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Re: 20060103: IDV - Parameter Tables

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  • Subject: Re: 20060103: IDV - Parameter Tables
  • Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 12:27:16 -0700 (MST)
Sean,

here's the documentation about the format of the tables

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/decoders/javadoc/Parameters.txt


if you make the table available, i'll i'll make sure the table is included
in the next release.

robb...

On Tue, 3 Jan 2006, Jeff McWhirter wrote:

>
> Hi Sean,
>
> >I have two grib files of two different models.  One produces derived 
> >parameters and the other does not.  The one that produces derived parameters 
> >has had its parameter table embedded into the IDV 1.2 distribution by 
> >Unidata.  The other I am not sure if it has.
> >
> >I am not sure if the parameter tables would cause this problem or is it 
> >something else.
> >
> >
> >
> Most likely the one grib file has parameter names that the IDV does not
> recognize.
> The derived quantities are created by looking for particular parameter
> or parameter
> groups based on names. e.g., dewpoint looks for some parameter called
> "TEMP" and
> one called "RH"
> These names are really canonical names. We use an alias mechanism to say
> that, for example,
> the parameter name "foo_rh" is really an "RH". You can define your own
> aliases for these canonical names through the alias editor:
> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/tools/AliasEditor.html
>
> >Question 2:
> >
> >It was mentioned that documentation would be provided in the 1.2 release on 
> >how to add/customize your own parameter tables.  I could not find the 
> >documentation.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Sorry, we'll add that in. By default the idv looks in
> ~/.metapps/DefaultIdv for the files:
> grib1lookuptable.lst
> and:
> grib2lookuptable.lst
>
> I am cc'ing this message to Robb Kambic who can better describe the
> format of those files.
>
> Robb - do you have documentation somewhere on this and/or can you help
> Sean out?
> Thanks.
>
> -Jeff
>
>
>
>
>

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Robb Kambic                                Unidata Program Center
Software Engineer III                      Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research
address@hidden             WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
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