KSEC1 element Contents GRIB octet Recommended GRIB_API key Coded GRIB_API keys Comments
37
ECMWF local GRIB use definition identifier.
190 = Multiple ECMWF local definitions
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, for compatibility with Mars labelling 50


43 Zero, for compatibility with Mars labelling 51


44 Number of ECMWF local definitions (N, say) 52 numberOfLocalDefinitions
numberOfLocalDefinitions

45 First ECMWF local definition number 53 localDefNumberOne
localDefNumberOne

46 Number of bytes in first ECMWF local definition number 54-55 numberOfBytesInLocalDefinition
numberOfBytesInLocalDefinition

47 Second ECMWF local definition number 56


48 Number of bytes in second ECMWF local definition number 57-58


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43+N*2 Stream of ECMWF local definition bytes previously encode/decoded via function calls 53+N*3