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[IDV #VZO-499858]: 00Z vs. 12Z in station data time_observation

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  • Subject: [IDV #VZO-499858]: 00Z vs. 12Z in station data time_observation
  • Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 19:36:59 -0600
Hi David-

> Full Name: David Yates
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: ncar
> Package Version: 2.4 build date:2007-12-20 16:34 UTC
> Operating System: Windows XP
> Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_2.4\jre version: 1.5.0_11 
> j3d:1.3.2 fcs (build12)
> Description of problem: I've got a station data file, (attached), that has a 
> defined variable,
> time_observation = "seconds since 2008-05-25 1200 UTC"
> if the hour time is not 0000 UTC, IDV does not recogonize this (the
> above example won't wsork since it is 1200 UTC.
> Should it work for non- 0Z times, or do I need to establish
> a base time and reference all seconds off that (I worry that the
> seconds_since value will get too large). Thanks, David Yates

Change the date spec to be:

"seconds since 2008-05-25 12:00 UTC"

and it should work.  Apparently, it doesn't like 1200 without the
colon.

Don 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: VZO-499858
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open