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> I am trying to get a 3D view of Harvey's rainfall. Where do I get the data > and how do I use the IDV viewer? > > > > Well, for a 3D view of Harvey's rainfall, I think the best is the model output. The rainfall itself is 2D, but you can make the 3D surface display. The data is available from the IDV catalog, we have several numerical models outputs in near real time. Yuan > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: MNU-368072 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.