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5.4.0 Data Probe/Time Series
Overview
The data probe shows a time series chart of one or more fields at a single location. It also shows a tabular readout of the value at the current animation time step. In the image below we have a Probe Control showing three parameters: T, RH and windspeed. Their values at the current animation time step are shown in the table and their time series are shown. Note, the T and RH fields are shown in one chart and the windspeed is shown in another chart. You can have any number of fields and any number of charts. You can configure the layout of the charts, the chart properties and the line properties for each parameter. See here for more information.

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A small colored square Selector Point in the main IDV display shows where the probe is located. You can drag the probe point over the map in the main display. You can change the probe point vertically as well.

The table shows the parameters with their values, the level at which the value is sampled, and the type of sampling. The location of the probe is shown, in latitude, longitude, and altitude. When surface data is probed the height of the probe point does not matter.

You can add new parameters a number of ways:

Each parameter has a set of actions that can be applied:

These parameter actions can be accessed by right clicking on the parameter row in the table or through the View->Parameters menu.

Probing on point data
You can also probe on point data as well. The only difference is that this control will find the closest observation to the probe position and use that data to sample on.

Properties

 


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