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[IDV #ZAA-193317]: filtering "feature"

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  • Subject: [IDV #ZAA-193317]: filtering "feature"
  • Date: Tue, 04 May 2010 13:56:23 -0600
Jim-

> This is actually a different problem.  I'm able to select circular
> OR rectangular now *if* I'm only plotting a field once.  If I plot it
> twice, however, you can't use the same filter (i.e., just "rectangular")
> on that field twice.  If you do, then it won't plot a second time.
> Sorry I wasn't clearer.  Probably not too many people doing this.

Is this a problem if you use today's build?  From my view, the solution for the
other problem fixed this one as well.

> I've been dorking around with radar, Mesonet, and some other stuff.
> This is where the time increment and matching challenges become acute
> because the radar is high frequency and irregular.  Looking forward to
> seeing something soon :-).

Won't happen before I leave.  This requires work from the other side of the 
building, not just the IDV.  Even if it was just the IDV, it's a major 
undertaking.

Don

> Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> > Jim-
> >
> >
> >> Full Name: Jim Steenburgh
> >> Email Address: address@hidden
> >> Organization: University of Utah
> >> Package Version: 2.9a1 build date:2010-05-03 07:07 UTC
> >> Operating System: Mac OS X
> >> Hardware: Java: home: 
> >> /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6.0/Home version: 
> >> 1.6.0_15 j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4)
> >> Description of problem: Don:
> >>
> >> I noticed in this bundle that if you go to the 700 hPa tab, you can apply 
> >> circular aperature to one of the Vertical velocity loads, but not both.  
> >> For instance, I can apply circular to one, rectangular to the other, and 
> >> it works fine.  But not both.
> >>
> >
> > This is the same problem you ran into over the weekend and is fixed in 
> > today's (2010-05-04 07:18 UTC) build.  The version you are running is _SO_ 
> > yesterday.
> >
> >
> >> I'm doin gthis because I'd like the field smoothed, but want negative 
> >> values one color and positive the other, with no zero contour plotted.  If 
> >> there's an easier way to do this, let me know.
> >>
> >
> > Create a color table with 6 colors.  Make 1/2 blue, the other half red and 
> > set the range for the reasonable range of values (N) for the parameter from 
> > -N to +N.  For the contour interval, you can use GEMPAK syntax, so it could 
> > be something like:
> >
> > 2/-100/-2;2/2/100
> >
> > to contour at 2 units from -100 to -2 and 2 to 100 (or whatever range you 
> > want).
> > That should eliminate 0.  If you want to dash the negative values, then set 
> > the base
> > to be 0 and turn dashing on.
> >
> > This way, you only need one display.
> >
> > Don
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: ZAA-193317
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> >
> >
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: ZAA-193317
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open