, reading
See entries under ASCII data
text
color controls
color controls in Pyferret
fonts
fonts in Pyferret
special symbols (Greek, Math) in PyFerret
show PyFerret font settings
reading from ascii file
SET MODE ASCII_FONT
style of plot labels
text style in Pyferret
symbol editing
three-dimensional plot
WIRE
tic marks
customizing
default
on time axis: See TXLINT, TXNMTC
pplus controls, for time axis
pplus controls, for X, Y axes
axis, discussion
axis: MODE CALENDAR
axis: NetCDF REGULART
convert date to days, hrs, min,
convert time string to minutes
convert tstep to day of month
convert tstep to day frac
convert tstep to day-of-year
convert tstep to month
convert tstep to string
convert tstep to year
convert tstep to year frac
converting times for NetCDF files
converting times to numbers
create time axis when var has none (timestamp)
ISO 8601 date strings
non-Gregorian calendar
output formatting
overlaying symbols on time plot
return time units
RETURN= T0
RETURN=TUNIT
SESSION_TIME
specifying time at T0
specifying time region
timestamp
defining time axis for variable with no time axis
Timeseries Collections: See Discrete Sampling Geometries
time series
time series analysis
FFT_IM function
FFT_RE function
TAUTO_COR function
title
CONTOUR/TITLE
data set, RETURN
data set, setting
defining variable title
NetCDF "title" attribute
plot title
PLOT/TITLE
SET DATA/TITLE
SET VAR/TITLE
SHADE/TITLE
VECTOR/TITLE
WIRE/TITLE
Trajectory Collections: See Discrete Sampling Geometries
transect
scripts
using SAMPLEXY
using SAMPLEXY_CLOSEST
using SAMPLEXY_CURV
transformation
axis
definition
examples
general information
regridding
SHOW
transformations, list of
@AVE average
@CDA closest distance above
@CDB closest distance below
@CIA closest index above
@CIB closest index below
@DDB backward derivative
@DDC centered derivative
@DDF forward derivative
@DIN definite integral
@EVNT event mask
@FAV averaging filler
@FLN linear interpolation filler
@FNR nearest neighbor filler
@IIN indefinite integral
@LOC location of
@MAX maximum value
@MIN minimum value
@NBD number of bad points
@NGD number of good points
@RSUM running unweighted sum
@SBN binomial smoother
@SBX boxcar smoother
@SHF shift data
@SHN Hanning smoother
@SPZ Parzen smoother
@SUM unweighted sum
@SWL Welch smoother
@VAR weighted variance
@WEQ weighted equal
transparency
FRAME/TRANSPARENT
SET WINDOW/OPACITY
FILL/OPACITY
SHADE/OPACITY
(see also the /OPACITY qualifier on other plot commands)
trend
least-squares regression script
regression scripts
trigonometric functions
SIN, COS, TAN, ASIN, ACOS, ATAN, ATAN2
TSERIES: define a timeseries on the fly
TYPE
data type reading ASCII files
data type writing NetCDF Files
SET LIST/OUTTYPE= for netCDF output
SET VAR/OUTTYPE= for netCDF output
U
Union aggregations, virtual datasets on the fly
units
axis
in transformations
RETURN=UNIT (string)
SET VARIABLE/UNITS
Unix
command line switches
PyFerret command line switches
environment variables
executing a Unix command
setting up to run Ferret
Unix tools
unweighted sum
@SUM transformation
transformation @RSUM
transformation @SUM
upper/lower case
UPCASE function
UPCASE_OUTPUT mode
utilities
V
abstract expressions
abstract variable, using
CANCEL
conformable
default
DEFINE
defining new variables
file variables
global
local
missing value flag
missing values in user-defined
names, DEFINE VARIABLE
names, in NetCDF file
NetCDF
pseudo-
SET
SET DATA_SET/VARIABLE
SHOW
syntax
user-defined
variance
go tool for
transformation @VAR
variance-based color levels
/ASPECT
/AXES
/COLOR
/COLOR/THICKNESS in PyFerret
/D
/DENSITY
/FLOWLINE
/FRAME
/GRATICULE
/HGRATICULE,/VGRATICULE
/HLIMITS
/I/J/K/L/M/N
/KEY
/LENGTH
/MODULO
/NOAXIS
/NOKEY
/NOLABELS
/OVERLAY
/PEN
/SET_UP
/TITLE
/TRANSPOSE
/VLIMITS
/X/Y/Z/T/E/F
/XSKIP
/YSKIP
as filled polygons
curvilinear version
key, positioning
PPL$VECLEN symbol
PPL$XSKIP symbol
PPL$YSKIP symbol
vector plots
as filled polygons
demo script
plot_vectors.jnl
poly_vec_demo.jnl
scattered
scripts
stick vectors
versions
purging
relative version numbers
Unix file naming
vertical cross section
vertical profile
vertical sections
defining from profiles
script
using SAMPLEXY_CURV
advanced usage
CANCEL
DEFINE
demo script
pre-defined
SET
SHOW
special symbols for
DEFINE DATA: virtual data sets
visualizing curvilinear coordinate data
visualizing polygonal coordinate data
visualizing sigma coordinate data
W
wait
weighted equal
weighted variance
Welch smoother
While loop
white pen
window
CANCEL
SET
SHOW
size and shape
test for open window
windowing
WIRE
/D
/FRAME
/I/J/K/L/M/N
/NOLABEL
/OVERLAY
/SET_UP
/TITLE
/TRANSPOSE
/VIEWPOINT
/X/Y/Z/T/E/F
/ZLIMITS
/ZSCALE
example
Writing data
See LIST
Write data to NetCDF, see SAVE
X
X windows
setting up to run Ferret
size and shape of windows
unmapped
XML
SHOW AXIS/XML
SHOW DATA/XML
SHOW GRID/XML
SHOW GRID/XML/OUTFILE/APPEND/CLOBBER
X-Y plot
Y
Z