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Selecting time

Time slider

Set desired time with the time slider. This always contains the available times, depending on what has been selected in the menus. Primarily the field times are displayed. If no fields are selected satellite times are shown or if no satellite is selected, observation times are used.

The spinbox contains the interval with which the time slider changes (Ctrl + arrow up/down can be used to increase/decrease the number).

When something new is selected in the dialogues, the time can be set without anything being plotted until "Apply" is selected. If the time is altered later, the plot will happen immediately.

Animation

Animation

The time can also be changed with the animation buttons.

Double arrow left Animate backwards (or Ctrl+shift+arrow left)

Arrow left One step backwards (or Ctrl+arrow left)

Arrow right One step forwards (or Ctrl+arrow right)

Double arrow right Animation forwards (or Ctrl+shift+arrow right)

Stop Stop animation (or Ctrl+shift+arrow down)

Arrows in circle Loop the animation (Ctrl+shift+arrow up)

Clock
Limit the time interval for animation and select wich data type (field, satellite, observations, etc) to use for the time slider (default is field). Looking at several data types, only the available times from the data type selected here will be available.
(New dialogue is shown).

Save animation

See the "File" bulletin-point, under "Menu bar" in the index.

Changing the field level

Up and down arrows The level of fields can be changed up and down. This applies to the first field selected with variable levels and other fields with the same levels selected in the field dialogue. This also applies to EPS-clusters.
Simultaneously the level for observations is changed (plot type Pressure) if level Like field is selected in observation dialogue.

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