KSEC1 element Contents GRIB octet Recommended GRIB_API key Coded GRIB_API keys Comments
37
ECMWF local GRIB use definition identifier.
26 = MARS labeling or ensemble forecast data (with hindcast support).
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
Ensemble member number.
Control forecast is number 0, perturbed forecasts ar-nne 1.
50 number
number
43 Set to 0, if not an ensemble forecast. Otherwise, the total number of forecasts in an ensemble; the number includes the control forecast. 51 numberOfForecastsInEnsemble
numberOfForecastsInEnsemble

44
Reference date (YYYYMMDD) 52-55
referenceDate
referenceDate

- Spare (set to zero). 56