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[IDV #XWV-899527]: IDV - sigma levels in netcdf file

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  • Subject: [IDV #XWV-899527]: IDV - sigma levels in netcdf file
  • Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 07:35:41 -0700
Mark-

> >> The problem is that your latitudes change direction at the 52 point:
> >> I am guessing you meant longitude.
> >
> > No, I meant latitude (second number).  Notice that before point 51 the 
> > values
> > are increasing, but then they start decreasing.
> 
> Gotcha.  I think the attached image (which I decided to actually attach
> this time) will clarify things.  The latitude increases and then
> decreases because a line (the bottom edge) is cutting across a circle.

As they say, a picture's worth a thousand words.  Instead of defining
lat/lon for each point, can you define the CF projection for this data?
I assume this is some sort of stereographic projection.

Don

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: XWV-899527
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open