EOS 754 Midterm

You are required to complete the assignment by doing a small project. The project could be studying a data analysis and visualization tool such as Unidata IDV, Vis5d+, HDFLook, POV-Ray, GGobi, Se.La.Vi (for PC), NIH Image (Image/J), Noesys, etc. You need to download and install the software by yourself except for some special cases you need root access. You may also work on other software such as a DBMS, a data information system such as LAS or OPeNDAPS, a data format transfer package such as HEG, or even a third party package for special functions such as a Matlab function for reading GRIB data (read_grib), as long as it is useful for Earth science data access and data analysis.

After a successful installation, you should prepare a short demo for the class. You should show your demo to the class.

You are required to submit a report (minimum two pages) covering the major features of the software, what lessons you learned by installing and using it, and an open discussion. The report is due on the same day when a demo is given to the class.

Alternatively, you may choose a scientific project by studying one specific data analysis method and using that method to an Earth science data set. You should also give a report and a short presentation in the class. Your report and presentation should include an introduction (why do you do this), a description about the methods and related software, the result, and your conclusion.

On the presentation day, a laptop PC and a projector will be provided. You are welcome to take your own computer to the classroom. The provided laptop will support both Windows and Linux in case you need to run a Unix machine and to display the result in the classroom.