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[IDV #MRU-948171]: RAP model separating soundings (true winds)

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  • Subject: [IDV #MRU-948171]: RAP model separating soundings (true winds)
  • Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 12:59:17 -0600
> Yuan,
> 
> Right, but also the dewpoint isn't plotted at all, and the surface level
> wind is the only one that is plotted.
> 
> Is this something that is likely to be addressed? I use this feature fairly
> regularly with RAP.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tim

You can remove some alias from the table by edit the table and create a local 
copy of this table: Tools > Parameter alias editor.

Yuan


> 
> 
> address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > > The information is present in one data source.
> > > The source is chosen in Data Choosers (Catalog -> Unidata model data ->
> > > NCEP -> Rapid Refresh (RAP) -> Choose any scale or run.
> > > All of this goes smoothly, and all of the information is present in the
> > > same source. The problem is that the IDV, for whatever reason, loads the
> > > temperature information into one Sounding field, and the dewpoint into
> > > another.
> > > Field Selector: 3d grid -> Temperature -> Derived -- And that's where the
> > > problem is. There's two separate choices for Sounding Data (with True
> > > Winds).
> > >
> > > Hope this is clearer!
> > >
> > > Tim
> >
> > Tim,
> >      I see the problem.
> >      Those derived parameters are based on variable alias table. Since
> > there are three
> > Temperature fields in the 3D, and two of them are recognized as
> > Temperature in this table, the
> > IDV would automatically construct two different sounding variables. One is
> > good, the other
> > will generate error message and you should ignore it.
> >
> >     Sorry for the confusion, but I don't have better solution at this
> > moment.
> >
> >
> > Yuan
> > >
> > >
> > > address@hidden> wrote:
> > >
> > > > > Full Name: Tim Carr
> > > > > Email Address: address@hidden
> > > > > Organization: university of missouri
> > > > > Package Version: 4.u1
> > > > > Operating System: windows 8.1
> > > > > Hardware:
> > > > > Description of problem:
> > > > >
> > > > > For some reason, all iterations of the RAP model on my machine is
> > > > > separating the Soundings (with true winds) into two files. This is
> > off
> > > > > the NCEP catalog, and it affects all runs on all scales.
> > > > >
> > > > > When you run the two sources, the first (top most) resource will load
> > > > > just temperature while the bottom most will load just dewpoint.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > I think the only option left is to use the formula to calculate the
> > > > sounding.
> > > > It is impossible for the IDV to create the derived parameter if this
> > > > derived
> > > > parameter depends on variables from two different data sources.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yuan
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ticket Details
> > > > ===================
> > > > Ticket ID: MRU-948171
> > > > Department: Support IDV
> > > > Priority: Normal
> > > > Status: Closed
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: MRU-948171
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Closed
> >
> >
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: MRU-948171
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed