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I'll send this over to the McIdas and IDV teams for comment. -Lansing On 2/13/2014 8:57 AM, Joleen Feltz wrote: > New Client Reply: combining satellite bands via ncml > > Hi, > > When the middle mouse button is pressed in either IDV or McIDAS-V a data > readout is displayed. In the case of this aggregated file, no value is shown > for the aggregated data. > > > On Feb 12, 2014, at 2:59 PM, Unidata netCDF Java Support wrote: > >> Hi Joleen, >> >> I wasn't sure what you meant by "middle mouse probe," so I asked someone >> over on the IDV team what it might be. They were thinking you might mean >> the roller button, which may control zoom level, but I'm not so sure. Can >> you clarify? >> >> I will grab some of the files you've posted and try to figure out what's >> going on. >> >> Regards, >> Lansing Madry >> Unidata >> Boulder, Colorado >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have written an ncml which aggregates bands by assigning a pressure level: >>> >>>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> >>>> <netcdf xmlns="http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/namespaces/netcdf/ncml-2.2"> >>>> >>>> <variable name="pressure" type="int"> >>>> <attribute name="units" value="hPa"/> >>>> </variable> >>>> >>>> <aggregation dimName="pressure" type="joinNew"> >>>> <variableAgg name="ABI_TBB_WV"/> >>>> <netcdf location="sim_abi_band08_2005_0604_2200utc.nc" coordValue="400"> >>>> <variable name="ABI_TBB_WV" type="float" orgName="ABI_TBB_08" /> >>>> </netcdf> >>>> <netcdf location="sim_abi_band09_2005_0604_2200utc.nc" coordValue="500"> >>>> <variable name="ABI_TBB_WV" type="float" orgName="ABI_TBB_09" /> >>>> </netcdf> >>>> <netcdf location="sim_abi_band10_2005_0604_2200utc.nc" coordValue="750"> >>>> <variable name="ABI_TBB_WV" type="float" orgName="ABI_TBB_10" /> >>>> </netcdf> >>>> </aggregation> >>>> >>>> <variable name="ABI_TBB_WV" type="float"> >>>> <attribute name="long_name" type="string" value="ABI Brightness >>>> Temperature Water Vapor Bands" /> >>>> </variable> >>>> </netcdf> >>> While this produces a file which can be loaded into IDV, I cannot get any >>> information using the middle mouse probe. Furthermore, when I try to use >>> this same technique on newer ABI data, the aggregation fails. Is there a >>> way to make this work? It is a very useful tool >>> >>> 1.) Multiple bands can be loaded and displayed quickly. >>> 2.) The band data can be displayed roughly at a level that is appropriate >>> 3.) The instrument data can be viewed as a cross section >>> >>> I have placed the data and ncml on a ftp site: >>> ftp://ftp.ssec.wisc.edu/pub/ssec/joleenf/ >>> >>> and the new data is under >>> ftp://ftp.ssec.wisc.edu/pub/ssec/joleenf/newGRBfiles/ >>> >>> Thank-you for your assistance, >>> Joleen >>> >>> >> >> Ticket Details >> =================== >> Ticket ID: CZW-502913 >> Department: Support netCDF Java >> Priority: Normal >> Status: Open >> > > > > Ticket Details > =================== > Ticket ID: CZW-502913 > Department: Support netCDF Java > Priority: Normal > Status: Open > Link: > https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/esupport/staff/index.php?_m=tickets&_a=viewticket&ticketid=23345 Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: CZW-502913 Department: Support netCDF Java Priority: Normal Status: Open