[IDV #QAH-359461]: reverse 3D trajectories

> Full Name: Tyler Burns
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: independent
> Package Version: 4.0 build date:2013-03-07 17:58 UTC
> Operating System: Windows 7
> Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_4.0\jre version: 1.6.0_43 
> j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4)
> Description of problem:
> 
> The new GUI for plotting trajectories is great. However, is there a way
> to run the plot in reverse such that points could be selected at the
> end of a time loop? This would allow the user to specify air parcel(s)
> and find out where they came from. For example, one could select air in
> the middle of a cyclone and track it backward several days to find out
> where the air mass originated.
> 
> 
Tyler,
   There is a Backward trajectory check box in the GUI is what you want. If 
this is checked, the trajectories are backward calculated.  If you need to see 
it move backward too, you can play with the animation widget.


Yuan

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: QAH-359461
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed