diff --git a/definitions/grib2/local/1098/centres.table b/definitions/grib2/local/1098/centres.table
index daa60f294..2f0d02a3b 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/local/1098/centres.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/local/1098/centres.table
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 3 metno Met.NO
 4 zamg ZAMG / Austria
 5 dwd DWD - Germany SRNWP
-6 dnmi DNMI/Univ Oslo –Norway HIRLAM ALADIN
+6 dnmi DNMI/Univ Oslo - Norway HIRLAM ALADIN
 7 meteofrance Meteo-France / France
 8 dmi DMI
 9 hungary Hungary
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/0/3.1.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/0/3.1.table
index 6101b648c..235fb8bd3 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/0/3.1.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/0/3.1.table
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 # 141-999 Reserved
 1000 1000 Cross-section grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1001-1099 Reserved
-1100 1100 Hovm�ller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
+1100 1100 Hovmoller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1101-1199 Reserved
 1200 1200 Time section grid
 # 1201-32767 Reserved
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/0/4.0.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/0/4.0.table
index c22d7d3d2..759512a0c 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/0/4.0.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/0/4.0.table
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@
 1000 1000 Cross section of analysis and forecast at a point in time
 1001 1001 Cross section of averaged or otherwise statistically processed analysis or forecast over a range of time
 1002 1002 Cross-section of analysis and forecast, averaged or otherwise statistically processed
-1100 1100 Hovm�ller-type grid with no averaging or other statistical processing
-1101 1101 Hovm�ller-type grid with averaging or other statistical processing
+1100 1100 Hovmoller-type grid with no averaging or other statistical processing
+1101 1101 Hovmoller-type grid with averaging or other statistical processing
 65335 65535 Missing
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/0/4.230.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/0/4.230.table
index 22563e883..7bcbe3043 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/0/4.230.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/0/4.230.table
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 10021 10021 Benzene
 10022 10022 Toluene
 10023 10023 Xylene
-#10024-10499 10024-10499 reserved for other simple organic molecules (e.g. higher aldehydes, alcohols, peroxides,…)
+#10024-10499 10024-10499 reserved for other simple organic molecules (e.g. higher aldehydes, alcohols, peroxides,...)
 10500 10500 Dimethyl sulphide
 #10501-20000 10501-20000 Reserved
 20001 20001 Hydrogen chloride
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/1/3.1.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/1/3.1.table
index 6101b648c..235fb8bd3 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/1/3.1.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/1/3.1.table
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 # 141-999 Reserved
 1000 1000 Cross-section grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1001-1099 Reserved
-1100 1100 Hovm�ller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
+1100 1100 Hovmoller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1101-1199 Reserved
 1200 1200 Time section grid
 # 1201-32767 Reserved
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/1/4.0.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/1/4.0.table
index c22d7d3d2..759512a0c 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/1/4.0.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/1/4.0.table
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@
 1000 1000 Cross section of analysis and forecast at a point in time
 1001 1001 Cross section of averaged or otherwise statistically processed analysis or forecast over a range of time
 1002 1002 Cross-section of analysis and forecast, averaged or otherwise statistically processed
-1100 1100 Hovm�ller-type grid with no averaging or other statistical processing
-1101 1101 Hovm�ller-type grid with averaging or other statistical processing
+1100 1100 Hovmoller-type grid with no averaging or other statistical processing
+1101 1101 Hovmoller-type grid with averaging or other statistical processing
 65335 65535 Missing
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/2/3.1.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/2/3.1.table
index 6101b648c..235fb8bd3 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/2/3.1.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/2/3.1.table
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 # 141-999 Reserved
 1000 1000 Cross-section grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1001-1099 Reserved
-1100 1100 Hovm�ller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
+1100 1100 Hovmoller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1101-1199 Reserved
 1200 1200 Time section grid
 # 1201-32767 Reserved
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/2/4.0.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/2/4.0.table
index c22d7d3d2..759512a0c 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/2/4.0.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/2/4.0.table
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@
 1000 1000 Cross section of analysis and forecast at a point in time
 1001 1001 Cross section of averaged or otherwise statistically processed analysis or forecast over a range of time
 1002 1002 Cross-section of analysis and forecast, averaged or otherwise statistically processed
-1100 1100 Hovm�ller-type grid with no averaging or other statistical processing
-1101 1101 Hovm�ller-type grid with averaging or other statistical processing
+1100 1100 Hovmoller-type grid with no averaging or other statistical processing
+1101 1101 Hovmoller-type grid with averaging or other statistical processing
 65335 65535 Missing
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/3/3.1.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/3/3.1.table
index 6101b648c..235fb8bd3 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/3/3.1.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/3/3.1.table
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 # 141-999 Reserved
 1000 1000 Cross-section grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1001-1099 Reserved
-1100 1100 Hovm�ller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
+1100 1100 Hovmoller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1101-1199 Reserved
 1200 1200 Time section grid
 # 1201-32767 Reserved
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/3/4.0.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/3/4.0.table
index c22d7d3d2..759512a0c 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/3/4.0.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/3/4.0.table
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@
 1000 1000 Cross section of analysis and forecast at a point in time
 1001 1001 Cross section of averaged or otherwise statistically processed analysis or forecast over a range of time
 1002 1002 Cross-section of analysis and forecast, averaged or otherwise statistically processed
-1100 1100 Hovm�ller-type grid with no averaging or other statistical processing
-1101 1101 Hovm�ller-type grid with averaging or other statistical processing
+1100 1100 Hovmoller-type grid with no averaging or other statistical processing
+1101 1101 Hovmoller-type grid with averaging or other statistical processing
 65335 65535 Missing
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/4/3.1.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/4/3.1.table
index 6101b648c..235fb8bd3 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/4/3.1.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/4/3.1.table
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 # 141-999 Reserved
 1000 1000 Cross-section grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1001-1099 Reserved
-1100 1100 Hovm�ller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
+1100 1100 Hovmoller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1101-1199 Reserved
 1200 1200 Time section grid
 # 1201-32767 Reserved
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/4/4.0.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/4/4.0.table
index 78ba6fa05..c24b5f2cc 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/4/4.0.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/4/4.0.table
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 1000 1000 Cross section of analysis and forecast at a point in time
 1001 1001 Cross section of averaged or otherwise statistically processed analysis or forecast over a range of time
 1002 1002 Cross-section of analysis and forecast, averaged or otherwise statistically processed
-1100 1100 Hovm�ller-type grid with no averaging or other statistical processing
-1101 1101 Hovm�ller-type grid with averaging or other statistical processing
+1100 1100 Hovmoller-type grid with no averaging or other statistical processing
+1101 1101 Hovmoller-type grid with averaging or other statistical processing
 50001 50001 Forecasting Systems with Variable Resolution in a point in time
 50011 50011 Forecasting Systems with Variable Resolution in a continous or non countinous time interval
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/5/3.1.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/5/3.1.table
index 6101b648c..235fb8bd3 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/5/3.1.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/5/3.1.table
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 # 141-999 Reserved
 1000 1000 Cross-section grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1001-1099 Reserved
-1100 1100 Hovm�ller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
+1100 1100 Hovmoller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1101-1199 Reserved
 1200 1200 Time section grid
 # 1201-32767 Reserved
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/5/4.0.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/5/4.0.table
index 0def8e308..1fbcea160 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/5/4.0.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/5/4.0.table
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@
 1000 1000 Cross section of analysis and forecast at a point in time
 1001 1001 Cross section of averaged or otherwise statistically processed analysis or forecast over a range of time
 1002 1002 Cross-section of analysis and forecast, averaged or otherwise statistically processed
-1100 1100 Hovm�ller-type grid with no averaging or other statistical processing
-1101 1101 Hovm�ller-type grid with averaging or other statistical processing
+1100 1100 Hovmoller-type grid with no averaging or other statistical processing
+1101 1101 Hovmoller-type grid with averaging or other statistical processing
 50001 50001 Forecasting Systems with Variable Resolution in a point in time
 50011 50011 Forecasting Systems with Variable Resolution in a continous or non countinous time interval
 
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/5/4.230.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/5/4.230.table
index 22563e883..7bcbe3043 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/5/4.230.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/5/4.230.table
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 10021 10021 Benzene
 10022 10022 Toluene
 10023 10023 Xylene
-#10024-10499 10024-10499 reserved for other simple organic molecules (e.g. higher aldehydes, alcohols, peroxides,…)
+#10024-10499 10024-10499 reserved for other simple organic molecules (e.g. higher aldehydes, alcohols, peroxides,...)
 10500 10500 Dimethyl sulphide
 #10501-20000 10501-20000 Reserved
 20001 20001 Hydrogen chloride
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/6/3.1.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/6/3.1.table
index 6101b648c..235fb8bd3 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/6/3.1.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/6/3.1.table
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 # 141-999 Reserved
 1000 1000 Cross-section grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1001-1099 Reserved
-1100 1100 Hovm�ller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
+1100 1100 Hovmoller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1101-1199 Reserved
 1200 1200 Time section grid
 # 1201-32767 Reserved
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/6/4.0.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/6/4.0.table
index 14b398290..e7e441f40 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/6/4.0.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/6/4.0.table
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 1000 1000 Cross section of analysis and forecast at a point in time
 1001 1001 Cross section of averaged or otherwise statistically processed analysis or forecast over a range of time
 1002 1002 Cross-section of analysis and forecast, averaged or otherwise statistically processed
-1100 1100 Hovm�ller-type grid with no averaging or other statistical processing
-1101 1101 Hovm�ller-type grid with averaging or other statistical processing
+1100 1100 Hovmoller-type grid with no averaging or other statistical processing
+1101 1101 Hovmoller-type grid with averaging or other statistical processing
 50001 50001 Forecasting Systems with Variable Resolution in a point in time
 50011 50011 Forecasting Systems with Variable Resolution in a continous or non countinous time interval
 
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/6/4.230.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/6/4.230.table
index 22563e883..7bcbe3043 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/6/4.230.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/6/4.230.table
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 10021 10021 Benzene
 10022 10022 Toluene
 10023 10023 Xylene
-#10024-10499 10024-10499 reserved for other simple organic molecules (e.g. higher aldehydes, alcohols, peroxides,…)
+#10024-10499 10024-10499 reserved for other simple organic molecules (e.g. higher aldehydes, alcohols, peroxides,...)
 10500 10500 Dimethyl sulphide
 #10501-20000 10501-20000 Reserved
 20001 20001 Hydrogen chloride
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/7/3.1.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/7/3.1.table
index 17633ce1e..ee6412390 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/7/3.1.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/7/3.1.table
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 # 141-999 Reserved
 1000 1000 Cross-section grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1001-1099 Reserved
-1100 1100 Hovm�ller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
+1100 1100 Hovmoller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1101-1199 Reserved
 1200 1200 Time section grid
 # 1201-32767 Reserved
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/7/4.230.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/7/4.230.table
index 22563e883..7bcbe3043 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/7/4.230.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/7/4.230.table
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 10021 10021 Benzene
 10022 10022 Toluene
 10023 10023 Xylene
-#10024-10499 10024-10499 reserved for other simple organic molecules (e.g. higher aldehydes, alcohols, peroxides,…)
+#10024-10499 10024-10499 reserved for other simple organic molecules (e.g. higher aldehydes, alcohols, peroxides,...)
 10500 10500 Dimethyl sulphide
 #10501-20000 10501-20000 Reserved
 20001 20001 Hydrogen chloride
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/8/3.1.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/8/3.1.table
index 17633ce1e..ee6412390 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/8/3.1.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/8/3.1.table
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 # 141-999 Reserved
 1000 1000 Cross-section grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1001-1099 Reserved
-1100 1100 Hovm�ller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
+1100 1100 Hovmoller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1101-1199 Reserved
 1200 1200 Time section grid
 # 1201-32767 Reserved
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/8/3.7.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/8/3.7.table
index a23d19d77..46f06f7a3 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/8/3.7.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/8/3.7.table
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Automatically generated by ./create_tables.pl from database fm92_grib2@wrep-db-misc-prod, do not edit
 0 0 Reserved 
-1 1 The complex numbers Fnm (see code figure 1 in Code Table 3.6 above) are stored for m³0 as pairs of real numbers Re(Fnm), Im(Fnm) ordered with n increasing from m to N(m), first for m=0 and then for m=1, 2, ... M. (see Note 1)
+1 1 The complex numbers Fnm (see code figure 1 in Code Table 3.6 above) are stored for m>=0 as pairs of real numbers Re(Fnm), Im(Fnm) ordered with n increasing from m to N(m), first for m=0 and then for m=1, 2, ... M. (see Note 1)
 # 2-254 Reserved 
 255 255 Missing 
 # Note:
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/8/4.2.10.0.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/8/4.2.10.0.table
index a570f33c8..cb53880f5 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/8/4.2.10.0.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/8/4.2.10.0.table
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
 43 43 Kurtosis of the sea surface elevation due to waves (-)
 44 44 Benjamin-Feir index (-)
 45 45 Spectral peakedness factor (s-1)
-46 46 2-dim spectral energy density E (f, θ) (m2 s)
-47 47 Frequency spectral energy density E (f) = ∫ E (f,θ) dθ (m2 s)
-48 48 Directional spectral energy density E (θ)= ∫ E (f,θ) df / m0 (-)
+46 46 2-dim spectral energy density (m2 s)
+47 47 Frequency spectral energy density (m2 s)
+48 48 Directional spectral energy density
 # 49-191 Reserved 
 # 192-254 Reserved for local use 
 255 255 Missing 
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/9/3.1.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/9/3.1.table
index 17633ce1e..ee6412390 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/9/3.1.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/9/3.1.table
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 # 141-999 Reserved
 1000 1000 Cross-section grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1001-1099 Reserved
-1100 1100 Hovm�ller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
+1100 1100 Hovmoller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 # 1101-1199 Reserved
 1200 1200 Time section grid
 # 1201-32767 Reserved
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/tables/9/3.7.table b/definitions/grib2/tables/9/3.7.table
index a23d19d77..46f06f7a3 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/tables/9/3.7.table
+++ b/definitions/grib2/tables/9/3.7.table
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Automatically generated by ./create_tables.pl from database fm92_grib2@wrep-db-misc-prod, do not edit
 0 0 Reserved 
-1 1 The complex numbers Fnm (see code figure 1 in Code Table 3.6 above) are stored for m³0 as pairs of real numbers Re(Fnm), Im(Fnm) ordered with n increasing from m to N(m), first for m=0 and then for m=1, 2, ... M. (see Note 1)
+1 1 The complex numbers Fnm (see code figure 1 in Code Table 3.6 above) are stored for m>=0 as pairs of real numbers Re(Fnm), Im(Fnm) ordered with n increasing from m to N(m), first for m=0 and then for m=1, 2, ... M. (see Note 1)
 # 2-254 Reserved 
 255 255 Missing 
 # Note:
diff --git a/definitions/grib2/template.3.1100.def b/definitions/grib2/template.3.1100.def
index 8032e6d7c..31dd23b26 100644
--- a/definitions/grib2/template.3.1100.def
+++ b/definitions/grib2/template.3.1100.def
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #
 
 
-# TEMPLATE 3.1100, Hovm�ller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
+# TEMPLATE 3.1100, Hovmoller diagram grid, with points equally spaced on the horizontal
 include "template.3.shape_of_the_earth.def";
 
 #  Number of horizontal points