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[netCDFJava #KVU-414608]: Netcdf file wont open in 4.0...does in 2.2 okay th ough

The best thing IMO is to add a unique Conventions attribute, which we can look 
for. However, if the metadata is just a mistake, remove it and things should 
work.

> On Monday, i will check with the scientist who mandated these metadata
> and find out what he intends to do with the files (other than read
> them into IDV)....and see if there are some options.
> Are there particular items that could be changed to prevent
> CoordSyBuilder from doing it's thing?  Or added/changed so that it
> does it right?
> 
> Here's the ncdump:
> 
> // global attributes:
> :TypeName = "Channel09BrtTemp" ;
> :DataType = "LatLonGrid" ;
> :Latitude = 50.77646056454893 ;
> :Longitude = -127.5824363907696 ;
> :FractionalTime = 0 ;
> :Height = 0 ;
> :LatGridSpacing = 0.02 ;
> :LonGridSpacing = 0.02 ;
> :Time = 1117922400 ;
> :RangeFolded = -99993.f ;
> :MissingData = -9999.f ;
> 
> Thanks -- I'll be out until Monday....
> 
> tom
> 
> On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 9:00 AM, Unidata netCDF Java Support
> <address@hidden> wrote:
> > The problem is that the global metadata is from the NSSL gridded radar 
> > product, which the CoordSyBuilder is mistakenly trying to use for 
> > coordinate info.
> >
> > You can remove that metadata, or add a Convention attribute and I will 
> > modify the program to look for it so it wont get confused.
> >
> >> Hi Tom,
> >>
> >> I can open the file in ToolsUI both 4.0 and 2.2. I'm doing this from the 
> >> "Veiwer" tab. Is that how you are opening the file? If I try the "Grids" 
> >> tab, it doesn't get recognized as a gridded dataset in either 2.2 or 4.0.
> >>
> >> What version of ToolsUI 4.0 are you running? I tried both our webstart 
> >> version (4.0.31.20090129.2311) and the latest from our code repository.
> >>
> >> Ethan
> >>
> >> > The subject says it all -- tried opening it in toolsUI-4.0 and IDV --
> >> > no go.  Opens just fine in toolsUI-2.2.22 and old "command line"
> >> > ncdump.
> >> >
> >> > Since we are generating this file, if there is something "missing" or
> >> > we should be doing differently, please let me know.
> >> >
> >> > <ftp://ftp.ssec.wisc.edu/pub/ssec/tomw/test22.nc>
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >> >
> >> > tom
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: KVU-414608
> > Department: Support netCDF Java
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> --
> 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
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: KVU-414608
Department: Support netCDF Java
Priority: Normal
Status: Open