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Gary, Are you sure it times out? For big files, sometimes the browser will appear stuck but is in fact cranking away. Alternatively, is there a place on the web I can grab the data? Best, Unidata IDV Support > Hi, > No problem - I am trying to upload to motherlode, but the file is large, > and it timed out. Even for a single time, the file size is 2 Gb. > I'll let you know if I succeed in uploading it, but we may have to try a > different means of transferring the file. > Thanks, > Gary > > On 6/2/2015 3:32 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote: > > I meant Gary, not Chris. Sorry about that. > > > >> 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 > > > > -- > Dr. Gary M. Lackmann > Professor and Co-Director of Graduate Programs > Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences > North Carolina State University > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: DPX-797087 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed