[IDV #EHD-488664]: grids of wind vector plots with missing value flags

> The jar file worked on the "UGRD,VGRD" fields.  My question is can the
> java be modified to include the "EPOT" parameter?  All the fields output
> from my prediction model use "-999.0" as the missing value.
> 

Yes, you can unjar this file, and inside the ncml file, looks for what I did 
for U, V and do the same for the other parameter, and then recreate the jar 
file.


Yuan
> On 7/13/2016 4:01 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >> Excellent!  I will do that.
> >>
> > Robert,
> >
> > If you don't have the privilege to modify the file and have to live with 
> > the current format, I have a better solution here:
> >
> > install the attached jar file open the plugin manager: Tools > Plugin 
> > manager, and then File > install from file > NCST.jar
> >
> > restart your IDV.  Now you have a new data source type named NCST12 Data 
> > files, you only need to specify this type each time loading this kind of 
> > NCST file. You don't need to
> > worry about the ncml or do any editing. Life is good.
> >
> >
> > Yuan
> >
> >
> >> On 7/13/2016 3:37 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >>> Robert,
> >>>
> >>> You put the NCML and grib files wherever you want. The only catch is you 
> >>> have to
> >>> point to the correct location of the grib file in the NCML.
> >>>
> >>> For example, in my NCML I had
> >>>
> >>> location="file:/Users/chastang/Downloads/NCST12_AHI.grib2"
> >>>
> >>> you will have something like
> >>>
> >>> location="file:C:\Users\boba\Downloads\NCST12_AHI.grib2"
> >>>
> >>> in fact, you have an example of this location in the NCML file you 
> >>> successfully
> >>> loaded earlier.
> >>>
> >>> You then load the NCML file in the IDV as you normally would wherever it 
> >>> is
> >>> located on your computer.
> >>>
> >>> Best,
> >>>
> >>> Unidata IDV Support
> >>>
> >>>> Where do I put the edited file?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 7/13/2016 2:22 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >>>>> Robert,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> What you did is fine and will work but can be a bit unwieldy as you 
> >>>>> point out.
> >>>>> You could have simply edited the file I attached earlier to point to 
> >>>>> the correct
> >>>>> grib file and it would have worked.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Again, if you can fix the problem in the original data, that would be 
> >>>>> best
> >>>>> especially now that you have a better understanding of the problem.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> There are yet other ways to deal with this issue perhaps by creating a 
> >>>>> Jython
> >>>>> grid mask in the IDV if the other solutions are too cumbersome.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Best,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Unidata IDV Support
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I have never heard of NcML so I went to the NcML web page, downloaded
> >>>>>> the ToolsUI application, loaded my grib2 file under the NcML tab,
> >>>>>> changed the "missing_value" value from "NaN" to "-999.0", and saved the
> >>>>>> file as NetCDF.  The winds plotted correctly! I guess I'll have to do
> >>>>>> this for every grib2 file I generate.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On 7/12/2016 4:52 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >>>>>>> Hi Robert,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Here is at least one way to this. See the attached NCML that 
> >>>>>>> correctly defines
> >>>>>>> the correct "missing_value" attribute which is the root of the 
> >>>>>>> problem here.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> You will have to change the path to the location of your data file in 
> >>>>>>> the NCML.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Sometimes NCML is not the optimal choice for a variety of reasons so 
> >>>>>>> let us know
> >>>>>>> if that works for you (or properly define the missing_value attribute 
> >>>>>>> in the original
> >>>>>>> data).
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Keep us up-to-date on your progress.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Best,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Unidata IDV Support
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Full Name: Robert Aune
> >>>>>>>> Email Address: address@hidden
> >>>>>>>> Organization: NOAA/NESDIS - CIMSS
> >>>>>>>> Package Version: 5.3 build date:2016-05-23 19:17 UTC
> >>>>>>>> Operating System: Windows 7
> >>>>>>>> Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_5.3\jre version: 1.8.0_45 
> >>>>>>>> j3d:1.6.0-pre9-daily-experimental daily
> >>>>>>>> Description of problem: I'm plotting wind vectors on a grid that 
> >>>>>>>> contains a missing value flag (-999).  Is there a way to skip 
> >>>>>>>> plotting the vectors at the missing value grid points?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Ticket Details
> >>>>>>> ===================
> >>>>>>> Ticket ID: EHD-488664
> >>>>>>> Department: Support IDV
> >>>>>>> Priority: Normal
> >>>>>>> Status: Closed
> >>>>>>> ===================
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> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>> Robert M. Aune
> >>>>>> Research Meteorologist, Advanced Satellite Products Branch
> >>>>>> COoperative Research Program
> >>>>>> Center for Satellite Applications and Research
> >>>>>> DOC/NOAA/NESDIS
> >>>>>> 1225 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706
> >>>>>> Ph: 608-262-1071      Fax: 608-262-5974
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> Ticket Details
> >>>>> ===================
> >>>>> Ticket ID: EHD-488664
> >>>>> Department: Support IDV
> >>>>> Priority: Normal
> >>>>> Status: Closed
> >>>>> ===================
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> >>>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> Robert M. Aune
> >>>> Research Meteorologist, Advanced Satellite Products Branch
> >>>> COoperative Research Program
> >>>> Center for Satellite Applications and Research
> >>>> DOC/NOAA/NESDIS
> >>>> 1225 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706
> >>>> Ph: 608-262-1071      Fax: 608-262-5974
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> Ticket Details
> >>> ===================
> >>> Ticket ID: EHD-488664
> >>> Department: Support IDV
> >>> Priority: Normal
> >>> Status: Closed
> >>> ===================
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> >>>
> >> --
> >> Robert M. Aune
> >> Research Meteorologist, Advanced Satellite Products Branch
> >> COoperative Research Program
> >> Center for Satellite Applications and Research
> >> DOC/NOAA/NESDIS
> >> 1225 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706
> >> Ph: 608-262-1071      Fax: 608-262-5974
> >>
> >>
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: EHD-488664
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Closed
> > ===================
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> 
> --
> Robert M. Aune
> Research Meteorologist, Advanced Satellite Products Branch
> COoperative Research Program
> Center for Satellite Applications and Research
> DOC/NOAA/NESDIS
> 1225 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706
> Ph: 608-262-1071      Fax: 608-262-5974
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: EHD-488664
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
===================
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