KSEC1 element Contents GRIB octet Recommended GRIB_API keys Coded GRIB_API keys Comments
37
ECMWF local GRIB use definition identifier.
5 = Forecast probability data.
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 Forecast probability number. 50 number
forecastProbabilityNumber

43 Total number of forecast probabilities. 51 totalNumberOfForecastProbabilities
totalNumberOfForecastProbabilities

44
Threshold units decimal scale factor.
+ or - power of 10 (or zero).
Most significant bit = 1 for negative values.
52 localDecimalScaleFactor
localDecimalScaleFactor

45
Threshold indicator:
1 = Only lower threshold is present.
2 = Only upper threshold is present.
3 = Both upper and lower thresholds are present.
53 thresholdIndicator
thresholdIndicator

46 Lower threshold value. 54-55 lowerThreshold
lowerThreshold

47 Upper threshold value. 56-57 upperThreshold
upperThreshold

- Spare (set to zero). 58