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[netCDFJava #TVY-105237]: Using NcML to read HDF5 files in IDV

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  • Subject: [netCDFJava #TVY-105237]: Using NcML to read HDF5 files in IDV
  • Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:41:37 -0700
Hi Dave:

There are some bugs in dealing with groups. I fixed enough so that this should 
now work with the latest (4.0.28) release, attached is an NcML file for the 
first file.  Im guessing that you want to aggregate the two files together? Ill 
have to look at that after christmas.

As for lower case "c" in NcML, I dunno, how do these damn things happen ??!!

happy holidays!

> Hi,
> 
> I have 2 HDF5 files I'd like to visualize in IDV/McIDAS-V. One of the
> files is the geolocation [along with TerrainHeight, zenith angles, etc.]:
> ftp://ftp.ssec.wisc.edu/pub/incoming/GMTCO_npp_d20030125_t084705_e084830_b00015_c20071212222807_den_OPS_SEG.h5
> 
> The other contains SSTs:
> ftp://ftp.ssec.wisc.edu/pub/incoming/VSSTO_npp_d20030125_t084705_e084830_b00015_c20071212222807_den_OPS_SEG.h5
> 
> I was able to use ToolsUI to read the first file and make an NcML file.
> Tom Whittaker looked at it, but he didn't know how to deal with
> 'groups'. He did the following:
> 
> /I tried the two simple things I know on just the first file -- make two 
> "dimension variables", add some "units" to the latitude and longitude and 
> "terrain" variables, etc.,....but I could not get it to work.  /
> 
> Any advice and/or tips on making these files usable in IDV/McIDAS-V?
> 
> btw....why is the 'c' in NcML lower case when it appears to come from
> the 'C' in netCDF?
> 
> Thanks,
> dave
> --
> 
> Dave Santek
> 
> CIMSS/SSEC
> 
> University of Wisconsin-Madison
> 
> 1225 W. Dayton St.
> 
> Madison, WI  53706
> 
> Phone: 608-263-7410
> 
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: TVY-105237
Department: Support netCDF Java
Priority: Normal
Status: Open

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