Vis5D Web

A browser-based reimplementation of the classic Vis5D scientific visualization system

Vis5D Web showing an isosurface visualization of the hole.v5d dataset with variable controls and 3D WebGL rendering

What is Vis5D?

Vis5D is a free, open-source volumetric visualization system for scientific data, originally developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) by Bill Hibbard, Johan Kellum, Brian Paul, Dave Santek, and Andre Battaiola.

First released in 1990, Vis5D became one of the most widely used tools for visualizing meteorological and atmospheric model output. It pioneered interactive 3D visualization of five-dimensional gridded data (3 spatial dimensions + time + multiple variables) with features like isosurfaces, volume rendering, wind trajectories, and animated time-stepping.

Vis5D Web

This web version brings the full power of Vis5D to the browser using WebGL2, with no installation required. It supports all original V5D data formats, projections, and coordinate systems.

Isosurfaces
Volume rendering
Colored slices
Contour lines
Wind vectors & streamlines
Particle trajectories
Sounding diagrams
Time animation

Try It

Browse the sample datasets below and click any .v5d file to launch the interactive 3D viewer.

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