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Greetings John! Yes - just now, actually. I passed along the file to our netCDF-Java team, and it appears that we are missing some information in our GRIB1 Tables: 1) Missing definition level type 218 2) Missing table for center 57, subcenter 1, version 132. We have one for version 2. If you could get us a copy of this grib table (and the definition of level type 218), then we will closer to getting this to work. Cheers! Sean > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > Caveats: NONE > > Sean - > > Have you found out anything about that file? > > Thanks. > > R/ > John > > -----Original Message----- > From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden] > Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 8:10 AM > To: Raby, John W CIV USARMY ARL (US) > Cc: address@hidden; Flanigan, Robert T CIV (US); Raby, Yasmina R > CTR USARMY ARL (US); Johnson, Jeffrey O CIV (US); Raby, John W CIV USARMY ARL > (US); address@hidden > Subject: [IDV #VVG-632378]: Unable to view IDV KML in Google Earth > > Thanks John, > > We'll take a look at the file and see what is causing the error. > > Sean > > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > > Caveats: NONE > > > > Yuan - > > > > The file appears to have been successfully uploaded. See attached. > > > > R/ > > John > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden] > > Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 9:42 AM > > To: Raby, John W CIV USARMY ARL (US) > > Cc: address@hidden; Flanigan, Robert T CIV (US); Raby, > > Yasmina R CTR USARMY ARL (US); Johnson, Jeffrey O CIV (US); Raby, John > > W CIV USARMY ARL (US); address@hidden > > Subject: [IDV #VVG-632378]: Unable to view IDV KML in Google Earth > > > > Greetings John, > > > > Would you mind uploading the GRIB file? > > > > http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload > > > > Don't worry about filling out any of the information - I'll be looking for > > it. > > Just make sure to upload the file using the "Choose File" button shown > > next to the Resources input. > > > > Also, when dealing with WRF output, it's best to post-process the data > > in order to destagger the grids. > > The IDV can handle the staggered grids, but it increases the > > computation time due to the interpolation that needs to occur. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Sean > > > > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > > > Caveats: NONE > > > > > > Yuan - > > > > > > We tested the fix last week and it works fine, however, while > > > testing we found another problem. > > > > > > I can't seem to display certain GRIB files from the Air Force WRF model. > > > Filename is us057g1011t48b180000000.grb > > > > > > Could you help with this problem? > > > > > > The error dialog is as follows: > > > > > > IDV 4.0u2 > > > > > > There was an error loading the data: > > > java.lang.NullPointerException > > > > > > Java.lang.NullPointerException > > > at java.lang.String.compareTo(Unknown Source) at > > > ucar.nc2.grib.VertCoord$1.compare(VertCoord.java:62) > > > at ucar.nc2.grib.VertCoord$1.compare(VertCoord.java:60) > > > at java.util.Arrays.mergeSort(Unknown Source) at > > > java.util.Arrays.mergeSort(Unknown Source) at > > > java.util.Arrays.mergeSort(Unknown Source) at > > > java.util.Arrays.mergeSort(Unknown Source) at > > > java.util.Arrays.sort(Unknown Source) at > > > java.util.Collections.sort(Unknown Source) at > > > ucar.nc2.grib.VertCoord.assignVertNames(VertCoord.java:60) > > > at ucar.nc2.grib.grib1.Grib1Iosp.addGroup(Grib1Iosp.java:211) > > > at ucar.nc2.grib.grib1.Grib1Iosp.open(Grib1Iosp.java:159) > > > at ucar.nc2.NetcdfFile.<init>(NetcdfFile.java:1494) > > > at ucar.nc2.NetcdfFile.open(NetcdfFile.java:786) > > > at ucar.nc2.NetcdfFile.open(NetcdfFile.java:395) > > > at > > > ucar.nc2.dataset.NetcdfDataset.openOrAcquireFile(NetcdfDataset.java: > > > 68 > > > 7) at > > > ucar.nc2.dataset.NetcdfDataset.openDataset(NetcdfDataset.java:418) > > > at > > > ucar.nc2.dataset.NetcdfDataset.acquireDataset(NetcdfDataset.java:513 > > > ) at ucar.nc2.dt.grid.GridDataset.open(GridDataset.java:104) > > > at ucar.nc2.dt.grid.GridDataset.open(GridDataset.java:90) > > > at > > > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.doMakeDataSet(GeoGridDataSo > > > ur > > > ce.java:1113) > > > at > > > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.getDataset(GeoGridDataSource. > > > java:1135) > > > at > > > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.initAfterCreation(GeoGridDa > > > ta > > > Source.java:499) at > > > ucar.unidata.data.DataManager.createDataSource(DataManager.java:1597 > > > ) > > > at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.createDataSource(IntegratedDat > > > aV > > > iewer.java:1980) > > > at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataV > > > ie > > > wer.java:1897) > > > at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataV > > > ie > > > wer.java:1831) > > > at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataV > > > ie > > > wer.java:1804) at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.IdvChooser.makeDataSource(IdvChooser.java:9 > > > 43 > > > ) > > > at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.selectFilesInner(FileChooser.ja > > > va > > > :656) at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.selectFiles(FileChooser.java:52 > > > 5) > > > at > > > ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.doLoadInThread(FileChooser.java > > > :5 > > > 47) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) > > > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at > > > sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) at > > > java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) at > > > ucar.unidata.util.Misc$2.run(Misc.java:1223) > > > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1251) > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden] > > > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 2:54 PM > > > To: Raby, John W CIV USARMY ARL (US) > > > Cc: address@hidden; Flanigan, Robert T CIV (US); Raby, > > > Yasmina R CTR USARMY ARL (US); Johnson, Jeffrey O CIV (US) > > > Subject: [IDV #VVG-632378]: Unable to view IDV KML in Google Earth > > > > > > John, > > > > > > We believe we have a fix. Please download and test the nightly build > > > tomorrow with the fix. > > > > > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/idv/nightly/index.jsp > > > > > > Best Wishes, > > > > > > Unidata IDV Support > > > > > > > Yuan - > > > > > > > > Thanks for the update. Will be happy to conduct testing if you want. > > > > R/ > > > > John > > > > > > > > ________________________________________ > > > > From: Unidata IDV Support [address@hidden] > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 2:15 PM > > > > To: Raby, John W CIV USARMY ARL (US) > > > > Cc: address@hidden; Flanigan, Robert T CIV (US); > > > > Raby, Yasmina R CTR USARMY ARL (US); Johnson, Jeffrey O CIV (US) > > > > Subject: [IDV #VVG-632378]: Unable to view IDV KML in Google Earth > > > > > > > > > > Yuan - > > > > > > > > > > > > I tried two times to upload, but get the error shown in the > > > > > > attached. > > > > > > I've attached the file to this email. > > > > > > > > > > > > R/ > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Got it, I will take a look. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yuan > > > > > > > > I see the problem, we will fix this asap. > > > > > > > > > > > > Yuan > > > > > > ________________________________________ > > > > > > From: Unidata IDV Support [address@hidden] > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 10:11 AM > > > > > > To: Raby, John W CIV USARMY ARL (US) > > > > > > Cc: address@hidden; Flanigan, Robert T CIV (US); > > > > > > Raby, Yasmina R CTR USARMY ARL (US); Johnson, Jeffrey O CIV > > > > > > (US) > > > > > > Subject: [IDV #VVG-632378]: Unable to view IDV KML in Google > > > > > > Earth > > > > > > > > > > > > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > > > > > > > Caveats: NONE > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yuan - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your reply. Would it help you if I attached the > > > > > > > KML file which contains the problem longitude and another > > > > > > > KML file which has been corrected to properly render in GE > > > > > > > Pro so you can see the difference? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am planning to conduct a test of your suggested > > > > > > > workaround, but that may take me a little time. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > R/ > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > If you can upload a sample file (grid file, not kml), it > > > > > > certainly helps. > > > > > > > > > > > > http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yuan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: Unidata IDV Support > > > > > > > [mailto:address@hidden] > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 9:58 AM > > > > > > > To: Raby, John W CIV USARMY ARL (US) > > > > > > > Cc: address@hidden; Flanigan, Robert T CIV > > > > > > > (US); Raby, Yasmina R CTR USARMY ARL (US) > > > > > > > Subject: [IDV #VVG-632378]: Unable to view IDV KML in Google > > > > > > > Earth > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I cannot visualize images captured using IDV in Google > > > > > > > > Earth Pro (V7.1.0.8015). The KML files produced by IDV > > > > > > > > contain longitude values exceeding 180 degrees which > > > > > > > > causes the failure in Google Earth Pro. > > > > > > > > Conducted a test to assure that I used the procedure for > > > > > > > > capturing KML files per the User's Guide, by executing > > > > > > > > "Projections>Use displayed area" before "View>Capture>Image". > > > > > > > > Please contact me regarding the resolution of this problem. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > John Raby > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > U.S. Army Research Laboratory White Sands Missile Range, > > > > > > > > NM > > > > > > > > 88002 > > > > > > > > (575) 678-2004 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi John, > > > > > > > I don't have any dataset with longitude 0 to 360. Otherwise, > > > > > > > I would reproduce your problem locally and get better > > > > > > > understand of the issue . > > > > > > > One option is to call the Formula > Grid > Define a grid > > > > > > > diagnostic, and type lonFlip(a). This lonFlip can flip > > > > > > > longitudes in a grid from 0 - 360 to -180-180 if the grid is > > > > > > > in cyclic rectilinear grids. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Let us know if this can help. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yuan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > > > > > > =================== > > > > > > > Ticket ID: VVG-632378 > > > > > > > Department: Support IDV > > > > > > > Priority: Normal > > > > > > > Status: Open > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > > > > > > > Caveats: NONE > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > > > > > =================== > > > > > > Ticket ID: VVG-632378 > > > > > > Department: Support IDV > > > > > > Priority: Normal > > > > > > Status: Open > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > > > =================== > > > > Ticket ID: VVG-632378 > > > > Department: Support IDV > > > > Priority: Normal > > > > Status: Open > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > > =================== > > > Ticket ID: VVG-632378 > > > Department: Support IDV > > > Priority: Normal > > > Status: Closed > > > > > > > > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > > > Caveats: NONE > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: VVG-632378 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: High > > Status: Open > > > > > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > > Caveats: NONE > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > =================== > Ticket ID: VVG-632378 > Department: Support IDV > Priority: High > Status: Open > > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > Caveats: NONE > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: VVG-632378 Department: Support IDV Priority: High Status: Open