[IDV #IQR-639012]: Trajectories in NCDF format

Adam,

How is this trajectory file created?

I have been looking at your trajectory file, and I am not sure why it
is not working. The underlying library in the IDV is complaining
about:

- not finding Latitude coordinate
- not finding Longitude coordinate
- lat/lon/time coord not found.

But I am wondering if track.nc is the best template for a trajectory.

Theoretically, this one should be better:

https://geo-ide.noaa.gov/wiki/index.php?title=NODC_NetCDF_Trajectory_Template

Can you try adhering to their suggestions?

I am going to investigate on my end to ensure this is a better
template.

Best,

Unidata IDV Support


> The files have been uploaded: a single trajectory ncdf file and a multiple 
> trajectory ncdf file.
> 
> - Adam
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 10:49 AM
> To: Adam Houston
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: [IDV #IQR-639012]: Trajectories in NCDF format
> 
> Adam,
> 
> Can you upload your data here and let us know when it is uploaded?
> 
> http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload
> 
> Best,
> 
> Unidata IDV Support
> 
> > Full Name: Adam Houston
> > Email Address: address@hidden
> > Organization: University of Nebraska - Lincoln Package Version: 4.1
> > Operating System: CentOS
> > Hardware:
> > Description of problem: I'm unable to get IDV to recognize NCDF trajectory 
> > files that I'm creating.  I've verified that IDV recognizes a "track.nc" 
> > file available in one of the workshop packages but neither my own single 
> > trajectory file nor my own multiple trajectory file (this is what I really 
> > need to visualize) can be read.  To the best of my knowledge I'm adhering 
> > to the CF Version 1.6 conventions (I've tested them in an online compliance 
> > checker).  I've included both headers below.
> >
> > netcdf \2007finalinfo {
> > dimensions:
> > time = 6 ;
> > trajid_strlen = 1 ;
> > variables:
> > char trajectory(trajid_strlen) ;
> > trajectory:cf_role = "trajectory_id" ; int time(time) ;
> > time:standard_name = "time" ; time:long_name = "time" ; time:units =
> > "seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00" ; float lat(time) ;
> > lat:standard_name = "latitude" ; lat:long_name = "latitude" ;
> > lat:units = "degrees_north" ; float lon(time) ; lon:standard_name =
> > "longitude" ; lon:long_name = "longitude" ; lon:units = "degrees_east"
> > ; float z(time) ; z:standard_name = "altitude" ; z:long_name = "height
> > above mean sea level" ; z:units = "m" ;
> >
> > // global attributes:
> > :featureType = "trajectory" ;
> > :Conventions = "CF-1.6" ;
> > }
> >
> > ==== Multiple trajectories ====
> >
> > netcdf \2007finalinfo {
> > dimensions:
> > obs = 28067 ;
> > trajectory = 3252 ;
> > trajid_strlen = 4 ;
> > variables:
> > char trajectory(trajectory, trajid_strlen) ; trajectory:cf_role =
> > "trajectory_id" ; int rowSize(trajectory) ; rowSize:long_name =
> > "number of obs for this trajectory" ; rowSize:sample_dimension = "obs"
> > ; int time(obs) ; time:standard_name = "time" ; time:long_name =
> > "time" ; time:units = "seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00" ; float
> > lat(obs) ; lat:standard_name = "latitude" ; lat:long_name = "latitude"
> > ; lat:units = "degrees_north" ; float lon(obs) ; lon:standard_name =
> > "longitude" ; lon:long_name = "longitude" ; lon:units = "degrees_east"
> > ; float z(obs) ; z:standard_name = "altitude" ; z:long_name = "height
> > above mean sea level" ; z:units = "m" ;
> >
> > // global attributes:
> > :featureType = "trajectory" ;
> > :Conventions = "CF-1.6" ;
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> Ticket Details
> ===================
> Ticket ID: IQR-639012
> Department: Support IDV
> Priority: Normal
> Status: Open
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: IQR-639012
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open