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> Hi:
>
> I've been running *backwards* trajectories with IDV5.0 and noticed
> that the trajectories are taking an unrealistic turn in the time step
> that begins their backwards integration (see attached). It is especially
> obvious when using datasets with longer time increments. In this case,
> I'm using 3-h RAP data where I've aggregated the files by time when
> loading them.
>
> This bug could have preceded 5.0. I just started running them
> today and figured I'd use the new release.
>
> Jim
Jim,
This part of code not being changed for a while, I can reproduce in the 5.0
and I will fix it asap.
YUan
>
>
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: ABK-864576
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open