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Image Viewer Help
- Main Menu: Pick from the major categories of Global products and
information
- Image Selections: Select from the list of subregions, parameters,
layers, and image size (small/large).
- Viewer Controls: The controls are, from left to right (with
keyboard equivalents in parentheses):
- |< : Go to first image (shift left-arrow)
- < : Previous image (left-arrow)
- Start : Start/Stop animation toggle (space bar)
- > : Next image (right-arrow)
- >| : Go to last image (shift right-arrow
- -Speed+ : Adjust animation speed
- Loop : Loop/Sweep/None toggle
- Navigator : Current image indicator and navigator control
- Notes
- Loop/Sweep/None toggle switches between a loop through the forecasts
(nowcast-24 hr-48 hr-72 hr-96 hr-120 hr-140 hr) to sweep back and forth
through the list of selected images (see navigator notes below on image
selection).
- The Navigator control has three functions: (1) the green dots indicate
images loaded and ready to display. The current image is shown as a blue
dot in the control. (2) If an image is not available, the
viewer will show a red dot at the corresponding position in the loop and
will skip over it. (3) If you Control-Click (hold the Ctrl button while
clicking) on a green button, it will toggle to red and the viewer will skip
that image when you single step or loop it.