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20050506: IDV - display of NAM 3d topography

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  • Subject: 20050506: IDV - display of NAM 3d topography
  • Date: Fri, 06 May 2005 14:55:47 -0600
>From: "Alan Bol" <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/COMET
>Keywords: 200505061823.j46INOww020628 IDV GDS

Hi Alan-

>Institution: COMET
>Package Version: 1.2b2
>Operating System: os.name:Windows XP; os.arch:x86; os.version:5.1; 
>Hardware Information: java.vendor:Sun Microsystems Inc.; java.version:1.4.2_01
> ; java.home:C:\\Program Files\\IDV_1.2b2\\jre; 
>Inquiry: Hi all,
>
>I've been having a heck of a time displaying any topgraphic data in 3d other t
> han the 80km Eta 
>off the unidata or ucar catalogs.
>
>Here's where I'm trying to go at the moment:
>NARR 3-hr precip displayed on topography.
>
>At the moment, I'm trying to get NAM topography to display in 3d.
>In the data selector, here's what I have:
>Data Source: dod://nomad3.ncep.noaa.gov:9090/dods/nam/nam20050506/nam_00z
>Fields: ** surface geopotential height (gpm)
>Displays: 3D surface/Topography
>Times: top one

Here's another site you could try in the mean time that has good 
units:

http://nomads.ncdc.noaa.gov:9091/dods/NCEP_NAM/

Don Murray
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