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[IDV #GRL-829137]: IDV - soundingd from ECMWF model output

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  • Subject: [IDV #GRL-829137]: IDV - soundingd from ECMWF model output
  • Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 16:14:05 -0700
Hi HP-

> In the meantime I have solved my problem about creating soundings. I was
> retrieving the specific
> humidity from ECMWF, and the IDV sounding calculator is obviously using
> relative humidity. Sorry for the inconvenience.

If you have the option of retrieving dewpoint, it will use that
and save time on the calculation.  

> But I have another problem linked to sounding. The pointer to the
> sounding position disappears relatively early when zooming in on an area
> of interest. Actually, the pointer disappears prior to having an
> adequate spacing of the grid points. So, one has some difficulty to
> pinpoint a particular spot. A grib file with data over the Arab
> Peninsula is attached

This is a bit tricky, so I'll ask for your suggestions.

If you tilt the box slightly, you can see the probe line and
sometimes the selector point is no longer clipped by the
plane.  So, I'm reluctant to lower the probe automatically
because for people who are working with rotated displays, the
probe might end up lower than they want.

One possibility would be to add in a slider to lower the selector
point.

Your thoughts on how to solve this are appreciated.

Don

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: GRL-829137
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Emergency
Status: Open