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(<a href="Tutorial_Espanol.doc">En Español.</a>)</span></p> <p><a href="gadocindex.html" class="item14">Index<br> </a><span class="plaintext">The Index provides a quick and easy interface for checking the syntax and usage of any GrADS command or function. Subject headings from the User's Guide are also listed in the Index. </span></p> <p><span class="item14">Download HTML Documentation</span><br> <span class="plaintext">You can download a compressed tar file containing all the html source code. 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