[IDV #NRV-229678]: Regarding IDV grib1lookuptable.lst

Remi-

The problem is that you are putting the files in $HOME/.metapps/DefaultIdv.  As 
of IDV 2.7, the resource
directory for IDV is $HOME/.unidata/idv/DefaultIdv.  If you place your files 
there, it should work
as you expect.  

Don Murray

> So I did dive a little deeper into this.
> 
> My grib1lookuptable.lst is in $HOME/.metapps/DefaultIdv , it does
> contain the entries you've listed. The entries are also there, properly
> defined in the meteofrance_1.tab :
> -1:85:-1:1
> 0:var0:undefined
> 1:PRES:Pressure [Pa]
> 2:PRMSL:Pressure reduced to MSL [Pa]
> 3:PTEND:Pressure tendency [Pa/s]
> 4:PVORT:Pot. vorticity [km^2/kg/s]
> 5:ICAHT:ICAO Standard Atmosphere Reference Height [M]
> 6:GP:Geopotential [m^2/s^2]
> 7:HGT:Geopotential height [gpm]
> 8:DIST:Geometric height [m]
> 9:HSTDV:Std dev of height [m]
> 10:TOZNE:Total ozone [Dobson]
> 11:TMP:Temperature [K]
> 12:VTMP:Virtual temperature [K]
> 13:POT:Potential temperature [K]
> 14:EPOT:Pseudo-adiabatic pot. temperature [K]
> 15:TMAX:Max. temperature [K]
> ...
> 
> I'm using a grib1 file with a field with grib code 14 for EPOT, the file
> seems fine with wgrib, I can visualize it but I still get an
> "UnknownParameter_14@isobaric" instead of getting the name.
> 
> Until I get this to work, I cannot update the french tables since IDV is
> clearly not reading them.
> 
> *FYI, I'm under Ubuntu 10.04. cf :*
> montrotyr@volga:~$ uname -a
> Linux volga 2.6.32-23-generic #37-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 11 08:03:28 UTC
> 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> montrotyr@volga:~$ which java
> /usr/bin/java
> montrotyr@volga:~$ java -version
> java version "1.6.0_18"
> OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.8) (6b18-1.8-0ubuntu1)
> OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 14.0-b16, mixed mode)
> 
> and I'm using:
> *Unidata IDV*
> Version: 2.9 Copyright (C) 1997-2010 Unidata Program Center University
> Corporation for Atmospheric Research
> Build Date: 2010-05-27 15:48 UTC
> 
> 
> On 28/06/2010 22:12, Unidata netCDF Decoders Support wrote:
> > Hi Remi,
> >
> > The French parameter tables have been a confusion for me, is 
> > meteofrance_1.tab and the meteofrance_2.tab the official French tables?  If 
> > so then lookuptable.lst should have these entries:
> >
> > 85: -1:               1:    meteofrance_1.tab
> > 85: -1:               2:    meteofrance_2.tab
> >
> > The french tables that we are currently were obtained from ECMWF back in 
> > 2006. Also, if there is a version 3 table it should be added too. If you 
> > have a copy could you sent it to me?
> >
> > 85: -1:               3:    meteofrance_3.tab
> >
> >
> > For the India grib file, there should be an entry:
> >
> > 28:      -1:              2:    imd_2.tab
> >
> > I will add that table now since there is no table conflict. Because of 
> > missing parameters, if there is no table then the WMO tables are used.
> >
> > Don't forget to let me know about the meteofrance tables so I can update 
> > the code.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Robb...
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: NRV-229678
> > Department: Support netCDF Decoders
> > Priority: High
> > Status: Open
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: NRV-229678
Department: Support IDV
Priority: High
Status: Open