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Unfortunately, I may not be able to look into this in great depth this afternoon or tomorrow (time is very limited currently.) This is a shot in the dark and probably not very useful but check out this screencast http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/entry/show/RAMADDA/Unidata/Staff/Julien+Chastang/Screen+cast/AvgLayer.mov?entryid=7cc013c5-bee6-4dd8-8f42-f7462f205724 It describes how to work with formulas (e.g differences, averages, etc.) within the IDV. It may give you some hints. -Julien > Ok, sorry about that. I'm cranking out plots right now and getting my months > mixed up. The actual months aren't important, just how to work with the grid > sizes. > > The question concerns this: > > How do I subtract (simple a-b) the NARR monthly mean files from the > MM5-CCSM monthly files. They are of different grid sizes so I'm not sure how > to do this??? > > I was really hoping to get this done today, my project is due tomorrow > afternoon. > Yes, I know, procrastination is bad... > > Also is there any kind of a ttest function within IDV?? > > cheers, > Heather > > > address@hidden> wrote: > > > OK, but for the record your bundle refers to data from other months, jan, > > feb (e.g ts_mmean_MM5_feb_cur.nc) etc. That is why I was under the > > impression there were several more files. > > > > > Hello, > > > OK, I've uploaded them again: > > > They are: > > > > > > ts_mmean_narr_dec.nc > > > > > > and > > > > > > ts_mmean_MM5_dec_cur.nc > > > > > > I am trying to a simple a-b function between the two files. > > > > > > > > > address@hidden> wrote: > > > > > > > One. Just put them all there and let us know what are the file names. > > > > > > > > > OK, which ones did you get? > > > > > cheers, > > > > > Heather > > > > > > > > > > address@hidden> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Not all of them. > > > > > > > > > > > > Please post your data > > > > > > http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > I was wondering if you received my data files? Let me know if you > > > > need me > > > > > > to > > > > > > > send them again? > > > > > > > cheers, > > > > > > > Heather > > > > > > > > > > > > > > address@hidden> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Heather. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I can't tell what is going on without the data. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please post your data here > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Julien > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Full Name: Heather > > > > > > > > > Email Address: address@hidden > > > > > > > > > Organization: CU > > > > > > > > > Package Version: 2.9u2 build date:2010-10-04 19:14 UTC > > > > > > > > > Operating System: Mac OS X > > > > > > > > > Hardware: Java: home: > > > > > > > > > > /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home > > > > > > version: > > > > > > > > 1.6.0_22 j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4) > > > > > > > > > Description of problem: Creating display: Color-Shaded Plan > > View > > > > > > > > > visad.SetException: visad.SetException: Gridded2DSet: samples > > do > > > > not > > > > > > form > > > > > > > > a valid grid > > > > > > > > > org.python.core.PyException > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, only one of attachments went through, here's the second > > file. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ****************** > > > > > > > > > Stack trace: > > > > > > > > > Traceback (innermost last): > > > > > > > > > File "<string>", line 1, in ? > > > > > > > > > File "<string>", line 58, in sub > > > > > > > > > at visad.Gridded2DSet.<init>(Gridded2DSet.java:99) > > > > > > > > > at visad.Gridded2DSet.<init>(Gridded2DSet.java:56) > > > > > > > > > at > > > > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridUtil.swapLatLonFF(GridUtil.java:6337) > > > > > > > > > at > > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridUtil.swapLatLon(GridUtil.java:6238) > > > > > > > > > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridMath.doMath(GridMath.java:222) > > > > > > > > > at > > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridMath.subtract(GridMath.java:131) > > > > > > > > > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native > > Method) > > > > > > > > > at > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) > > > > > > > > > at > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) > > > > > > > > > at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > visad.SetException: visad.SetException: Gridded2DSet: samples > > do > > > > not > > > > > > form > > > > > > > > a valid grid > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > > > > > > > =================== > > > > > > > > Ticket ID: MWJ-718630 > > > > > > > > Department: Support IDV > > > > > > > > Priority: Normal > > > > > > > > Status: Closed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > > > > > =================== > > > > > > Ticket ID: MWJ-718630 > > > > > > Department: Support IDV > > > > > > Priority: Normal > > > > > > Status: Closed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > > > =================== > > > > Ticket ID: MWJ-718630 > > > > Department: Support IDV > > > > Priority: Normal > > > > Status: Closed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: MWJ-718630 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Open > > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: MWJ-718630 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open