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Hi Sachin, Thanks . After exploring those, I'll let you know what is the outcome. Maswood On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 12:59 PM, Sachin Kumar Bhate < skbhate@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The best way to open non-CF file in IDV is to make them CF-compliant > by wrapping them in NcML. There is great tutorial on NcML at.. > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/ncml/ > > As far as IDV nuts-n-bolts goes, there is an extensive tutorial by IDV > folks > on how to open various files and other usages.. > > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/toc.html#index.html > > -skb > > -- > Sachin Kumar Bhate, Research Associate > MSU-High Performance Computing Collaboratory, NGI > John C. Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 > http://www.northerngulfinstitute.org/ > > > > Tom Whittaker wrote: > > Maswood -- > > In the Data Choosers tab, open the "Data Source Type" list at the top > of the panel and scroll down to "grids". > > Looking at your structure, you might need to make a couple of name > changes (although I'm not sure anymore)....like "t" might need to be > renamed "time" so the IDV recognizes that as time. I"m not sure > about "z", but normally we use "altitude". Also your "y" and "x" > should be renamed "lat" and "lon", and you probably need to add a > "coordinate" attribute for the grids. > > Have a look at section 5.2 of the CF conventions: > <http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/documents/cf-conventions/1.3/ch05s02.html> > <http://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/documents/cf-conventions/1.3/ch05s02.html> > > tom > > On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Maswood Hasan Mostafi > <mostafi@xxxxxxxxx> <mostafi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Tom, > > Thanks for the quick reply. It seems the convention is CF but still causes > problem. > > How to select "grids (netcdf, ...)". Which menu bar ? > > I have attached a header dump of a file. Original file size is 170 MB , so > could not attach that. > > Thanks again for the help. > > Maswood > > ====================================================== > netcdf C:\MamVisAD\EnviroData\Bathymetry\2\2 { > dimensions: > t = 577 ; > z = 1 ; > y = 321 ; > x = 241 ; > variables: > float t(t) ; > t:long_name = "time" ; > t:units = "days since 1984-1-1 00:00:00" ; > float z(z) ; > z:long_name = "depth" ; > z:units = "m" ; > float y(y) ; > y:long_name = "latitude" ; > y:units = "degrees_north" ; > float x(x) ; > x:long_name = "longitude" ; > x:units = "degrees_east" ; > float eastward_sea_water_velocity(t, z, y, x) ; > eastward_sea_water_velocity:long_name = > "eastward_sea_water_velocity" ; > eastward_sea_water_velocity:standard_name = > "eastward_sea_water_velocity" ; > eastward_sea_water_velocity:units = "m/s" ; > eastward_sea_water_velocity:_FillValue = 1.#QNAN00f ; > eastward_sea_water_velocity:add_offset = 0.f ; > eastward_sea_water_velocity:scale_factor = 1.f ; > > // global attributes: > :Conventions = "CF-1.0" ; > :title = "MERSEA_NATL_ANAL" ; > } > ================================================================= > > > > On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Tom Whittaker <whittaker@xxxxxxxx> > <whittaker@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Generally, NetCDF files that are CF compliant will open and display > without difficulty. Be sure to select the correct "type" (for > example, "grids (netcdf, ...)". If that does not help, please send > along at least a header dump (ncdump -h) of the file -- or post the > file where we can have a look at it. > > tom > > On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Maswood Hasan Mostafi > <mostafi@xxxxxxxxx> <mostafi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi, > > I have problems of viewing netCDF file using IDV. Just trying to open > the > file using the software > is not working.Is there any particular way to open netCDF file using IDV > ? > > Thanks > > Maswood > _______________________________________________ > idvdevelopers mailing list > idvdevelopers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For list information, to unsubscribe, visit: > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailing_lists/ > > > -- > Tom Whittaker > University of Wisconsin-Madison > Space Science & Engineering Center (SSEC) > Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) > 1225 W. Dayton Street > Madison, WI 53706 USA > ph: +1 608 262 2759 > > >
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