# Set up dictionary for loadGrid function.  This function
# accepts 'filename' as either a local grid (e.g. *.nc) or
# as a remote grid, such as one on a URL.  We are also
# specifying the field to load, the 3D Temperature_isobaric,
# as well as the vertical pressure level, 850 hPa
gridParms = dict(
    filename = 'http://thredds.ucar.edu/thredds/dodsC/grib/NCEP/GFS/CONUS_80km/GFS_CONUS_80km_20190918_1800.grib1',
    field = 'Temperature_isobaric',
    level = '850 hPa',
    )

# Initialize an empty list.  The next for loop loops through
# positions 0 - 9 and creates individual data objects for each
# timestep.  This data object returned from loadGrid is called
# "data".  All of these "data" objects are appended to the
# gridList list.
gridList = []
for x in range(0,10):
    data = loadGrid(time=x, **gridParms)
    gridList.append(data)
    # print out message to Jython Shell when each data object
    # is added to the gridList list
    print ('Poition %s added to the list' % x)

# Build a window and display the data
panel = buildWindow()
layer = panel[0].createLayer('Color-Filled Contour Plan View', gridList)