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> Thanks so much for your support I think you impressed me beyond > expectation.Please,guide me on how to plot profile graph such as height in > km against temperature, height in km against TEC, etc please give me steps > to do this .Thanks for your usual cooperation > There is no temperature in the file you upload, other type like, wetPrf should be able to do the SkewT display. Yuan > address@hidden> wrote: > > > Ahmed, > > > > In the IDV Dashboard, select the Data Choosers tab and load your file with > > a > > "Data Source Type" of "Trajectory Sounding files". Click the "Add Source" > > button. This action will take you to the Field Selector of the IDV > > Dashboard. Select one of the fields under Track > Basic (e.g., Electron > > Density). At this point, choose a Display Type of "Track Colored by > > Parameter" > > and click "Create Display". (You may wish to experiment with other choices > > for > > the field selection or display type.) > > > > At this point, you should have rendered your data. Back in the IDV > > Dashboard, > > Displays Tab you can find a Times tab, and you can choose "Times to Use" of > > "Track Times". Make sure "enabled" is checked. You may wish to experiment > > with > > these choices as well. > > > > Best, > > > > Unidata IDV Support > > > > > please here is the attached sample of the data file.T I couldnt process > > it > > > the data using IDV please assist.hank > > > > > > address@hidden> wrote: > > > > > > > Ahmed, > > > > > > > > Please upload your data here: > > > > > > > > http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload > > > > > > > > Let us know when it is there. > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > > > Unidata IDV Support > > > > > > > > > Full Name: Ahmed Wasiu Akande > > > > > Email Address: address@hidden > > > > > Organization: Beihang University,Beijing,China > > > > > Package Version: 5.1u1 build date:2015-04-02 16:45 UTC > > > > > Operating System: Windows 7 > > > > > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_5.1u1\jre version: > > 1.7.0_51 > > > > j3d:1.6.0-pre9-daily-experimental daily > > > > > Description of problem: > > > > > > > > > > Details Explanation below: > > > > > > > > > > There was an error loading the data: > > > > > > > > > > Error creating data source:file.profiler2 with: C:\Users\Ahmed Wasiu > > > > Akande\Desktop\RO > > > > > > Data\1\bdsArc_2015.097.04.16_c051a335cd9c\cosmic2013\ionPrf\2013.001\ionPrf_C005.2013.001.00.30.G31_2013.3520_nc > > > > > Could not open trajectory file:C:\Users\Ahmed Wasiu Akande\Desktop\RO > > > > > > Data\1\bdsArc_2015.097.04.16_c051a335cd9c\cosmic2013\ionPrf\2013.001\ionPrf_C005.2013.001.00.30.G31_2013.3520_nc > > > > > > > > > > ****************** > > > > > Stack trace: > > > > > ucar.unidata.data.BadDataException: Could not open trajectory > > > > file:C:\Users\Ahmed Wasiu Akande\Desktop\RO > > > > > > Data\1\bdsArc_2015.097.04.16_c051a335cd9c\cosmic2013\ionPrf\2013.001\ionPrf_C005.2013.001.00.30.G31_2013.3520_nc > > > > > at > > > > > > ucar.unidata.data.profiler.CDMProfilerDataSource.initProfiler(CDMProfilerDataSource.java:396) > > > > > at > > > > > > ucar.unidata.data.profiler.CDMProfilerDataSource.initProfilerAll(CDMProfilerDataSource.java:373) > > > > > at > > > > > > ucar.unidata.data.profiler.CDMProfilerDataSource.<init>(CDMProfilerDataSource.java:180) > > > > > at > > > > > > ucar.unidata.data.profiler.CDMProfilerDataSource.<init>(CDMProfilerDataSource.java:158) > > > > > at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native > > Method) > > > > > at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown > > Source) > > > > > at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(Unknown > > > > Source) > > > > > at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unknown Source) > > > > > at > > ucar.unidata.data.DataManager.createDataSource(DataManager.java:1565) > > > > > at > > > > > > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.createDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1979) > > > > > at > > > > > > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1896) > > > > > at > > > > > > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1830) > > > > > at > > > > > > ucar.unidata.idv.IntegratedDataViewer.makeDataSource(IntegratedDataViewer.java:1803) > > > > > at > > > > ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.IdvChooser.makeDataSource(IdvChooser.java:943) > > > > > at > > > > > > ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.selectFilesInner(FileChooser.java:656) > > > > > at > > ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.selectFiles(FileChooser.java:525) > > > > > at > > > > > > ucar.unidata.idv.chooser.FileChooser.doLoadInThread(FileChooser.java:547) > > > > > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) > > > > > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) > > > > > at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) > > > > > at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) > > > > > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$2.run(Misc.java:1215) > > > > > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1243) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > > > =================== > > > > Ticket ID: FYL-840052 > > > > Department: Support IDV > > > > Priority: Normal > > > > Status: Closed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: FYL-840052 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Closed > > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: FYL-840052 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed