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1.7.3.1 Exercises

  1. Add the -V option.

  2. Try -R270/290/0/20 instead. What happens to the annotations?

  3. Edit your .gmtdefaults file, change DEGREE_FORMAT to another number in the 0-4 range, and plot again.

  4. Pick another region and change land color.

  5. Pick a region that includes the north or south poles.

  6. Try -W0.25p instead of (or in addition to) -G.



Paul Wessel 2006-02-28