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Visualization and Analysis Platform for Ocean, Atmosphere, and Solar Researchers (VAPOR)
Entry ID: UCAR_VAPOR
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Summary
Abstract: Visualization and Analysis Platform for Ocean, Atmosphere, and Solar Researchers (VAPOR) provides:

1. A visual data discovery environment tailored towards the specialized needs of the geosciences CFD community
2. A desktop solution capable of handling terascale size data sets
3. Advanced interactive 3D visualization tightly coupled with quantitative data analysis
4. Support for multi-variate, time-varying data
5. Close coupling with RSI's powerful interpretive data language, IDL.
6. Support for 3D visualization of WRF-ARW datasets

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Description: Download the Visualization and Analysis Platform for Ocean, Atmosphere, and Solar Researchers (VAPOR) software.
Service Citation
Originators: Clyne, J., Mininni, P., Norton, A., and Rast, M.
Title: Visualization and Analysis Platform for Ocean, Atmosphere, and Solar Researchers (VAPOR)
Provider: National Center for Atmospheric Research
URL: http://www.vapor.ucar.edu/
Science Keywords
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES   [Definition]
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS   [Definition]
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING   [Definition]
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL PLANT SCIENCE   [Definition]
AGRICULTURE >ANIMAL COMMODITIES   [Definition]
AGRICULTURE >ANIMAL SCIENCE   [Definition]
AGRICULTURE >FEED PRODUCTS   [Definition]
AGRICULTURE >FOOD SCIENCE   [Definition]
AGRICULTURE >FOREST SCIENCE   [Definition]
AGRICULTURE >PLANT COMMODITIES   [Definition]
AGRICULTURE >SOILS   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >AEROSOLS   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >AIR QUALITY   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ALTITUDE   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >PRECIPITATION   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION   [Definition]
BIOSPHERE >ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS   [Definition]
BIOSPHERE >TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS   [Definition]
BIOSPHERE >VEGETATION   [Definition]
CRYOSPHERE >SEA ICE   [Definition]
CRYOSPHERE >SNOW/ICE   [Definition]
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >SOCIAL BEHAVIOR   [Definition]
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >BOUNDARIES   [Definition]
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ECONOMIC RESOURCES   [Definition]
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS   [Definition]
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >PUBLIC HEALTH   [Definition]
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >INFRASTRUCTURE   [Definition]
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT >LAND MANAGEMENT >LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION   [Definition]
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >NATURAL HAZARDS   [Definition]
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >POPULATION   [Definition]
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >GROUND WATER   [Definition]
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >SNOW/ICE   [Definition]
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >SURFACE WATER   [Definition]
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY   [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >EROSION/SEDIMENTATION   [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >GEOMORPHOLOGY   [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >LAND TEMPERATURE   [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >LAND USE/LAND COVER   [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >LANDSCAPE   [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >SOILS   [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >SURFACE RADIATIVE PROPERTIES   [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >TOPOGRAPHY   [Definition]
OCEANS >BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY   [Definition]
OCEANS >COASTAL PROCESSES   [Definition]
OCEANS >MARINE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING   [Definition]
OCEANS >MARINE GEOPHYSICS   [Definition]
OCEANS >MARINE SEDIMENTS   [Definition]
OCEANS >OCEAN ACOUSTICS   [Definition]
OCEANS >OCEAN CHEMISTRY   [Definition]
OCEANS >OCEAN CIRCULATION   [Definition]
OCEANS >OCEAN HEAT BUDGET   [Definition]
OCEANS >OCEAN OPTICS   [Definition]
OCEANS >OCEAN PRESSURE   [Definition]
OCEANS >OCEAN TEMPERATURE   [Definition]
OCEANS >OCEAN WAVES   [Definition]
OCEANS >OCEAN WINDS   [Definition]
OCEANS >SALINITY/DENSITY   [Definition]
OCEANS >SEA ICE   [Definition]
OCEANS >TIDES   [Definition]
OCEANS >WATER QUALITY   [Definition]
PALEOCLIMATE >ICE CORE RECORDS   [Definition]
PALEOCLIMATE >LAND RECORDS   [Definition]
PALEOCLIMATE >OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS   [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >INFRARED WAVELENGTHS   [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >MICROWAVE   [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICS   [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >RADAR   [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >SENSOR CHARACTERISTICS   [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >ULTRAVIOLET WAVELENGTHS   [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS   [Definition]
SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS >SOLAR ACTIVITY   [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >GEOCHEMISTRY   [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >GRAVITY/GRAVITATIONAL FIELD   [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >GEOMAGNETISM   [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES   [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >GEOTHERMAL DYNAMICS   [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >EARTH GASES/LIQUIDS   [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS   [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >TECTONICS >EARTHQUAKES   [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >TECTONICS   [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >TECTONICS >VOLCANIC ACTIVITY   [Definition]
OCEANS >SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY   [Definition]
OCEANS >MARINE VOLCANISM   [Definition]
ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE   [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >GAMMA RAY   [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >RADIO WAVE   [Definition]
CRYOSPHERE >FROZEN GROUND   [Definition]
LAND SURFACE >FROZEN GROUND   [Definition]
OCEANS >AQUATIC SCIENCES   [Definition]
CLIMATE INDICATORS >ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS >HUMIDITY INDICES   [Definition]
CLIMATE INDICATORS >ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS >TELECONNECTIONS   [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >X-RAY   [Definition]
CRYOSPHERE >GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS   [Definition]
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >GLACIERS/ICE SHEETS   [Definition]
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION   [Definition]
PALEOCLIMATE >PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTIONS   [Definition]
SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS >IONOSPHERE/MAGNETOSPHERE DYNAMICS   [Definition]
SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS >SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLE FLUX   [Definition]
SUN-EARTH INTERACTIONS >SOLAR ENERGETIC PARTICLE PROPERTIES
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES   [Definition]
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES   [Definition]
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >PROTISTS   [Definition]
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >BACTERIA/ARCHAEA   [Definition]
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >FUNGI   [Definition]
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >PLANTS   [Definition]
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >VIRUSES
BIOSPHERE >AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS   [Definition]
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >LIDAR   [Definition]
ISO Topic Category
FARMING
BIOTA
BOUNDARIES
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
ECONOMY
ELEVATION
ENVIRONMENT
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
HEALTH
IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER
INLAND WATERS
OCEANS
PLANNING CADASTRE
SOCIETY
STRUCTURE
TRANSPORTATION
UTILITIES/COMMUNICATIONS
Quality
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITYAND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAG
Use Constraints
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notices, as included in the source code, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.

Neither the name of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research nor the names of its Contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
Service Provider
Data Analysis Services Group, High End Services Section, Computational & Information Systems, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Service Provider Personnel
Name: DATA ANALYSIS SERVICES GROUP
Email: dasg at ucar.edu
Contact Address:
P.O. Box 3000
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80307-3000
Country: USA
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media: Online
Fees: No fees
Personnel
VAPOR SUPPORT
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Email: vapor at ucar.edu

TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Publications/References
Seppelt, R.D., and Green, T.G.A. (1998), A bryophyte flora for Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica., New Zealand Journal of Botany, 36, 617-635

Schwarz, A.M.J, Green, T.G.A., and Seppelt, R.D. (1992), Terrestrial vegetation at Canada Glacier, Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica., Polar Biology, 12, 397-404

Seppelt, R.D., Green, T.G.A., and Schroeter, B. (1995), Lichens and mosses from the Kar Plateau, Southern Victoria Land, Antarctica., New Zealand Journal of Botany, 33, 203-220

Seppelt, R.D., Green, T.G.A., Schwarz, A.-M.J, and Frost, A. (1992), Extreme southern locations for moss sporophytes in Antarctica., Antarctic Science, 4, 11, 37-39

Seppelt, R.D., Nimis, P.L., and Castello, M. (1998), The genus Sarcogyne (Acarosporaceae) in Antarctica., Lichenologist, 30, 3, 249-258

Green, T.G.A., Seppelt, R.D., and Schwarz, A.-M.J. (1992), Epilithic lichens on the floor of the Taylor Valley, Ross Dependency, Antarctica., Lichenologist, 24, 57-61

Seppelt, R.D., Green, T.G.S., and Skotnicki, M. (1999), Notes on the Flora, Vertebrate Fauna and biological significance of Beaufort Island, Ross Sea, Antarctica., Polarforschung, 66, 1/2, 53-59

Schwarz, A.-M.J., Green, T.G.A., and Seppelt, R.D. (1992), Terrestrial vegetation at Canada Glacier, southern Victoria Land, Antarctica., Polar Biology, 12, 397-404

Seppelt, R.D., Green, T.G.A., and Schroeter, B. (1995), Additions and corrections to the lichen flora of the Kar Plateau, southern Victoria Land, Antarctica., New Zealand Journal of Botany, 34, 329-331

Schroeter, B., Green, T.G.A., Seppelt, R.D., and Kappen, L. (1992), Monitoring photosynthetic activity of crustose lichens using a PAM-2000 fluorescence system., Oecologia, 92, 457-462

Schwarz, A.-M.J., Green, J.D., Green, T.G.A., and Seppelt, R.D. (1993), Invertebrates associated with moss communities at Canada Glacier, southern Victoria Land, Antarctica., Polar Biology, 13, 157-162

Schroeter, B., Green, T.G.A., Kappen, L., and Seppelt, R.D. (1994), Carbon dioxide exchange at subzero temperatures. Field measurements on Umbilicaria aprina in Antarctica., Cryptogamic botany, 4, 233-241

Schroeter, B., Green, T.G.A., Kappen, L., Seppelt, R.D., and Maseyk, K. (1995), The relationship between electron transport rate through PS II and CO2 gas exchange in Antarctic cryptogams., In: Malthis, P. (ed.) Photosynthesis: from light to biosphere. Vol. II., 959-962, Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands

Schroeter, B., Green, T.G.A., Kappen, L., Seppelt, R.D., and Maseyk, K. (1995), The relationship between electron transport rate through PS II and CO2 gas exchange in Antarctic cryptogams., In: Malthis, P. (ed.) Photosynthesis: from light to biosphere. Vol. V., 893-896, Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands

Schroeter, B., Kappen, L., Green, T.G.A., and Seppelt, R.D. (1997), Lichens and the Antarctic environment: Effects of temperature and water availability on photosynthesis., In: Lyons, W.B., Howard-Williams, C., and Hawes, I. (eds.) Ecosystem processes in Antarctic ice-free landscapes. Proceedings of an International Workshop on Polar Desert Ecosystems, 103-117, Christchurch, July 1996. Balkema, Holland.

Kappen, L., Schroeter, B., Green, T.G.A., and Seppelt, R.D. (1998), Chlorophyll a fluorescence and CO2 exchange of Umbilicaria aprina under extreme light stress in the cold., Oecologia, 118, 3, 325-331

Kappen, L., Schroeter, B., Green, T.G.A., and Seppelt, R.D. (1998), Microclimate conditions, meltwater moistening, and the distribution pattern of Buellia frigida on rock in a southern continental Antarctic habitat., Polar Biology, 19, 101-106

Green, T.G.A., Schroeter, B., Kappen, L., Seppelt, R.D., and Maseyk, K. (1998), An assessment of the relationship between chlorophyll a fluorescence and CO2 gas exchange from field measurements on a moss and a lichen., Planta, 206, 611-618

Broom, F.D., Parkinson, B.N., Green, T.G.A., and Seppelt, R.D. (1999), Small-scale field mapping of lichen distribution in three dimensions with a computer-based position-tracking system., Oecologia, 119, 552-556

Soslashchting, U. and Seppelt, R.D. (2003), Caloplaca coeruleofrigida sp. nova, a lichen from continental Antarctica., Mycotaxon, 86, 163-168

Shaw, J., Devos, N., Cox, C., Boles, S., Shaw, B., Buchanan, A., Cave, L., Seppelt, R.D. (2010), Peatmoss (Sphagnum) diversification associated with Miocene Northern Hemisphere climatic cooling., Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution., 55, 3, 1139-45

Bednarek-Ochyra, H., Seppelt, R.D., and Ochyra, R. (2010), Niphotrichum muticum (Musci, Grimmiaceae). An addition to the moss flora of the Aleutian Islands., Botany, 88, 389-396

Seppelt, R.D., Turk, R., Green, T.G.A., Moser, G., Pannewitz, S., Sancho, L.G., and Schroeter, B. (2010), Lichen and moss communities of Botany Bay, Granite Harbour, Ross Sea, Antarctica., Antarctic Science, 22, 6, 691-702, doi:10.1017/S0954102010000568

Seppelt, R.D., Cave, L., and Carter, B.E. (2011), Introduced mosses in the Flora of Tasmania. I. Scleropodium and Pseudoscleropodium (Bryopsida: Brachytheciaceae)., Kanunnah, 4, 72-81

Seppelt, R.D., and Cave, L. (2011), Introduced mosses in the Flora of Tasmania. II. Kindbergia praelonga (Bryopsida: Brachytheciaceae), Kanunnah, 4, 82-88

Seppelt, R.D., and Ochyra, R. (2010), Dryptodon fuscoluteus (Hook.) Ochyra and Zarnowiec (Grimmiaceae) from the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14 to continental Antarctica., Tropical Bryology, 31, 134-138

Li, S.-P., Ochyra, R., Wu, P.-C., Seppelt, R.D., Cai, M.-H., Wang, H.-Y., and Li, C.-S. (2009), Drepanocladus longifolius (Amblystegiaceae), an addition to the moss flora of King George Island, South Shetland Islands, with a review of Antarctic benthic mosses., Polar Biology, 32, 1415-1425

Lichvar, R.W., Laursen, G.A., Seppelt, R.D., and Ochs, W.R. (2009), Selecting and testing cryptogam species for use in wetland delineation in Alaska., Arctic, 62, 2, 201-211

Ryan, K.G., Burne, A., and Seppelt, R.D. (2009), Historical ozone concentrations and flavonoid levels in herbarium specimens of the Antarctic moss Bryum argenteum., Global Change Biology, 15, 1694-1702

Seppelt, R.D. (2010), Bryophytes and lichens in a changing climate: An Antarctic perspective., In: Tuba, Z., and Slack, N. (eds.). Bryophyte Ecology and Climate Change., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Jagerbrand, A., Callaghan, T.V., and Seppelt, R.D. (2010), Effects of global climate change on alpine and polar bryophytes., In: Tuba, Z., and Slack, N. (eds.). Bryophyte Ecology and Climate Change., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2008-11-18
SERF Last Revision Date: 2012-02-15
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