This section provides specific details and special cases when using Dynamic Time Window synchronization with different Multiple Map Window Time Series Sampling methods.

All Windows, Multiple Plots Method

In this method, each Time Series Plot window has its own unique x-axis which encompasses time series data from each Map Windows specific time window.  The behavior of the Hatched Marker (for non-instantaneous data) or Line Marker (for instantaneous data) depends on the users selection in the Dynamic Time Window Map Window Selector.

  • If the user selects a single Map Window in the Dynamic Time Window Map Window Selector, the Hatched Marker or Line Marker will appear on all active Time Series Plots.  It is constrained to the specific time window of the selected Map Window.
  • If the user selects All Maps, the Hatched Marker or Line Marker slides freely across the entire x-axis of each open Time Series Plot with no constraints.  If the Hatched Marker or Line Marker moves into a Date Range that the Time Series Plot does not encompass, the Hatched Marker or Line Marker can appear to fall off the end or beginning of the plot.

Selecting a Single Map Window in the Dynamic Time Window Map Window Selector - (All Windows, Multiple Plots Method)

In the images below, an instantaneous dataset (Airtemp) is selected in the Dynamic Time Window toolbar.  Accordingly, a Line Marker is displayed in the plot with the start and end dates and times being the same in the Dynamic Time Window toolbar.

When the Dynamic Time Window date range is widened beyond an instant, the Hatched Marker displays, covering the entire selected Date range. The image below shows the case where the entire date range available for the Airtemp dataset is selected in the Dynamic Time Window. Since the AirTemp dataset has a shorter available date range than the Precip dataset, the Hatched Marker in the Precip time series plot does not extend the full width of the plot.

Similarly, if the user selects the earliest available date in the AirTemp dataset, and an end date before the last available date, the Hatched Region in the Precip plot will not extend to the left edge of the plot extents.

Below shows the opposite case to the image above, where the Hatched Region in the AirTemp time series plot extends to the right edge of the plot extents, but not for the Precip.

Selecting All Maps in the Dynamic Time Window Map Window Selector - (All Windows, Multiple Plots Method)

When the "All Maps" option is selected in the Dynamic Time Window, the slider extents will range from the earliest to the latest available dates across all Map Windows. When the Map Windows do not have identical dataset date ranges, it will be possible to select date in the Dynamic Time Window that are outside the available date range of one or more Map Windows. This scenario has implications for the display of the Hatched Marker in the Time Series Plots as shown in the following images.

In the image below, the Hatched Marker covers the entire Date Range selected, which is the earliest start date and the latest end date of all active Map Windows (29Feb2024 2300 - 01Apr2024 0000).  Each Time Series Plot has its own unique x-axis. Since the start and end date match those of the Precip dataset, and extent beyond the edge of the AirTemp plots, the Hatched Marker covers both plots completely.

The two images below illustrate the behavior for the Hatched Marker moving from the Date Range start date to end date, with synchronized animation and datasets with different start/end dates. In the first image below, the selected start date matches that of the Precip dataset, and therefore the Hatched Marker reaches the left edge of both plots.

In the image below, the selected end date is the last date in the Precip dataset, and therefore the hatched marker reaches the right edge of both plots.

All Windows, Single Plot Method

In this method, the x-axis encompasses the time window of the earliest start date to the latest end date between all open Map Windows. The curve(s) in each viewport encompass time series data from each Map Windows specific time window.  The behavior of the Hatched Marker or Line Marker depends on the users selection in the Dynamic Time Window Map Window Selector.

  • If the user selects a single Map Window in the Dynamic Time Window Map Window Selector, the Hatched Marker or Line Marker are constrained to the specific time window of the selected Map Window.
  • If the user selects All Maps, the Hatched Marker or Line Marker slides freely across the entire x-axis with no constraints. 

Selecting a Single Map Window in the Dynamic Time Window Map Window Selector - (All Windows, Single Plot Method)

When using the Single Plot Method, the common x-axis covers the full date range of all datasets. In the case below, the AirTemp dataset has a later start date and earlier end date than the Precip dataset. When the AirTemp Map Window is selected in the Dynamic Time Window and entire dataset date range is selected, the Hatched Marker only covers the date range of the AirTemp dataset, and therefore does not cover the full extents of the plot from left to right. Therefore the Hatched Region will never reach the left or right edge of the plot with the image shown below.

Selecting All Maps in the Dynamic Time Window Map Window Selector - (All Windows, Single Plot Method)

In contrast to selection of the AirTemp Map Window in the Dynamic Time Window, selecting All Maps expands the Dynamic Time Window selectable Date Range to encompass the temporal extents of all datasets. When using the All Maps option, the Hatched Marker will extend to the left and right edge of the plot if the first or last date is selected in the Dynamic Time Window.