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[IDV #ZFS-127838]: Plotting any data from wrfout file

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  • Subject: [IDV #ZFS-127838]: Plotting any data from wrfout file
  • Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 21:08:18 -0600
> Hi Yuan,
> 
> I uploaded a file for testing, thanks for checking in to this.  I know
> that this same thing used to work in the past, but not with this
> specific file.  However, I also tested with some other WRFOUT files and
> had the same issue.
> 
> Thank you,
> Gary

Hi Gary,
      The problem you were experienced has been fixed in 5.1u2 or nightly.


Yuan
> 
> On 7/27/2015 6:01 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >> Full Name: Gary Lackmann
> >> Email Address: address@hidden
> >> Organization: NC State University
> >> 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: Dear IDV support,
> >>
> >> With older versions of IDV, I could directly plot data from wrfout files.  
> >> It doesn't seem to work any more, even for simple 2-D quantities.
> >> No matter what I try, it gives the error:
> >> Couldn't get data
> >> must be 2D
> >>
> >> I know that it is recommended to post-process and de-stagger the grid 
> >> first, but some of the variables are not converted, and so its
> >> useful to be able to have a quick look using IDV for such quantities.
> >>
> >> Thank you for any assistance,
> >> Gary
> >>
> > Hi Gary,
> >        I assumed you were doing aggregated wrf netcdf, it should be 
> > working. But, the aggregation doesn't work any more for
> > grid1/2 when there are more than one time dimensions.
> >
> > Please upload a couple sample files here:
> >
> > https://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload
> >
> > Yuan
> >> ******************
> >> 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: ZFS-127838
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> >
> 
> --
> 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: ZFS-127838
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open