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[THREDDS #GJF-200148]: TDS 4.3 GRIB names different from TDS 4.2

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  • Subject: [THREDDS #GJF-200148]: TDS 4.3 GRIB names different from TDS 4.2
  • Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 13:37:22 -0600
Fan,

I did a little more digging, and I don't think the file name extension will 
matter - that was my misinterpretation of how the table was getting picked up.  
However, you will probably have the best result directly embedding the table 
information in your featureCollection element using the xml notation.  It looks 
like you tried this already, so I am not sure why it did not work for you.  It 
is possible that it broke because you did not follow udunits standard -- for 
instance, square meters is notated as m^2, rather than m(superscript)2.  The 
code you are asking about is just the number that identifies the grib parameter.

Inside your <featureCollection> element:

<gribConfig>
   <parameterMap>
    <parameter code="2">  <<-- This will override the standard table values for 
parameter 2 (code < 128 are standard, > 128 are local) 
      <description>Pressure reduced to MSL</description>
      <units>Pa</units>
      <name>PRMSL</name>
    </parameter>
    <parameter code="131">
      <description>Snowfall rate</description>
      <units>kg/m^2.s</units> <<--Compound units are notated with a dot, so 
/m^2/s is just /m^2.s
      <name>Snof</name>
    </parameter>
    ...

  </parameterMap>

 </gribConfig>
-Lansing Madry
  Unidata
  Boulder, Colorado

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: GJF-200148
Department: Support THREDDS
Priority: Low
Status: Closed