website: misc small changes

Author: huiwanpnnl

docs/gallery/index.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Simulation data was provided by the EAMxx group, thanks to Chris Terai at LLNL.
 
 <figure>
   <figcaption>
-   Shown here is an uneditted real-time screen recording of QuickView running on an exclusive GPU node at NERSC, depicting the time evolution of the top-of-model upward longwave flux.
+   Shown here is an unedited real-time screen recording of QuickView running on an exclusive GPU node at NERSC, depicting the time evolution of the top-of-model upward longwave flux.
   </figcaption>
   <video controls autoplay loop muted playsinline width="100%">
     <source src="/gallery/QuickView2.5.0_SCREAM_TOMLWup.mp4" type="video/mp4">

docs/gallery/quickview-state_website_main_page_window_shot.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "origin": {
     "user": "huiwan",
-    "created": "2026-04-24 11:48:41.398652",
+    "created": "2026-04-27 12:35:35.665126",
     "comment": ""
   },
   "files": {
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
     "aspect-ratio": 2,
     "grouped": false,
     "active": "auto_layout",
-    "tools": [
-      "select-slice-time"
-    ],
+    "tools": [],
     "help": false
   },
   "data-selection": {

docs/gallery/website_main_page_window_shot.png

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ grids" or "GLL grids").
 
 A collection of connectivity files can
 be found on [Zenodo](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16908566). The archive is
-continually updated as more users inform us about the grids use.
+continually updated as more users inform us about the grids they use.
 
 
 ## Generating connectivity files
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ will generate several different files for the `ne30pg2` grid, including, e.g.,
 - `TEMEPST_NE30pg2.g` (Exodus format),
 - `TEMPEST_ne30pg2.scrip.nc` (SCRIP format).
 
-QuickView uses the **SCRIP** format.
+The QuickView family uses the **SCRIP** format.

docs/guides/connectivity.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Install and launch
 
 All tools of the **QuickView** family are available as
-**conda** packages as well as **pre-compiled desktop bundles**
-for various OS's like Mac, Windows, and Linux.
+**Conda** and **PyPI** packages as well as **pre-compiled desktop bundles**
+for various OS's including Mac, Windows, and Linux.
 The table below summarizes where the different packages
 and bundles can be found.
 
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ and bundles can be found.
 :::tip Note: The contents below were written with desktop and laptop computers in mind.
 
 Users who would like to **use** our tools installed at NERSC can find information in
-[this quickstart guide](/nersc/index.md).
-Users who would like to **install** their copy at NERSC can find an example
-[here](/nersc/users_installation.md).
+[a quickstart guide](/nersc/index.md).
+Users who would like to **install** their own copy at NERSC
+can follow [this example](/nersc/users_installation.md).
 :::
 
 ## Desktop bundles

docs/guides/install_and_launch.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ using a fuzzy search on their names. The x icon clears the filter.
 The second icon in the top-left corner is a toggle
 for inverting and resetting the sequence of colors. 
 
-## Linear and symmetric logarithmic scales
+## Linear and symmetric logarithmic scales {#linear-and-log-scales}
 
 ![linear and log](./screenshots/linear_log_icons.png){ width="12%", align=right }
 

docs/guides/quickview/individual_views.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ can be adjusted using the sliders in the lat/lon cropping panel activated by a c
 the Earth grid icon in the vertical toolbar.
 
 
-## Saving the visualization
+## Saving the visualization {#save-vis}
 
 In addition to [saving the state](/guides/quickview/file_selection#state-files)
 of the current session so that the analysis can be resumed later,

docs/guides/quickview/miscellaneous.md

@@ -4,29 +4,28 @@ The QuickView family is a collection of tools for interactive
 visualization and analysis of Earth system simulation data.
 Compared to standardized and formalized diagnostic packages
 that produce hundreds of static figures for comprehensive and
-in-depth analysis of model evaluation, the focus of the QuickView
+in-depth analysis for model evaluation, the focus of the QuickView
 family is on interactive explorations that often happen
-during the initial stage of an investigation aimed at
-reletionship search or code debugging using
-simulation output on the model's native grid.
+during the initial stage of an investigation or code debugging,
+using simulation output on the model's native grid.
 
-Each tool in the family focuses only on a small set of actions
+Each tool in the family focuses on a small set of actions
 that we believe are frequently taken by Earth system model
-developers and users, allowing the graphical user interface
+developers and users. The focused attention allows the graphical user interface
 to stay simple and intuitive.
 On the other hand, we are continually summarizing typical analysis
 workflows and assessing new needs to add members to the family.
 
-The first two members in the family are
+The first two members of the family are
 - [QuickView](/guides/quickview/index)
   for simultaneously presenting 2D contour plots of
   multiple physical quantities (variables) on 
   global or regional maps, and
 - [QuickCompare](/guides/quickcompare/index)
   for contrasting two or more simulations, also using 2D contour plots.
 
-In terms of the computational mesh over the globe,
-the tools currently supports only the E3SM Atmosphere Model's
+As for the computational mesh over the globe,
+the tools currently support only the E3SM Atmosphere Model's
 cubed-sphere `ne*pg2` grids, but extensions to other grids are planned.
 
 ## Key Reminders
@@ -49,10 +48,14 @@ Further information about connectivity files can be found on
 ::: tip Consistency between connecitivity and simulation files
 One of the often encountered causes of error when loading files in the QuickView family is
 that the grid described by the connecitivity file does not match the grid in the
-simulation data file. Please double check when you run into a loading error.
+simulation data file. In such a case, after the user specified the two files
+and clicked `Load files` (see more detailed description [here](/guides/quickview/file_selection#new-analysis)),
+the file loading dialogue window will
+remain open and appear nonresponsive. 
+When this happens, please double check the paths and names of the two files.
 :::
 
-::: warning The `Load ... Variables` Button
+::: warning The `Load ... Variables` button
 Most buttons, sliders, and selection boxes in the graphical User Interfaces (UIs)
 apply their effects
 immediately upon user interaction. An important exception is variable
@@ -68,17 +71,18 @@ as images in the viewport.
 Each tool in the QuickView family contains multiple control panels
 for setting proverties of the visualization.
 These control panels can be shown/expanded for easy access or
-be hidden/folded to maximize the screenspace for visualization,
-using toggles in the toolbar and keyboard shortcuts.
+be hidden/folded to maximize the screenspace for visualization
+The UIs provide both keyboard shortcuts and toggles in the toolbar
+to show or hide these control panels.
 :::
 
-::: tip Viewport Layout
+::: tip Viewport layout
 All tools in the QuickView family are designed to simultaneously present multiple
 images and charts etc. to help the user identify relationships and distinctions.
 The sizes and the layout of the different images etc. can be easily adjusted. See, e.g., [this page](/guides/quickview/viewport_layout).
 
 Furthermore, if a user saves a state file after these
 adjustments, they can later resume their analysis with the customized
 arrangement. For example, the use of state files in QuickView
-can be found on [in this section](/guides/quickview/file_selection#state-files).
+can be found in [this section](/guides/quickview/file_selection#state-files).
 :::

docs/guides/reminders.md

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Starting from QuickView version 2 and QuickCompare version 1,
 the tool family has been generalized to visualize any variable
 in a NetCDF file that has a horizontal dimension matching the connecitivity file,
 regardless of how many additional dimensions the variables have.
+
 Here are some examples of variable dimensions (array shapes) from EAM output files:
 
 - `(ncol)`
@@ -29,17 +30,25 @@ Here are some examples of variable dimensions (array shapes) from EAM output fil
 - `(time,ncol,swband,lev)`
 - `(time,ncol,num_phys_constituents)`
 
+And here are some examples of variable dimensions (array shapes) from ELM output files:
+
+- `(levgrnd,lndgrid)`
+- `(levlak,lndgrid)`
+- `(time,lndgrid)`
+- `(time,levgrnd,lndgrid)`
+- `(time,natpft,lndgrid)`
+
 ## Global averages
 
-If an `area` variable with the correct horizontal dimension is present
+When an `area` variable with the correct horizontal dimension is present
 in the simulation file, this variable
 is used for calculating the area-weighted horizontal averages displayed in the
 viewport. If the `area` variable is not present, then an arithmetic average is
 calculated and displayed.
 
 ## Missing values
 
-If a variable has an attribute named `missing_value` or `_FillValue`, the value
+When a variable has an attribute named `missing_value` or `_FillValue`, the value
 is converted to NaN and ignored in the calculation of global averages and for
 the visualization.