Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 16:07:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dan Vimont <dvimont@atmos.washington.edu>
Subject: MATLAB Mapping toolbox routines (for those who are interested)

Hello,

A couple people have asked about using the mapping toolbox in MATLAB, so I
cleaned up a couple routines and put them in the following directory:

~dvimont/matlab/Map_Tools

These files set up a map axis for, maybe 50 different projections (say,
mollweid, polar stereographic, various conic projections, etc), and
either contour or shade the input data on this projection.  There is also
a routine for plotting the continents in this directory.

There is a Readme.txt file which outlines what each file does, as well as
how to use it.  The code is commented a bit, but it can be pretty nebulous
at times, so feel free and ask me if you have any questions.  There is a
test script that should work for anyone (I think you need to be linked to
Alexis Lau's scripts, though...) in the Readme.txt file.

If you have any questions, find any bugs, or especially if you have any of
your own routines, please let me know.  I'm still learning...

Thanks,
Dan