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This is the official VERDI website hosted by the Community Modeling and Analysis System (CMAS) Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

VERDI version 1.03



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Visualize gridded netCDF data with this easy-to-use Java program.

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VERDI version 1.03 Release Notes

VERDI User's Manual

VERDI is a Java program for visualizing meteorology, emissions, and air quality modeling data. With options for overlaying GIS Shapefiles and observational data onto model output, VERDI offers a range of options for viewing atmospheric modeling data. VERDI scripting provides a powerful interface for automating the production of graphics for analyzing your data.

Features of VERDI   VERDI News

Java

VERDI is written in Java 6.0 so it is easy to install and portable across different operating systems.

GUI

The VERDI user environment is an intuitive GUI that makes importing datasets, creating formulas, and generating plots easy.

Supported Plot Types

VERDI currently can be used to create 2-d tile plots, vertical cross sections, scatter plots, line and bar timeseries, contour plots, vector plots, and vector-tile plots,

Scriptable

VERDI can be driven with a scripting language to allow batch-generation of images.

 

VERDI 1.03 Now Available

VERDI 1.03 was made available through the CMAS Center on May 30, 2008. Developed by Argonne National Lab, VERDI provides the CMAQ and SMOKE user community with a new tool for visualizing modeling data. Please direct feedback to cmas@unc.edu.

VERDI Training in Development

The CMAS training staff are hoping to develop a course for VERDI to be offered in the future. Keep an eye on the m3list listserv for an announcement of the course schedule.

PAVE or VERDI?
How do you know if you should use PAVE or VERDI?

VERDI was developed as a replacement for the PAVE program. Because PAVE is no longer in active development and support is limited, VERDI offers the best option as a state-of-the-art visualization program.

 

 
System Requirements
O/S Windows, Linux
Memory 512 Mb RAM
Software All needed VERDI components are contained in the installation package.

Support Quick Links

VERDIzilla email support

Query VERDIzilla tickets

M3User Listserv

M3List Listserv


VERDI Resources

VERDI Presentation. This paper was presented at the CMAS '07 conference and highlights the features of VERDI (slides).


Documentation

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Partners

Institute for the Environment

CMAS Center

U.S. EPA ASMD

Argonne National Lab's Decision and Analysis Group


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