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[IDV #PVE-466454]: Looping over forecast valid time

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  • Subject: [IDV #PVE-466454]: Looping over forecast valid time
  • Date: Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:17:23 -0600
> Full Name: Marty Baxter
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: Central Michigan University
> Package Version: 6.0u1
> Operating System: MacOS 11.4
> Hardware: 13" Macbook
> Description of problem: Hi Yuan,
> 
> Can the IDV loop through multiple model forecasts valid for the same time in 
> order to examine how the forecast changes with lead time?
> 
> I see that Unidata's realtime THREDDS server has available a "Full Collection 
> (Reference/Forecast Time)" entry that has data available for all forecasts 
> valid for a particular time (reftime and time coordinates for each variable).
> 
> I have my own archived data I'm trying to implement this with, but wanted to 
> see if it was possible to view in the IDV before proceeding.
> 
> Thanks,
> Marty
> 
> 
Hi Marty,

I think it is a good idea to set up your own TDS and with the full collection 
(FMRC) the IDV might be able to do what you want.

One example is the "timeStepAccumulation" function I added in the 6.0 release,  
and we should be able to do a more complicated analysis.

Yuan

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: PVE-466454
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open
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