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Hi Scott. Sorry for the rushed response (I have been spread really thin lately.) Please keep us up to date on your progress. Thanks. -Julien > Hi Julien, > > I'll poke around and see. I may end up needing to write something. > > Thanks, > > Scott > > Unidata IDV Support said the following on 12/1/2010 11:59 AM: > > The documentation > > (http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/tools/JythonLib.html) > > is decidedly vague, but seems to point at your 1st suggestion. Have you > > tried other functions in that library that may accomplish what you want? > > > > -Julien > > > > > >> Hi Julien, > >> > >> Thanks to your visual, I was able to get that to work, *but*, in > >> examining the output, it appears as if it simply calculates each chosen > >> layer individually, but does not actually compute the mean of all layers > >> chosen.. Is this correct, or am I doing something wrong? > >> > >> Thanks (really appreciate the time spent to build the video tutorial!). > >> > >> Scott > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Unidata IDV Support <address@hidden> > >> Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 3:18 pm > >> Subject: [IDV #LVV-324117]: Layer average RH > >> > >> > >>> Scott, > >>> > >>> See this screen cast and tell me what you think: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/entry/show/RAMADDA/Unidata/Staff/Julien+Chastang/Screen+cast/AvgLayer.mov?entryid=7cc013c5-bee6-4dd8-8f42-f7462f205724 > >> > >>> -Julien > >>> > >>> > >>>> Julien, > >>>> > >>>> Yes. I am attempting to generate a simple plan-view animation of > >>>> > >>> a layer > >>> > >>>> mean RH. But of course, I'd like to be able to do that with any > >>>> parameter (wind, omega, whatever). > >>>> > >>>> Thanks, > >>>> Scott > >>>> > >>>> Unidata IDV Support said the following on 11/30/2010 1:11 PM: > >>>> > >>>>> Hi Scott. > >>>>> > >>>>> I see from your png that you seem to be averaging over many > >>>>> > >>> time steps. Is that really your intention? (I am not sure that is > >>> the root of the problem, however.) > >>> > >>>>> Thanks. > >>>>> > >>>>> -Julien > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Hi Julien, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I have attempted to use > >>>>>> |layerAverage(grid, top, bottom) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> in a formula, but perhaps it's my ignorance of how to utilize > >>>>>> > >>> this function. > >>> > >>>>>> For example, when using one of the IDD servers to access the > >>>>>> > >>> NAM model > >>> > >>>>>> data, I am attempting to use the layerAverage function (see > >>>>>> > >>> jython.png).> >> > >>> > >>>>>> I'm guessing that I am using this incorrectly, as I get the error > >>>>>> (attached error.png). > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Can you educate me? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks for your help. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Scott > >>>>>> | > >>>>>> Unidata IDV Support said the following on 11/30/2010 12:43 PM: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Hi Scott. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Have you considered Jython: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/page_dataanalysis.html> > >> > >>>>>>> Thanks. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -Julien > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Full Name: Scott Stephens > >>>>>>>> Email Address: address@hidden > >>>>>>>> Organization: NOAA/NCDC > >>>>>>>> Package Version: 2.9u2 build date:2010-10-04 19:14 UTC > >>>>>>>> Operating System: Windows 7 > >>>>>>>> Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6 > >>>>>>>> > >>> version: 1.6.0_21 j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4) > >>> > >>>>>>>> Description of problem: Creating display: Image Display > >>>>>>>> TypeError: createLayerAverage(): 2nd arg can't be coerced to > >>>>>>>> > >>> double or String > >>> > >>>>>>>> org.python.core.PyException > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> ----- > >>>>>>>> What is the best way to calculate a layer average of two or > >>>>>>>> > >>> more fields? For example, when evaluating NCEP model grids, what > >>> would be the best way to calculate average relative humidity > >>> between 850mb and 500mb (inclusive of all intermediate levels)? I > >>> have attempted to use the grid diagnostics with no success. Thanks! > >>> > >>>>>>>> ****************** > >>>>>>>> Stack trace: > >>>>>>>> Traceback (innermost last): > >>>>>>>> File "<string>", line 1, in ? > >>>>>>>> File "<string>", line 191, in lav > >>>>>>>> File "<string>", line 83, in layerAverage > >>>>>>>> TypeError: createLayerAverage(): 2nd arg can't be coerced to > >>>>>>>> > >>> double or String > >>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Ticket Details > >>>>>>> =================== > >>>>>>> Ticket ID: LVV-324117 > >>>>>>> Department: Support IDV > >>>>>>> Priority: Normal > >>>>>>> Status: Closed > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> > >>>>>> *Scott E. Stephens* > >>>>>> > >>>>>> */Meteorologist/* > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Customer Services/Climate Monitoring > >>>>>> > >>>>>> NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center > >>>>>> > >>>>>> 151 Patton Avenue > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Asheville, NC 28801-5001 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> V: 828-271-4800 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> F: 828-271-4876 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> E-Mail: address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> */ /* > >>>>>> > >>>>>> */ /* > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> Ticket Details > >>>>> =================== > >>>>> Ticket ID: LVV-324117 > >>>>> Department: Support IDV > >>>>> Priority: Normal > >>>>> Status: Open > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> > >>>> *Scott E. Stephens* > >>>> > >>>> */Meteorologist/* > >>>> > >>>> Customer Services/Climate Monitoring > >>>> > >>>> NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center > >>>> > >>>> 151 Patton Avenue > >>>> > >>>> Asheville, NC 28801-5001 > >>>> > >>>> V: 828-271-4800 > >>>> > >>>> F: 828-271-4876 > >>>> > >>>> E-Mail: address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden> > >>>> > >>>> http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> */ /* > >>>> > >>>> */ /* > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> Ticket Details > >>> =================== > >>> Ticket ID: LVV-324117 > >>> Department: Support IDV > >>> Priority: Normal > >>> Status: Open > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: LVV-324117 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Closed > > > > > > -- > > *Scott E. Stephens* > > */Meteorologist/* > > Customer Services/Climate Monitoring > > NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center > > 151 Patton Avenue > > Asheville, NC 28801-5001 > > V: 828-271-4800 > > F: 828-271-4876 > > E-Mail: address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden> > > http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/monitoring > > > > */ /* > > */ /* > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: LVV-324117 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed