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    <h2>Jupyter-notebooks Tutorials</h2>
    <p>
        To run these examples you will need the nightly Conda build of
        <a href="https://github.com/CDAT/uvcdat/wiki/Install-using-Anaconda">CDAT installed</a> with Jupyter.
    </p>
    <p>
        If you are unfamiliar with Jupyter notebooks, many resources exist on the web including the <a href ="https://jupyter.org/">Jupyter Project's</a> home page or <a href="https://jupyter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/">Jupyter's Documentation</a> page. 
    </p>
    <p>Other learning resources include:
        <ul><li><a href="https://www.dataquest.io/blog/jupyter-notebook-tutorial/">Dataquest's Jupyter Notebook Tutorial</a></li>
            <li><a href="https://jupyter-notebook-beginner-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/">Read the Docs' Jupyter/IPython Notebook Quick Start Guide</a></li>
            <li><a href="https://www.datacamp.com/community/tutorials/tutorial-jupyter-notebook">DataCamp's Jupyter Notebook Tutorial: The Definitive Guide</a></li>
        </ul>
    </p>
    <div class="container">
        <h3>CDMS</h3>
        <p> Examples of how to use CDMS</p>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/cdms/cdms2_101/cdms2_101.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper"><img src="images/uvcdat.png"/></div>
                <p>CDMS2 101</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/cdms/Redecorate+Transient+Variable/Redecorate+Transient+Variable.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper"><img src="images/uvcdat.png"/></div>
                <p>Put variable dimensions and attributes back tutorial</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/cdms/Creating_Non_Rectiilinear_Grids_From_Scratch/Creating_Non_Rectiilinear_Grids_From_Scratch.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper"><img src="images/uvcdat.png"/></div>
                <p>Creating non rectilinear grids from scratch</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/cdms/NetCDF4_Compression/NetCDF4_Compression.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper"><img src="images/uvcdat.png"/></div>
                <p>Controling NetCDF4 files compression</p>
            </a>
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="container">
        <h3>VCS</h3>
        <p> Examples of how to use VCS</p>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/VCS_Basics/VCS_Basics.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/VCS_Basics/VCS_Basics.png"/>
                </div>
                <p>VCS Basics</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/VCS_Principles/VCS_Principles.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/VCS_Principles/VCS_Principles.png"/>
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                <p>VCS Principles</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/VCS_Example/VCS_Example.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/VCS_Example/VCS_Example.png"/>
                </div>
                <p>An Example of using VCS</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/VCS_Templates/VCS_Templates.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/VCS_Templates/template_attributes.png"/>
                </div>
                <p>VCS Template - Modify Many Aspects of a Plot</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/VCS_Text_Objects/VCS_Text_Objects.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/VCS_Text_Objects/VCS_Text_Objects.png"/>
                </div>
                <p>Text objects in VCS</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/boxfill/boxfill.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/boxfill/boxfill.png"/>
                </div>
                <p>Walkthrough of each attribute of boxfill</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/streamlines/streamlines.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/streamlines/streamlines.png"/>
                </div>
                <p>Streamlines</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/Taylor_Diagrams/Taylor_Diagrams.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/Taylor_Diagrams/Taylor_Diagrams.png"/>
                </div>
                <p>Taylor diagrams tutorial</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/1D_Multi_line_Plots/1D_Multi_line_Plots.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/1D_Multi_line_Plots/1D_Multi_line_Plots.png"/>
                </div>
                <p>Line plots tutorial</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/Mathematical_Expressions_and_Symbols/Mathematical_Expressions_and_Symbols.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/Mathematical_Expressions_and_Symbols/Mathematical_Expressions_and_Symbols.png">
                </div>
                <p>Mathematical expressions and symbols tutorial</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/Colormap_Tutorial/Colormap_Tutorial.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/Colormap_Tutorial/Colormap_Tutorial.png" height="100" width="100">
                </div>
                <p>Colormap tutorial</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/Colormap_Create/Color_map_create_own.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/Colormap_Create/Color_map_create_own.png">
                </div>
                <p>Create colormap</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/Shading_With_Patterns_in_VCS/Shading_With_Patterns_in_VCS.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/Shading_With_Patterns_in_VCS/Shading_With_Patterns_in_VCS.png">
                </div>
                <p>Hatching/patterns tutorial</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <div class="img-wrapper">
                <video width='300' height='300' controls><source src='Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/Animations/rot_animation_all.mp4' type='video/mp4'></video>
            </div>
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            <br>
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/Animations/Animations.html">
                <p>Animations tutorial</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/Logo_Control/Logo_Control.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/vcs/Logo_Control/Logo_Control.png">
                </div>
                <p>Logo control tutorial</p>
            </a>
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="container">
        <h3>CDUTIL and GENUTIL</h3>
        <p> Examples of how to use cdutil and genutil</p>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/cdat_utilities/Masking_Data_Land-Sea_Beginner/Masking_Data_Land-Sea_Beginner.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper"><img src="Jupyter-notebooks/cdat_utilities/Masking_Data_Land-Sea_Beginner/Masking_Data_Land-Sea_Beginner.png"/></div>
                <p>Masking data, creating and using masks (beginner)</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/cdat_utilities/Masking_Data_Land-Sea_Advanced/Masking_Data_Land-Sea_Advanced.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper"><img src="Jupyter-notebooks/cdat_utilities/Masking_Data_Land-Sea_Advanced/Masking_Data_Land-Sea_Advanced.png"/></div>
                <p>Masking data, creating and using masks (advanced)</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/cdat_utilities/EasilyCreatingStringsWithTemplating/EasilyCreatingStringsWithTemplating.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper"><img src="images/uvcdat.png"/></div>
                <p>Easily creating strings with templating tutorial</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/cdat_utilities/Extend_Two_Variables_To_Cover_Same_Time_Domain/Extend_Two_Variables_To_Cover_Same_Time_Domain.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper"><img src="images/uvcdat.png"/></div>
                <p>Take multiple monthly arrays covering different time scales and "grow" them to cover the union time.</p>
            </a>
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="container">
        <h3>VCS Adding new plots to CDAT</h3>
        <p> Examples of how to use VCS Addons</p>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/vcsaddons/ParallelCoordinates/ParallelCoordinates.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/vcsaddons/ParallelCoordinates/ParallelCoordinates.png"/>
                </div>
                <p>Parallel coordinates (vcs addon) tutorial</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/vcsaddons/PolarPlots/PolarPlots.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/vcsaddons/PolarPlots/PolarPlots.png"/>
                </div>
                <p>Polar coordinates (vcs addon) tutorial</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/vcsaddons/EzPlot_Example/EzPlot_Example.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/vcsaddons/EzPlot_Example/EzPlot_Simple2.png"/>
                </div>
                <p>EzPlot (vcs addon) tutorial</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/vcsaddons/EzTemplates/EzTemplates.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img class="portrait" src="Jupyter-notebooks/vcsaddons/EzTemplates/EzTemplates.png"/>
                </div>
                <p>Easily create templates for VCS plots</p>
            </a>
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="container">
        <h3>Science-based Examples (CDAT in action)</h3>
        <p> Examples of how to solve basic scientific problems with CDAT</p>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/scientific/Mask_variable_on_pressure_where_data_are_bellow_the_surface/Mask_variable_on_pressure_where_data_are_bellow_the_surface.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/scientific/Mask_variable_on_pressure_where_data_are_bellow_the_surface/Mask_variable_on_pressure_where_data_are_bellow_the_surface.png"/></div>
                <p>Mask a variable on pressure levels where data are below surface</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/scientific/Detrend_Data/Detrend_Data.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/scientific/Detrend_Data/detrend_data_before.png"/></div>
                <p>Detrend Data</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/scientific/3D_Temperature_Anomaly/3D_Temp_Anomaly.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/scientific/3D_Temperature_Anomaly/temp_anomaly.png"/></div>
                <p>Plot a 3D temperature anomaly using DV3D</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/scientific/4D_Air_Temperature_Anomaly_1920x1080/4D_Air_Temp_Anomaly_1920x1080.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/scientific/4D_Air_Temperature_Anomaly_1920x1080/anomaly_time_005.png"/></div>
                <p>Use DV3D to create a 3D animation of the air temperature anomaly</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/scientific/E3SM_VCS_Native_Grid_Plot/E3SM_VCS_Native_Grid_Plot.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/scientific/E3SM_VCS_Native_Grid_Plot/NE30_orthographic.png"/></div>
                <p>Use VCS to create a 2D plot of E3SM's ne30 native grid</p>
            </a>
        </div>
        <div class="example">
            <a href="Jupyter-notebooks/scientific/E3SM_DV3D_Native_Grid_Test/E3SM_DV3D_ne30_Native_Grid_Test.html">
                <div class="img-wrapper">
                    <img src="Jupyter-notebooks/scientific/E3SM_DV3D_Native_Grid_Test/native_T_sphere.png"/></div>
                <p>Use DV3D to create a 3D plot of E3SM's ne30 native grid</p>
            </a>
        </div>
    </div>
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