KSEC1 element Contents GRIB octet Recommended GRIB_API key Coded GRIB_API keys Comments
37
ECMWF local GRIB use definition identifier.
192 = 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 52 numberOfLocalDefinitions
numberOfLocalDefinitions

45
First ECMWF local definition length (N1).
This is the number of KSEC1 elements (not the number of octets).
  subLocalDefinitionLength
subLocalDefinitionLength

46
List of first ECMWF local definition values.
The first value is the local definition number.
  subLocalDefinitionNumber
subLocalDefinitionNumber

45+N1 Second ECMWF local definition length (N2).  


46+N1 List of second ECMWF local definition values.  


45+N1+N2 Third ECMWF local definition length (N3).  


46+N1+N2 List of third ECMWF local definition values.  


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Each list of ECMWF local definition values starts:

  ECMWF local GRIB use definition identifier
Class
Type
Stream
Version number or experiment identifier
etc.