# (C) Copyright 2005- ECMWF. # # This software is licensed under the terms of the Apache Licence Version 2.0 # which can be obtained at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0. # # In applying this licence, ECMWF does not waive the privileges and immunities # granted to it by virtue of its status as an intergovernmental organisation # nor does it submit to any jurisdiction. # # Python implementation: bufr_read_synop # # Description: how to read data values from BUFR messages. # # Please note that SYNOP reports can be encoded in various ways in BUFR. # Therefore the code below might not work directly for other types of SYNOP # messages than the one used in the example. It is advised to use bufr_dump to # understand the structure of the messages. import sys import traceback from eccodes import * INPUT = "../../data/bufr/syno_multi.bufr" VERBOSE = 1 # verbose error reporting def example(): # open bufr file f = open(INPUT, "rb") # define the keys to be printed keys = [ "blockNumber", "stationNumber", "latitude", "longitude", "airTemperatureAt2M", "dewpointTemperatureAt2M", "windSpeedAt10M", "windDirectionAt10M", "#1#cloudAmount", # cloud amount (low and mid level) "#1#heightOfBaseOfCloud", "#1#cloudType", # cloud type (low clouds) "#2#cloudType", # cloud type (middle clouds) "#3#cloudType", # cloud type (highclouds) ] # The cloud information is stored in several blocks in the # SYNOP message and the same key means a different thing in different # parts of the message. In this example we will read the first # cloud block introduced by the key # verticalSignificanceSurfaceObservations=1. # We know that this is the first occurrence of the keys we want to # read so in the list above we used the # (occurrence) operator # accordingly. cnt = 0 # loop for the messages in the file while 1: # get handle for message bufr = codes_bufr_new_from_file(f) if bufr is None: break print("message: %s" % cnt) # we need to instruct ecCodes to expand all the descriptors # i.e. unpack the data values codes_set(bufr, "unpack", 1) # print the values for the selected keys from the message for key in keys: try: print(" %s: %s" % (key, codes_get(bufr, key))) except CodesInternalError as err: print('Error with key="%s" : %s' % (key, err.msg)) cnt += 1 # delete handle codes_release(bufr) # close the file f.close() def main(): try: example() except CodesInternalError as err: if VERBOSE: traceback.print_exc(file=sys.stderr) else: sys.stderr.write(err.msg + "\n") return 1 if __name__ == "__main__": sys.exit(main())