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[IDV #JJV-379447]: IDV - 3d relief maps from kilometer data

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  • Subject: [IDV #JJV-379447]: IDV - 3d relief maps from kilometer data
  • Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 06:04:23 -0600
Hi Stu-

> >>Inquiry: There is a bug in the IDV making 3D relief maps: the vertical 
> >>scale must be in meters,
> > even if the data is in kilometers. We have grids of depth to the bottom of 
> > the crust
> in kilometers; the Altitude topography plot treats it like meters.
> >
> > Can you make this data set available for us to look at?
> 
> This file has both 3D
> grids of seismic velocities (as percents), and a lat-lon grid of depths to 
> the Moho:
> 
> http://geon.unavco.org/unavco/NETCDF/vanderLee_combo.nc
> 
> You might try to make a 3D relief map of moho depth and an isosurface of
> the seismic velocity 3D grid in the same display with say a vertical scale of
> 0 to 100 km down. That is the goal. The deepest parts of the moho are about 
> 50 km below
> the surface; the shallowest are about 10 km down.
> 
> I believe this file is fully CF-compliant NetCDF.

This was a problem in 1.3b1, but has been fixed in 1.3b2.  We will be
releasing the latter tomorrow.

Don Murray 
 
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: JJV-379447
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> >
> 
> 
> --
> Stuart Wier
> 
> UNAVCO
> 6350 Nautilus Drive
> Boulder, CO 80301-5554
> 
> 303 381 7500 ext. 450
> 
> GEON IDV a 3D Visualization and Analysis package for solid earth geophysics
> http://geon.unavco.org/unavco/IDV_for_GEON.html
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: JJV-379447
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed