# JOA

## Java OceanAtlas Application

Java OceanAtlas (JOA) is a Java application for Windows and MacOS which provides an ad hoc (rather than pre-set) graphic exploration environment optimized to examine and plot oceanographic profile data. JOA works with any pressure- or depth-indexed data. Plots include property-property plots, maps, offset profiles (waterfall), contoured section plots, and plots of calculated values, using color-by-property-value as a plotted variable to aid interpretation. There is also a comprehensive data display window and extensive support for data import, export, editing, filtering and quality control functions. All Java OceanAtlas plots and the data window are linked and may be ‘browsed’ jointly by sample and/or station. JOA user interfaces are similar to those used in commercial applications. Many different types of calculations can be performed.

```{toctree}
:caption: Installation

installation/joa5.5
```

```{toctree}
:caption: Guided Tour

guided_tour/basic_features
guided_tour/starting_joa
guided_tour/station_maps
guided_tour/profile_plots
guided_tour/changing_color_bar
guided_tour/calculate_parameters
guided_tour/property_plots
guided_tour/browsing
guided_tour/modifying_plots
guided_tour/extracting_selections
guided_tour/contour_plots
guided_tour/other_features
guided_tour/more_about_maps
guided_tour/how_to_filter_your_data
guided_tour/final_remarks
guided_tour/joa_data_files
```