[IDV #DPX-797087]: Plotting global WRF output with IDV

Gary,

No worries. I have the file.

> Hi again,
> 
> It made it to 100%, but now I don't see the file in the Support Uploads
> directory.  May have to try again.
> 
> In other news, I just figured out how to convert the global wrf output
> to gempak format, so that may be more readable by IDV.
> 
> -Gary
> 
> On 6/2/2015 4:15 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> > 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
> >
> 
> --
> Dr. Gary M. Lackmann
> Professor and Co-Director of Graduate Programs
> Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences
> North Carolina State University
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: DPX-797087
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open