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[IDV #TJU-580458]: How to read in ATCF formatted data

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  • Subject: [IDV #TJU-580458]: How to read in ATCF formatted data
  • Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:59:40 -0600
> Full Name: Don Murray
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: CU/CIRES
> Package Version: 3.0u3 build date:2012-06-11 20:28 UTC
> Operating System: Mac OS X
> Hardware: Java: home: 
> /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home version: 
> 1.6.0_33 j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4)
> Description of problem: Yuan-
> 
> Some folks that I work with generate hurricane tracks in ATCF format, but I 
> can't read them into the IDV.  It seems like the IDV expects a storm_list.txt 
> file to be available.
> 
> Is there a way that I can read in a single track and plot it?
> 
> Sample file is attached.
> 
> 
Don,
     If you add a comma at the end of each line, it works. I will check why 
this additional comma is required.


Yuan

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: TJU-580458
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open