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[IDV #QHL-990399]: Question About SREF Wind Plot

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  • Subject: [IDV #QHL-990399]: Question About SREF Wind Plot
  • Date: Fri, 08 May 2009 07:47:31 -0600
Jacob-

> Hey, is there a way to derive 3D flow vectors from the SREF ensprod_biasc?  
> The SREF under the Georesources server does not have any derived data like 
> the GFS or NAM do.  The SREF model runs under the Experimental RAMADDA server 
> has many 3D derived products for the SREF.  Is there a way I can implement 
> desired derived products?

I added aliases for U and V for the WeightedAverage21 wind products 
and that is available in the latest nightly build.  That provides
the derived wind products (vectors, speed, divergence).

You can use the Tools->Alias Editor to add aliases for any
of the variable names.  

Don Murray

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: Sun 5/3/2009 9:36 AM
> To: Gore, Michael J
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: [IDV #QHL-990399]: Question About SREF Wind Plot
> 
> Hi Jacob-
> 
> > Full Name: Jacob Gore
> > Email Address: address@hidden
> > Organization: Educational
> > Package Version: 2.7a1 build date:2009-04-09 07:08 UTC
> > Operating System: Linux
> > Hardware: Java: home: /home/jacob/IDV_2.7a1/jre version: 1.6.0_07 j3d:1.5.2 
> > fcs (build4)
> > Description of problem: This is Jacob Gore with the former email address: 
> > address@hidden.  I will be using this new email address, address@hidden for 
> > now on.
> 
> Thanks for letting us know.
> 
> >I have a question    about displaying 3D wind data from the SREF model.  I 
> >loaded a latest model run      from the Georesources catalog in the IDV and 
> >attempted to download 3D wind plots  for the level 1000MB.  However, there 
> >are only a select few levels available as           opposed to the GFS or 
> >the NAM which have all levels.  The SREF only has 850MB and a few others 
> >above that.  Is there a way that the SREF can display 1000MB Winds       
> >from 3D derived?  If so, how would I go about implementing this?
> 
> I'm not sure what the difference between the two entries is, but
> if you select the first set of data (enprod_biasc), it has more levels,
> including 1000 millibar.  Select the weighted mean variables.
> I'll look into the difference between them on Monday.
> 
> Don
> 
> Ticket Details
> ===================
> Ticket ID: QHL-990399
> Department: Support IDV
> Priority: Normal
> Status: Open
> 
> 
> 
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Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: QHL-990399
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open