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VAPOR is the Visualization and Analysis Platform for Ocean, Atmosphere, and Solar Researchers. A free 3D visualization environment for geophysical scientists.

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Current Release
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   downloads
   dataFormatRequirements
   vaporApplicationReference
   pythonAPIReference
   YouTube Channel <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpf-d1GDO1sotzjJ2t_QkDw>
   Get Help on Our Forum <https://vapor.discourse.group>
   contributing
   licenseAndCitation
   citationAndLicense

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VAPOR is a product of the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s Computational and Information Systems Lab. Support for VAPOR is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation (grants # 03-25934 and 09-06379, ACI-14-40412), and by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information