Unidata's Integrated Data Viewer

• Image 1: IDV view of Hurricane Charlie, August 13, 2004
  integrating satellite, radar, model and geopolitical data

1.2 Downloading and Running the IDV

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2 Getting Started

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2.0 An Animation Loop of Satellite Imagery

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2.1 An Animation Loop of NWS WSR-88D Level III Radar Imagery

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2.2 Level II Radar

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• Image 3: Level-II 3D Display
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• Image 5: Level-II 2D RHI
• Image 6: Level-II 3D RHI
• Image 7: Level-II Volume Scan
• Image 8: Level-II Isosurface

2.3 Plots from Gridded Data

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2.4 Cross Boundary Subset

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2.5 Surface Observations - METAR and Synoptic Plots

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2.6 Skew-T Plot of RAOB data (Balloon soundings)

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2.7 Profiler Winds

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2.8 Globe Display

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3 Dashboard

• Image 1: IDV Dashboard
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3.4.0 Choose Data on Disk

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3.4.1 Chooser a URL

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3.4.2 Choose Cataloged Data

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• Image 2: WMS Chooser

3.4.3 Choose Satellite Imagery

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3.4.4 Choose NEXRAD Level III Radar Data

• Image 1: Level III Radar Chooser

3.4.5 Choose NEXRAD Level II Radar Data

• Image 1: Level II Radar Chooser

3.4.6 Choose Radar Data from Remote Server

• Image 1: TDS Radar Chooser

3.4.7 Choose Point Observation Data

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3.4.8 Choose RAOB Data (atmospheric balloon sounding)

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• Image 2: Single Level RAOB Chooser

3.4.9 Choose NOAA National Profiler Network Data

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3.4.10 Poll on files in a Directory

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3.5 The Field Selector

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3.5.7 Data Source Properties

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4 Main Window

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4.0 Menu Bar

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4.1 View Properties

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4.2 Main Toolbar

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4.3 Time Animation

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4.4 Zooming, Panning and Rotating

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4.5 Transect Views

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4.6 Flythrough

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5.0 Overview

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• Image 2: Display Control Properties
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5.1.0 Plan View Controls

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5.1.1 Flow Plan Control

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5.1.2 Value Plan View Control

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5.1.3 Vertical Cross-section Control

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5.1.4 More with Vertical Cross-section Control

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5.1.5 Isosurface Control

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5.1.6 Volume Rendering Control

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5.1.7 Point Volume Control

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5.1.8 Hovmoller Control

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5.1.9 Ensemble Grid Control

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5.1.10 Grid Trajectory Control

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5.2.0 Image Control

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5.2.1 Image Sequence Control

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5.2.2 Scatter Analysis Controls

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5.2.3 WSR-88D Level III Control

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5.2.4 Radar RHI Control

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5.2.5.0 Radar Sweep Control

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5.2.5.1 RHI Display

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5.2.5.2 Radar Volume Control

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5.2.5.3 Isosurface

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5.2.5.4 Radar Cross Section

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5.2.6 Range Rings

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5.3.0 Profiler Time/Height Control

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5.3.1 Profiler Station Plot Control

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5.3.2 Profiler 3D Multi-station Control

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5.4.0 Data Probe/Time Series

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5.4.1 Time-Height Control

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5.4.2 Vertical Profile Control

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5.4.3 Data Transect Control

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5.5.0 Map Control

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5.5.1 Topography Control

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5.5.2 Shapefile Control

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• Image 2: Shape File Control Filters Tab
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5.6.0 Point Data Plot

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5.6.1 Observation List Control

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5.6.2 Gridded Point Data

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5.6.3 Sounding Display

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5.6.4 Location Control

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5.6.6 Track Control

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5.6.7 Point Cloud Control

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5.7.0 Storm Track Control

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5.7.1 Advanced Dvorak Technique Control

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5.7.3 Range and Bearing Control

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5.7.4 Text Notes

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5.7.5 Drawing Control

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5.7.6 Transect Drawing Control

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5.7.7 Location Indicator Control

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5.7.8 Omni Control

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5.7.9 HTML and the IDV

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5.7.10 QuickTime Movie Control

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5.7.11 WebCam Control

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5.7.12 Probsevere(NCEP)/GeoJson Control

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5.7.13 Web Map Server(WMS)/Background Image Control

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5.7.15 Weather Text Product Control

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5.8 Charts

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6.0 User Preferences

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• Image 2: Formats and Data Preferences
• Image 3: View Preferences
• Image 4: Mouse Event Preferences
• Image 5: Keyboard Event Preferences
• Image 6: Toolbar Preferences
• Image 7: Chooser Preferences
• Image 8: Display Preferences
• Image 9: System Preferences

6.1 Projection Manager

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6.2 Color Table Editor

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• Image 4: The Color Chooser, HSB panel
• Image 5: The HSB Hue chooser, set on green with high S and high B
• Image 6: The HSB Saturation chooser set on the same green
• Image 7: The HSB Brightness chooser set on the same green

6.3 Layout Model Editor

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• Image 5: Properties Dialog - Scale Size By
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6.4 Display Settings

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• Image 4: Save Settings Dialog
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6.5 Parameter Alias Editor

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6.6 Parameter Defaults Editor

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6.7 Parameter Groups Editor

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6.8 Contour Properties Editor

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6.9 Image and Movie Capture

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6.10 Timeline

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6.12 Support Request Form

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7.0 Bundles

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• Image 2: Save As Favorite Dialog
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7.1 IDV Scripting

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7.1.5 ISL Images and Movies

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7.3.0 Formulas

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7.3.1 Jython Methods

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7.3.2 Derived Data

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7.3.3 Jython Shell

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7.4.1 Plugins

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7.4.1.0 Plugin Creator

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• Image 2: Plugin Creator - Exclude List
• Image 3: Plugin Creator - Properties

7.4.2 Resource Viewer

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7.5.0 Text (ASCII) Point Data Format

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8.0.0 Plan Views

• Image 1: 500 hPa height contours
• Image 2: Oblique view in 3D of colored contours of wind speed at 250 hPa
• Image 3: Color-filled contours of surface temperature
• Image 4: Mean sea level pressure as a color-shaded image, and contour lines

8.0.1 3D Surface

• Image 1: 3D Isosurface for 50 m/s wind speed
• Image 2: Relative Humidity isosurface of 89%, colored by air temperature.
• Image 3: DEM data of the Arno river basin in Italy
• Image 4: RUC model terrain
• Image 5: Sea level pressure over topography

8.0.2 Imagery

• Image 1: GOES Visible Satellite Image
• Image 2: Level III Base Reflectivity Radar Image

8.0.3 Radar -- Level II WSR-88D Data Displays

• Image 1: 2D Level II Radar Sweep View
• Image 2: 3D Level II Radar Sweep View
• Image 3: 3D Level II pseudo-RHI in main view window
• Image 4: Level II pseudo-RHI control window
• Image 5: Level II Radar Volume Scan
• Image 6: Level II Radar Isosurface

8.0.4 Soundings

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8.0.5 Profiler Winds

• Image 1: Profiler Time/Height Plot
• Image 2: Profiler Station Plot
• Image 3: Profiler 3D View

8.0.6 Flow Displays

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• Image 2: Streamline display
• Image 3: Meteorological wind barb display

8.0.7 Observations

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8.0.8 Miscellaneous Display Types

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