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This paper discusses the use of simple visual tools to explore multivariate spatially-referenced data. It describes interactive approaches such as linked brushing, and dynamic methods such as the grand tour, applied to studying the Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (COADS). This visual approach provides an alternative way to gain understanding of high-dimensional data. It also provides cross-validation and visual adjuncts to the more computationally intensive data mining techniques.
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Macêdo, M., Cook, D. & Brown, T.J. Visual Data Mining In Atmospheric Science Data. Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery 4, 69–80 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009880716855
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