KSEC1 element Contents GRIB octet Recommended GRIB_API keys Coded GRIB_API keys Comments
37
ECMWF local GRIB use definition identifier.
17 = Surface temperature fields made from SST and SSMI data
with first-guess values inserted on land points.
41 localDefinitionNumber localDefinitionNumber
38 Class 42 class marsClass
39 Type 43 type marsType
40 Stream 44-45 stream marsStream
41
Version number or experiment identifier.
(4 ASCII characters, right justified)
46-49 expver experimentVersionNumber
42 Zero. 50


43 Zero. 51


44
Date of SST field used; YYMMDD
(Stored in 3 bytes as YYYYMMDD-19000000.
Zero = date not given.)
52-54 dateOfSSTFieldUsed
dateOfSSTFieldUsed

45
Type of SST field used:
0 = climatology
1 = 1/1 degree SST data
2 = 2/2 degree sat data
55 typeOfSSTFieldUsed
typeOfSSTFieldUsed

46
Count of ICE fields used (N, say)
(NB. N maybe 0)
56 countOfICEFieldsUsed
countOfICEFieldsUsed

47
Date of first ICE field used; YYYYMMDD.
(Stored in 3 bytes as YYYYMMDD-19000000.
Zero = date not given.)
57-59 dateOfIceFieldUsed
dateOfIceFieldUsed

48 First day satellite number (ICE data) 60 satelliteNumber
satelliteNumber

49
Date of second ICE field used; YYYYMMDD.
(Stored in 3 bytes as YYYYMMDD-19000000.
Zero = date not given.)
61-63


50 Second day satellite number (ICE data) 64


51
Date of third ICE field used; YYYYMMDD.
(Stored in 3 bytes as YYYYMMDD-19000000.
Zero = date not given.)
65-67


52 Third day satellite number (ICE data). 68


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45 + (N*2)
Date of Nth ICE field used; YYYYMMDD.
(Stored in 3 bytes as YYYYMMDD-19000000.
Zero = date not given.)
56 + N*4


46 + (N*2) Nth day satellite number (ICE data). 57 + N*4


- Slots for dates are allocated 10 at a time, so some slots may be empty (set to zero). Empty slots are not included in the count N. 57 + M*40