List of Required Packages

Python Packages

• [http://numpy.scipy.org/ NumPy]

• [http://matplotlib.sourceforge.net/ Matplotlib]

• [http://pypi.python.org/pypi/Shapely/ Shapely]

• [http://www.egenix.com/products/python/mxBase/mxDateTime/ mxDateTime]

• [http://www.reportlab.org/pyrxp.html pyRXP]

• [http://codespeak.net/lxml/ lxml ]

Other Packages

• optional: working [http://gmt.soest.hawaii.edu/ GMT] installation for some plots

Recommended Tools

• [http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/ IPython (Enhanced Python Shell)]