Content:
Preface, Pages xi-xii
Acknowledgments, Page xiii
1 - Introduction, Pages 3-7
2 - IDL Manuals and Books, Pages 9-12
3 - Interactive IDL, Pages 13-31,I
4 - IDL Scripts (Batch Jobs), Pages 33-38
5 - Integer Constants and Variables, Pages 39-48
6 - Floating-Point Constants and Variables, Pages 49-58
7 - Using Arrays, Pages 59-76
8 - Searching and Sorting, Pages 77-82
9 - Structures, Pages 83-90
10 - Printing Text, Pages 93-100
11 - Reading Text, Pages 101-105
12 - Writing and Reading Binary Files, Pages 107-114
13 - Reading NetCDF Files, Pages 115-125
14 - Writing NetCDF Files, Pages 127-133
15 - Procedures and Functions, Pages 137-151
16 - Program Control, Pages 153-157
17 - Line Graphs, Pages 161-170
18 - Contour and Surface Plots, Pages 171-179
19 - Mapping, Pages 181-191
20 - Printing Graphics, Pages 193-200
21 - Color and Image Display, Pages 201-218,II-V
22 - Animation, Pages 219-224
23 - Statistics and Pseudorandom Numbers, Pages 227-235
24 - Interpolation, Pages 237-246,VI-VII
25 - Fourier Analysis, Pages 247-262,VIII
Appendix A - An IDL Style Guide, Pages 263-270
Appendix B - Example Procedures, Functions, Scripts, and Data Files, Pages 271-276
Bibliography, Page 277
Index, Pages 279-286