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> Hi guys,
>
> I'm trying to load archived METAR data in IDV by connecting to adde.ucar.edu
> and specifying the Archived Surface (METAR) data. When I switch to Absolute
> times, all I see are the current day's hourly data. Do I need to do more to
> see past days, or is there an issue with the ADDE server, and/or the IDV?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kevin
Kevin,
We can not do the absolute times for these archived data. Only relative
time and time driver are working correctly at this moment.
Yuan
>
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> Dept. of Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences
> University at Albany
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: HPR-579812
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed