Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of doc/app/vapor

Timestamp:

Nov 26, 2012 11:10:02 AM (12 years ago)

Author:

maronga

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 For the conversion of NetCDF data output from PALM to the VAPOR format vdf, the tool ncdf2vdf has been developed at IMUK and will come along with PALM in the near future.
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+== System requirements ==
+The official VAPOR FAQ say:
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+* // We recommend a minimum of 512 MBs of main memory. VAPOR relies heavily on RAM for caching data in order to improve performance. So the more memory you have, the better the performance, in general.This is particularly true when animating through temporal data.//
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+* // A graphics card with 3D hardware texture support and an OpenGL driver that can take advantage of the card are a must. Note that standard Linux distributions come with a generic driver that will work on all systems, but this will usually not give adequate performance. For best performance a driver provided by the graphics card vendor is essential. If you plan to use Linux and have not yet purchased a graphics card, you should check that the card you are considering purchasing has a driver optimized for Linux.//
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+== Conversion of NetCDF to VDF data ==
+coming soon.
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+== Starting VAPOR at IMUK ==
+VAPOR (version 2.1.0) is installed on the Linux server at IMUK and can be started from the terminal:
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+{{{. /muksoft/packages/vapor/2.1.0/bin/vapor-setup.sh; vaporgui&}}}.
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+The VAPOR window will appear.
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