clear all, clc, close all;

%plot some data
plot(0:10:100, 0:10, 'rx-');

%change axis defaults
set(gca, 'FontSize', 12, 'FontWeight', 'bold', 'FontAngle', 'oblique', ...
    'XAxisLocation', 'top')

%now for the labeling
title('Depth plot', 'FontSize', 20, 'FontAngle', 'normal');
xlabel('Distance (km)');
ylabel('Depth (km)');

%now for non-default ticks
set(gca, 'XTick', 0:10:100, ...
    'YMinorTick', 'on', ...
    'YDir', 'reverse')              %reverse y-direction to allow for
                                    %positive depth values