Examples

Cloud Animations

ClimaViz includes tools for generating animations of cloud fields from ClimaAtmos outputs.

3D Cloud Animation

Located in animations/clouds/cloud_animation_3d.jl, this script generates 3D visualizations of cloud fields.

2D Cloud Animation

Located in animations/clouds/cloud_animation_2d.jl, this script generates 2D cross-sections and animations.

Example Output

Working with Simulation Outputs

Basic Dashboard

using ClimaViz

# Point to your simulation output directory
output_dir = "path/to/simulation/output"

# Launch the dashboard
dashboard(output_dir)

The dashboard will automatically detect available variables and create interactive visualizations.

Customizing Visualizations

The dashboard provides:

• Variable selection dropdowns

• Time slider for temporal analysis

• Spatial plotting with GeoMakie

• Statistical summaries

Tips and Best Practices

1. HPC Workflows: When working on HPC, set up port forwarding before launching Julia to avoid connection issues.

2. Large Datasets: For large simulation outputs, consider subsetting your data before visualization to improve performance.

3. Browser Compatibility: The dashboard works best with modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari).

4. Parallel Processing: The dashboard can handle multiple simultaneous connections for collaborative analysis.