Last updated: January 2013
This table lists the GRIB2 meta data and associated grib_api keys for the Indicator Section of GRIB2 messages. The most important values of according Code Tables are also listed in the comments for a reference.
Octets | Key Name | Comments | ||||||||||||||||||
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1-4 | - | "GRIB": coded according to the International Alphabet No. 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
5-6 | - | Reserved | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | discipline | Discipline: according to GRIB Master Table Number (Code Table 0.0):
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8 | editionNumber | GRIB edition number (currently 2) | ||||||||||||||||||
9-16 | - | Total length of GRIB message in octets (including Section 0) |