Java OceanAtlas

Creating A Custom Interpolation Surface

From the Resources menu select the Surface Manager command:

 

The Surface Manager shows a scrollable list of all the currently defined interpolation surfaces. To create a new surface, click the New... button. You will then be presented with the Interpolation Surface Editor window:

Follow these steps to create a new colorbar:

1) Enter the 4 character parameter name for the interpolation surface. If your parameter name is less than 4 characters, add spaces at the end of the name until you have 4 characters. This parameter name should match measured parameter names in the data file or one that will be computed from measured values.

2) Enter a title for the interpolation surface. The title is used creating a name for the interpolation surface when saved to disk.

3) Enter an optional description for the interpolation surface.

4) Enter the number of values in this interpolation surface. Maximum is 128.

5) Enter the range of values described by this interpolation surface

6) Now click one of the shape buttons to create the initial interpolation surface. The interpolation surface will be previewed in the Level editor panel below.

If you are happy with your interpolation surface you can save it to disk by clicking the Save... button. The following steps are useful if you want to further refine your interpolation surface --either it's shape or assigning specific values.

7) You can change the value of any level by first clicking on it's symbol in the graph panel. You can then use the up/down arrow keys to adjust the value of the point. You can also type in a new value for the point in the text box and clicking the Apply button. Tip: After you have selected one of the symbols on the graph, you can use the left/right arrow keys to move to the next point. Tip: Clicking and holding the mouse down in the graph allows you to "paint" a interpolation surface graph in any shape you wish.