1. North Slope Decision Support System Information System Demonstration November 9, 2009 Fairbanks, Alaska

2. What data is in the Betty Pingo area?

3. Look at the Map Inventory 1.Click on Display tab in Table of Contents 2.View available data layers on left side; View map on right side 1 2

4. Search for Some Data, Say Rainfall 1.Click on NSDSS Workbench tab in Table of Contents 2.Click on Explore Data tab 3.Type in data interested in (rainfall) and run (arrow) 1 2 3

5. Note Rainfall has Many Different Names

6. The Map and Chart Are Linked 1.Select data in Explore Data window 2.View map results 1 2

7. Select Time Series Data and View 1.Click on desired Precipitation in Explore Data window 2.Click on Add Time Series Chart in Properties Information 3.View time series data in Chart window 1 2 3

8. Explore Grid Dataset Properties 1.Select desired Grid dataset in Explore Data window – expand by clicking + next to dataset 2.View source, citation, boundary and grid cell size 1 2

9. Plot Precipitation from Multiple Datasets 1.Click on a second (third, fourth, etc.) Precipitation in the Explore Data window 2.Click on Add Time Series Chart in Properties Information 3.View mulitple time series data in Chart window 1 2 3

10. Look at Statistical Data for Betty Pingo Met Station & ECHAM5 GCM Output 1.Select desired Statistic (Average, Minimum, Count, etc.) 2.View selected statistic in Chart window 1 2

11. Export to Excel 1.Click on Excel button above Chart – Export Dialog box opens 2.Select format type (Excel) and options (point labels, header, etc.) 3.Click Save 1 2 3

12. View Exported Data in Excel