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[IDV #ITL-484917]: trouble importing a WRF GrADS file into IDV

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  • Subject: [IDV #ITL-484917]: trouble importing a WRF GrADS file into IDV
  • Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 11:18:01 -0600
> Hi,
> 
> I created a GrADS file from a WRF output file using ARWpost. The
> file is for an idealized case and is also for a WRFChem run which
> include ash species.  The file seems to work just fine in GrADS but when
> I try to load it into IDV I get the following error:
> There was an error loading the data:
> Error creating data source:file.grads with:
> /erik/s0/gkh1/worked060513/test.ctl
> Grid data source failed making data set: /erik/s0/gkh1/worked060513/test.ctl
> 24
> 
> When I click Show Details i get the following:
> java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 24
> at
> ucar.nc2.iosp.grads.GradsBinaryGridServiceProvider.fillNCFile(GradsBinaryGridServiceProvider.java:403)
> at
> ucar.nc2.iosp.grads.GradsBinaryGridServiceProvider.buildNCFile(GradsBinaryGridServiceProvider.java:291)
> at
> ucar.nc2.iosp.grads.GradsBinaryGridServiceProvider.open(GradsBinaryGridServiceProvider.java:270)
> 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:687)
> 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(GeoGridDataSource.java:1113)
> at
> ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.getDataset(GeoGridDataSource.java:1135)
> at
> ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.initAfterCreation(GeoGridDataSource.java:499)
> at
> ucar.unidata.data.DataManager.createDataSource(DataManager.java:1597)
> at
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.createDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1980)
> at
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1897)
> at
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1831)
> at
> ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1804)
> at
> ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.IdvChooser.makeDataSource(IdvChooser.java:943)
> at
> ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.selectFilesInner(FileChooser.java:656)
> at
> ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.selectFiles(FileChooser.java:525)
> at
> ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.doLoadInThread(FileChooser.java:547)
> 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:1221)
> at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1249)
> 
> Do you have any suggestions on what may be going wrong?  I have also
> attached my .ctl file.  The .dat file is over 1GB so I would have to set
> up a web link if you would  require that file.  I appreciate whatever
> help and insight you could give me.
> 
> Thanks,
> Glenn
> 

It is difficult to find out the problem with this error message, if you can 
upload a sample file, I can take a close look.


http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload


Yuan
> 
> 

Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: ITL-484917
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open