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[IDV #ISU-591118]: Cyclone trajectoris in IDV

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  • Subject: [IDV #ISU-591118]: Cyclone trajectoris in IDV
  • Date: Thu, 14 May 2015 09:38:48 -0600
> Full Name: Allan Diegan
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: University
> Package Version: 5.0u2 build date:2014-11-12 20:09 UTC
> Operating System: Windows 7
> Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_5.0u2\jre version: 1.7.0_51 
> j3d:1.6.0-pre9-daily-experimental daily
> Description of problem: Greetings,
> 
> Is it possible to use IDV to automatically produce cyclone trajectories 
> (tracks) using a 1000hPa height field?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
Allan,
         We don't have a easy way to do it in the IDV. Basically, you need to 
find out the location of minimum pressure in the 1000hPa filed and then save 
these points over times to some kind of text point data file and load back to 
the IDV to do the track display.

Yuan

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: ISU-591118
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed