grib_keys

DESCRIPTION

Lists the keys available for a type of grib (-T option) or in a grib message from a file (-F option).

USAGE

grib_keys [options]

OPTIONS

-T type
To print the keys available in the given grib type. For a list of the availeble types see -L option.

-F file
To print the keys available in the grib file.

-x
Print the extended set of keys.

-c
Print only coded keys.

-L
List of available types.

-t
Print type information.

-a
Dump aliases.

grib_keys examples

1. With the -L option a list of the available templates is printed
   

   > grib_keys -L \n
   GRIB1
   GRIB2
   reduced_gg_ml_grib2
   reduced_gg_pl_grib1
   reduced_gg_sfc_grib1
   reduced_gg_ml_grib1
   reduced_gg_pl_grib2
   reduced_gg_sfc_grib2
   reduced_gg_sfc_jpeg_grib2
   reduced_ll_sfc_grib1
   reduced_ll_sfc_grib2
   regular_gg_ml_grib1
   regular_gg_ml_grib2
   regular_gg_pl_grib1
   regular_gg_pl_grib2
   regular_ll_sfc_grib1
   regular_ll_sfc_grib2
   regular_ll_pl_grib1
   regular_ll_pl_grib2
   sh_ml_grib1
   sh_ml_grib2
   sh_pl_grib1
   sh_pl_grib2
   

   
   
2. To print the standard set of key available for a given type
   

   > grib_keys -T regular_ll_sfc_grib1
   =================== regular_ll_sfc_grib1 
   editionNumber
   ====> SECTION 1 <==== 
   table2Version
   centre
   generatingProcessIdentifier
   indicatorOfParameter
   marsParam (read only)
   indicatorOfTypeOfLevel
   level
   timeRangeIndicator
   subCentre
   decimalScaleFactor
   dataDate
   dataTime
   stepUnits
   stepRange
   startStep
   endStep
   localDefinitionNumber
   marsClass
   marsType
   marsStream
   experimentVersionNumber
   perturbationNumber
   numberOfForecastsInEnsemble
   name (read only)
   units (read only)
   bitmapPresent
   ====> SECTION 2 <==== 
   numberOfVerticalCoordinateValues
   Ni
   Nj
   latitudeOfFirstGridPointInDegrees
   longitudeOfFirstGridPointInDegrees
   earthIsOblate
   uvRelativeToGrid
   latitudeOfLastGridPointInDegrees
   longitudeOfLastGridPointInDegrees
   DjInDegrees
   DiInDegrees
   iScansNegatively
   jScansPositively
   jPointsAreConsecutive
   alternativeRowScanning (read only)
   numberOfDataPoints (read only)
   numberOfValues (read only)
   missingValue
   ====> SECTION 4 <==== 
   binaryScaleFactor (read only)
   referenceValue (read only)
   bitsPerValue
   sphericalHarmonics
   complexPacking
   integerPointValues
   additionalFlagPresent
   typeOfPacking
   values
   numberOfCodedValues (read only)
   maximum (read only)
   minimum (read only)
   average (read only)
   numberOfMissing (read only)
   standardDeviation (read only)
   skewness (read only)
   kurtosis (read only)
   isConstant (read only)
   typeOfGrid
   getNumberOfValues (read only)
   ====> SECTION 5 <==== 
   

   
   

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