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[IDV #FID-118528]: IDV - Multiple Files to Show Time

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  • Subject: [IDV #FID-118528]: IDV - Multiple Files to Show Time
  • Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:49:34 -0700
> Hi Julien,
> 
> The files are about 175 MB each.  Do you have access to the scratch
> drive that we use at NCAR?  If so, I already put a few of them on there
> under /scratch/iida.  They are named 20101109_XX0000,nc where XX is the
> hour.  I am looking to, for example, load in Icing Severity data from
> 19Z and 20Z and have each hour only display data from the corresponding
> hour.  I think it was Yuan who mentioned to me after the workshop that
> this is possible, but I must change something to avoid seeing all of the
> data at every hour.  Let me know if this is not clear or if you need me
> to send you the data another way.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> George

Hi George,
    This is Yuan. 
    You can try the data source type: "  Aggregate Grid by Time" and then using 
the ctr key to select
multiple files, it should work if the time dimension in each file has no 
conflicting.

Yuan
> 
> On 11/09/2010 02:52 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> > Hi George,
> >
> > If it is not too big, would it be possible to send the netCDF file in 
> > question (or put it in a publicly accessible place?)
> >
> > Also, the IDV workshop material and manual are on the web, if there is 
> > something specific you do not remember
> >
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/workshop/
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > -Julien
> >
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I took part in the IDV workshop last week.  I have data stored in netCDF
> >> files where each file contains data from a different time.  I was told
> >> that it is possible to display this data in a time animation but I can't
> >> recall what is needed to do this.  Currently, the data from all
> >> timestamps are shown during every animation.
> >>
> >> For example, I have netCDF files with timestamps 15Z, 16Z, 17Z, etc.  I
> >> want to load the same data from each of these files so that I can run
> >> the time animation and view the progression of the data.
> >>
> >> Any help is appreciated.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> George
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: FID-118528
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Closed
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: FID-118528
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open