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- type of visualisation (e.g. geographical map, cross section, vertical profile, tephigram)
- parameters specific to that plot type (e.g. geographical area, cross section line, min/max axes values)
- plot position within the page (several plots can share a page)
- how to overlay different data in the same plot (e.g. icon drop rules, data overlay control)
- plot decoration (e.g. draw a frame around the plot)
Without a View specification, Metview would not plot anything. If you do not provide a View, then Metview will use a sensible default View.
For instance, you have previously visualised a GRIB icon by just clicking the icon and selecting option visualise. A Display Window was automatically generated showing a default Geographical View containing a global map in a Cylindrical projection.
(add a picture with 4 views and highlighting the above definitions)
The current Metview version provides 8 Eight Views specifications are currently available:
| Name | Usage (Used for plotting or Plotting specification for) |
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| Geographical View | geographic-based data plots (default View) (link) |
| Cartesian View | plots that are not to be displayed on a map (link) |
| Cross Section View | cross section plots |
| Vertical Profile View | vertical profile plots |
| Average View | average (zonal or meridional) cross-section plots |
| Annotation View | text boxes (link) |
| Hovmøller View | Hovmøller diagram plots |
| Thermo View | thermodynamic diagram plots |
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This is the default View for plotting geographic-based data. This view was discussed in (add the link here) previously.
Embedded Icons
Notice that a Geographical View icon editor contains a place for an embedded Coastlines icon. If you drop a Coastlines icon here and apply the changes, then the Geographical View icon will use your new coastlines.
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