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How long does the browser take if you access the .dods e.g. https://dataserver.nccs.nasa.gov/thredds/dodsC/bypass/CREATE-IP/reanalysis/CFSR/6hr/atmos/psl.ncml.dods > > I'm tracking a performance problem down for Brian Mapes (cc'ed). He has an > ncml file that aggregates a number of ncml files and it takes a very very > long time to open the file. > > Just looking at one of the NCML links that is being accessed: > > https://dataserver.nccs.nasa.gov/thredds/dodsC/bypass/CREATE-IP/reanalysis/CFSR/6hr/atmos/psl.ncml > > In the browser it is sub-second to access the .das of this file. However, > running CURL or the IDV's IOUtil.readcontents it takes ~10 seconds to > fetch. Running ucar.nc2.dt.grid.GridDataset.open it takes ~ 80 seconds to > open the link > > Any ideas? > > -Jeff > > =Dennis Heimbigner Unidata Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: OSY-357654 Department: Support netCDF Java 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.