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Hi Ben, > Description of problem: Hi, in this case, I'm just trying to store the zidv > file for a GFS example of gridded data. The message > I got is listed below. > > My earlier attempts to publish this to ramadda failed because the idv ramadda > client could not > log me into ramadda -- even though I was logged in fine via a browser. > If you can replicate this next week I'd like to see it. > A third issue is that the popup that allows me to select which variables to > save was too long > for my screen and there did not seem to be any way to get to the bottom of > the list. > I have changed this dialog so the tabs are on the left (that data set had lots of tabs). I assume you did a select all when you got the below error? This looks like a java-netcdf error. I'm going to move the ticket over to John. -Jeff > > Error writing local netcdf file. > Data:dods://motherlode.ucar.edu:8080/thredds/dodsC/fmrc/NCEP/GFS/Global_2p5deg/files/GFS_Global_2p5deg_20090129_1200.grib2 > Variables:[N5-Wave_Geopotential_Height_Anomaly, N5-Wave_Geopotential_Height, > Absolute_vorticity, Albedo, Best_Lifted_Index, Categorical_Freezing_Rain, > Categorical_Ice_Pellets, Categorical_Rain, Categorical_Snow, > Cloud_mixing_ratio, Cloud_water, Cloud_Work_Function, > Convective_available_potential_energy, > Convective_available_potential_energy_surface, Convective_inhibition, > Convective_inhibition_surface, Convective_Precipitation_Rate, > Convective_precipitation, Downward_Long-Wave_Rad_Flux, > Downward_Short-Wave_Rad_Flux, Field_Capacity, Geopotential_height_anomaly, > Geopotential_height, Geopotential_height_potential_vorticity_surface, > Geopotential_height_highest_tropospheric_freezing, > Geopotential_height_maximum_wind, Geopotential_height_surface, > Geopotential_height_tropopause, Geopotential_height_zeroDegC_isotherm, > Ground_Heat_Flux, Ice_cover_Proportion, Land_cover_1land_2sea, > Latent_heat_net_flux, Maximum_temperature, > Meridional_Flux_of_Gravity_Wave_Stress, Minimum_temperature, Momentum_flux_u_component, Momentum_flux_v_component, Ozone_Mixing_Ratio, Planetary_Boundary_Layer_Height, Potential_Evaporation_Rate, Potential_temperature, Precipitable_water, Precipitation_rate, Pressure_reduced_to_MSL, Pressure, Pressure_convective_cloud_bottom, Pressure_convective_cloud_top, Pressure_high_cloud_bottom, Pressure_high_cloud_top, Pressure_low_cloud_bottom, Pressure_low_cloud_top, Pressure_maximum_wind, Pressure_middle_cloud_bottom, Pressure_middle_cloud_top, Pressure_surface, Pressure_tropopause, Relative_humidity, Relative_humidity_entire_atmosphere, Relative_humidity_height_above_ground, Relative_humidity_highest_tropospheric_freezing, Relative_humidity_pressure_difference_layer, Relative_humidity_sigma, Relative_humidity_sigma_layer, Relative_humidity_zeroDegC_isotherm, Sensible_heat_net_flux, Specific_humidity, Specific_humidity_pressure_difference_layer, Surface_Lifted_Index, Temperature, Temperature_depth_below_surface_layer, Temperature_altitude_ab ove_msl, Temperature_potential_vorticity_surface, Temperature_height_above_ground, Temperature_high_cloud_top, Temperature_low_cloud_top, Temperature_maximum_wind, Temperature_middle_cloud_top, Temperature_pressure_difference_layer, Temperature_sigma, Temperature_surface, Temperature_tropopause, Total_cloud_cover, Total_cloud_cover_convective_cloud, Total_cloud_cover_entire_atmosphere, Total_cloud_cover_high_cloud, Total_cloud_cover_low_cloud, Total_cloud_cover_middle_cloud, Total_ozone, Total_precipitation, U-component_of_wind, U-component_of_wind_altitude_above_msl, U-component_of_wind_potential_vorticity_surface, U-component_of_wind_height_above_ground, U-component_of_wind_maximum_wind, U-component_of_wind_pressure_difference_layer, U-component_of_wind_sigma, U-component_of_wind_tropopause, Upward_Long-Wave_Rad_Flux, Upward_Long-Wave_Rad_Flux_surface, Upward_Short-Wave_Rad_Flux, Upward_Short-Wave_Rad_Flux_surface, V-component_of_wind, V-component_of_wind_altitude_above_ms l, V-component_of_wind_potential_vorticity_surface, V-component_of_wind_height_above_ground, V-component_of_wind_maximum_wind, V-component_of_wind_pressure_difference_layer, V-component_of_wind_sigma, V-component_of_wind_tropopause, Vertical_speed_sheer, Vertical_speed_sheer_tropopause, Vertical_velocity_pressure, Vertical_velocity_pressure_sigma, Volumetric_Soil_Moisture_Content, Water_equivalent_of_accumulated_snow_depth, Water_runoff, Wilting_Point, Zonal_Flux_of_Gravity_Wave_Stress] > Inconsistent array length read: 1165128303 != 1914731274 > > ****************** > Stack trace: > java.io.IOException: Inconsistent array length read: 1165128303 != 1914731274 > at ucar.nc2.dods.DODSNetcdfFile.readData(DODSNetcdfFile.java:1272) > at ucar.nc2.Variable._read(Variable.java:922) > at ucar.nc2.Variable.read(Variable.java:777) > at ucar.nc2.dataset.VariableDS._read(VariableDS.java:452) > at ucar.nc2.Variable.read(Variable.java:777) > at ucar.nc2.FileWriter.copyAll(FileWriter.java:281) > at ucar.nc2.FileWriter.copyVarData(FileWriter.java:237) > at ucar.nc2.FileWriter.finish(FileWriter.java:490) > at ucar.nc2.dt.grid.NetcdfCFWriter.makeFile(NetcdfCFWriter.java:214) > at ucar.nc2.dt.grid.NetcdfCFWriter.makeFile(NetcdfCFWriter.java:74) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.saveDataToLocalDisk(GeoGridDataSource.java:802) > at > ucar.unidata.data.DataSourceImpl.saveDataToLocalDisk(DataSourceImpl.java:2495) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager.showDataEmbedGui(IdvPersistenceManager.java:2236) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager.doSave(IdvPersistenceManager.java:1289) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager.doSave(IdvPersistenceManager.java:1186) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager.doSaveAs(IdvPersistenceManager.java:674) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer$10.run(IntegratedDataViewer.java:2663) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1038) > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: FFV-313312 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open