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[IDV #GTY-591375]: flowvectors have u and v mixed up, can't figure why?

> Full Name: brian mapes
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: UM
> Package Version: 5.0u2 build date:2014-10-08 07:05 UTC
> Operating System: Mac OS X
> Hardware: Java: home: /Applications/IDV_5.0u2/jre.bundle/Contents/Home/jre 
> version: 1.7.0_67 j3d:1.6.0-pre9-daily-experimental daily
> Description of problem: Why did I have to scale these pink vectors by 100 to 
> see them at all?
> Why are their components mixed up (trade winds are shown as south pointing 
> vectors)?
> 
> I know, there are no units on this dataset and there "should" be, but is the 
> flowvector scaling default 100x out of whack?
> 
> Thanks for any clues.
> Brian
> 
> 
> ------------Help->Details on the flowve3ctors display looks OK. -----------
> 
> Display: flowvectors - Vector Plan View
> ?Data:
> ?Derived quantity: Formula: DerivedGridFactory.createFlowVectors (D1, D2) 
> Field: flowvectors (Flow Vectors (from u2m & v2m)) from:
> Field: u2m (eastward wind at 2 m above the displacement height) from: Name: 
> MERRA 2D-hourly met Description:Geogrid data source
> Files:
> dods://goldsmr2.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dods/MAT1NXSLV
> Field: v2m (northward wind at 2 m above the displacement height) from: Name: 
> MERRA 2D-hourly met Description:Geogrid data source
> Files:
> dods://goldsmr2.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dods/MAT1NXSLV
> 
> 

I think the data values of 2 meter wind in this dataset are bad.

-9.98E8 probably represent missing value.


Yuan 
> 
> 

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: GTY-591375
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed