DATASETS: Global maps of Earth surface temperature $($in Kelvins$)$ and cloud water path $($in g$/$m$^2)$ for July $2004$ every $3$ hrs GMT $(8$ files$/$day x $31$ days$)=248$ x $2,$ Map covers whole globe at $2\mathrm{.}5$ degree intervals $(=72$ x $144$ array$),$ Values are REAL $($xxx$.$xx$)$ in ASCII

Files are in ascii and each data file is a $2\mathrm{.}5$ degree equal angle map $(72$ X$144)$; there are $8$ files per day for $31$ days.

To read JUST one file in matlab:

mtx$=$load$($filename$)$;

mtx$=$reshape$($mtx$,72,144)$

It can be read directly into Excel as well.

ASSIGNMENT: Histogram the whole temperature dataset at $1,2$ and $4$K intervals $($bin width$)$ and the whole cloud water path dataset at $0\mathrm{.}1,1$ and $10$ g$/$m$^2$ intervals