5.1.2 Cartesian Logarithmic projection

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5.1.2 Cartesian Logarithmic projection

**Figure 5.4:** Logarithmic transformation of -coordinates.
$\begin{figure}\centering\epsfig{figure=eps/GMT_log.eps}\end{figure}$

The log $_{10}$ transformation is simply $u' = a \log_{10}(u) + b$ and is selected by appending an l (lower case L) immediately following the scale (or axis length) value. Hence, to produce a plot in which the x-axis is logarithmic (the y-axis remains linear, i.e., a semilog plot), try

psxy -R1/100/0/10 -Jx1.5il/0.15i -B2g3/a2f1g2WSne -W1t2_2:0p -P -K -H sqrt.d > GMT_log.ps
psxy -R -Jx -Ss0.075i -Gblack -W -O -H sqrt.d10 >> GMT_log.ps

Note that if x- and y-scaling are different and a log $_{10}$ -log $_{10}$ plot is desired, the l must be appended twice: Once after the x-scale (before the /) and once after the y-scale.

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Paul Wessel 2004-10-01