[IDV #BKH-196798]: Screencast topic: 3D map from flow vectors and altimetry (sea surface high).

Estefania,

At this point, I am a little confused as to what role the IDV has here. The IDV
is not a data conversion tool. For your Display Control, (Dashboard, Displays,
select the view of your choice), there is the possibility of going to the File
menu (in the Display tab, not the main menu) and going to Save, Export Displayed
Data to netCDF.

Also, in the Field Selector of the Dashboard, select Formulas, Export and there
you will find a couple of export options including export to Excel.

I am not sure what catalogs will have the data you are interested in.  The IDV
default catalog may have relevant data. I am unaware of AVISO.  From Google, I
see there is a catalog at

http://opendap.aviso.oceanobs.com/thredds/catalog.xml

You can enter this catalog in the Dashboard, Data Choosers tab. After entering
the catalog URL, be sure to click the refresh button at the bottom next to the
"Add Source" button.

If data access and conversion are your goals, you may also wish to get started
with Python.


I hope this helps.

Best,

Unidata IDV Support

> Hi, I finally create the 3D map, thanks. Now I have another question
> related to data extraction and IDV. I need to extract altimetry and
> geostrophy currents, from specific places and dates. I know that IDV gives
> the possibility to connect to several catalogs and URL's, which one do you
> recommend? The last question is: If I can get the dataset from another
> source like AVISO, how can I extract the altimetry data (like sea level
> anomaly) to work with in excel spreadsheets?
> Thanks again.
> Estefania
> 
> 
> 2015-01-07 14:45 GMT-05:00 Unidata IDV Support <address@hidden
> >:
> 
> > Estefania,
> >
> > Yes, this should be possible.
> >
> > Once you have your data loaded, go to the Field Selector of the Dashboard .
> >
> > Select the Flow Vectors derived field. For the display type, select 3D
> > Surface >
> > Vectors Over Topography.
> >
> > This action will bring forth a Field Selector Dialog. Select Formulas >
> > Miscellaneous > Any Field, and click OK.
> >
> > This action will again bring forth a Field Selector. Select the SSH field,
> > and
> > click OK.
> >
> > These steps should result in your flow vectors draped over the SSH field.
> >
> > Also you can view the SSH field as Color-Shaded Parameter as Topography.
> >
> > Let us know if you run into problems.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Unidata IDV Support
> >
> > > Hello, thank you for the information. Yes, I want to view the sea surface
> > > high data as topography and I thought it could be possible, considering
> > > that it has positive and negative values. Additionally, I have corrents
> > > info to overlay the ssh field...
> > > Thank you for your support.
> > > Estefania.
> > >
> > address@hidden
> > > >:
> > >
> > > > Estefania,
> > > >
> > > > We are a little bit confused about what you are trying to achieve.
> > > >
> > > > The IDV has the capability of viewing a field as topography. Is this
> > what
> > > > you
> > > > are looking for?  (If yes, please read about this topic in the IDV
> > > > documentation.) Your data
> > > > (global-analysis-forecast-phys-001-002_1420558153422.nc), however, do
> > not
> > > > contain any 3D fields or data in the Z dimension, as far as we could
> > tell .
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > >
> > > > Unidata IDV Support
> > > >
> > > > > Hi, my name is Estefania Isaza and I already checked the Unidata IDV
> > > > > Screencast 13: creating 3D Map. It was helpful and after creating the
> > > > maps
> > > > > based on catalog info, now I would like to create my own map based
> > on a
> > > > > different source. I usually download the data from My Ocean's
> > website:
> > > > > http://www.myocean.eu and I'm interested in creating a 3D map based
> > on
> > > > > altimetry and flow vectors ( U - V velocities). The catalog's name is
> > > > > Global Ocean 1/12° physics analysis and forecast updated daily. Is
> > this
> > > > > possible? The data than I'm using are attached. Location: Colombian
> > > > > Caribbean, May 2013.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you,
> > > > > Estefania.
> > > > > --
> > > > > Atentamente,
> > > > > MSc. Estefanía Isaza Toro
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ticket Details
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> > > > Ticket ID: BKH-196798
> > > > Department: Support IDV
> > > > Priority: Normal
> > > > Status: Closed
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Atentamente,
> > > MSc. Estefanía Isaza Toro
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
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> > Ticket ID: BKH-196798
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Closed
> >
> >
> 
> 
> --
> Atentamente,
> MSc. Estefanía Isaza Toro
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: BKH-196798
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed