> NOTE: Most parts of this guide can also be applied to the visualization of any time-series data.
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##### 1. Open data files
Note that you need to open the list of data files at different time stamps to see the difference in time ...
Note that you need to open a list of data files at different time stamps to see the change of data over time.
##### 2. Load the wind vector data and show it on a layer.
In order to open the list of data files:
1. In **Menu Bar**, choose *Home* menu category.
1. In *Open Data* panel, click *Open File*.
1. In the *Open* dialog box, navigate to the folder containing the list of data files. Press and hold the *Shift* or *Ctrl* buttons while selecting data files. Then click *OK* button.
##### 3. Change the visualization style - wind vector vs. wind barbs vs. streamlines (optional).
Note that the **Variables Pane** only displays the first data file in the opened list.
##### 2. Load the temperature data and show it on a layer.
In order to visualize the distribution of the variable on a layer, you can either
* choose *Layer* menu category in **Menu Bar**, then click *Horizontal Plane* in *Add Layer* panel; or
* select and right-click the temperature variable on the **Variables Pane**, then select *Add Horizontal Plane*.
**Rendering Pane** will immediately display the temperature data, and a new layer will be added to the **Layers Pane**. By default, the temperature data will be shown with *Contour* option.
##### 3. Change the visualization style - contour vs. raster vs. dot (optional).
On the *Horizontal Plane* menu category of the **Menu Bar**, you can select one of the following visualization styles in *Style* panel:
* Contour : show the distribution as isopleth lines.
* Raster : show the distribution as a raster image.
* Dot : show the distribution using dots.
Each menu button has drop-down submenu, where you can set various options for each visualization style.
##### 4. Change the settings for color mapping (optional).
Double click the vertical *Color Bar* on the right-hand side of **Rendering Pane**. In the *Setup Colormap and Limit Range* dialog, you can change various options regarding the color mapping.
##### 5. Explore the change of temperature with timeline.
After loading the temperature data and showing it on the **Rendering Pane**, buttons in *Data Time* panel in *Home* menu category of the **Menu Bar** are enabled.
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To see the changes of the temperature over time, you can:
##### 5. Explore the change of wind flow with timeline.
* select the time stamp in the *Select Time* drop-down list and click the *Previous* or *Next* button manually; or
* click the upper part of the *Play* button and see the change continuously over time. You can also set the time interval and repeat option by clicking the lower part of the *Play* button.
##### 6. Control the size and location of the plane (optional).
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[temperature change - trial gif]
( If you want to see the difference between the current time stamp with
