[IDV #HAT-776556]: base velocity units

Hi Joseph,

After a lengthy internal discussion 

https://github.com/Unidata/thredds/issues/674

I can confirm that you are correct concerning the units error.

I would encourage you to read that discussion. It is quite interesting.

Downloading the nightly IDV will have the correct units for these data.

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/idv/nightly/index.jsp

Best,

Unidata IDV Support

> Hi Joseph,
> 
> We are looking into this issue.
> 
> https://github.com/Unidata/thredds/issues/674
> 
> Unfortunately, NIDS documentation is decidedly lacking for these historical 
> data
> (unless you know of a good source).
> 
> Best,
> 
> Unidata IDV Support
> 
> > Full Name: Joseph Spain
> > Email Address: address@hidden
> > Organization: Wrisk Consulting, LLC
> > Package Version: 5.3
> > Operating System: Windows 7 64-bit
> > Hardware:
> > Description of problem:
> >
> > Greetings,
> >
> > In IDV, the units of the base velocity products historical ordered from
> > NCDC are listed as knots, but I suspect the units are actually meters
> > per second. I'm not positive of this, but I notice that the NOAA WCT
> > software shows values that are about twice those shown in IDV for the
> > points in space and time. I think the WCT values are correct, based on
> > adjusting the velocites down to 10 meters and comparing to surface-based
> > observations. Can you verify that IDV is actually showing knots and not
> > meters per second, despite the label saying knots?
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Joseph
> >
> >
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: HAT-776556
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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