[IDV #GRJ-802576]: float tracks in idv

> > Hi again Yuan,
> >
> > I found a web page for the GEON IDV which includes other float track
> > examples:
> >
> > http://geon.unavco.org/unavco/IDV_datasource_track.html
> >
> > I tried their netcdf examples, and found they did not work on IDVv2.9.
> > For example, the following does not work:
> >
> > http://geon.unavco.org/unavco/track/IDV_sample_track_data_for_animal.nc
> >
> > Hope this new bit of evidence is helpful
> >
> > Best,
> > Al Hermann
> 
> Albert,
> The problem is that our CDM library no longer recognize this dataset as the 
> TRAJECTORY. I transferred this support ticket to another group to fix it.
Albert,
      After checking this dataset, I will have to say this dataset is in very 
bad shape. I doubted you can open it in the earlier version IDV.  Three major 
issues here: 1) lat/lon has a lot missing values, 2) additional dimension 
DRIFTER1_10, 3)no convention.
Here is some information you should reference:

https://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/trac/wiki/PointObservationConventions

The dataset in the GEON link can be workable after adding some attributes.
 
Yuan
> 
> John, the sample file is under /testdata/trajectory/testfloat10.nc.
> 
> Yuan
> >
> > On 7/28/2010 8:52 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> > >> Hi,
> > >> I am an oceanographer using IDV for visualizing output from the Regional
> > >> Ocean Modeling System (ROMS). The model has provision for float
> > >> tracking, with float files output in netcdf format (which I then subset
> > >> using tools like Ferret). These used to be readable by idv as a "track
> > >> file" (specifically, by version 2.7u2), but the latest version (e.g.
> > >> 2.9) will not read them as a track file, or any other sort of file. Is
> > >> there some trick to using these with the latest release? Below is an
> > >> ncdump of the header information from a file which worked with 2.7u2.
> > >> Thanks for any guidance.
> > >> -Al Hermann
> > >>
> > > Albert,
> > >     Could you upload a sample file:
> > >
> > > http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload
> > >
> > > Yuan
> > >
> > >>
> > >>> netcdf testfloat10 {
> > >>> dimensions:
> > >>>          DRIFTER1_10 = 10 ;
> > >>>          TIME = UNLIMITED ; // (7296 currently)
> > >>> variables:
> > >>>          double DRIFTER1_10(DRIFTER1_10) ;
> > >>>                  DRIFTER1_10:point_spacing = "even" ;
> > >>>                  DRIFTER1_10:AXIS = "X" ;
> > >>>          double TIME(TIME) ;
> > >>>          float LON(TIME, DRIFTER1_10) ;
> > >>>                  LON:missing_value = 1.e+35f ;
> > >>>                  LON:_FillValue = 1.e+35f ;
> > >>>                  LON:long_name = "longitude of floats trajectories" ;
> > >>>                  LON:history = "From cgoa3_flt_40m" ;
> > >>>                  LON:units = "degree_east" ;
> > >>>          float LAT(TIME, DRIFTER1_10) ;
> > >>>                  LAT:missing_value = 1.e+35f ;
> > >>>                  LAT:_FillValue = 1.e+35f ;
> > >>>                  LAT:long_name = "latitude of floats trajectories" ;
> > >>>                  LAT:history = "From cgoa3_flt_40m" ;
> > >>>                  LAT:units = "degree_north" ;
> > >>>          float DEPTH(TIME, DRIFTER1_10) ;
> > >>>                  DEPTH:missing_value = 1.e+35f ;
> > >>>                  DEPTH:_FillValue = 1.e+35f ;
> > >>>                  DEPTH:long_name = "depth of floats trajectories" ;
> > >>>                  DEPTH:history = "From cgoa3_flt_40m" ;
> > >>>                  DEPTH:units = "meter" ;
> > >>>          float TEMP(TIME, DRIFTER1_10) ;
> > >>>                  TEMP:missing_value = 1.e+35f ;
> > >>>                  TEMP:_FillValue = 1.e+35f ;
> > >>>                  TEMP:long_name = "potential temperature" ;
> > >>>                  TEMP:history = "From cgoa3_flt_40m" ;
> > >>>                  TEMP:units = "Celsius" ;
> > >>>          float SALT(TIME, DRIFTER1_10) ;
> > >>>                  SALT:missing_value = 1.e+35f ;
> > >>>                  SALT:_FillValue = 1.e+35f ;
> > >>>                  SALT:long_name = "salinity" ;
> > >>>                  SALT:history = "From cgoa3_flt_40m" ;
> > >>>                  SALT:units = "PSU" ;
> > >>>
> > >>> // global attributes:
> > >>>                  :history = "FERRET V5.51    3-Jan-05" ;
> > >>> }
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > > Ticket Details
> > > ===================
> > > Ticket ID: GRJ-802576
> > > Department: Support IDV
> > > Priority: Normal
> > > Status: Open
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: GRJ-802576
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed