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> Hello Yuan, > > Thank you for your quick reply. > I made some modifications to "goes.nc". The new file is "goes_new2.nc". > At the end of the header, I have added new variables. > I am not sure what dimensions you are referring to that do not have variables > associated with them. > > Thanks again, > Moula. > Still a bad netCDF file, here is a sample file with similar projection for you to reference: http://motherlode.ucar.edu:8080/thredds/dodsC/casestudies/idvtest/grids/small_ruc_grid.nc.html Yuan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden] > Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 12:14 PM > To: Elharti, Abdelmoula > Cc: address@hidden > Subject: [IDV #EBW-832151]: Viewing a GEO image > > > Hello, > > > > I have just uploaded the "goes.nc" file to the site you have recommended. > > > > Thanks, > > Moula. > > > Moula, > I briefly checked the dataset you uploaded, the short answer to your problem > is that this dataset can not be recognized by the IDV as a geo located > gridded data type. I am guessing this is an unconventional user created > netCDF file. The IDV does require user to follow certain conventions when a > customized dataset is created. One very obvious problem is that there are > three dimensions declared in the dataset, but none of them has variable to > associate with. Please reference the following CF convention to make your > dataset readable in the IDV: > > http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/documents > > > Yuan > > Ticket Details > =================== > Ticket ID: EBW-832151 > Department: Support IDV > Priority: Normal > Status: Closed > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: EBW-832151 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed