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[IDV #VJT-405470]: Weighted average/nearest neighbor

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  • Subject: [IDV #VJT-405470]: Weighted average/nearest neighbor
  • Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:12:50 -0600
Elliot-

> What is the difference between "Weighted average" and "nearest neighbor" when 
> using IDV's time series option to produce WRF output?

it defines the sampling mode. Nearest Neighbor selected the closest grid point, 
weighted average takes an average of the surrounding grid points.  See the FAQ 
item on this:

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/IDV/docs/userguide/Faq.html#resample

Don Murray

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: VJT-405470
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open