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Greetings John! Thank you for contacting the AFWA - we'll be in touch soon. I wanted to let you know that a new version of the IDV is now available: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/idv/current/index.jsp Cheers! Sean > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > Caveats: NONE > > Sean - > > I contacted AFWA and they agree to interact with you directly on this matter. > Their POC for this is Mr Eric Wise (cc'd above) whose contact info follows: > > ERIC P. WISE, GS-13, DAF > Data Administrator > Air Force Weather Agency > (402) 232-6815 / DSN 272-6815 > address@hidden > > Please let us know when the next version of IDV and net-CDF-Java is available. > > Thanks. > > R/ > John > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden] > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 10:09 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, > > This is great - thanks! Do you think your POC would mind if I contacted him > directly to ask questions regarding AFWA grib tables in the future? We seem to > get questions often from users of the AFWA datasets, and it would be helpful > to have someone to chat with, or simply get the latest version of the grib > tables. We try to make netCDF- Java a generic grib file reader, and to do that > we rely on collecting grib tables from various centers throughout the world. > > Also, would it be possible to get a new file encoded with version 133 for > testing (as you mentioned, the file you had was a bit out of date). > > As a heads-up, we are trying to get a release of the IDV and netCDF-Java out > this week that will have the fixes necessary for your file to work. I can let > you know once it is available for download if you'd like > > Thanks so much! > > Sean > > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > > Caveats: NONE > > > > Sean - > > > > My POC at AFWA provided the attached grib table. Let me know if this > > is what you need. > > > > Thanks. > > > > R/ > > John > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden] > > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 1:51 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); Raby, John > > W CIV USARMY ARL (US); address@hidden > > Subject: [IDV #VVG-632378]: Unable to view IDV KML in Google Earth > > > > Greetings John, > > > > I don't think we ever received the grib table. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Sean > > > > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > > > Caveats: NONE > > > > > > Sean - > > > > > > Did you ever receive the grib table/definitions needed to fix the problem? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > R/ > > > John > > > > > > Mr John W. Raby, Meteorologist > > > U.S. Army Research Laboratory > > > White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002 > > > (575) 678-2004 DSN 258-2004 > > > FAX (575) 678-1230 DSN 258-1230 > > > Email: address@hidden > > > > > > > > > > > > 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: Emergency > Status: Open > > > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > Caveats: NONE > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: VVG-632378 Department: Support IDV Priority: Emergency Status: Open