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> Yuan, > > Funny thing is; this is a dertministic forecast. I don't see anywhere > in the .ctl file that 'tags' as an ensemble or anywhere in the grib > data that designates the data from an ensemble. The data was directly > downloaded from here: > > http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds627.0/ > > Quite odd. > Well, you may get the wrong dataset. ;) If you load one dataset into the IDV, and the bring up the properties window of this dataset (Data Sources: double click on the dataset, or right click and select the Properties), you will see this ensemble dimension. Yuan > V/R, > > Stefan > > Stefan Cecelski > Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Research Assistant > AOSC Department: University of Maryland College Park > 2343 Computer and Space Sciences Building(CSS #224) > 703.801.1370 > address@hidden > > > > > > On Aug 3, 2011, at 1:46 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote: > > >> Yuan, > >> > >> Sorry, another one is uploading now. > >> > >> V/R, > >> > >> Stefan > > > > The problem is the ensemble dimension, it is not recognized in the > > IDV, can you remove this dimension? > > > > > > Yuan > >> > >> Stefan Cecelski > >> Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Research Assistant > >> AOSC Department: University of Maryland College Park > >> 2343 Computer and Space Sciences Building(CSS #224) > >> 703.801.1370 > >> address@hidden > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Aug 3, 2011, at 1:16 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote: > >> > >>>> Yuan, > >>>> > >>>> I have uploaded a grib file(scalar variables), along with the .ctl > >>>> and .idx files. The ERA data is split into three files for each > >>>> time: > >>>> scalar 3D fields, U-V 3D fields and surface fields. As I have said > >>>> before, I tried using the Aggregate by Time and opening > >>>> multiple .grib > >>>> files just in IDV without using the .ctl/.idx file. This was > >>>> unsuccessful. Thanks for your help! > >>>> > >>>> V/R, > >>>> > >>>> Stefan > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Stefan, > >>> You only uploaded one grib file, could you add a few more? For > >>> the grib file, you don't need .ctl and .idx file in the IDV. > >>> > >>> > >>> Yuan > >>>> Stefan Cecelski > >>>> Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Research Assistant > >>>> AOSC Department: University of Maryland College Park > >>>> 2343 Computer and Space Sciences Building(CSS #224) > >>>> 703.801.1370 > >>>> address@hidden > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Jul 28, 2011, at 12:09 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote: > >>>> > >>>>>> Yuan, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I tried using Aggregate Grids By Time, then selecting multiple > >>>>>> time > >>>>>> files, and it would only load one time. For example, I have files > >>>>>> every 6 hours for the ERA-Interim data set. I would load up 3 > >>>>>> days > >>>>>> worth of GRIB files, and one middle time would be produced as the > >>>>>> only > >>>>>> time step. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> V/R, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Stefan > >>>>>> > >>>>> Hi Stefan, > >>>>> > >>>>> Could you upload a few sample files together with the ctl files? > >>>>> > >>>>> http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload > >>>>> > >>>>> Yuan > >>>>> > >>>>> Ticket Details > >>>>> =================== > >>>>> Ticket ID: XYY-917880 > >>>>> Department: Support IDV > >>>>> Priority: Normal > >>>>> Status: Open > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Ticket Details > >>> =================== > >>> Ticket ID: XYY-917880 > >>> Department: Support IDV > >>> Priority: Normal > >>> Status: Open > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: XYY-917880 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Open > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: XYY-917880 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open