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[IDV #TRF-422609]: IDV - so many grib files...

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  • Subject: [IDV #TRF-422609]: IDV - so many grib files...
  • Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:53:04 -0600
Alan-

> Institution: COMET
> Package Version: 2.0
> Operating System: os.name:Windows XP; os.arch:x86; os.version:5.1;
> Hardware Information: java.vendor:Sun Microsystems Inc.; 
> java.version:1.5.0_06; java.home:C:\\Program Files\\IDV_2.0\\jre; 
> j3d.version:1.3.2 fcs (build12); j3d.vendor:Sun Microsystems, Inc.; 
> j3d.renderer:OpenGL;
> Inquiry: Hi guys,
> I recently grabbed grib files for a COAMPS run from the navy's
> Master Environmental Library (a great resource if you're not aware of it).
> The problem is that for a single run, there are some 500 files
> (a different file for each parameter at each level at each time step).
> After I download the files from their ftp server, is there a convenient way 
> for IDV to make
> sense of this? I haven't found this data on an opendap server.

If it's all one run, you could try one of two things:

- cat all the files into one file
- put all the files in one directory and use the File Chooser to select
all the files (Ctrl-A) and  select the Aggregate Grib Files as the
Data Source Type.

I know the first one will work.  The second one may be a bit dicey.

Don

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: TRF-422609
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open