Last updated: January 2013
The following table lists the GRIB2 meta data and associated grib_api keys for the Data Section of GRIB2 messages.
Octets | Key Name | Comments |
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1-4 | section7Length | Length of section in octets (nn) |
5 | numberOfSection | Number of section (7) |
6-nn | Data in a format described by Data Template 7.x, where x is the Data Representation
Template number given in octets 10-11 of Section 5. Here we give the values for Template 7.0: grid point data - simple packing |
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6-nn | Binary data values - binary string, with each (scaled) data value |