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(resend to list) On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Tom Whittaker <whittaker@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Jim.... > > Generally, the fields are what was found in the GRIB file. As far as > I know, there is no way to limit the fields that are displayed in the > FieldSelector window. Note....there may be issues with some fields > showing up as "unknown" because there is no metadata available, for > example, in an external table. > > One other comment -- if the field names are not "well known" (or the > units not easily recognized), you may want to make entries in the > Parameter Defaults table so that displays are initially done with > reasonable defaults (see Section 6.6 of the User Guide). > > Hope that helps.... > > tom > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 10:48 AM, jim.moser <Jim.Moser@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> I am new to IDV and I intend to use it for looking at archived grib files >> from >> our locally run WRF-ARW model. I can ingest the grib files just fine. My >> question >> concerns the fields available for selection. >> >> Are the fields that appear under "2d" and "3d" configurable? Is this >> discussed in detail >> in the users guide? Is there a document that talks about this that you could >> point me to? >> >> -- >> ----------------------- >> Jim Moser >> WFO Nashville >> Modelling Focal Point >> ---------------------- >> >> "Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> idvusers mailing list >> idvusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> For list information, to unsubscribe, visit: >> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/mailing_lists/ >> > > > > -- > 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 > -- 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
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