Hi all-
The latest IDV nightly build available at:
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/idv/nightly/index.jsp
supports direct reading and display of GrADS binary grid files. I added
a new IOSP to the netCDF-Java layer to support this. If you use GrADS
files, I would appreciate more testing of this feature. To read in a
GrADS binary dataset, you would select the CTL (Data Descriptor File) in
the file chooser.
A few caveats:
- this only supports the raw binary format (no DTYPE). All other
formats are supported natively already.
- it does not support:
- ensembles with varying time dimensions since I didn't have any
examples. If you have examples of these (actual files, not just a ctl),
please let me know.
- projected data (ctl files with PDEF)
- 365 day calendars (since netCDF-Java doesn't support this).
If you find any problems or have any comments on this, please let me know.
Don
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Don Murray
NOAA/ESRL/PSD and CIRES
303-497-3596
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/people/don.murray/
