[THREDDS #GHS-781915]: questions from Argentina

> Good morning,Lansing Madry.
> A final question in relation to the siguinte link (obtained today):
> 
> http://motherlode.ucar.edu:8080/thredds/dodsC/fmrc/NCEP/GFS/Global_onedeg/NCEP-GFS-Global_onedeg_best.ncd.htm
> 
> the date and initial hour of the forecast is  09-06-2012 hour 06 z (start
> on 06-06-2012 at 06z) with validity at 702 hours of term [end at
> 10-05-2012 at 06z (702 hours of term)]?
> 
> I think start 09-06-2012 06z end 10-05-2012 06z
> 
> I check U-component_of_wind: Grid
> in time:[0:1:234]
> 
> The rest I understood well
> Thank you again for your help, regards
> 
> Walter
> 
> 
> 
> >> Good morning,Lansing Madry.I am trying to get a time series of the
> >> forecast U-component of the surface level winds for to specific gridbox
> >> containing the location 45.78 S - 067.5 W, for the level of 1000 hpa. If
> >> this is not possible, it would be for surface. In another order, for
> >> example; if today, I try to obtain the data; which is the date  from
> >> start
> >> of the forecast and until term of time (end date of the forecast).
> >> Please sendo to me an example with other variable (prate)
> >> Thank you in adavance, sorry my english is bad. Regards.
> >> Walter
> >>
> >>
> >> >> Good morning, my name is Walter Maza. I am teacher in the National
> >> >> University of the Patagonia, in Argentina.
> >> >>
> >> >> My consultation is the following one:
> >> >>
> >> >> From the page:
> >> >> http://motherlode.ucar.edu:8080/thredds/dodsC/fmrc/NCEP/GFS/Global_onedeg/NCEP-GFS-Global_onedeg_fmrc.ncd.html
> >> >>
> >> >> I try to obtain information ascii (best time series) for Comodoro
> >> >> Rivadavia (45.78 S - 067.5 W) with forecast to the major possible
> >> time
> >> >> of
> >> >> the variable U component of wind in 1000 hpa.
> >> >> For the date of today on September 04 (satart date)with information
> >> of
> >> >> 06z.
> >> >> since it should deposit the following information?
> >> >>
> >> >> U-component_of_wind_altitude_above_msl: Grid
> >> >> I think
> >> >> time:0:1:234
> >> >> altitude_above_msl:???
> >> >> lat: 135:1:135
> >> >> lon: 292:1:292
> >> >>
> >> >> Please if it can help me with this, thank you very much in advance,
> >> >> regards
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> > Dear Walter,
> >> >
> >> > I have taken a look at your question, and I want to make sure I
> >> understand
> >> > what you're asking.  It seems to me that you are trying to get a time
> >> > series of the forecast U-component of the surface level winds for a
> >> > specific gridbox containing the location 45.78 S - 067.5 W, and you
> >> appear
> >> > to be asking which level, of the three available, is the surface
> >> level.
> >> >
> >> > I looked at the three levels, and none are at the surface.  They are
> >> at
> >> > elevations above msl of:
> >> >
> >> > Dataset {
> >> >     Float64 altitude_above_msl[altitude_above_msl = 3];
> >> > }
> >> fmrc%2fNCEP%2fGFS%2fGlobal_onedeg%2fNCEP-GFS-Global_onedeg_fmrc%2encd;
> >> > ---------------------------------------------
> >> > altitude_above_msl[3]
> >> > 1829.0, 2743.0, 3658.0
> >> >
> >> > Also, I am having trouble understanding your suggestion of time
> >> > coordinates.  As near as I can tell, the time variable has 65 steps in
> >> > each of 87 runs, rather than a single time series of 235 steps.
> >> >
> >> > Could you confirm my interpretation or otherwise clarify what you are
> >> > looking for?
> >> >
> >> > Regards,
> >> >   Lansing Madry
> >> >   Unidata
> >> >   Boulder, CO
> >> >
> >> > Ticket Details
> >> > ===================
> >> > Ticket ID: GHS-781915
> >> > Department: Support THREDDS
> >> > Priority: Normal
> >> > Status: Open
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> > Walter,
> >
> > I think you want to do the following:
> >
> > 1) Check the box next to "U-component_of_wind: Array of 32 bit Reals [run
> > = 0..86][time = 0..64][pressure = 0..25][lat = 0..180][lon = 0..359]" --
> > it is the third variable in the list.
> > 2) In the "run" box enter "0:1:0" -- or whichever run you want
> > 3) In the "time" box enter "0:1:64 -- to get all of the forecast timesteps
> > 4) In the "pressure" box enter "0:1:0" -- to get 100hPa level
> > 5) In the "lat" box enter "135:1:135" -- to get your latitude of interest
> > gridbox
> > 6) In the "lon" box enter "292:1:292" -- to get your longitude of interest
> > gridbox
> > 7) Click the "Get ASCII" button to see the data.
> >
> > You may want a different (or multiple) run instead of just the first one.
> >
> > Hope this helps!
> >
> > -Lansing
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: GHS-781915
> > Department: Support THREDDS
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> >
> >
> 
> 
Walter,

I think I see a couple points of confusion.  First, you might notice that you 
have provided two similar-looking, but critically different links.  One of them 
is a "best time series", the other a "forecast model run collection".  Under 
the "best" time series (the most recent link you provided), there is indeed a 
time with 235 steps.  However, this leads to perhaps the second point of 
confusion.  The time described is "hours since 2012-08-16T00:00:00Z", rather 
than the 09-06-2012 you are looking for.

Cheers,
  Lansing

Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: GHS-781915
Department: Support THREDDS
Priority: Normal
Status: Open