Thanks John,
The sample file was very helpful, IDV is able to display it and to draw
cross-sections and vertical profiles through it, so it gives me and idea
of how my WRF file needs to be structured for IDV to be able to work
with it,
Thanks,
Socorro
John Caron wrote:
Hi Socorro:
AFAIU, standard WRF netcdf output is incomplete in some ways, and the
WRF postprocessor adds the missing info and converts to GRIB. So until
we can improve the netcdf output, it seems that the GRIB output may be
preferred. Which BTW, the IDV should be able to read just fine.
Having said that, Im not positive that translating sigma-to-height is
one if the missing pieces. A sample CF file using sigma coordinates
that I think works in the IDV is
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/examples/Sigma_LC.nc
John
Socorro Medina wrote:
Hello All,
I'm new to IDV and I'm trying to display WRF output. The file that I
have is in netcdf format. The vertical coordinates of the output are
sigma-coordinates. I'm able to display plan-views OK, however I'm not
able to make vertical cross-sections. I think that it may be because
the file is not properly telling IDV how to go from sigma coordinates
to height coordinates. I was wondering if anybody have had this
problem before and/or if anybody has a sample netcdf file in sigma
coordinates of which IDV is able to correctly display vertical
cross-section in height coordinates.
Thank you,
Socorro Medina
