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CCR scientists have generated effective data processing tools and scripts, efficiently analyze large, complicated Earth system data sets. These scripts are written in a variety of languages, including Ferret, GrADS, Matlab, NCL and NCO, and are available to download.
Ferret
Ferret is an interactive computer visualization and analysis environment designed to meet the needs of oceanographers and meteorologists analyzing large and complex gridded data sets. It runs on most Unix systems, and on Windows XP/NT/9x using X windows for display.
GrADS
The Grid Analysis Display System (GrADS) is an interactive desktop tool that is used for easy access, manipulation, and visualization of earth science data. GrADS has two data models for handling gridded and station data. GrADS supports many data file formats, including binary (stream or sequential), GRIB (version 1 and 2), NetCDF, HDF (version 4 and 5), and BUFR (for station data). GrADS has been implemented worldwide on a variety of commonly used operating systems and is freely distributed over the Internet.
Source: http://www.dmc.fmph.uniba.sk/public_html/doc/grads/head.html
Matlab
Matlab (matrix laboratory) is a high-performance language for technical computing. It integrates computation, visualization, and programming in an easy-to-use environment where problems and solutions are expressed in familiar mathematical notation.
Source: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/wxwise/class/aos340/spr00/whatismatlab.htm
NCL
NCAR Command Language (NCL) is an interpreted language designed specifically for scientific data analysis and visualization. Portable, robust and free, NCL is available as binaries or open source.
Source: ncl.ucar.edu/index.shtml
NCO
The netCDF Operators (NCO) comprise a dozen standalone, command-line programs that take netCDF, HDF, and/or DAP files as input, then operate (e.g., derive new data, compute statistics, print, hyperslab, manipulate metadata) and output the results to screen or files in text, binary, or netCDF formats. NCO aids analysis of gridded scientific data. The shell-command style of NCO allows users to manipulate and analyze files interactively, or with expressive scripts that avoid some overhead of higher-level programming environments.
Source: http://nco.sourceforge.net/