This manual provides instructions on how to use (VERDI), and is designed to support the installation, configuration, and execution of VERDI on Linux, Windows and MacOSX systems.

The following sections are included in this manual:

Chapter 1 (Introduction). Where to Obtain VERDI.

Chapter 2 (Requirements for Installation). Requirements for running VERDI Java Package.

Chapter 3 (VERDI Installation Instructions). Install instructions for Linux, Windows and MacOSX.

Chapter 4 (Starting VERDI and Loading Data). Starting VERDI and Getting Your Data into VERDI.

Chapter 5 (Navigating VERDI’s Main Menu Options). Navigating VERDI’s Main Menu Options

Chapter 6 (Working with Gridded Datasets). Working with Gridded Datasets.

Chapter 7 (Working with Formulas). Working with Formulas.

Chapter 8 (Working with Area Files). Working with Area Files.

Chapter 9 (Subsetting Spatial and Temporal Data). Subsetting Spatial and Temporal Data using VERDI.

Chapter 10 (Creating Plots). Creating Plots using VERDI.

Chapter 11 (Plot Menu Bar). Using the Plot Menu Bar.

Chapter 12 (Supported Grid and Coordinate Systems (Map Projections)). Supported Grid and Coordinate Systems (Map Projections).

Chapter 13 (Models-3 I/O API Utilities, Data Conversion Programs, and Libraries). Models-3 I/O API Utilities, Data Conversion Programs, and Libraries.

Chapter 14 (Contributing to VERDI Development). How to make contributions to VERDI using GitHub.

Chapter 15 (Known Bugs). Known Bugs.

Chapter 16 (Mathematical Functions). Mathematical Functions.

Chapter 17 (VERDI Batch Script Editor). How to use VERDI Batch Scripts.

Chapter 18 (Command Line Scripting). How to use command line scripting to create plots using VERDI.

Chapter 19 (Areal Interpolation Calculations). How VERDI does areal interpolation.

Chapter 20 (Visualize Fine Scale Model). How to use VERDI to visualize fine scale model outputs.

Chapter 21 (Licenses for JAVA Libraries used by VERDI). JAVA licenses used by VERDI.