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WELCOME TO THE OCEANIC TIDES
ANIMATION DEMO
The oceanic tides displayed here are based on the
University of Texas tides model Version 3.0. This model
was derived from satellite altimetry data obtained by
the TOPEX/POSEIDON satellite. Only heights between
-3 to +3 meters are shown.
The tides shown were measured once per hour on
January 1st 1997.
MENU OPTIONS
------------
File Menu:
Select "Quit" to exit the demonstration.
View Menu:
Select "Colors" to start the XLOADCT application,
which allows you to choose a new color table
for the animation.
About Menu:
Select "About this Animation" to display this
help text.
FEATURES OF THE TIDES DEMO
--------------------------
The following graphical user interface elements
allow you to control the demo.
<<Triangle pointing to the left >>
Click this button to play the animation
backwards.
<<Solid square >>
Click this button to stop the animation.
<<Triangle pointing to the right >>
Click this button to play the animation
forwards.
<<Left and right arrows >>
Click this button to cause the animation to
reverse direction when it reaches the end or
beginning.
<<Animation Speed slider >>
Adjust this slider to select a faster or slower
rate of display.
<<Animation Frame slider >>
Adjust this slider to display a particular frame.
The slider is only available if the "Active Slider"
checkbox is checked.
<<Active Slider checkbox>>
Click this checkbox to select a particular frame
or to show the current frame number when the animation
is in progress.
<<END ANIMATION>>
Click this button to exit the demo.
<<COLORS... >>
Click this button to start the XLOADCT application,
which allows you to choose a new color table for
the animation.
<<HELP>>
Click this button to display this help text.