NetCDF and GRIB data can be loaded into HEC-MetVue similar to other data files with the “Select TIN Files…” option from the context menu on the TIN Node (see image below). This brings up the generic TIN and gridded data selector, which can be used to NetCDF and GRIB files. When a NetCDF or GRIB file is selected, the reading will be delegated to the MultiDataFormatProvider, and therefore utilize the SupportedDataFormatDefinitions.json to find any pre-specified entries for that file.
In the event that HEC-MetVue is unable to read a NetCDF or GRIB file, the TIN File Node will have additional context menu items, as shown below. The “Show Provider Parsing Results” will show how each TIN metadata field is filled out, and highlight any missing information in red. This allows the user to identify any data that was unable to be parsed, and any data that was improperly parsed. The “Show Provider Parsing Errors” shows a report of all TIN providers, and what failure message they provided to HEC-MetVue. The errors may provide additional clues as to why a file was not properly read. The “Show File Contents” option will provide a description of the metadata in the file, which is describe in the next section.
