== Usage of PALM NCL scripts ==
The standard output format of data in PALM is [[../netcdf|netCDF]]. PALM produces output of 3D volume data, 2D cross sections, profiles, timeseries and spectra. All these kinds of output can be plotted with the ''NCAR Command Language'' [[http://www.ncl.ucar.edu/|NCL]] which is an interpreted language designed specifically for scientific data analysis and visualization.\\\\
For PALM users four NCL scripts and one configuation file exist in the repository [[source:palm/trunk/SCRIPTS/NCL|trunk/SCRIPTS/NCL]] to receive a quick overview of the output data: 
* {{{cross_sections.ncl}}}: contour, isoline or vector plots (of a 2-dimensional vector) from 2D or 3D data; instantaneous or time-averaged xy, xz, yz or 3D data can be used
* {{{profiles.ncl}}}: profile line plots from profile or 3D data
* {{{spectra.ncl}}}: NCL spectra plots from spectra data
* {{{timeseries.ncl}}}: line plots from timeseries data
* {{{.ncl.config.default}}}: default configuration file