[IDV #GDD-561087]: Dewpoint function is broken

> Yeah that should work, unless RH slightly greater than 1 occurs.
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Well, I did see RH slightly greater than 1 in your dataset, is it ok to set the 
range between 0 and 1.1?

Yuan
> On Feb 23, 2017, at 5:41 PM, Unidata IDV Support 
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> In the dataset,
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goldsmr3.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov_dods_MAI3CPASM.info&d=DwIDaQ&c=y2w-uYmhgFWijp_IQN0DhA&r=yVke5Cs8_Mo0wii3NwoEZW87DUrnvGv6PU94kU0W0P0&m=uqP3jcaERkaXWcmJKKdxh_ISPKe3FnJ_ZGR87-2o69U&s=FLf1SL0pVUE-1dKi7LEIfGQ76b-1Ifn_3BUTOsUDqrw&e=
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> rh:     Grid
> units: "fraction"
> _FillValue: 1.0E15
> missing_value: 1.0E15
> long_name: "relative humidity "
> 
> 
> The bundle I sent shows that rh has values 0-1. While IDV wants the units to 
> be “%”, that is not correct!
> 
> Better to change createDewpoint than to demand that MERRA change their units 
> from a correct one (fraction) to incorrect (%).
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> Hi Brian,
> 
> 
> "fraction" is not a CF or any standard unit the IDV supports, but we should 
> be able to do something in the createDewpoint: If the maximum is less than 1, 
> and no standard
> unit exist, I will assume it is "fraction", do you think it is good enough?
> 
> 
> Yuan
> 
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: GDD-561087
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open
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