In this course you are introduced to R-Instat, its functionalities and how it can be used to compare satellite data with station data. R-Instat is a free, general statistics software, based on R, with special facilities for working with station data and comparing station data with satellite data. Example station and satellite data are provided, but you are also encouraged to try with your own data. The course is designed with satellite data in mind, but the ideas apply to other sources of gridded climatic data in NetCDF format.

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