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[IDV #JNF-919753]: IDV and windspeed and direction grids

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  • Subject: [IDV #JNF-919753]: IDV and windspeed and direction grids
  • Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:51:20 -0600
> Yuan,
> 
> I'm really surprised this morning not to find any wind vector display method
> for speed and direction grids, only U and V component grids.  Am I missing
> something, or is there a special addon to do that?
> 
> Murray
> 
> 
Murray,
     It is likely the U and V component in your grids are using some special 
namings and the IDV doesn't recognize them. To make the derived wind vector 
work, you can added the U and V component to the alias table. In the Field 
Selector panel, select the variable, right click on the selected U(or V), a 
drop down menu will popup, "add XXX as alias for" > Cannonical name 3 > U - U 
component wind, and the same to the V. After that, reload the dataset, and you 
should see the derived wind vector.


Yuan

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: JNF-919753
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed