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/*! \page keys ecCodes keys
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The GRIBEX routine used at ECMWF to encode and decode GRIB messages works
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on a number based table to retrive all the information from the message.
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This approach forces the user either to learn a code table
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or to use the documentation intensively.
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With grib_api a key name based access is provided so that
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all the information contained in the GRIB message is retrieved through
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alphanumeric names. \n
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All the key names are built from the official WMO documentation on
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the GRIB edition 1 and 2 coding standard removing the spaces in the key
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description and capitalizing the initials so that the caption:\n
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\verbatim
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identification of originating generating centre
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\endverbatim
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is transformed into the key name\n
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\verbatim
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identificationOfOriginatingGeneratingCentre
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\endverbatim\n
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Some short names (aliases) are also provided, e.g. "centre" is an alias
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for identificationOfOriginatingGeneratingCentre.
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The names are always easily releated to the meaning of their value.\n
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A different set of keys is available for each message because the content
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is different. It is easy to find the keys available in a message by using
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the GRIB tools (\ref grib_dump "grib_dump)
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or the library (\ref grib_keys_iterator.c "grib_keys_iterator.c").\n
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\section coded_computed Coded and Computed keys
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There are two different types of keys: coded and computed. \n
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The coded keys are directly linked to octets of the GRIB message and
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their value is obtained by only decoding the octets.
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A list of all the coded keys in a message can be obtained
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using \ref grib_dump "grib_dump" without any option (use the -a option to obtain also their aliases).\n
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The computed keys are obtained by combining other keys (coded or computed) and
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when their value is set all the related keys are set in a cascade process.\n
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These keys provide a synthesis of the information contained in the GRIB message
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and are a safe way to set complex attributes such as the type of grid or the type of
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packing. They are also helpful in the interpretation of some octets such as
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the scanning mode whose bits are related to the way of scanning the grid.
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In this case the computed keys:\n
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\verbatim
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iScansNegatively
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jScansPositively
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jPointsAreConsecutive
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alternativeRowScanning (available only for edition 2)
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\endverbatim\n
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will provide access to single bits of the scanning mode octect hiding
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its structure from the user.\n
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The keys can also have some attributes as \e read \e only, which means that
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the key cannot be set (e.g. 7777 at the end of the message), or \e edition \e specific
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that is the attribute of all the keys having different values in the
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two editions (e.g. longitudeOfFirstGridPoint) or being present in one edition
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only (e.g. alternativeRowScanning).\n
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Moreover there are some computed keys that cannot be "get"
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and can be considered as functions acting on the grib in some way. These keys
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are always characterised by a predicate in their name (e.g. setDecimalPrecision).\n
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For the computed keys we provide the following preliminary documentation that will be extended soon.
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- MARS keywords.\n
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All MARS keywords are available. Some examples are:
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- date
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- param
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- levtype
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- levelist
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- step
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- stream
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- angles in degrees. \n
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All the angle variables are provided in two versions, a native one with the units
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coded into the GRIB file and an edition independent one in degrees. It is always better
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to work with the "in degrees" version that is always provided through the key which has the
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same name of the native version with the suffix InDegrees
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\verbatim
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longitudeOfFirstGridPoint -> longitudeOfFirstGridPointInDegrees
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latitudeOfFirstGridPoint -> latitudeOfFirstGridPointInDegrees
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longitudeOfLastGridPoint -> longitudeOfLastGridPointInDegrees
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latitudeOfFirstGridPoint -> latitudeOfLastGridPointInDegrees
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latitudeOfFirstGridPoint -> latitudeOfFirstGridPointInDegrees
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iDirectionIncrement -> iDirectionIncrementInDegrees
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jDirectionIncrement -> jDirectionIncrementInDegrees
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\endverbatim
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- gridType\n
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The type of grid computed from the grid description section.
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- For both editions:
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- regular_ll
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- reduced_ll
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- mercator
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- lambert
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- polar_stereographic
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- UTM
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- simple_polyconic
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- albers
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- miller
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- rotated_ll
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- stretched_ll
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- stretched_rotated_ll
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- regular_gg
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- rotated_gg
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- stretched_gg
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- stretched_rotated_gg
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- reduced_gg
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- sh
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- rotated_sh
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- stretched_sh
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- stretched_rotated_sh
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- space_view\n
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- For edition 2 only:
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- triangular_grid
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- equatorial_azimuthal_equidistant
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- azimuth_range
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- cross_section
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- Hovmoller
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- time_section
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- packingType\n
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The alghorithm used to pack data into the GRIB message.\n
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- For GRIB edition 1:
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- grid_simple
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- grid_simple_matrix
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- grid_simple_matrix_bitmap
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- grid_second_order
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- spectral_complex
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- spectral_simple\n
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- For GRIB edition 2:
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- grid_simple
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- grid_simple_matrix
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- grid_simple_matrix_bitmap
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- grid_complex
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- grid_complex_spatial_differencing
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- grid_jpeg
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- grid_ccsds
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- grid_second_order
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- grid_png
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- grid_ieee
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- spectral_simple
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- spectral_complex
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- spectral_complex
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- grid_simple_log_preprocessing
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- setDecimalPrecision\n
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is a function key used to set the decimal precision see the \ref grib_set "grib_set" page for usage.
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- getNumberOfValues\n
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The number of values coded into the data section of the GRIB message
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*/
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