Directory Title:        unix
Directory Address:      Internet > ftp://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/software/cdawlib
Principal Contact:      Tami Kovalick: tamara.j.kovalick@nasa.gov;
			telephone: (301) 286-9422; FAX: (301) 286-1771
Organization:           Space Physics Data Facility (SPDF), Code 672
                        NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771

Brief Description:      This directory contains some software tools written
			in the IDL language.  This is a "library" of routines
			useful for reading in data that is stored in the CDF
			format and also for plotting the data variables as
			time series, images, radar, and spectrograms.  
			In order to use this s/w you must have IDL 
			installed on your local machine.  

How to run this software: consult the following web site:
                          http://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/CDAWlib.html
                          If you have any trouble reaching this site, or
                          getting the s/w to compile and run, please contact
                          tamara.j.kovalick@nasa.gov or robert.mcguire@nasa.gov

Software Distribution:
	
README.unix		How to extract the s/w from one of the following files.
CDAWlib.tar		The s/w is provided as a "tar" file.
CDAWlib.tar.gz		The s/w is also provided in a "tar" file that has
			been compressed using the Gnu "gzip" utility.

Comments Welcome:       Please feel free to send your comments, suggestions,
                        and other thoughts about this section directly to me.
                        Your suggestions are vital in improving service.

                        Thanks,

			Tami Kovalick (tamara.j.kovalick@nasa.gov)