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> Full Name: jacob > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: ucla > Package Version: 6.1u2 build date:2022-09-07 18:09 UTC > Operating System: Windows 10 > Hardware: Java: home: E:\UCLA\IDV_6.1u2\jre version: 1.8.0_302 j3d:1.6.1 fcs > fcs > Description of problem: Unable to open grid: > dods://thredds.ucar.edu/thredds/dodsC/grib/NCEP/GFS/CONUS_95km/GFS_CONUS_95km_20170202_1200.grib2 > Unable to open grid: > dods://thredds.ucar.edu/thredds/dodsC/grib/NCEP/GFS/CONUS_95km/GFS_CONUS_95km_20170202_1200.grib2 > > ****************** > Stack trace: > ucar.unidata.data.BadDataException: Unable to open grid: > dods://thredds.ucar.edu/thredds/dodsC/grib/NCEP/GFS/CONUS_95km/GFS_CONUS_95km_20170202_1200.grib2 > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.doMakeDataSet(GeoGridDataSource.java:1231) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.getDataset(GeoGridDataSource.java:1247) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.initAfterUnpersistence(GeoGridDataSource.java:414) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager$18.run(IdvPersistenceManager.java:3726) > at visad.util.ThreadManager.runInParallel(ThreadManager.java:276) > at visad.util.ThreadManager.runInParallel(ThreadManager.java:248) > at visad.util.ThreadManager.runInParallel(ThreadManager.java:215) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager.instantiateFromBundle(IdvPersistenceManager.java:3736) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager.decodeXmlInner(IdvPersistenceManager.java:3281) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.IdvPersistenceManager$12.run(IdvPersistenceManager.java:3089) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1243) > > > Hi Jacob, The Unidata thredds data server only serves most recent dataset. You need to go to NOAA data center and find their thredds server to get the data you want. Yuan Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: ECR-786457 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.