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 Define global variables that are commonly used.  This
 command may be used at any time, though it should be
 executed upon startup.
 

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Listing of script define_globals

  % set some defaults

  global CURDIR USER
  CURDIR = ['cd' cd];
  USER = getenv('USER');
  
  % set graphics defaults

  global FRAME XAX YAX XAX2 YAX2 XAX3 YAX3
  
  %  The following defaults are what I like to use.  Edit
  %  them to customize your default settings.
  if strcmp(getenv('USER'), USER);
  %  Set defaults for the root session 
  %  get(0, 'Default') returns values you can set
    pos = get(0,'Screensize');
    pos2 = [2 pos(4)-round(8.5*pos(3)/(2*11))-77 ...
	    round(pos(3)/2) round(8.5*pos(3)/(2*11))];
    set(0,'defaultFigurePosition',pos2);
    set(0,'defaultFigureColor', [1 1 1]);
    color_publish;
    set(0,'defaultFigureColormap',cmap2);
    %set(0,'DefaultTextFontName','Helvetica');
    set(0,'DefaultTextFontSize',10);
    %set(0,'DefaultAxesFontName','Helvetica');
    set(0,'DefaultAxesFontSize',8);
    set(0,'DefaultAxesBox','on');
    set(0,'DefaultSurfaceEdgeColor','none');
    set(0,'DefaultSurfaceFaceColor','flat');
    
    if isempty(FRAME); FRAME=[0 360 -90 90]; end;
    
  end

  %--------------------------------------------------------------------

  DEFINED_GLOBALS=1;

  %  Subplot sizes
  global HSZ VSZ MIDH MIDV TMARG
  if isempty(HSZ); HSZ = 0.8182; end
  if isempty(VSZ); VSZ = 0.7647; end
  if isempty(MIDH); MIDH = 0; end
  if isempty(MIDV); MIDV = 0; end
  if isempty(TMARG); TMARG = 0.1176; end

  global x_coasts x_continents x_islands x_lakes
  global y_coasts y_continents y_islands y_lakes
  if isempty(x_coasts);
    load coast;
    x_coasts = long';
    y_coasts = lat';
  end

  global COASTWIDTH GRDX GRDY
  if isempty(COASTWIDTH); COASTWIDTH=1; end
  if isempty(GRDX); GRDX=30; end
  if isempty(GRDY); GRDY=20; end

  global PRINTER
  if isempty(PRINTER); PRINTER=getenv('PRINTER'); end

  global RADUS RADIAN DEGREE OMEGA
  if isempty(RADUS); RADUS=6375000; end
  if isempty(RADIAN); RADIAN=pi / 180; end
  if isempty(DEGREE); DEGREE=180 / pi; end;
  if isempty(OMEGA); OMEGA = 2*pi/(24*3600); end;

  %--------------------------------------------------------------------

%  As with other startup files, you may wish to add some global
%  variables to this file as you see fit.