[IDV #JXK-429403]: In a netCDF file, the 2D field plots correctly, but the 3D field may not plot correctly dependent on sampling mode. [1465]

Greetings Bob,

Would you mind sending the cdl file? I'll generate the netCDF file locally and
try to see what is going on in the 3D displays.

Cheers!

Sean

> Hello -
> 
> We have a user who has a netCDF file whose 3D data may not plot correctly 
> based on the sampling mode.  It appears that Weighted Average works better 
> than Nearest Neighbor, but both have their bugs.  If you want a sample netCDF 
> file as well as the *.cdl file that created it, please let us know.  Any 
> ideas of what may be going on?
> 
> Thanks!
> Bob Carp
> 
> ----==== Inquiry ====----
> 1465
> 
> ----==== Summary ====----
> In a netCDF file, the 2D field plots correctly, but the 3D field may not plot 
> correctly dependent on sampling mode.
> 
> ----==== Request ====----
> 2013-05-07 - Bob Carp
> Joleen has a netCDF file that she created from a *.cdl file using ncgen.  
> This file contains 2 arbitrary pressure levels, and random temperature values 
> that plot out at different lat/lon points (almost in the structure of a 10 x 
> 5 grid).  After adding this file, you can display a Value Plot display of the 
> 2D field fine with Weighted Average or Nearest Neighbor sampling modes.  The 
> problem comes when you try displaying the 3D data:
> 
> - When using Weighted Average, select the 3D field, a pressure level, the 
> Value Plot display, and Create Display.  The data values displayed do not 
> match what is in the *.cdl file.  Some lines of numbers are repeated, and 
> some values don't plot at all.  In the Layer Controls (Displays tab), if you 
> change the level, and then change back to your original level, the data 
> displays much better (matches up with what is in the *.cdl file with the 
> exception of a little bit of interpolation).
> 
> - When using Nearest Neighbor, select the 3D field, a pressure level, the 
> Value Plot display, and Create Display.  The data values displayed do not 
> match what is in the *.cdl file, and messing around in the Layer Controls 
> (Displays tab) does not correct the values.
> 
> This was tested with both McV and IDV nightlies dated 05/07.
> 
> 2013-05-06 - Bob Carp
> Joleen's initial email to the help desk:
> ----------------------------------------
> Bob was looking at this with me.  When I display 2D values, the data displays 
> monotonically, the same as it is written in the file.
> 
> However, the 3D grids seem to use the wrong neighbor when displaying (nearest 
> neighbor is default for my setup).
> 
> Check the input data object with
> a=selectData()
> print a
> 
> 2013-05-06 - Bob Carp
> I added test.cdl and test.nc to /home/mcuser/inquiry-data/1456
> 
> 2013-05-06 - Bob Carp
> Joleen has a netCDF file that has 2D and 3D data in it.  The 2D data displays 
> fine with the Value Plots display type.  When you display the 3D data with 
> the Value Plots display, not all of the data is displayed, and some of it is 
> displayed twice.  Doing a grid table display of the data works fine (data 
> does not repeat, and all data is listed.  Here is how the 3D data looks in 
> the .cdl file and in the Main Display window.
> 
> In the .cdl file     In the Main Display window
> 0 1 2 3 4            0 1 2 3 4
> 10 11 12 13 14       20 21 22 24 25
> 20 21 22 24 25       30 31 32 33 34
> 30 31 32 33 34       30 31 32 33 40
> 35 36 37 38 39       40 41 42 43 44
> 40 41 42 43 44       40 41 42 43 44
> 45 46 47 48 49       50 51 52 53 54
> 50 51 52 53 54       50 51 52 53 54
> 60 61 62 63 64       70 71 72 73 74
> 70 71 72 73 74       70 71 72 73 74
> 
> This has been tested in the 1.3b1 nightly from 05/06, 1.2, 1.01, and 1.0.  I 
> also tested this with a recent IDV 4.0u2 nightly.  This was tested with both 
> Weighted Average and Nearest Neighbor sampling modes.
> 
> 
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: JXK-429403
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open