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Chris, Would it be possible to get some sample data uploaded here? http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload And let us know when it uploaded. Best, Unidata IDV Support > Full Name: Gary Lackmann > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: NC State University > Package Version: 5.1u2 build date:2015-04-27 16:07 UTC > Operating System: Windows 7 > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_5.1u2\jre version: 1.7.0_51 > j3d:1.6.0-pre9-daily-experimental daily > Description of problem: Couldn't get data > must be 2D > > The Globe IDV would seem perfectly matched with global WRF output, but I > almost invariably get errors when I try to > plot a global WRF dataset with IDV. > > Please let me know if there is a fundamental incompatibility. > Thanks,Gary > > ****************** > Stack trace: > java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: must be 2D > at ucar.nc2.dataset.CoordinateAxis2D.doRead(CoordinateAxis2D.java:98) > at ucar.nc2.dataset.CoordinateAxis2D.getCoordValue(CoordinateAxis2D.java:83) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridAdapter.getInitialSpatialDomain(GeoGridAdapter.java:875) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridAdapter.getSpatialDomainSetInner(GeoGridAdapter.java:408) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridAdapter.getSpatialDomainSet(GeoGridAdapter.java:353) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridAdapter.getFlatField(GeoGridAdapter.java:1233) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridAdapter.readTimeStep(GeoGridAdapter.java:1560) > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridAdapter.access$100(GeoGridAdapter.java:113) > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridAdapter$1.run(GeoGridAdapter.java:1455) > at visad.util.ThreadManager.runInParallel(ThreadManager.java:273) > at visad.util.ThreadManager.runInParallel(ThreadManager.java:245) > at visad.util.ThreadManager.runSequentially(ThreadManager.java:223) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridAdapter.makeSequence(GeoGridAdapter.java:1470) > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridAdapter.getSequence(GeoGridAdapter.java:1140) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.makeFieldImpl(GeoGridDataSource.java:2099) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.getDataInner(GeoGridDataSource.java:1398) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataSourceImpl.getData(DataSourceImpl.java:2390) > at ucar.unidata.data.DirectDataChoice.getData(DirectDataChoice.java:332) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataChoice.getData(DataChoice.java:637) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataInstance.getData(DataInstance.java:243) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataInstance.getData(DataInstance.java:207) > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.init(GridDataInstance.java:206) > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.<init>(GridDataInstance.java:163) > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.<init>(GridDataInstance.java:144) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.GridDisplayControl.doMakeDataInstance(GridDisplayControl.java:299) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.initializeDataInstance(DisplayControlImpl.java:3278) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.setData(DisplayControlImpl.java:3234) > at ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.setData(PlanViewControl.java:664) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.ContourPlanViewControl.setData(ContourPlanViewControl.java:195) > at ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.init(PlanViewControl.java:489) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:1402) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:1085) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor.initControl(ControlDescriptor.java:986) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor$1.run(ControlDescriptor.java:911) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1243) > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: DPX-797087 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed