Open AccessThe GMT/MATLAB Toolbox
Author(s) -
Wessel Paul,
Luis Joaquim F.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.928
H-Index - 136
ISSN - 1525-2027
DOI - 10.1002/2016gc006723
Subject(s) - matlab , toolbox , computer science , interoperability , metadata , interface (matter) , octave (electronics) , computational science , engineering drawing , programming language , operating system , engineering , physics , bubble , maximum bubble pressure method , optics
The GMT/MATLAB toolbox is a basic interface between MATLAB ® (or Octave) and GMT, the Generic Mapping Tools, which allows MATLAB users full access to all GMT modules. Data may be passed between the two programs using intermediate MATLAB structures that organize the metadata needed; these are produced when GMT modules are run. In addition, standard MATLAB matrix data can be used directly as input to GMT modules. The toolbox improves interoperability between two widely used tools in the geosciences and extends the capability of both tools: GMT gains access to the powerful computational capabilities of MATLAB while the latter gains the ability to access specialized gridding algorithms and can produce publication‐quality PostScript‐based illustrations. The toolbox is available on all platforms and may be downloaded from the GMT website.