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

Hi Remi-

> Thanks, that solved the issue indeed. I guess a google search is NOT
> always your best friend...
> 
> For future reference, what is the most updated source of information on
> IDV? User manual? Wiki? Forums?

The User's Guide is the most up to date source for each full release.  For beta 
releases, the docs are not always updated.
 
> Robb: I shall work on the french tables & get back to you.
> 
> Thanks
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 


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