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Welcome to the MIDAS wiki!

First push to github 10/6/2012.

Description

Modular Isosurface Data Analysis Software (MIDAS) is a Python based package designed for oceanographic and atmospheric applications. MIDAS provides a platform for the analysis of logically rectangular datasets lying on a sphere with a generalized vertical coordinate. Gridded data can be read/written in NetCDF-4 format (including OpenDAP and multi-file virtual files). A MIDAS state is comprised of its grid class which describes the model discretization and a set of variables existing on a common (staggered) grid. In addition to a grid class, each MIDAS state variable is assigned a dictionary along with its corresponding 4-dimensional space-time gridded data. All class and dictionary definitions are mutable and public. A growing number of MIDAS state methods allow for convenient application of typical oceanographic and atmospheric analyses and visualizations.

Quick-Start

Install Python and required packages.

Recommended python v2.7.3 or higher v2. Required packages:numpy, scipy, matplotlib, netCDF4, pickle

Install git and make a clone of github repository

git clone https://github.com/mjharriso/MIDAS.git

Browse the examples/ directory.