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<h1>
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GFE Main Menu</h1>
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February 15, 2012<br>
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<br>
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This document describes the main menu of the GFE (Graphical Forecast
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Editor).
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<br>
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<img alt="main menu" src="images/mainMenu.jpg"><br>
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<hr width="100%">
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<h2>Table of Contents</h2>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#GFEMenu">GFE</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#EditingPreferences">Editing
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Preferences</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#ViewingPreferences">Viewing
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Preferences</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#ShowWarnings">Show Warnings</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#BreakLock">Break Lock...</a>
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<br>
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<a href="#DeleteUsers">Delete Users....</a>
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<br>
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<a href="#DefineConfigandifpIMAGEFiles...">Define Config
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and ifpIMAGE Files...</a>
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<br>
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<a href="#DefineSmartTools...">Define Smart Tools...</a>
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<br>
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<a href="#DefineProcedures...">Define Procedures...</a>
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<br>
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<a href="#DefineTextProducts...">Define Text Products...</a>
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<br>
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<a href="#DefineSelectTimeRanges...">Define Time Ranges</a>
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<br>
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<a href="#SiteActivation">Site Activation</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#WeatherElement">WeatherElement</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#WeatherElementGroups">Weather
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Element Groups</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#WeatherElementVolumeBrowser">Weather
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Element Browser...</a>
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<br>
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<a href="#ManageHiddenWeatherElements">Manage Hidden
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Weather Elements</a><br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#Populate">Populate</a>
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<br>
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<a href="#Procedures">Procedures (List of Procedures)</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#CopySelectedGridsFrom">Copy
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Selected Grids From...</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#CopyAllGridsFrom">Copy All
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Grids
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From...</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#Grids">Grids</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#Interpolate">Interpolate...</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#SplitGrids">Split Grids</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#FragmentGrids">Fragment Grids</a>
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<br>
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<a href="#CreateGridsFromScratch">Create Grids From
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Scratch</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#AssignDefaultValue">Assign
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Default
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Value</a>
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<br>
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<a href="#AssignDefaultValue">Assign PickUp Value</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#DeleteGrids">Delete Grids</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#SelectGridsByTime">Select Grids
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By Time</a>
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<br>
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<a href="#SelectAllWeatherElements">Select All Weather
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Elements</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#DeselectAll">Deselect All</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#TimeShift">Time Shift...</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#FindWeatherElement">Find
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Weather Element</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#Edit">Edit</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#UndoGridEdit">Undo Grid Edit</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#UndoEditArea">Undo Edit Area</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#ProceduresEdit">Procedures
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(List
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of procedures)</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#SaveForecast">Save Forecast...</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#RevertForecast">Revert
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Forecast...</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#Consistency">Consistency</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#ProceduresConsistency">Procedures
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(List of ISC Procedures)</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#ClearSelectedHighlights">Clear
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Selected Highlights</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#ClearAllHighlights">Clear All
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Highlights</a>
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<br>
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<a href="#SendIntersiteGrids">Send Intersite Grids</a><br>
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<a href="#ISCRequestReply">ISC Request/Reply</a><br>
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<a href="#ISCSendEnable">ISC Send Enable</a><br>
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<a href="#Products">Products</a><br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#PublishtoOfficial">Publish to
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Official...</a>
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<br>
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<a href="#localFormatter">Formatter Launcher...</a><br>
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<a href="#scripts">Scripts...</a><br>
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<a href="#ProcessMonitor">Process Monitor...</a><br>
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<a href="#GHGMonitor">GHG Monitor...</a><br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#Maps">Maps</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#Topography">Topography</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#Samples">Samples</a>
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<br>
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<a href="#ISCMarkers">ISC Markers</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#MapList">Map List</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#EditAreas">Edit Areas</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#EditAreas">Verify</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#ProceduresVerify">Procedures</a>
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<br>
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<a href="#Hazards">Hazards</a><br>
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<a href="#HazardsProcedures">Procedures</a><br>
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<a href="#ResetPractice">Reset Practice</a><br>
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<a href="#ClearVTECPracticeTable">Clear VTEC
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Practice Table</a><br>
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<a href="#ClearFcstGrids%5C">Clear Fcst Grids</a><br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#Help">Help</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#OnlineTableofContents">Online
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Table Of Contents...</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#ShowToolTips">Show Tool Tips</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#About">About CAVE</a>
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<br>
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<a href="GFEMainMenu.html#Workstation">Workstation</a>
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<hr width="100%">
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<h2><a name="GFEMenu"></a>GFE Menu</h2>
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<h3>
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<a name="EditingPreferences"></a>Editing Preferences</h3>
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<h4>
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<a name="MissingDataMode"></a>Missing Data Mode</h4>
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<div class="4Heading">The Missing Data Mode specifies how to handle
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missing
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data when running a Smart Tool. The options are:</div>
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<ul>
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<li class="4Heading">Stop on Missing Data: The system stops execution
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of the Smart Tool if
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requested
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data is missing.</li>
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<li class="4Heading">Skip on Missing Data: The system will skip grids
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for which there is
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missing
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data. A User Alert message will report which grids were skipped.</li>
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<li class="4Heading">Create on Missing Data: The system will
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automatically interpolate grids
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to supply the missing grids. A User Alert message will report which
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grids
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were created through interpolation. Note that if a grid to be created
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is
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not between two existing grids, it will not be extrapolated. In this
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case,
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the grid being edited will be skipped. If the created grids are in the
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Fcst database, they will be added to the Fcst database. If running from
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the GFE, they can be optionally be saved by the user. If running in
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background
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mode, they will be automatically saved at the end of the procedure with
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all other edited grids. If the created grids are in a non-mutable
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database,
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they will not be added to the database and will be discarded after
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execution
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of the tool.</li>
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</ul>
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<h4>
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<a name="TemporalEditorMode:Relative"></a>Temporal Editor Mode: Relative</h4>
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Allows the user to choose the Temporal Editor Mode to be either
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Relative
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or Absolute. If the button is selected, the mode is Relative.
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Otherwise,
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the mode is Absolute. The default is as set for
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TemporalEditorAbsoluteEditMode
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in the gfe configuration file.
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<p>When performing an edit in the absolute mode, each point in the Edit
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Area will be set to the value indicated in the Temporal Editor. When
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performing
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an edit in the relative mode, each point in the Edit Area will be
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incremented
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or decremented by the magnitude of the edit in the Temporal Editor.
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</p>
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<h4><a name="VectorEditMode"></a>Vector Editor Mode</h4>
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Allows the user to control the component of the data to be modified
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when
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performing an Edit Action. The possible options are Magnitude Only,
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Direction
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Only, or Both. The default is as set for WindEditMode in the gfe
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configuration
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file. This may also be set from the <a
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href="ButtonBarDialogs.html#VectorPickUpValueDialog">Vector
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PickUp Dialog</a>.
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<br>
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<h4><a name="SmoothingAlgorithm"></a>Smoothing Algorithm</h4>
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Allows the user to control the amount (area) of smoothing. The
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popup
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menu items reflect the smoothing influence by the number of grid
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cells.
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The Smoothing default value and the selection of values may be <a
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href="gfeConfig_Algor.html#SmoothingAlgorithm">configured</a>
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in the gfe configuration file.
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<h4><a name="Weather:Combine"></a>Wx/Discrete: Combine</h4>
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Allows the user to control whether an edit action replaces the existing
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weather/discrete data or combines the new value with the existing
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weather/discrete
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data. If the button is selected, an edit action will combine
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weather/discrete
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data. Otherwise, the weather/discrete data will be replaced. The
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default
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is as set for WeatherDiscreteCombineMode in the gfe configuration
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file.
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The Weather Combine Mode may also be set from the <a
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href="ButtonBarDialogs.html#WeatherPickUpValueDialog">Weather
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PickUp Dialog</a> and <a
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href="ButtonBarDialogs.html#DiscretePickUpValueDialog">Discrete
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PickUp Dialog</a>.
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<h4><a name="SelectGridsWhenStepping"></a>Select Grids When Stepping</h4>
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Specifies whether the selection time range will track the spatial
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editor
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time when time stepping. Time stepping is accomplished using the
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<a href="Toolbar.html#StepBack">GFE
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toolbar stepping buttons</a> or the <a href="keys.html">keyboard
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shortcuts</a>.
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When this preference is enabled (i.e., yes), the selection time range
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will
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be set to:
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<ul>
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<li>the one hour period surrounding the spatial editor time, if there
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is no
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active weather element, or</li>
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<li>the time constraint box for the active weather element, if there
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is no
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grid that intersects the spatial editor time, or</li>
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<li>the valid time of the grid for the active weather element that
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intersects
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the spatial editor time.</li>
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</ul>
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In addition, all weather elements except the active weather element
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will
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be deselected.
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<p>When this preference is disabled (i.e., no), the selection time
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range,
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and the set of selected weather elements will not change when using the
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<a href="Toolbar.html#StepBack">GFE
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toolbar step buttons</a> and
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<a href="keys.html">keyboard shortcuts</a>.
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</p>
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<h4><a name="AutoSaveInterval"></a>Auto Save...</h4>
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The Auto Save Interval entry brings up the <a
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href="MainMenuDialogs.html#AutoSaveDialog">Auto
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Save Interval Dialog</a>. This dialog allows the user to enable or
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disable
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the automatic saving of modified weather elements. If enabled,
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then
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every few minutes all modified grids will be saved to the
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database.
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The interval may be changed from 1 minute to 60 minutes.
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<h4><a name="ContourServerSelection"></a>Contour Server Selection</h4>
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Allows the user to choose which algorithm is to be used for the
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conversion
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of contours into a gridded field by selecting one of the buttons. The
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default
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is as set for ContourServer in the gfe configuration file. We recommend
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that you try both methods and choose the one which works the best for
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you.
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<table border="1" width="100%">
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<td><b>Mode</b></td>
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<td><b>Description</b></td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Contour Analyzer</td>
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<td>The Contour Analyzer makes a grid from paints on contour
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lines, using
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a simple analysis technique similar to Barnes.</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>Internal SIRS Server</td>
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<td>The Internal SIRS Server makes grids from contour lines
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using
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the TDL SIRS algorithm as written by FSL for the GFE.</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<h4>
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<a name="InterpolateAlgorithm"></a>Interpolate Algorithm</h4>
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The Interpolate Algorithm entry brings up the <a
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href="MainMenuDialogs.html#InterpolationAlgorithmDialog">Interpolation
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Algorithm Dialog</a>. This dialog allows the user to select the
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appropriate
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interpolation algorithm for each scalar weather element.
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<br>
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<h3><a name="ViewingPreferences"></a>Viewing Preferences</h3>
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<h4>
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<a name="QuickViewMode"></a>Quick View Mode</h4>
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Allows the user to set the behavior of the Spatial Editor when the
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pointer
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is moved over the Grid Manager. If the button is selected, the data
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displayed
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in the Spatial Editor is controlled by the cursor position over the
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Grid
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Manager (i.e. the Spatial Editor displays the grid under the cursor).
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Otherwise,
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the data displayed in the Spatial Editor does not change when the
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cursor
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is moved over the Grid Manager time blocks. The default is off.
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<h4><a name="ImageonEdit"></a>Image on Edit</h4>
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Allows the user to set the display mode of the of a grid made editable.
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If the button is selected, a grid made editable is automatically
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displayed
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as an image in the Spatial Editor. Otherwise, the display mode (Image
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versus
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Graphic) is not changed when a grid is made editable. The default is as
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set for ImageOnActiveSE in the gfe configuration file.
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<h4><a name="TemporalEditorOverlayMode"></a>Temporal Editor Overlay Mode</h4>
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Allows the user to control the loading of new Weather Elements into the
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Temporal Editor. If the button is selected, the Temporal Editor will
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attempt
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to overlay a newly loaded weather element with another weather element
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of identical units. Otherwise, each newly loaded weather element will
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have
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its own pane in the Temporal Editor. The default is as set for
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TemporalEditorOverlay
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in the gfe configuration file.
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<br>
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<h4><a name="TemporalEditorWeatherElementMode"></a>Temporal Editor
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Weather
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Element Mode</h4>
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This cascade menu permits choices of "All Weather Elements", "All
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Weather
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Elements w/o ISC", "Fcst Weather Elements", "Active Weather
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Element",
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and "Visible Elements Only". It controls the set of weather
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elements
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that appear in the temporal editor. Selection of "All Weather
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Elements"
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will mirror the weather elements that are loaded into the spatial
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editor.
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Selection of "All Weather Elements except ISC" will set the temporal
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editor
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to display all weather elements loaded into the spatial editor, except
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for any ISC elements. Selection of "Fcst Weather Elements" will mirror
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just those elements loaded into the spatial editor that are mutable,
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i.e.,
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from the Fcst database. Selection of the "Active Weather Element"
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will set the temporal editor to have only the active weather element to
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be displayed in the temporal editor. Selection of the "Visible Elements
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Only" will set the editor to only have the visible set of weather
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elements
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that are displayed in the Grid Manager.
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<h4><a name="TEStatisticsMode"></a>Temporal Editor Statistics Mode</h4>
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Brings up the <a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#TEStatisticsDialog">Temporal
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Editor Statistics Mode Dialog</a>, which permits the user to define the
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type of statistics that are presented with the range-style
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visualizations
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in the temporal editor.
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<br>
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<h4><a name="TimeScalePeriods"></a>Time Scale Periods...</h4>
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Brings up the <a
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href="MainMenuDialogs.html#TimeScaleDisplayedPeriodsDialog">Time
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Scale Displayed Periods</a> Dialog, which permits the user to define
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which
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of the named selection time ranges are displayed on the Time
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Scale.
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The initial setting can also be defined in the gfe configuration file
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entry
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<a href="gfeConfig_Pref.html#TimeScaleDisplayedPeriods">Time
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Scale Periods</a>.
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<br>
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<br>
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<h4><a name="EditAreaAppearance"></a>Edit Area Appearance...</h4>
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Brings up the <a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#EditAreaAppearanceDialog">Edit
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Area Appearance Dialog</a>, which permits the user to define a color
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and
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a line width for the appearance of the edit area on the spatial
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editor.
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The initial setting can also be defined in the gfe configuration file
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entry
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<a href="gfeConfig_UI.html#EditAreaColors">Edit
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Area Color and Border Width.</a>
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<br>
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<br>
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<h4><a name="WxDiscreteDescription"></a>Wx/Discrete Show Description</h4>
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If Show Description is on, then the <a
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href="ButtonBarDialogs.html#WeatherPickUpValueDialog">Weather Pick Up
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Value Dialog</a> and <a
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href="ButtonBarDialogs.html#DiscretePickUpValueDialog">Discrete Pick
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Up Value Dialog</a> will contain additional descriptive information for
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each symbol. In addition to the two dialogs, the Spatial
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Editor Color Bar and Temporal Editor Data Pane's MB3 Popup Menu items <a
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href="Button3Popups.html#SpatialEditorColorBarPopupMenu">Set Common
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Values To, Set Recent Values To..., and Set Session Values To...</a>
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also will contain the descriptive information. The default can be
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controlled through the <a href="gfeConfig_Zoom.html">GFE configuration
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file</a>.<br>
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<br>
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<h3><a name="ShowWarnings"></a>Show Warnings</h3>
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Allows the user to enable or disable the display of warning messages.
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If
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the button is selected for a particular warning message, the message is
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automatically displayed in the GFE.
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<p><b>Show Edit Action Time Range Warning</b>
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</p>
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<p>The Show Edit Action Time Range warning is displayed when the user
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attempts
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to edit data over a selected time range which
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extends over more than one grid. Proceeding at this point will modify
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more than one grid.
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</p>
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<p><b>Show Empty Edit Area Warning</b>
|
|
</p>
|
|
<p>The Show Empty Edit Area warning is displayed when the user attempts
|
|
to edit data without having selected an edit area. Proceeding at this
|
|
point
|
|
will modify data over the entire grid. The defaults are as set for
|
|
ShowTimeRangeWarning
|
|
and ShowEmptyEditAreaWarning in the gfe configuration file.
|
|
<br>
|
|
</p>
|
|
<h3><a name="BreakLock"></a>Break Lock...</h3>
|
|
Breaks the lock(s) created by a different user or during a previous
|
|
session.
|
|
The <a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#BreakLockDialog">Break Locks dialog</a>
|
|
brings up the all of the lock(s) found in the mutable database and
|
|
allows
|
|
the user to select which lock(s) to break. Users are not required to
|
|
select
|
|
a time range prior to breaking locks.
|
|
<br>
|
|
<h3><a name="DefineConfigandifpIMAGEFiles..."></a>Define Config and
|
|
ifpIMAGE
|
|
Files...</h3>
|
|
Brings up the <a
|
|
href="MainMenuDialogs.html#DefineConfigAndIFPImageDialog">Define
|
|
Configuration Dialog</a>, which is used to create, view, delete, and
|
|
modify
|
|
configuration files for the GFE and for ifpIMAGE.
|
|
<h3><a name="DefineSmartTools..."></a>Define Smart Tools...</h3>
|
|
Brings up the <a href="ButtonBarDialogs.html#EditActionsDialog">Edit
|
|
Action
|
|
Dialog </a>, which is used to create, view and execute smart tools.
|
|
<h3><a name="DefineProcedures..."></a>Define Procedures...</h3>
|
|
Brings up the <a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#DefineProceduresDialog">Define
|
|
Procedures dialog</a> allowing the user to define procedures. A new
|
|
procedure
|
|
can be created or an existing one modified by pressing button 3 over
|
|
the
|
|
dialog and selecting new or modify. A template for defining procedures
|
|
appears in a Python window.
|
|
<h3><a name="DefineTextProducts..."></a>Define Text Products...</h3>
|
|
Brings up the <a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#DefineTextProductsDialog">Define
|
|
Text Products dialog</a> allowing the user to define text products. A
|
|
new
|
|
product can be created or an existing one modified by pressing button 3
|
|
over the dialog and selecting new or modify. A template for defining
|
|
the
|
|
product appears in a Python window.
|
|
<h3><a name="DefineSelectTimeRanges..."></a>Define Select Time Ranges</h3>
|
|
<h4>
|
|
Save Select Time Range...</h4>
|
|
Brings up the
|
|
<a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#SaveSelectionTRDialog">Save
|
|
Selection Time Range dialog</a> allowing the user to define and save a
|
|
selection time range relative to 0000LT today or 0000Z.
|
|
<h4><a name="DeleteSelectTimeRanges"></a>Delete Select Time Range...</h4>
|
|
Brings up the
|
|
<a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#DeleteSelectionTRDialog">Delete
|
|
Selection Time Range dialog</a> allowing the user to delete a selection
|
|
time range.
|
|
<h3><a name="SiteActivation"></a>Site Activation</h3>
|
|
Opens a site activation dialog. Activating a second site allows GFE to
|
|
operate as the secondary site. Localization must be in place for the
|
|
secondary site to operate correctly.
|
|
<br>
|
|
<hr width="100%">
|
|
<h2><a name="WeatherElement"></a>Weather Element</h2>
|
|
<h3>
|
|
<a name="WeatherElementGroups"></a>Weather Element Groups</h3>
|
|
Lists the Weather Element Groups available. Selecting a group loads it
|
|
into the Grid Manager. A Weather Element Group can be saved (defined)
|
|
in
|
|
the Weather Element Browser, under the browser's File menu.
|
|
Note that any unsaved (modified) weather elements will not be unloaded
|
|
when you swich to another weather element group.<br>
|
|
<h3><a name="WeatherElementVolumeBrowser"></a>Weather Element Browser...</h3>
|
|
Brings up the <a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#WEBrowserDialog">Weather
|
|
Element
|
|
Browser dialog</a> which allows the user to load and unload Weather
|
|
Elements.
|
|
Weather Element Groups can also be saved, deleted, or loaded
|
|
under
|
|
the browser File menu. The dialog lower box highlights all the Weather
|
|
Elements to be loaded. To deselect a highlighted Weather Element,
|
|
simply
|
|
click on it.<br>
|
|
<br>
|
|
<h3><a name="ManageHiddenWeatherElements"></a>Manage Hidden Weather
|
|
Elements...</h3>
|
|
Brings up the <a
|
|
href="MainMenuDialogs.html#ManageHiddenWeatherElements">Manage
|
|
Hidden Weather Elements dialog</a> which allows the user to display or
|
|
unload hidden weather elements. Hidden weather elements are those
|
|
that are not seen in the Grid Manager, Spatial Editor, or Temporal
|
|
Editor, but yet they exist. They are created as part of the Show
|
|
Intersite Coordination and Virtual Parms, as well as temporary weather
|
|
elements during smart tool execution.<br>
|
|
<br>
|
|
<hr width="100%">
|
|
<h2><a name="Populate"></a>Populate</h2>
|
|
<h3>
|
|
<a name="Procedures"></a>Procedures</h3>
|
|
Lists the Procedures available. Selecting a procedure runs it.
|
|
<h3><a name="CopySelectedGridsFrom"></a>Copy Selected Grids From...</h3>
|
|
Brings up the <a
|
|
href="MainMenuDialogs.html#CopySelectedGridsFromDialog">Copy
|
|
Selected Grids From dialog</a> allowing the user to select the model
|
|
from
|
|
which the data for the selected grids is to be copied.
|
|
<h3><a name="CopyAllGridsFrom"></a>Copy All Grids From...</h3>
|
|
Brings up the
|
|
<a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#CopyAllGridsFromDialog">Copy
|
|
All Grids From dialog</a> allowing the user to select the model from
|
|
which
|
|
the data for all loaded grids is to be copied.
|
|
<br>
|
|
<hr width="100%">
|
|
<h2><a name="Grids"></a>Grids</h2>
|
|
These menu items will be dimmed when the Temporal Editor is displayed
|
|
since
|
|
most operations apply to grids selected in the Grid Manager.
|
|
<h3><a name="Interpolate"></a>Interpolate...</h3>
|
|
Interpolates between two or more grids and adds additional grids. There
|
|
are two methods of performing interpolation: By Gaps, and Based On
|
|
Edited
|
|
Data. The "By Gaps" feature replaces all gaps within the selected time
|
|
range with multiple interpolated time blocks aligned with the split
|
|
boundaries.
|
|
The "Based On Edited Data" first clears all non-user edited blocks in
|
|
the
|
|
selected time range and then does an interpolate. The user may
|
|
also
|
|
select the interpolation interval and the interpolated grid's duration.
|
|
The Interpolate button brings up the
|
|
<a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#InterpolateDialog">Interpolation
|
|
Dialog</a>. Refer to <a href="#InterpolateAlgorithm">Interpolation
|
|
Algorithm</a>
|
|
to details on choosing the interpolation algorithm.
|
|
<br>
|
|
<h3><a name="SplitGrids"></a>Split Grids</h3>
|
|
Splits the selected grid block into two or more blocks. The block is
|
|
split
|
|
at the start and end boundaries of the selected time range.
|
|
<h3><a name="FragmentGrids"></a>Fragment Grids</h3>
|
|
Fragments the selected grid block into equal size grids. The size of
|
|
the
|
|
fragments is determined by the time constraint for the given grid.
|
|
<h3><a name="CreateGridsFromScratch"></a>Create Grids From Scratch...</h3>
|
|
The create grids from scratch entry brings up the <a
|
|
href="MainMenuDialogs.html#CreateFromScratchDialog">Create
|
|
From Scratch Dialog</a>. The dialog allows for the creation of
|
|
multiple
|
|
grids over the selected time range. The user has control over the
|
|
creation interval and duration of the grids. The value assigned to the
|
|
created grids is either the default value, or the current pick-up
|
|
value.
|
|
<h3><a name="AssignDefaultValue"></a>Assign Default Value</h3>
|
|
Assigns the default value to the selected grids. This function can be
|
|
used
|
|
to reset the value of a grid if the user wants to eliminate the
|
|
modifications
|
|
made to a grid and start over. The default value for a grid corresponds
|
|
to the minimum value for the given weather element.
|
|
<h3><a name="AssignPickUpValue"></a>Assign PickUp Value</h3>
|
|
Assigns the current pickup value to the selected grids. All grid
|
|
points within the selected grids will be set to the pickup value.
|
|
The user should first ensure that the appropriate pickup value is set by
|
|
using the <a href="GFETrainingSpatialEditor.html#ColorBar">color bar</a>
|
|
or by using the <a href="ButtonBarDialogs.html#PickUpValueDialog">Pick
|
|
Up Value dialog.</a>
|
|
<h3><a name="DeleteGrids"></a>Delete Grids</h3>
|
|
Deletes the selected grids in the Grid Manager.
|
|
<h3><a name="SelectGridsByTime"></a>Select Grids By Time</h3>
|
|
Lists the available Select Time Range(s). These time ranges can be
|
|
defined
|
|
in the Save Select Time Ranges under the Grids main menu. Selecting one
|
|
of the Time Ranges listed sets the selected time range to it.
|
|
<h3><a name="SelectAllWeatherElements"></a>Select All Weather Elements</h3>
|
|
Selects all loaded weather elements in the Grid Manager. The
|
|
grids selected also depends on the Selected Time Range.
|
|
<h3><a name="DeselectAll"></a>Deselect All</h3>
|
|
Deselects all selected grids for all selected weather elements.
|
|
<h3><a name="TimeShift"></a>Time Shift...</h3>
|
|
Brings up the
|
|
<a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#TimeShiftDialog">Time Shift
|
|
dialog</a> allowing the user to either move or copy a selected grid.
|
|
The
|
|
grids can be copied/moved either forward or backward. The default is
|
|
set to move.
|
|
<h3><a name="FindWeatherElement"></a>Find Weather Element</h3>
|
|
Lists all the loaded weather elements. Selecting a weather element
|
|
makes
|
|
it visible in the Grid Manager or Temporal Editor. If the weather
|
|
element is already visible, nothing is done.
|
|
<br>
|
|
<hr width="100%">
|
|
<h2><a name="Edit"></a>Edit</h2>
|
|
<h3>
|
|
<a name="UndoGridEdit"></a>Undo Grid Edit</h3>
|
|
Undoes the last edit performed on the editable grid. Only one Undo can
|
|
be done. Doing a second Undo is equivalent to performing a Redo.
|
|
<h3><a name="UndoEditArea"></a>Undo Edit Area</h3>
|
|
Undoes the last Edit Area operation in the Spatial Editor.
|
|
<h3><a name="ProceduresEdit"></a>Procedures</h3>
|
|
Lists the Procedures available. Selecting a procedure runs it.
|
|
<h3><a name="SaveForecast"></a>Save Forecast...</h3>
|
|
Brings up the
|
|
<a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#SaveForecastDialog">Save Forecast
|
|
dialog</a> allowing the user to select which weather element(s) are to
|
|
be saved to the Forecast database.
|
|
<h3><a name="RevertForecast"></a>Revert Forecast...</h3>
|
|
Brings up the
|
|
<a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#RevertForecastDialog">Revert
|
|
Forecast dialog</a> allowing the user to select which weather
|
|
element(s)
|
|
are to be reverted. A revert returns the data to the last saved state.
|
|
<br>
|
|
<hr width="100%">
|
|
<h2><a name="Consistency"></a>Consistency</h2>
|
|
<h3>
|
|
</h3>
|
|
<h3><a name="ProceduresConsistency"></a>Procedures</h3>
|
|
Lists the Procedures available. Selecting a procedure runs it. A
|
|
Intersite
|
|
Coordination Procedure is set up to appear as a system defaults
|
|
ISC_Disrepancies. For more information on these
|
|
procedures
|
|
see the <a href="ISC.html">Intersite Coordination Training Guide</a>.
|
|
<h3><a name="ClearSelectedHighlights"></a>Clear Selected Highlights</h3>
|
|
Clears the highlighting for grids in the Grid Manager over the selected
|
|
time range.
|
|
<h3><a name="ClearAllHighlights"></a>Clear All Highlights</h3>
|
|
Clears all the highlighting for grids in the Grid Manager.<br>
|
|
<br>
|
|
<h3><a name="SendIntersiteGrids"></a>Send Intersite Grids</h3>
|
|
Brings up the <a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#SendISCDialog">Send
|
|
Intersite Grids Dialog</a> which allows the forecaster to specify grids
|
|
to send via ISC.<br>
|
|
<br>
|
|
<h3> <a name="ISCRequestReply"> </a>ISC Request/Reply<br>
|
|
</h3>
|
|
Brings up the <a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#RequestISCDialog">Request
|
|
Intersite Grids Dialog
|
|
</a> allowing the user to freshen the ISC database by obtaining grids
|
|
directly from other sites.<br>
|
|
<br>
|
|
<h3> <a name="ISCSendEnable"> </a>ISC Send Enable<br>
|
|
</h3>
|
|
Controls the state of the ISC Transmit capability for this
|
|
client. If EDEX isn't configured for sending ISC,
|
|
then this menu option will not be available. If configured,
|
|
then the ISC Send Enable can be turned on or turned off through this
|
|
menu item. A "traffic light" will appear in the lower right
|
|
of the status bar showing the current configuration. <br>
|
|
<br>
|
|
In order for the GFE to send grid via ISC, the ISC Send Enable must be
|
|
on, and the ISCxmt traffic light in the status bar appearing
|
|
green. If the ISC Send Enable is off, then the GFE will not
|
|
be able to send ISC grids even when EDEX is configured for
|
|
sending grids on save.<br>
|
|
<hr width="100%">
|
|
<h2><a name="Products"></a>Products</h2>
|
|
<h3>
|
|
<a name="PublishtoOfficial"></a>Publish to Official...</h3>
|
|
Brings up the
|
|
<a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#PublishToOfficialDialog">Publish
|
|
To Official dialog</a> allowing the user to choose the source, the
|
|
weather
|
|
element(s), and the time range to publish to the Official database. The
|
|
data must be saved prior to attempting to publish it. The Official
|
|
database
|
|
is the one from which products will be generated. The dialog will also
|
|
permit sending your grids to configured sites for intersite
|
|
coordination.<br>
|
|
<br>
|
|
<h3><a name="localFormatter"></a>Formatter Launcher...</h3>
|
|
Brings up the <a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#FormatterLauncher">Formatter
|
|
Launcher dialog</a> allowing the user to choose the products to
|
|
generate using the GFE Text Formatters. One or more of the listed
|
|
products may be generated. The forecast
|
|
must be published to the Official database prior to generating products
|
|
(if the user wants the lastest modified forecast). Text formatters
|
|
must be properly configured in order for entries to appear in this
|
|
dialog.
|
|
Refer to the <a href="TextFormatter.html">Text Formatter's User's Guide</a>
|
|
for configuration information.<br>
|
|
<h3><a name="scripts"></a>Scripts...</h3>
|
|
Brings up the
|
|
<a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#ScriptsDialog">Scripts dialog</a>
|
|
allowing the user to choose the script to run. The <a
|
|
href="gfeConfig_ProdGen.html">Scripts entry in the gfe configuration
|
|
file</a> define the entries that appear in the dialog. Depending upon
|
|
the scripts entry, additional dialogs may
|
|
appear allowing the user to specify the parameters.
|
|
<br>
|
|
<br>
|
|
<h3><a name="ProcessMonitor"></a>Process Monitor...</h3>
|
|
Brings up the <a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#ProcessMonitorDialog">Process
|
|
Monitor Dialog</a> which shows the status of background processes. The
|
|
Dialog allows the process queue to be viewed and manipulated.<br>
|
|
<h3><a name="GHGMonitor"></a>GHG Monitor...</h3>
|
|
Brings up the <a href="GHGMonitor.html">GHG Monitor
|
|
</a> which allows the forecaster to view the list of current hazards
|
|
in effect. <br>
|
|
<hr width="100%">
|
|
<h2><a name="Maps"></a>Maps</h2>
|
|
<h3>
|
|
<a name="Topography"></a>Topography</h3>
|
|
Toggles the Topography grid on and off. Toggling the Topography grid
|
|
off unloads it.
|
|
<h3><a name="Samples"></a>Samples</h3>
|
|
<h4>
|
|
<a name="Load"></a>Load...</h4>
|
|
Brings up the <a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#LoadSamplesDialog">Load
|
|
Sample
|
|
Set dialog</a> listing the sample sets available from the server.
|
|
Selecting
|
|
one of the sample sets loads it for display in the Spatial Editor. This
|
|
dialog allows the user to add to, delete, or replace the previously
|
|
loaded sample set(s).
|
|
<h4><a name="Clear"></a>Clear</h4>
|
|
Clears the sample set(s) currently displayed in the Spatial Editor.
|
|
<h4><a name="Save"></a>Save...</h4>
|
|
Brings up the
|
|
<a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#SaveSamplesDialog">Save Sample
|
|
Set dialog</a> allowing the user to save a new sample set.
|
|
<h4><a name="Delete"></a>Delete...</h4>
|
|
Brings up the
|
|
<a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#DeleteSamplesDialog">Delete
|
|
Sample Set dialog</a> allowing the user to delete an existing sample
|
|
set.
|
|
<h4><a name="DefinebyLat/Lon..."></a>Define by Lat/Lon...</h4>
|
|
The Define by Latitude/Longitude entry brings up the <a
|
|
href="MainMenuDialogs.html#DefineSamplesviaLatitude/LongitudeDialog">Define
|
|
Samples via Lat/Lon dialog</a> allowing the user to enter sample points
|
|
by location.
|
|
<h4><a name="ShowLat/Lon"></a>Show Lat/Lon</h4>
|
|
If enabled, the latitude/longitude of the sample points, or roaming
|
|
sample
|
|
will be shown with the data values. The format is lat/lon. The
|
|
bottommost
|
|
entry is the latitude/longitude and is always painted in white.
|
|
<br>
|
|
<h4><a name="ShowISCUpdateTime"></a>Show ISC Update Time on Data Samples</h4>
|
|
If enabled and in Intersite Coordination Mode or displaying ISC data,
|
|
the
|
|
number of hours since the last update for the underlying data will be
|
|
displayed.
|
|
Refer to the <a href="ISC.html">Intersite Coordination User's Guide</a>
|
|
for more details.
|
|
<h4><a name="ShowISCSiteID"></a>Show ISC Site ID on Data Samples</h4>
|
|
If enabled and in Intersite Coordination Mode or displaying ISC data,
|
|
the
|
|
originating site for the underlying data will be displayed. Refer to
|
|
the
|
|
<a href="ISC.html">Intersite
|
|
Coordination User's Guide</a> for more details.
|
|
<br>
|
|
<h4><a name="ShowISCOfficialDBSymbol"></a>Show ISC Official DB Symbol
|
|
on Data Samples</h4>
|
|
If enabled and in Intersite Coordination Mode or displaying ISC data, a
|
|
"P" will be appended to the sample points for the underlying data that
|
|
came from an Official (published) database. Refer to the <a href="ISC.html">Intersite
|
|
Coordination User's Guide</a> for more details.
|
|
<br>
|
|
<br>
|
|
<h3><a name="ISCMarkers"></a>ISC Markers</h3>
|
|
<h4>
|
|
<a name="ShowISCMarkers"></a>Show ISC Markers</h4>
|
|
This control turns on and off the set of defined ISC Markers. ISC
|
|
Markers are only visible when displaying ISC data or when in Intersite
|
|
Coordination Mode. Refer to the <a href="ISC.html">Intersite
|
|
Coordination
|
|
User's Guide</a> for more details.
|
|
<br>
|
|
|
|
<h4><a name="ShowISCUpdateTimeMarker"></a>Show ISC Update Time on Marker</h4>
|
|
If enabled and in Intersite Coordination Mode or displaying ISC data,
|
|
the
|
|
number of hours since the last update for the underlying data will be
|
|
displayed.
|
|
Markers are similar to sample points, except that no data values are
|
|
shown.
|
|
Refer to the <a href="ISC.html">Intersite Coordination User's Guide</a>
|
|
for more details.
|
|
<h4><a name="ShowISCSiteIDMarker"></a>Show ISC Site ID on Marker</h4>
|
|
If enabled and in Intersite Coordination Mode or displaying ISC data,
|
|
the
|
|
originating site for the underlying data will be displayed. Markers are
|
|
similar to sample points, except that no data values are shown. Refer
|
|
to the
|
|
<a href="ISC.html">Intersite Coordination User's Guide</a> for more
|
|
details.
|
|
<br>
|
|
<h4><a name="ShowISCOfficialDBSymbolMarker"></a>Show ISC Official DB
|
|
Symbol on Marker</h4>
|
|
If enabled and in Intersite Coordination Mode or displaying ISC data, a
|
|
"P" will be appended to the sample points for the underlying data that
|
|
came from an Official (published) database. Markers are similar to
|
|
sample
|
|
points, except that no data values are shown. Refer to the <a href="ISC.html">Intersite
|
|
Coordination User's Guide</a> for more details.
|
|
<br>
|
|
<h3><a name="MapList"></a>Map List</h3>
|
|
Lists all the available maps. If the map button is checked on, the map
|
|
is displayed. Clicking on a map that is already loaded will unload it
|
|
and remove if from the Spatial Editor display.
|
|
<br>
|
|
<hr width="100%">
|
|
<h2><a name="EditAreas"></a>Edit Areas</h2>
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This menu lists the edit areas by Edit Area Group. To load an edit
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area,
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simply choose it from the cascading menu.
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<h2><a name="Verify"></a>Verify</h2>
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<h3>
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<h3><a name="ProceduresVerify"></a>Procedures</h3>
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Lists the Procedures available. Selecting a procedure runs it.<br>
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<br>
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<h2><a name="Hazards"></a>Hazards</h2>
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<h3><a name="HazardsProcedures"></a>Procedures</h3>
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Lists the Procedures available. Selecting a procedure runs it.
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The standard procedures provided under "Hazards" are used in creating
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the Hazards grid. These are MakeHazard, SeparateHazards,
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MergeHazards, PlotTPCEvents, PlotSPCWatches, and ViewWCL.<br>
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<h2><a name="ResetPractice"></a>Reset Practice</h2>
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This menu only appears while in GFE Practice Mode.<br>
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<br>
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<h3><a name="ClearVTECPracticeTable"></a>Clear VTEC Practice Table</h3>
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This option is only available while in GFE Practice Mode. It
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immediately clears, i.e., empties, all entries in the VTEC active table
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used for PRACTICE mode. It does not affect the operational
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VTEC table. The primary use for this capability is to reset
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the VTEC active table to a known state.<br>
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<br>
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<h3><a name="ClearFcstGrids"></a>Clear Fcst Grids</h3>
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This option is only available while in GFE Practice Mode. It
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breaks all existing locks in the Prac_Fcst database and then removes
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all grids. It does not affect the operational Fcst database.<br>
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<br>
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<h2><a name="Help"></a>Help</h2>
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<h3>
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<a name="OnlineTableofContents"></a>Online Table Of Contents...</h3>
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Brings up a Netscape page with links to online help.
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<h3>
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<a name="ShowToolTips"></a>Show Tool Tips</h3>
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Activates tool tips when a screen item is rolled over with the mouse.
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<h3><a name="About"></a>About CAVE</h3>
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Brings up the <a href="MainMenuDialogs.html#AboutDialog">About
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Dialog</a>
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which lists general build and server information.
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<h3><a name="Workstation"></a>Workstation</h3>
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Where CAVE is running.
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<br>
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<a href="GFESuite.html">Return to TOC</a>
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