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> Hey Yuan- > > I hadn't run the IDV for a while, and today I brought up my favorite GFS > bundle: > > https://psl.noaa.gov/repository/entry/get/gfs80km.xidv?entryid=8ed2cb87-762c-4bf2-af7e-1ef959db2b11 > > The precipitation used to be the precip at each interval, but now it > seems to be an accumulation from the analysis time. Was there a change > in the way TDS indexes this field or was there a change in the GFS data? > > I'm running 5.7, not the nightly. > > Don > -- > Don Murray > NOAA/PSL and CU-CIRES > 303-497-3596 > https://www.psl.noaa.gov/people/don.murray/ > > I remember Sean mentioned this change a while ago, it is the change of the GFS data. I have the same problem with the coverage type, it is more difficult to deal with the best time-series data. Maybe the solution is to add a derived function to deal with it. Yuan Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: JWC-587009 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open =================== 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.