Dear Support, I'm learning how to use VIS5D with mcidas and have been going through the on-line tutorial. I've learned how to create a vis5d file and then visualize the data. But I'm having a problem with the VIS5D Importer/Resampler recognizing all of the grids in a grid file. For example, below I have listed all the grids in an MRF grid file. It includes several extra grids that we created in order to calculate isentropic potential vorticity (IPV in grids 86-92, below). When I open the grid file with the Importer/Resampler it only recognizes/displays the 11 T grids, the 11 U grids, the 11 V grids, the 5 RH grids and one P grid (I'm not sure which P grid because it re-numbers all of the grids and doesn't keep their original grid numbers). It ignores the following grids: 32-37 and 53-96. Can you tell me how to get the Importer/Sampler to recognize all of the grids? Thanks Owen GRDLIST AEROCE96/MRF0424.1 GRID=1 100 Dataset position 1 Directory Title= PAR LEVEL DAY TIME SRC FHOUR FDAY FTIME GRID PRO ---- --------- ------------ -------- ---- ----- ------------ -------- ----- ---- T 1000 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 1 MERC NULL 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 XXXX 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 2 UNKN T 850 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 3 MERC T 700 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 4 MERC T 500 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 5 MERC T 400 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 6 MERC T 300 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 7 MERC T 250 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 8 MERC T 200 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 9 MERC T 150 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 10 MERC T 100 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 11 MERC U 1000 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 12 MERC U 850 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 13 MERC U 700 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 14 MERC U 500 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 15 MERC U 400 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 16 MERC U 300 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 17 MERC U 250 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 18 MERC U 200 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 19 MERC U 150 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 20 MERC U 100 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 21 MERC V 1000 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 22 MERC V 850 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 23 MERC V 700 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 24 MERC V 500 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 25 MERC V 400 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 26 MERC V 300 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 27 MERC V 250 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 28 MERC V 200 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 29 MERC V 150 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 30 MERC V 100 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 31 MERC T TRO 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 32 MERC P TRO 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 33 MERC Z TRO 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 34 MERC U MAXW 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 35 MERC V MAXW 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 36 MERC P MAXW 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 37 MERC Z 1000 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 38 MERC Z 850 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 39 MERC Z 700 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 40 MERC Z 500 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 41 MERC Z 400 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 42 MERC Z 300 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 43 MERC Z 250 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 44 MERC Z 200 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 45 MERC Z 150 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 46 MERC Z 100 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 47 MERC RH 850 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 48 MERC RH 700 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 49 MERC RH 500 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 50 MERC RH 400 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 51 MERC RH 300 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 52 MERC P MSL 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 53 MERC P SFC 00000 00:00:00 MDX 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 54 MERC TD SFC 00000 00:00:00 MDX 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 55 MERC TD SFC 00000 00:00:00 MDX 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 56 MERC TD SFC 00000 00:00:00 MDX 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 57 MERC P SFC 00000 00:00:00 MDX 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 58 MERC THA 1000 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 59 MERC THA 850 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 60 MERC THA 700 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 61 MERC THA 500 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 62 MERC THA 400 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 63 MERC THA 300 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 64 MERC THA 250 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 65 MERC THA 200 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 66 MERC THA 150 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 67 MERC THA 100 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 68 MERC ABV 850 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 69 MERC ABV 700 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 70 MERC ABV 500 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 71 MERC ABV 400 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 72 MERC ABV 300 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 73 MERC ABV 250 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 74 MERC ABV 200 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 75 MERC ABV 150 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 76 MERC DEL 700 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 77 MERC DEL 500 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 78 MERC DEL 400 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 79 MERC DEL 300 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 80 MERC DEL 250 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 81 MERC DEL 200 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 82 MERC DEL 150 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 83 MERC DEL 100 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 84 MERC IPV 850 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 85 MERC IPV 700 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 86 MERC IPV 500 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 87 MERC IPV 400 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 88 MERC IPV 300 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 89 MERC IPV 250 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 90 MERC IPV 200 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 91 MERC IPV 150 MB 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 MRF 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 92 MERC P SFC 00000 00:00:00 MDX 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 93 MERC P SFC 00000 00:00:00 MDX 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 94 MERC P SFC 00000 00:00:00 MDX 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 95 MERC P SFC 00000 00:00:00 MDX 0 24 APR 96115 00:00:00 96 MERC >From address@hidden Wed Jan 20 15:06:26 1999 From: Owen Cooper <address@hidden> Subject: false alarm Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 17:06:22 -0500 (EST) Dear Support, I wrote to you earlier today because I couldn't figure out why VIS5D wasn't reading in all of the grids from a gridfile. It turns out that even though the VIS5D Importer GUI gave the correct path name for the grid file, I later noticed that the grids had the wrong julian date. The Importer was grabbing grids from a different gridfile with the same grid number (but different name). It was getting this gridfile from a directory in MCPATH that was listed before the directory that the data was supposed to come from. So I rearranged MCPATH and now everything works fine. Sorry if I stumped you for no reason! Owen -- Owen Cooper Department of Environmental Sciences Clark Hall University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22903 address@hidden (804) 924-4237
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