The Generic Mapping Tools and Animations for the Masses

Author:

Wessel P.1ORCID,Esteban F.23ORCID,Delaviel‐Anger G.4

Affiliation:

1. Department of Earth Sciences School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu HI USA

2. Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas Universidad de Buenos Aires Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales Buenos Aires Argentina

3. Instituto de Geociencias Básicas, Aplicadas y Ambientales de Buenos Aires (IGeBA) CONICET‐Universidad de Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Argentina

4. Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Yale University New Haven CT USA

Abstract

AbstractGeneric Mapping Tools (GMT) is a well‐known set of software originally developed for geosciences, allowing scientists in climate and solid earth disciplines to routinely create publish‐ready maps and graphics. However, GMT users rarely make animations despite their undeniable benefit for understanding and teaching dynamic processes. As reading habits shift from print to digital, capitalizing on animations for illustrating scientific concepts is more accessible than ever. In the latest GMT version (6.5), we have added and refined the movie‐making modules, alleviating the time‐consuming steps that would hinder GMT users from making such animations. In this paper, we will explain how GMT's “movie” module works and provide six representative examples, from basic to more advanced, to show some of its key features. We hope our presentation will encourage the masses to routinely create animations for their publications.

Funder

National Science Foundation

Publisher

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

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