1. A method for creating a vertical cross section on a map comprising the steps of: receiving a cross section maximum depth and a cross section slice location; creating a data frame in a conventional geospatial processing computer program; accessing selected netCDF data from a numerical model, the selected netCDF data coinciding with a cross section line along the cross section slice location to the cross section maximum depth; interpolating between the selected netCDF data points along the cross section line if necessary; creating a raster pixel-by-pixel using the selected netCDF data and, if necessary, the interpolated data along the cross section line; adding the raster to the data frame; indicating the cross-section slice location on the map; creating an X-axis and a Y-axis and adding the X-axis and Y-axis to a cross section display; adding a title to the cross section display; setting a color scheme of the raster; and creating a window to focus on the cross section slice location on the map.