<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <!--Converted with LaTeX2HTML 2002-2-1 (1.71) original version by: Nikos Drakos, CBLU, University of Leeds * revised and updated by: Marcus Hennecke, Ross Moore, Herb Swan * with significant contributions from: Jens Lippmann, Marek Rouchal, Martin Wilck and others --> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>A.11 spotter: backtracking and hotspotting</TITLE> <META NAME="description" CONTENT="A.11 spotter: backtracking and hotspotting"> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="GMT_Docs"> <META NAME="resource-type" CONTENT="document"> <META NAME="distribution" CONTENT="global"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="LaTeX2HTML v2002-2-1"> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Style-Type" CONTENT="text/css"> <LINK REL="STYLESHEET" HREF="GMT_Docs.css"> <LINK REL="next" HREF="node169.html"> <LINK REL="previous" HREF="node167.html"> <LINK REL="up" HREF="node157.html"> <LINK REL="next" HREF="node169.html"> </HEAD> <BODY bgcolor="#ffffff"> <!--Navigation Panel--> <A NAME="tex2html4988" HREF="node169.html"> <IMG WIDTH="37" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="next" SRC="next.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html4982" HREF="node157.html"> <IMG WIDTH="26" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="up" SRC="up.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html4976" HREF="node167.html"> <IMG WIDTH="63" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="previous" SRC="prev.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html4984" HREF="node1.html"> <IMG WIDTH="65" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="contents" SRC="contents.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html4986" HREF="node255.html"> <IMG WIDTH="43" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="index" SRC="index.png"></A> <BR> <B> Next:</B> <A NAME="tex2html4989" HREF="node169.html">A.12 x2sys: track crossover</A> <B> Up:</B> <A NAME="tex2html4983" HREF="node157.html">A. GMT supplemental packages</A> <B> Previous:</B> <A NAME="tex2html4977" HREF="node167.html">A.10 sph: spherical triangulation</A> <B> <A NAME="tex2html4985" HREF="node1.html">Contents</A></B> <B> <A NAME="tex2html4987" HREF="node255.html">Index</A></B> <BR> <BR> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> <H1><A NAME="SECTION0018110000000000000000"> A.11 spotter: backtracking and hotspotting</A> </H1> <P> This package contains the plate tectonic programs <A NAME="tex2html1581" HREF="../man/backtracker.html"><I><B>backtracker</B></I></A><A NAME="27804"></A>, which you can use to move geologic markers forward or backward in time, <A NAME="tex2html1582" HREF="../man/grdrotater.html"><I><B>grdrotater</B></I></A><A NAME="27809"></A> which rotates entire grids using a finite rotation, <A NAME="tex2html1583" HREF="../man/hotspotter.html"><I><B>hotspotter</B></I></A><A NAME="27814"></A> which generates CVA grids based on seamount locations and a set of absolute plate motion stage poles (<A NAME="tex2html1584" HREF="../man/grdspotter.html"><I><B>grdspotter</B></I></A><A NAME="27819"></A> does the same using a bathymetry grid instead of seamount locations), <A NAME="tex2html1585" HREF="../man/originator.html"><I><B>originator</B></I></A><A NAME="27824"></A>, which associates seamounts with the most likely hotspot origins, and <A NAME="tex2html1586" HREF="../man/rotconverter.html"><I><B>rotconverter</B></I></A><A NAME="27829"></A> which does various operations involving finite rotations on a sphere. The package is maintained by Paul Wessel. <P> <HR> <!--Navigation Panel--> <A NAME="tex2html4988" HREF="node169.html"> <IMG WIDTH="37" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="next" SRC="next.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html4982" HREF="node157.html"> <IMG WIDTH="26" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="up" SRC="up.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html4976" HREF="node167.html"> <IMG WIDTH="63" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="previous" SRC="prev.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html4984" HREF="node1.html"> <IMG WIDTH="65" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="contents" SRC="contents.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html4986" HREF="node255.html"> <IMG WIDTH="43" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="index" SRC="index.png"></A> <BR> <B> Next:</B> <A NAME="tex2html4989" HREF="node169.html">A.12 x2sys: track crossover</A> <B> Up:</B> <A NAME="tex2html4983" HREF="node157.html">A. GMT supplemental packages</A> <B> Previous:</B> <A NAME="tex2html4977" HREF="node167.html">A.10 sph: spherical triangulation</A> <B> <A NAME="tex2html4985" HREF="node1.html">Contents</A></B> <B> <A NAME="tex2html4987" HREF="node255.html">Index</A></B> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> <ADDRESS> Paul Wessel 2010-01-14 </ADDRESS> </BODY> </HTML>
