Grid Visualiser

Grid Visualiser is a proof-of-concept, interactive desktop application for the analysis and visualisation of the National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Global operational Forecast System (GFS) High Resolution (0.5 degree) data available at http://nomad5.ncep.noaa.gov/ncep_data/. Grid Visualiser is written entirely in IDL.

 Grid Visualiser                                          IDL 6.3                                                   MSL Pressure

 Wind Arrow (black)                                  (color based on wind speed)                  Wind Streamlines

 Wind Vector (black)                                 (color based on wind speed)                  Wind Speed (contour)

 Wind Barb (black)                                    (color based on wind speed)                  Wind Speed (image)