Example using the QWIK Interface

There is an alternate Graphical User Interface that comes with the HYSPLIT distribution that can be found in the \hysplit4\qwikcode directory. When the master script qwik_config.tcl is invoked, it sequences the user through a series of menus, providing a limited set of options, primarily focused upon short-range simulations.

1. The first menu Model Options only has three choices, setup of the simulation, run the model, and display the results.


2. The setup menu shows the current simulation settings, and by selecting them, more options are provided, and they can easily be changed. One main difference between this GUI and the other more complex one is that very little keyboard entry is permitted. All options are hardwired into the script and only those choices are available for selection.


3. The display menu shows only the most fundamental options, the native Postscript output or options to convert to GIF, Google Earth, or ESRI shapefile formats.
   

A detailed demonstration of the QWIK GUI will not be given here. The reader is encouraged to study the QWIK User's Guide provided in the qwikcode directory