11# What is QuickView?
22
3- ** EAM QuickView** is an open-source, interactive visualization tool designed for
4- scientists working with the atmospheric component of the
5- [ Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM)] ( https://e3sm.org/ ) , known as the
6- E3SM Atmosphere Model (EAM). Its Python- and
7- [ Trame] ( https://www.kitware.com/trame/ ) -based Graphical User Interface (GUI)
3+ ** QuickView** is an open-source, interactive visualization tool designed for
4+ scientists working with the
5+ [ Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM)] ( https://e3sm.org/ ) ,
6+ with an initial focus on the horizontal meshes used by the atmosphere component, EAM.
7+ QuickView's Python- and
8+ [ trame] ( https://www.kitware.com/trame/ ) -based User Interface (UI)
89provides intuitive access to [ ParaView] ( https://www.paraview.org/ ) 's powerful
9- analysis and visualization capabilities, without the steep learning curve.
10-
11- ![ E3SM QuickView] ( /banner.png ) { width="100%" }
10+ analysis and visualization capabilities without requiring a steep learning curve.
1211
1312## Quick Start
1413
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1817- Optional: download
1918 [ sample simulation output] ( https://zenodo.org/records/16922607 ) to test the
2019 app.
21- - For EAMv2 and v3 developers and users: if your simulation data files are _ not_
22- the original files written out by the model, i.e., if your files were
23- generated by NCO, CDO, etc. check QuickView's
24- [ data format requirements] ( ../data ) .
25- - For EAMxx developers and users: EAMxx's most recent output format changes
26- might not have been accommodated. If your run into problems opening your data
27- files, please check the
28- [ Issues tab on GitHub] ( https://github.com/Kitware/QuickView/issues ) and open a
29- new issue if needed.
3020
3121For more details, go to the navigation bar of this website and look for our
3222User's Guide.
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4131functions, and jargon. Moreover, these general-purpose tools may lack
4232out-of-the-box support for key requirements in atmospheric sciences, such as
4333globe and map projections or support for specific data formats and structures,
44- leading to time-consuming customization or feature requests. EAM QuickView was
34+ leading to time-consuming customization or feature requests. QuickView was
4535developed to address these limitations by offering a focused, user-friendly
4636platform that streamlines the analysis of atmospheric simulations. It minimizes
47- the need for EAM developers and users to write custom scripts, thereby
37+ the need for E3SM developers and users to write custom scripts, thereby
4838shortening the path from data to insight.
4939
50- The core goal of EAM QuickView is a first glance at the contents in a simulation
40+ The core goal of QuickView is a first glance at the contents in a simulation
5141data file, i.e., a first inspection of the characteristic values of physical
5242quantities and their variations with respect to geographical location, altitude,
5343and time, as well as a quick inspection across different physical quantities for
5444similarities or distinctions. Compared to earlier and widely used tools like
5545[ ncview] ( https://cirrus.ucsd.edu/ncview/ ) and
5646[ ncvis] ( https://github.com/SEATStandards/ncvis ) , QuickView has an emphasis on
57- multivariate visualization and is currently focused on the EAM model .
47+ multivariate visualization and is currently focused on E3SM .
5848
5949## Key Features
6050
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7060
7161## Project Background
7262
73- The lead developer of EAM QuickView is
74- [ Abhishek Yenpure ( abhi.yenpure @kitware.com )] ( https://www.kitware.com/abhishek-yenpure / )
75- at [ Kitware, Inc. ] ( https://www.kitware.com/ ) . Other key contributors at Kitware,
76- Inc. include Berk Geveci and Sebastien Jourdain. Key contributors on the
77- atmospheric science side are Hui Wan and Kai Zhang at
63+ The lead developer of QuickView version 2 is
64+ [ Sebastien Jourdain ( sebastien.jourdain @kitware.com )] ( https://www.kitware.com/sebastien-jourdain / )
65+ at [ Kitware] ( https://www.kitware.com/ ) . Other key contributors at Kitware
66+ include Berk Geveci, Dan Lipsa, and Will Dunklin.
67+ Key contributors on the atmospheric science side are Hui Wan and Kai Zhang at
7868[ Pacific Northwest National Laboratory] ( https://www.pnnl.gov/atmospheric-climate-and-earth-sciences-division ) .
7969
80- EAM QuickView is a product of an interdisciplinary collaboration supported by
70+ QuickView is a product of an interdisciplinary collaboration supported by
8171the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science’s
8272[ Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR)] ( https://www.energy.gov/science/ascr/advanced-scientific-computing-research )
8373and
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