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[Support #XCS-324606]: Point data wind barbs differ between map display and plot in layer controls [1048]

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  • Subject: [Support #XCS-324606]: Point data wind barbs differ between map display and plot in layer controls [1048]
  • Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 15:33:46 -0600
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> ----==== Inquiry ====----
> 1048
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> ----==== Summary ====----
> Point data wind barbs differ between map display and plot in layer controls
> 
> ----==== Request ====----
> 2011-05-23 - Erik Gould
> The wind barbs from synoptic point data differ in the map window and the plot 
> under the layer control tabs.  In the map display, the wind barbs are showing 
> 15 knots, and in the plot under layer controls, the wind barbs are showing 10 
> knots.  The speed of the wind reported in the chart is 6.6 m/s.  This is 
> roughly 13.5 knots, between what both displays are showing.  The data I was 
> using when I found this is from adde.cise-nsf.gov.  The dataset is RTPTSRC 
> and the point type is SYNOPTIC-Real-Time SYNOPTIC data.  I am using the 
> 2011-05-23 12:00:00Z data.  The station I selected is KALO in northeastern 
> Iowa.
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This may related to the unit of wind speed in display, I am not very clear 
about the "plot under layer control", this is McV term, please provide some 
details information.


Yuan

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: XCS-324606
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open