KSEC1 element Contents GRIB octet Recommended GRIB_API keys Coded GRIB_API keys Comments
37
ECMWF local GRIB use definition identifier.
20 = 4D variational increments
41 localDefinitionNumber localDefinitionNumber
38 Class 42 class marsClass
39 Type =33(4D variational increments) 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 Iteration 50 iteration
marsIteration

43 Total number of iterations 51 totalNumberOfIterations
totalNumberOfIterations

- Spare (set to zero). 52