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Hi Remi- > Thanks, that solved the issue indeed. I guess a google search is NOT > always your best friend... > > For future reference, what is the most updated source of information on > IDV? User manual? Wiki? Forums? The User's Guide is the most up to date source for each full release. For beta releases, the docs are not always updated. > Robb: I shall work on the french tables & get back to you. > > Thanks > > Remi- > > > > The problem is that you are putting the files in $HOME/.metapps/DefaultIdv. > > As of IDV 2.7, the resource > > directory for IDV is $HOME/.unidata/idv/DefaultIdv. If you place your > > files there, it should work > > as you expect. > > > > Don Murray > > > > > >> So I did dive a little deeper into this. > >> > >> My grib1lookuptable.lst is in $HOME/.metapps/DefaultIdv , it does > >> contain the entries you've listed. The entries are also there, properly > >> defined in the meteofrance_1.tab : > >> -1:85:-1:1 > >> 0:var0:undefined > >> 1:PRES:Pressure [Pa] > >> 2:PRMSL:Pressure reduced to MSL [Pa] > >> 3:PTEND:Pressure tendency [Pa/s] > >> 4:PVORT:Pot. vorticity [km^2/kg/s] > >> 5:ICAHT:ICAO Standard Atmosphere Reference Height [M] > >> 6:GP:Geopotential [m^2/s^2] > >> 7:HGT:Geopotential height [gpm] > >> 8:DIST:Geometric height [m] > >> 9:HSTDV:Std dev of height [m] > >> 10:TOZNE:Total ozone [Dobson] > >> 11:TMP:Temperature [K] > >> 12:VTMP:Virtual temperature [K] > >> 13:POT:Potential temperature [K] > >> 14:EPOT:Pseudo-adiabatic pot. temperature [K] > >> 15:TMAX:Max. temperature [K] > >> ... > >> > >> I'm using a grib1 file with a field with grib code 14 for EPOT, the file > >> seems fine with wgrib, I can visualize it but I still get an > >> "UnknownParameter_14@isobaric" instead of getting the name. > >> > >> Until I get this to work, I cannot update the french tables since IDV is > >> clearly not reading them. > >> > >> *FYI, I'm under Ubuntu 10.04. cf :* > >> montrotyr@volga:~$ uname -a > >> Linux volga 2.6.32-23-generic #37-Ubuntu SMP Fri Jun 11 08:03:28 UTC > >> 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux > >> montrotyr@volga:~$ which java > >> /usr/bin/java > >> montrotyr@volga:~$ java -version > >> java version "1.6.0_18" > >> OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.8) (6b18-1.8-0ubuntu1) > >> OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 14.0-b16, mixed mode) > >> > >> and I'm using: > >> *Unidata IDV* > >> Version: 2.9 Copyright (C) 1997-2010 Unidata Program Center University > >> Corporation for Atmospheric Research > >> Build Date: 2010-05-27 15:48 UTC > >> > >> > >> On 28/06/2010 22:12, Unidata netCDF Decoders Support wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Remi, > >>> > >>> The French parameter tables have been a confusion for me, is > >>> meteofrance_1.tab and the meteofrance_2.tab the official French tables? > >>> If so then lookuptable.lst should have these entries: > >>> > >>> 85: -1: 1: meteofrance_1.tab > >>> 85: -1: 2: meteofrance_2.tab > >>> > >>> The french tables that we are currently were obtained from ECMWF back in > >>> 2006. Also, if there is a version 3 table it should be added too. If you > >>> have a copy could you sent it to me? > >>> > >>> 85: -1: 3: meteofrance_3.tab > >>> > >>> > >>> For the India grib file, there should be an entry: > >>> > >>> 28: -1: 2: imd_2.tab > >>> > >>> I will add that table now since there is no table conflict. Because of > >>> missing parameters, if there is no table then the WMO tables are used. > >>> > >>> Don't forget to let me know about the meteofrance tables so I can update > >>> the code. > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Robb... > >>> > >>> Ticket Details > >>> =================== > >>> Ticket ID: NRV-229678 > >>> Department: Support netCDF Decoders > >>> Priority: High > >>> Status: Open > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: NRV-229678 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: High > > Status: Open > > > > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: NRV-229678 Department: Support IDV Priority: High Status: Closed