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GRIB Edition 2
Table of Contents
i Front Page
ii Code Form
iii Regulations
0 Indicator Section (IS)
1 Identification Section (IDS)
2 Local Use Section (LUS)
3 Grid Description Section (GDS)
3.0 Latitude/longitude grid
3.1 Rotated latitude/longitude grid
3.2 Stretched latitude/longitude grid
3.3 Stretched and rotated latitude/longitude grid
3.10 Mercator grid
3.20 Polar stereographic projection grid
3.30 Lambert conformal grid
3.40 Gaussian latitude/longitude grid
4 Product Definition Section (PDS)
4.0 Analysis or forecast at a horizontal level or layer at a point in time
4.1 Individual ensemble forecast at a horizontal level or layer at a point in time
4.8 Average, accumulation, other statistics at a horizontal level or layer in continuous or non-continuous time interval
5 Data Representation Section (DRS)
5.0 Grid point data - simple packing
6 Bit-map Section (BMS)
7 Data Section (DS)
8 End Section (ES)
9 Code and Flag Tables
9.0.0 Discipline Codes (IS)
9.1.0 GRIB Master Tables Version Number (IDS)
9.1.1 GRIB Local Tables Version Number (IDS)
9.1.2 Significance of Reference Time (IDS)
9.1.3 Production status of data (IDS)
9.1.4 Type of data (IDS)
9.3.0 Source of Grid Definition (GDS)
9.3.1 Grid Definition Template Number (GDS)
9.3.2 Shape of the Earth (GDS)
9.3.3 Resolution and Component Flags (GDS)
9.3.4 Scanning Mode (GDS)
9.3.5 Projection Center (GDS)
9.3.6 Spectral data representation type (GDS)
9.3.7 Spectral data representation mode (GDS)
9.3.8 Grid point position (GDS)
9.3.9 Numbering order of diamonds as seen from the corresponding pole (GDS)
9.3.10 Scanning mode for on diamond (GDS)
9.3.11 Interpretation of list of numbers defining number of points (GDS)
9.3.15 Physical meaning of vertical coordinate (GDS)
9.3.20 Type of horizontal line (GDS)
9.3.21 Vertical dimension coordinate values definition (GDS)
9.4.0 Product Definition Template Number (PDS)
9.4.1 Category of parameters by product discipline (PDS)
9.4.2 Parameter number by product discipline and parameter category (PDS)
9.4.3 Type of generating process (PDS)
9.4.4 Indicator of unit of time range (PDS)
9.4.5 Fixed surface types and units (PDS)
9.4.6 Type of ensemble forecast (PDS)
9.4.7 Derived forecast (PDS)
9.4.8 Clustering method (PDS)
9.4.9 Probability type (PDS)
9.4.10 Type of statistical processing (PDS)
9.4.11 Type of time intervals (PDS)
9.5.0 Data Representation Template (DRS)
9.5.1 Type of original field values (DRS)
9.6.0 Bit Map Indicator (BMS)
10 Local Parameter Tables
11 Other Extensions