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[IDV #HGM-161345]: About IDV

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  • Subject: [IDV #HGM-161345]: About IDV
  • Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:26:17 -0600
Hi Jiwen-

I just noticed that the message you sent bounced because the
attached file was too big.  Could you place it on a web or ftp
server and send me a pointer to the file?

Thanks.

Don Murray
> 
> > Hi, I want to view 3-D cloud fields from the outputs of the
> > cloud-resolving model (nercdf format). Is IDV able to do that since I do
> > not have latitudes and longitudes? If so, do I need to process my output
> > data with some kind of tools? Or can IDV directly read files with netcdf
> > format? Thanks for help.
> 
> At the present time, the IDV needs to know how to geolocate the data.
> That can either by by having the lat/lon information in the file, or
> having some information about the map projection which can turn
> the data from grid index to lat/lon.  In both cases, we recommend
> adhering to the CF metadata conventions for the netCDF files:
> 
> http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/
> 
> So, if you can tailor your netCDF output to fit that convention,
> then the IDV should read it.  If you want to provide a small,
> sample file for us to look at, we can look it over and let you
> know what is missing.
> 
> Don Murray


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: HGM-161345
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open