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[netCDFJava #IHC-743264]: Problems reading GRIB2 files

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  • Subject: [netCDFJava #IHC-743264]: Problems reading GRIB2 files
  • Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:32:55 -0700
Hi Jeff,

It's linked off of the page I sent, but you can download it directly here:

ftp://ftp.unidata.ucar.edu/pub/netcdf-java/v4.3/netcdfAll-4.3.jar

Note that 4.3 is considered beta, but you for sure want to be using it if
you are working with GRIB.

Cheers,

Sean

> Where do I get version 4.3 from? I only see version 4.2 on 
> www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/netcdf
> 
> Jeff
>  
> 
> "It is perhaps easier, and certainly safer,
> to follow a beaten path, but it is also
> dull, uninteresting, and futile."
> - Dmitri Shostakovich
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Unidata netCDF Java Support <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
> Cc: address@hidden
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 2:32 PM
> Subject: [netCDFJava #IHC-743264]: Problems reading GRIB2 files
> 
> Greetings Jeff,
> 
> If you are dealing with GRIB files, you should use netCDF-Java 4.3. The
> GRIB handling in 4.2 is broken. See the note for GRIB users here and try
> the 4.3 jar:
> 
> https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf-java/documentation.htm#v43
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Sean
> 
> > Full Name: Jeff Smith
> > Email Address: address@hidden
> > Organization: Front Range Community College
> > Package Version: 4.2
> > Operating System: Windows 7
> > Hardware:
> > Description of problem:
> >
> > I downloaded and installed netcdf-4.2.jar on my Windows laptop. My need is
> > to read GRIB2 files from NCEP. I have encountered several problems. The
> > most serious is that, according to the documnentation, objects from
> > the class Grib2ProductDefintionSection have a method that returns an
> > object of the class Grib2PDSVariables, but there is no such class as
> > Grib2PDSVariables in the package.
> >
> > Another serious problem is that the class Grib2GridDefinitionSection
> > does not appear to read in the correct number of bytes. This results in
> > an array out of bounds exception being raised in line 1741 of method
> > getInt in Grib2GDSVariables.java (which is called from line 82 of
> > GribGDSVariables.java, which in turn is in a method called from line
> > 418 of Grib2GridDefinitionSection.java). I have verified that all the
> > GRIB2 files that I have tested with are properly constructed GRIB2 files.
> >
> >
> 
> Ticket Details
> ===================
> Ticket ID: IHC-743264
> Department: Support netCDF Java
> Priority: Normal
> Status: Open
> 

Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: IHC-743264
Department: Support netCDF Java
Priority: Normal
Status: Open