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> IDV support, > Attached is a bundle we built for the Lackmann-Tyle-Mapes textbook lab manual > we are writing. It exposes some IDV bugs and shortcomings. > > We are trying to write this into the book: > "The same set of displays can be viewed for any time 1979-2015, anywhere in > the world, with LMT_2.2_MERRA_1979-2015, and for real time data using > LMT_2.2_RT. In either case, to view another area of the globe, zoom out until > your desired region is visible and then hold the shift key while > rubberbanding a lat-lon box with the left mouse button.” > > But it fails in two ways. > > > 1. Three displays that originated from Grid Diagnostics (QG Temp Adv, Div(Q > vector), and Geo Avor Advection) do not retain their Match Display Region > status when the .xidv is saved. I carefully set them to MDR (as the attached > screenshot shows), saved and reopened the bundle, and they have lost that MDR > status. They revert to the display region used during their creation. > Brian, This is a bug, I can fix it soon. > 2. The data cube showable by the sounding probe, as well as the position of > the probe itself, similarly are not movable. Perhaps that is a > not-yet-unimplemented feature rather than a bug, but it would be much > approciated if it could be made to work. > You are right, it is unimplemented feature, and my question is where to move the probe location, is it ok to set to the center of new area? Yuan > > Thanks for any help! > Brian, Gary, Kevin. > > [cid:977d937b-2cc7-4ebd-9fcf-90dd322e1217@amazon.rsmas.miami.edu] > [cid:967adb11-8554-4898-974a-0b435f58646f@amazon.rsmas.miami.edu] > > > > > ********************************************* > Brian Mapes, Professor > Department of Atmospheric Sciences > Meteorology and Physical Oceanography Program > RSMAS, University of Miami > 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway > Miami, FL 33149-1098 > > phone: (305) 421-4275 > fax: (305) 421-4696 > email: address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden> > Web: http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/users/bmapes/ > ********************************************** > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: PCY-782376 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open